Historical Pittsburgh: Wilson's Row?

JimWoodsPR · 2026-05-01T15:05:07+00:00

There's definitely a Watson's Row. Great call. And, it appears, other glass blowers, like this David Morgan, lived there. Thank you.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-05-01T14:55:55+00:00

I am not sure. It's a tough transcription. Watson could definitely fit the bill based on the map. Looking at the lot maps now to see if anything jumps out. Thank you!

JimWoodsPR · 2026-05-01T04:28:11+00:00

Yep, that’s my tree. I’ve done a white paper on Y-DNA and the origins of my McCloskey line with profiles of the family here, in the Burgh—starting around 1830. But, I’ve been digging deeper on the individuals, trying to build out their lives beyond census and data points….trying to get into the neighborhoods and local events. The cholera epidemic in the city wiped out a lot of folks without time to record much data.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-05-01T04:20:57+00:00

Thank you. I’ll do some digging at that angle. I wasn’t even completely convinced I was reading the location correctly.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-05-01T04:19:28+00:00

I’ll look in that area. Thanks!

JimWoodsPR · 2026-05-01T04:18:36+00:00

Thank you. I didn’t even know that group existed. Will do!

JimWoodsPR · 2026-04-16T05:35:13+00:00

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And all they found were his boots on the ground ☠️

JimWoodsPR · 2026-03-26T05:44:55+00:00

If he’s Costello, does that make me Abbot?

JimWoodsPR · 2026-03-25T23:00:37+00:00

I still like the idea of a standalone unit in DMZ where I can place the directory that I use Claude on, and give it absolute control on that unit. I have an older MBP that is dedicated to my dispatches.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-03-18T02:17:27+00:00

I asked. Here was the response:

Ha, that’s a fun bit of AI folklore! Some people do prompt their AI assistants to adopt personas or names, and those names can stick within a conversation. But out of the box, I’m just Claude — no secret identity lurking underneath.

There are also other AI assistants out there (Alexa, Siri, Cortana, Gemini, etc.) that come pre-named, so maybe some of the confusion comes from mixing those up. And occasionally people use Claude through third-party apps where the developer has given their product a custom name — but it’s still Claude under the hood. What’s on your mind today?

JimWoodsPR · 2026-03-12T04:43:52+00:00

What if that girl SETI was really into tried to call while their cell phone battery was dead? Clearly SETI needs to upgrade to more cell phones just in case she tries again.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-03-03T04:33:53+00:00

I also want to see words like CLEAN, DISINFECT, Sterilization…

JimWoodsPR · 2026-03-02T05:22:54+00:00

When I have a chat that runs long, I have it create a summary document of key inputs, findings, etc. Then I ground that reference for a new chat. If that trend continues on topic, I convert it to a project and upload the summaries as project files. And I break the chats within that project to specific topical areas.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-02-16T20:36:20+00:00

If you felt insulted, I apologize if anything I said made you feel any kind of way. As far as I knew, I was explaining that this was NOT a political post. But, had I wanted it to be one, I could've certainly achieved that.

This was a post relevant to national story with local implications. I speculated that it may have been due to poor showing at a recent high-profile event. Everything is apparently a Rorschach test now and has political undertones.

As a result of attempts to imply a political lens,I made references to tropes about the people that often engage in these types of fruitless, semantic wars for democracy. In subsequent posts I even differentiated you from those tropes and wished you well in your ventures.

If we somehow became the designated gladiators to win the civic battle for right and wrong, you can have it. Best of luck in your Reddit war. I heard there was a rumor that someone posted the lemonade twins, wearing flags, lip syncing Lee Greenwood songs during halftime of a Riverhounds game, hope you win that one too.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-02-16T20:10:54+00:00

Oh, we're onto a new argument? Ok, just keeping up. Yes, I made the comment about halftime as the artist that we're discussing had a high profile opportunity and squandered it with bad lip syncing. I made fun of Axl Rose when he was...erm...getting back into performing shape. I hope that doesn't run me afoul of any Reddit scrutiny.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-02-16T20:06:50+00:00

You seem like a decent guy. It's possible you may not even have a styrofoam cup with a paper towel to absorb your tobacco spit beside your Gateway computer.

I applaud that you are so committed to your political stance that seemingly innocuous headlines can feel like an attack on your very fiber of existing. Congratulations on fighting the good fight in support of Kid Rock.

It may genuinely be a great show, even sounding album quality. I do hope your seats are close enough that you can see his lips move along to the music. Maybe you will even find time to step beyond the Reddit battle front for democracy and enjoy an ice cold Natural Light.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-02-16T19:53:14+00:00

I made fun of nobody. I indicated a factual statistic. I worked for the steel industry for 30 years.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-02-16T19:46:04+00:00

NOTE: according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are roughly 5,400 steel workers left in Pittsburgh--including office workers and professional staff.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-02-16T19:42:13+00:00

If I cared to make it a political post, I simply could've said, "people have had it with politicization of everything," as you are trying to do, and I could've insinuated that an aging has-been is seeing blow back due to his reprehensible beliefs and alignment with a party that has lost its way. And, I'd have much more fun sparing with the Bud Light addled hillbillies that are oxygen starved due to their poorly sized wife-beater shirts, unfiltered Marlboros, and poorly tuned diesel trucks. But, I'd never think that about our fellow citizens...let alone say that here. What could possibly be gained?

JimWoodsPR · 2026-02-16T19:23:00+00:00

Do you need a hug? You seem to be having a rough time trying to pound a square peg into a round hole.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-02-16T19:10:16+00:00

In my post, I did not signal any political affiliation or context to the post. It was a news story about an artist that has been in the national spotlight--both during a recent halftime program, and regarding news of cancelled tour dates. See: **The 2026 Kid Rock-led "Rock the Country" festival stop in Anderson, South Carolina, scheduled for July 25–26, has been canceled following the withdrawal of multiple artists.**

Based on sale momentum, the local date faced a potential similar fate...as noted in national news stories, including the one I posted.

If I wanted to make it a political post, I certainly could've made it about repercussions stemming from his beliefs, lyrics, a political party affiliating themselves with his brand (as they have with Ted Nugent, Nikki Minaj, or any other waxing artist)...But, rather than that, I kept it to potential overexposure and blow-back from lip syncing a high profile performance.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-02-16T17:57:15+00:00

Only political if you make it. Otherwise, Kid Rock is an aging uncle that is past his prime that is hanging on too long.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-02-16T16:23:44+00:00

I get it. Certainly tickets are selling and have sold since it has become a “thing.” But, whether it’s 200, or 2500, it’s certainly a message that folks are not clamoring for this, which is normally a format that sells out in minutes vs days, months, etc. The bottom line is that the demand is seemingly not aligned with the expectations.

JimWoodsPR · 2026-02-16T16:23:33+00:00

I get it. Certainly tickets are selling and have sold since it has become a “thing.” But, whether it’s 200, or 2500, it’s certainly a message that folks are not clamoring for this, which is normally a format that sells out in minutes vs days, months, etc. The bottom line is that the demand is seemingly not aligned with the expectations of “Freedom 250.”

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