Phil Grass 👊🇪🇺🕊️
@philgrass.bsky.social
🇬🇧/🇩🇪 Doing stuff badly since 1965, 48%er, Parent, Hausmann, ex-IT Project Mgr, Gin tester, 🧬PgCert Genealogist.
FWIW I don't think this DNA analysis of Hitler and his small penis is particularly useful.
Hitler was evil, but the real tragedy of WW2 and the Shoah was enabled by many other evil people and the unfortunate circumstances of history.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Hitler was evil, but the real tragedy of WW2 and the Shoah was enabled by many other evil people and the unfortunate circumstances of history.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Hitler had a genetic sexual disorder, new DNA analysis reveals
Findings also debunk the myth that the Nazi dictator had Jewish ancestry
www.independent.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
FWIW I don't think this DNA analysis of Hitler and his small penis is particularly useful.
Hitler was evil, but the real tragedy of WW2 and the Shoah was enabled by many other evil people and the unfortunate circumstances of history.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Hitler was evil, but the real tragedy of WW2 and the Shoah was enabled by many other evil people and the unfortunate circumstances of history.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Reposted by Phil Grass 👊🇪🇺🕊️
Yes, I know, o.
But that's not the joke here.
But that's not the joke here.
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Yes, I know, o.
But that's not the joke here.
But that's not the joke here.
I love this new research on the remains of Béla of Macsó, a 13c Hungarian noble who was apparently the grandson of Hungarian King Béla IV on his mother's side, and on his father's side belonged to the Rurik dynasty of northern, Scandinavian origin. 😀
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Cold case solved: Team confirms identity of medieval duke from Árpád and Rurik dynasties
An international project led by Hungarian researchers has successfully identified the remains of Duke Béla, the Ban of Macsó, a member of the Árpád and Rurik dynasties. The investigations have answere...
phys.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I love this new research on the remains of Béla of Macsó, a 13c Hungarian noble who was apparently the grandson of Hungarian King Béla IV on his mother's side, and on his father's side belonged to the Rurik dynasty of northern, Scandinavian origin. 😀
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
30 years ago today I started working in Amsterdam on a six month contract as an IT Specialist (working on cc:mail, an early email system).
In the end I ended up spending 7 years in the Netherlands, and never returned full time to Blighty🇬🇧
#HalfALifetime
In the end I ended up spending 7 years in the Netherlands, and never returned full time to Blighty🇬🇧
#HalfALifetime
November 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
30 years ago today I started working in Amsterdam on a six month contract as an IT Specialist (working on cc:mail, an early email system).
In the end I ended up spending 7 years in the Netherlands, and never returned full time to Blighty🇬🇧
#HalfALifetime
In the end I ended up spending 7 years in the Netherlands, and never returned full time to Blighty🇬🇧
#HalfALifetime
🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃
I was wanting to write something scary like “Mixed ethnicity families in British Tv Ads”, but it didn’t fit🤦♂️, so I just went with IRUME😀
I was wanting to write something scary like “Mixed ethnicity families in British Tv Ads”, but it didn’t fit🤦♂️, so I just went with IRUME😀
October 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃
I was wanting to write something scary like “Mixed ethnicity families in British Tv Ads”, but it didn’t fit🤦♂️, so I just went with IRUME😀
I was wanting to write something scary like “Mixed ethnicity families in British Tv Ads”, but it didn’t fit🤦♂️, so I just went with IRUME😀
It feels like MyHeritage are almost giving away their DNA kits. €29/kit, plus an offer of their Complete plan for €9 for the first year (my existing sub recently expired 😀).
Given that MH have stated new kits will be processed with WGS it was a bargain too good to miss.
#GeneticGenealogy
Given that MH have stated new kits will be processed with WGS it was a bargain too good to miss.
#GeneticGenealogy
October 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It feels like MyHeritage are almost giving away their DNA kits. €29/kit, plus an offer of their Complete plan for €9 for the first year (my existing sub recently expired 😀).
Given that MH have stated new kits will be processed with WGS it was a bargain too good to miss.
#GeneticGenealogy
Given that MH have stated new kits will be processed with WGS it was a bargain too good to miss.
#GeneticGenealogy
Complex results from a new study on late life virginity.
October 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Complex results from a new study on late life virginity.
For anyone in London on the 13th November…
Join us for an extraordinary evening with Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo!
Prof Pääbo will present a FREE public talk titled “Of Neanderthals and Denisovans, and how they live on in many of us” at the @crick.ac.uk.
Register here: genetics.org.uk/events/of-ne...
Prof Pääbo will present a FREE public talk titled “Of Neanderthals and Denisovans, and how they live on in many of us” at the @crick.ac.uk.
Register here: genetics.org.uk/events/of-ne...
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
For anyone in London on the 13th November…
Good to see this result 👏
This is REALLY good to see. Too many colleagues were utterly misrepresented in this awful film, & in narrative surrounding it
They deserve to have their names cleared.
BBC News - Substantial damages awarded to academic over Steve Coogan Richard III film - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They deserve to have their names cleared.
BBC News - Substantial damages awarded to academic over Steve Coogan Richard III film - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Substantial damages awarded to academic over Steve Coogan Richard III film
Richard Taylor sued Steve Coogan and two production companies over his portrayal in the movie.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Good to see this result 👏
Just seen that 23andMe has a new "Reconstructed Ancestors" feature. see customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/art...
I'm pretty sure it's not going to work for myself - I just don't have enough close relatives to generate the DNA information. 🤷♂️
#genealogy #geneticgenealogy
I'm pretty sure it's not going to work for myself - I just don't have enough close relatives to generate the DNA information. 🤷♂️
#genealogy #geneticgenealogy
23andMe: Reconstructed Ancestors Overview
We have launched a new ancestry feature called Reconstructed Ancestors that is available for 23andMe+ Premium and 23andMe+ Total Health members who are enrolled in our Beta Program*.This innovative...
customercare.23andme.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Just seen that 23andMe has a new "Reconstructed Ancestors" feature. see customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/art...
I'm pretty sure it's not going to work for myself - I just don't have enough close relatives to generate the DNA information. 🤷♂️
#genealogy #geneticgenealogy
I'm pretty sure it's not going to work for myself - I just don't have enough close relatives to generate the DNA information. 🤷♂️
#genealogy #geneticgenealogy
If you’re thinking of leaving all your money to your cats …
A deep-dive into the fictional will and murder-for-inheritance scenario in Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero through the lens of English law — private purpose trusts, certainties, perpetuities, forfeiture, butterfly lifespans, cat pictures, and capricious pet bequests.
equitysdarling.co.uk/2025/10/23/s...
equitysdarling.co.uk/2025/10/23/s...
She Who Laughs Last? Pets, Perpetuities, and Other Problems with the Last Will and Testament of Taylor A. Swift - Equity's Darling
A legal analysis of Taylor Swift’s fictional will from Anti-Hero, exploring pets, perpetuities, probate pitfalls and the perils of home-drafted wills under English law.
equitysdarling.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If you’re thinking of leaving all your money to your cats …
Hi #Genhour, bit late but nevertheless. I’m still cleaning up my wife’s side of the family tree. This week I’ve been working on the Langnese/Langnäse (Longnose) side.
(Image somewhat related😀)
(Image somewhat related😀)
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Hi #Genhour, bit late but nevertheless. I’m still cleaning up my wife’s side of the family tree. This week I’ve been working on the Langnese/Langnäse (Longnose) side.
(Image somewhat related😀)
(Image somewhat related😀)
Temporary Profile Pic - not at all AI generated. Perhaps I should run for President 😀
October 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Temporary Profile Pic - not at all AI generated. Perhaps I should run for President 😀
Reposted by Phil Grass 👊🇪🇺🕊️
🚨NEW blog post 🚨. I wrote some thoughts on the WGS Sequencing announcement from MyHeritage it's imaginatively titled "Some Thoughts on the Whole Genome Sequencing announcement from MyHeritage". I'd welcome any feedback.
learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/s...
#GeneticGenealogy
learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/s...
#GeneticGenealogy
Some Thoughts on the Whole Genome Sequencing announcement from MyHeritage
Introduction Recently, MyHeritage announced that they are going to process their autosomal DNA tests using Whole Genome Sequencing, rather than the traditional genotyping arrays. This means, in the…
learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🚨NEW blog post 🚨. I wrote some thoughts on the WGS Sequencing announcement from MyHeritage it's imaginatively titled "Some Thoughts on the Whole Genome Sequencing announcement from MyHeritage". I'd welcome any feedback.
learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/s...
#GeneticGenealogy
learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/s...
#GeneticGenealogy
Reposted by Phil Grass 👊🇪🇺🕊️
3/ Here's a plain language of #Amazon #AWS updates:
12:11AM Pacific: something is up, error rates spike
12:51: Getting worse
1:25: Looks like the hotspot is DynamoDB at US-EAST-1
2:01: It's problem with DNS resolution [Root cause!]
2:22: We've put in initial mitigations, not over yet.
12:11AM Pacific: something is up, error rates spike
12:51: Getting worse
1:25: Looks like the hotspot is DynamoDB at US-EAST-1
2:01: It's problem with DNS resolution [Root cause!]
2:22: We've put in initial mitigations, not over yet.
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
You have to chuckle at the subtitling from the Times. I wonder what makes the French police *think* the thieves used an extendable ladder to reach the first floor. 🤔
October 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
You have to chuckle at the subtitling from the Times. I wonder what makes the French police *think* the thieves used an extendable ladder to reach the first floor. 🤔
🚨NEW blog post 🚨. I wrote some thoughts on the WGS Sequencing announcement from MyHeritage it's imaginatively titled "Some Thoughts on the Whole Genome Sequencing announcement from MyHeritage". I'd welcome any feedback.
learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/s...
#GeneticGenealogy
learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/s...
#GeneticGenealogy
Some Thoughts on the Whole Genome Sequencing announcement from MyHeritage
Introduction Recently, MyHeritage announced that they are going to process their autosomal DNA tests using Whole Genome Sequencing, rather than the traditional genotyping arrays. This means, in the…
learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🚨NEW blog post 🚨. I wrote some thoughts on the WGS Sequencing announcement from MyHeritage it's imaginatively titled "Some Thoughts on the Whole Genome Sequencing announcement from MyHeritage". I'd welcome any feedback.
learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/s...
#GeneticGenealogy
learnalittleeveryday.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/s...
#GeneticGenealogy
There’s a good reason @barbaraagrass.bsky.social and I have spent the last couple of days driving back and forth across the width of Germany. 😀
We went to see the fabulous #NebraSkyDisk, one of the earliest (c.1800 BC) depictions of astronomical phenomena linking lunar and solar cycles.
We went to see the fabulous #NebraSkyDisk, one of the earliest (c.1800 BC) depictions of astronomical phenomena linking lunar and solar cycles.
October 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There’s a good reason @barbaraagrass.bsky.social and I have spent the last couple of days driving back and forth across the width of Germany. 😀
We went to see the fabulous #NebraSkyDisk, one of the earliest (c.1800 BC) depictions of astronomical phenomena linking lunar and solar cycles.
We went to see the fabulous #NebraSkyDisk, one of the earliest (c.1800 BC) depictions of astronomical phenomena linking lunar and solar cycles.
Guten Morgen from Sachsen-Anhalt
October 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Guten Morgen from Sachsen-Anhalt
Hi #AncestryHour. I'm super excited to see that MyHeritage have announced a switch to WGS (see: finance.yahoo.com/news/myherit...). I have a spare MH test so really hope that MH are doing WGS for all new samples 😀
MyHeritage Upgrades Its Consumer DNA Tests to Whole Genome Sequencing
TEL AVIV, Israel & LEHI, Utah & HOUSTON & FREMONT, Calif., October 14, 2025--MyHeritage is first major DNA company to fully adopt Whole Genome Sequencing. Upgrade uses technology by Ultima Genomics & ...
finance.yahoo.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Hi #AncestryHour. I'm super excited to see that MyHeritage have announced a switch to WGS (see: finance.yahoo.com/news/myherit...). I have a spare MH test so really hope that MH are doing WGS for all new samples 😀
Hi #GenHour. I have a technical Q. I'm looking at my mtDNA results. Mutations are all recorded AnnnnnD (A is Ancestral, nnnnn is the location, D is the Derived value). Most of the Derived values are upper-case, but some are recorded with lower-case letter e.g. C16259g.What does lower-case indicate ?
October 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hi #GenHour. I have a technical Q. I'm looking at my mtDNA results. Mutations are all recorded AnnnnnD (A is Ancestral, nnnnn is the location, D is the Derived value). Most of the Derived values are upper-case, but some are recorded with lower-case letter e.g. C16259g.What does lower-case indicate ?
So the 2025 Ancestry Heritage Update has, erm, dropped. A great chance to add new regions I don't have ancestors from. The East Midlands and West Midlands might be this years Welsh DNA, but good to see that I'm also getting South Wales and Leinster.🤦
October 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
So the 2025 Ancestry Heritage Update has, erm, dropped. A great chance to add new regions I don't have ancestors from. The East Midlands and West Midlands might be this years Welsh DNA, but good to see that I'm also getting South Wales and Leinster.🤦
Aaaargh, I've just seen someone's family tree referencing the "Aisle of Wight" and now I can't un-see it 😱
#IsleofWight
#IsleofWight
October 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Aaaargh, I've just seen someone's family tree referencing the "Aisle of Wight" and now I can't un-see it 😱
#IsleofWight
#IsleofWight