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Chris Shenton

@shentonfreude.bsky.social
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CTO, Engineer, Coder, Haruspex. From Washington DC area, now in Barcelona. Tech: Python, Serverless, AWS Interests: cooking, art, obscure music, architecture, culture www.linkedin.com/in/shentonfreude mastodon.online/@shentonfreude

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/10/2026
Well, this is cute. I looked up an #AirCanada flight in Firefox and then pasted the URL into a Chromium window where I was logged into my #Aeroplan Elite account. Air Canada added $300 to the flight price when I tried to load it from a logged-in browser. Hell of a customer loyalty perk!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
it didn't even occur to me that the government might try to execute someone a second time if they torture the person but fail to kill them during a first botched attempt. truly grotesque and a moral stain upon all involved.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
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Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

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Elon Musk
XAI

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nvidia “Unites States”
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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It's finally happened: the improved quality of machine transcription and the greater ability to extract value from unlabelled data means "your tech is eavesdropping on you for marketing purposes" has crossed from "false conspiracy theory" to "true and concerning" www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...
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LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby
Gamers Nexus comes for LG again.
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Dr. Liz: Life in the Aftertimes @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If Hitchcock made films today.
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Chris Shenton @shentonfreude.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Guardian tells it like it is: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Imagining Elon Musk,Sam Altman, Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen will lead us to a utopian future requires hallucination and sycophancy so great that that choose-your-own-adventure scenario could only have been written by ChatGPT.
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From Bill Gates to Bernie Sanders, most agree the AI arms race is disastrous. Only Europe can make it stop
An EU export ban on Dutch tech giant ASML’s machines could force the pause we all need, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
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Coopertom @coopertom.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Yeah, Flow is a must watch movie. Some things here and there are not as polished compared to huge animation studios but it's still a beautiful movie and you can sense the passion that was put into it. Being able to tell a captivating story without saying a single word is quite an achievement!
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GroovyShelly @groovyshelly.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Epstein files aren't worth seeing or discussing, but Fauci's personal diary...? THERE's our new distraction. I'd listen to this remarkable woman.
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Chris Shenton @shentonfreude.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Gawd, in the midst or raging fires all over the country, Spain's VOX party is in full denial of climate change. I thought this suicidal lunacy was only something you'd find in the US "It is not climate change, it is a criminal ideology, incompetence, and abandonment" www.democrata.es/en/politics/...
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Vox blames ideology and abandonment of the fires
Vox rejects that climate change causes the fires and attributes them to ecological ideology, political incompetence, and abandonment of the countryside.
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greencentaur.bsky.social @greencentaur.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
DATA CENTERS: THE TRUTH "A big employer who uses the water of 50,000 people - which only hires about ten people - is not an employer. They are an extraction."
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Marcy Gall @marcygall.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Demented don never gets anything right. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/inter...
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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
-From Quarks to Quasars 1/ Fired government scientists just launched a new site to keep climate data public.The site is called Climate.us & it was created by former staffers behind Climate.gov, the NOAA-run website long used by many for trusted climate information."
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Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
In Spain today: installation of solar panels above major irrigation channels. Channels of more than 100 kms transport water from dams to farmland. - Reduces evaporation -Provides large agricultural areas with power & supports irrigation -Decreases use of water in food production, doubling the crop.
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Eilís 'pidge' Ní Fhlannagáin @dirtycitybird.trann.ie · 19/06/2026
Anyone who says "Data centres create jobs" has never been in an actual data centre. I've been in ones where the only people working was the security guard. They're computers, not children, they generally don't need baby sitting.
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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 12/06/2026
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Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Props to CNN’s chyron writer:
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Chris Shenton @shentonfreude.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Great story: DRM- and AI-free, and repairable in the field.
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Chris Shenton @shentonfreude.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
@404media.co 's latest podcast on a computer/DRM-free, repairable tractor was excellent, showing how enshittification locks buyers into John Deere et al @doctorow.pluralistic.net podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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A Repairable, No-Tech Tractor
Podcast Episode · The 404 Media Podcast · May 30 · 39m
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Chris Shenton @shentonfreude.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This was an excellent episode, thanks.
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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 28/05/2026
President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...
So let me say it as clearly as I can: Without basic scientific research, supported by the kind of farsighted public investment that allows large-scale, undirected, curiosity-driven inquiry, the scientific pipeline will run dry.
In daily life, people may not feel the effects right away, or even in 10 years. But we will feel it. And when someone we love needs therapies that could have emerged but didn't or when other countries now
investing in science can launch new science-based industries or run their societies on vast resources of fusion energy or reap the benefits of quantum computing power or advanced medical breakthroughs, America will wish it sustained its leadership in scientific research here and now.
Sally Kornbluth is the president of MIT.
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Lauren Deschain @thatnerdchick.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Thanks, Vonnegut. 💜
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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The virtual extinction of salmon in northern Spain... And still not protected.
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Chris Shenton @shentonfreude.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I thought this was a parody until I checked the news whnpa.org/2026-still-w...
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2026 WHNPA Still Photography Award Winners Announced | White House News Photographers Association
WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 8, 2026 — The White House News Photographers Association® announced Julia Demaree Nikhinson of The Associated Press as the WHNPA 2026 Photographer of the Year and […]
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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
No a la guerra. Million-strong demonstrations in 2003 in Barcelona and Madrid against the Iraq War
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Wile E. Coyote's ACME Sales Rep @crankyoldcrackpot.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Thank you all for including me in their starter packs. I appreciate all of you! @rebelb1ue.bsky.social💙 @jodywagner.bsky.social💙 @dpfrazier22.bsky.social💙 @grampabill56.bsky.social💙 @final-countdown88.bsky.social💙 @thewelshtaffy24.bsky.social💙 @mojochefjeff.bsky.social💙 @yeathrive.bsky.social💙
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Bob Knows Northern Virginia @birthdaybob.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I have cancelled my WaPo subscription. Bezos doesn’t care about journalism or democracy
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 26/01/2026
FYI, I deleted my Twitter account in 2024 after dual posting to both Bluesky and Twitter for a while.
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Three cheers for Philip Glass, whose Solo Piano record has been my boon companion for decades whenever I'm painting. (I notice that Glass didn't use the current administration's name for the center in his letter.)
A letter from Philip Glass, with his name at the top. "After thoughtful consideration, I have decided to withdraw my Symphony No. 15 "Lincoln" from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony. Therefore, I feel an obligation to withdraw this Symphony premiere from the Kennedy Center under its current leadership. [signed] Philip Glass
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center Philip Glass Philip Glass Philip Glass Philip Glass Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
ICE is reportedly incentivizing its agents with financial rewards to hit a 3,000 arrests-per-day quota, even if those they detain are later released. Remember this as Trump's thugs terrorize Minneapolis. www.wsj.com/us-news/the-standoff-th…
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
"America is an oil company with an army." —George Carlin
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
when I wrote this panel last week, I didn't *literally* expect him to say that questioning his health is tantamount to treason, but I didn't *not* expect it
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Chris Shenton @shentonfreude.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Too bad that doing the right thing is more difficult than doing the wrong thing: creating the correct type of VPC Endpoint, then setting up Routing Tables, etc. Proper architecture should be the default!
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Tobias Schmidt @tpschmidt.com · 26/11/2025
Reminder: if your compute runs in a VPC and you need to access other services like DynamoDB or S3 for large datasets, set up VPC endpoints or your bill will explode quickly! 💸 There's no downside, only upside. Less cost, better security! www.geocod.io/code-and-co...
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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 25/11/2025
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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En Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
DOGE did not fail in any way to accomplish its goals. Its goals were never efficiency or saving money. Its goals were to destroy as much of government as possible forever, and to steal data for the Space Nazi. DOGE is fading away like bank robbery gangs fade away after the robberies are done.
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Adrian Roselli, pH0 @aardrian.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
If your immediate response is to suggest data pipes are fatter, video is to blame, images must be the highest resolution possible, font files are doing this, etc., then you might not understand who you’re actually serving and why this is a concern. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
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Lawrence Lessig @lessig.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
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Trump pardon of billionaire sparks concerns
President Trump pardoned the billionaire founder of the largest crypto exchange in the world, Binance. It's raised questions about conflicts of interest and the president's use of the pardon…
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The New Stack @thenewstack.io · 12/11/2025
The @python.org Software Foundation's courageous refusal of an anti-DEI $1.5 million federal grant immediately triggered an extraordinary outpouring of community support.
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PSF Gets a Donor Surge After Rejecting Anti-DEI Federal Grant
The Python Software Foundation's courageous refusal of an anti-DEI $1.5 million federal grant immediately triggered an extraordinary outpouring of community support.
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404 Media @404media.co · 11/11/2025
Visualize all 23 years of BYTE magazine in all its glory, all at once:
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Visualize All 23 Years of BYTE Magazine in All Its Glory, All at Once
Software engineer Hector Dearman built a zoomable map of every issue of BYTE magazine.
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Ashley @ashleysays.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
The Tennis Channel currently lol
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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 27/10/2025
I don't buy the AI narrative around prosperity for all. There is plenty of money to go around yet it tends to flow to the top. I can't imagine a world where those in control of AI, assuming it actually works, will resist charging an ever increasing subscription fee cementing the haves and have nots.
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Chris Shenton @shentonfreude.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Holy shit, look at the No Kings turnout in DC
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PyBCN @pybcn.org · 07/10/2025
The next Python Barcelona Meetup will take place on October 23rd at the Codurance offices. Join us for two talks on *MCPs* & *Access Control Systems for AI*! See you there! www.meetup.com/python-barce...
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Python Meetup October: MCPs & Access Control Systems for AI, Thu, Oct 23, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
For this month's Meetup, we are partnering with **Codurance** to offer two sessions: **Securing AI** and **Python + MCPs**. \-\-\- Schedule: * 👋 & 🗣️ 18:30: Welcome and
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Chris Shenton @shentonfreude.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Great news: Spain has some of the cheapest energy cost in Europe due to renewables, breaking dependence on gas and its market fluctuations. 30% lower than EU average. Covers half the country's needs. Aug 2025 first month in history without a coal plant. WTF USA? www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2...
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Renewables give Spain among the cheapest energy in Europe
In the first half of 2025, wholesale electricity prices were 32% lower than the EU average and at least 30% cheaper than in Germany, Italy and the UK, whose industry has been left reeling as a result.
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