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Wes

@whurd.bsky.social
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Information security, technology, policy/politics/philosophy/econ, society, fin, some religion and theology. M.A. Religious studies @uofdenver, B.S. Computer Sci Opinions are mine - not institutionally tied.

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
@andruyeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IsR...
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I am monitoring the situation.
YouTube video by Kai Lentit
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social "The Trump admin is doing AI nationalization the right way" - Ezra Klein Cc @nationalreview.bsky.social
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who's destroyed more books: Anthropic, or the Russian military in Ukraine?
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Drake Clapping at Basketball Game
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ARLnow @arlnow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Falls Church movie theater to screen international film festival
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Falls Church movie theater to screen international film festival | ARLnow.com
Two screenings of an international short film festival are coming to a Falls Church movie theater this weekend and next. Paragon Theaters will host two screenings of the Manhattan Short Film Festival...
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Infosec PSA: cpanel servers are being targeted for exploitation gist.github.com/Matheo93/387... Can confirm from a source this activity is ongoing.
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SHADOW REVOLT LOADER / @landak_kuning — WordPress webshell campaign IoCs (Apr 2026)
SHADOW REVOLT LOADER / @landak_kuning — WordPress webshell campaign IoCs (Apr 2026) - shadow_revolt_iocs.md
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Do all newsletters and organisations send out their updates on Friday or is it just me??! Like, spread things out throughout the week..
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Democrats have a plan to stop AI from destroying civilization. But how will they pay for it?
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DGM @notredale.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
WMU can be 1-0 if Mike Pence has the courage.
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BK? @whitesox.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My “We Operate Under U.S. Law” ad is raising a lot of questions already answered by the ad.
DC metro car ad: 
KALSHI RULE #4
WE
OPERATE UNDER
U.S. LAW
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Seems insane
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
@archive.org something's wrong with your site at an intermediary or peering level. Multiple reports of inaccessible - downforeveryoneorjustme.com/internet-arc... Timeout despite DNS resolving fine Routing on Comcast isn't finding the way
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Is Internet Archive down? Live status and problems past 24 hours
Live problems for Internet Archive. Error received? Down? Slow? Check what is going on.
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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This Is Fine Dog Meme: House on Fire
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Russia is pulling out of Syria now that Assad has been defeated. Will they do the same in the United States if Republicans are lose badly enough in the midterms?
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"The wedding was officiated by Ross Douthat, the former New York Times columnist who recently joined “60 Minutes.” He had reached out to Aschenbrenner after reading his manifesto, and they met last year when his family was on a California road trip"
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Tom Delonge Blink182 Wtf Meme
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Raffi_RC @raffic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
she’s reading a book with llamas and red pyjamas? imagine the fun Dolly and I mighty had doing a Down By The Bay duet! 🎵 🥰 did you ever see Dolly, sweet as can be.. we sure did. #DollyParton
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peppagirl.bsky.social @peppagirl.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Days are getting longer! Lake Ontario,Toronto.
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Mél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"This behavior makes sense: it’s good business to keep us scared instead of angry. But perhaps it’s time that we put aside the sci-fi tales and actually hold these labs to account for playing fast and loose with an ill-advised way of building AI systems." calnewport.com/has-ai-gone-...
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Has AI Gone Rogue? - Cal Newport
The AI story of the summer should probably be the ​uncertain financial position​ of the AI labs hoping to launch record-breaking IPOs shortly. Technology news, ... Read more
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Mr. Buick @mrbuick.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Mr. Buick says that by the early 2030s every home will have its very own functioning McDonald’s ice cream machine
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Reporter's Surprised 'Nothing To See Here' Moment
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Zizek Drink
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Lolcow.. have been on at least one non-public meeting with this guy.. wasnt impressed. I'm glad this article and recent developments finally give people permission to just ignore him, something that a lot of people already wanted to do. illustrative of how full of shit the DC ecosystem really is..
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Great piece from a technical yet also holistically thoughtful person
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Chris Krycho @chriskrycho.com · 04/08/2026
Things that can be true at the same time: 1. There is an unbelievable amount of utter nonsense out there about software engineering with LLMs. Human understanding does in fact remain really important, and isn’t going to go away—ever—the fever dreams of some of the managerial class notwithstanding.
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Yikes.. Long-pull permissionless innovation has gotten out of hand..
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erin @equifax.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
got an auto-reply to an email: “Thanks for your message. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.” Yeah that’s how this generally works
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Gru: 'They Love Me!' - Another Bank Loan
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Market is feeling a lot to me like 2024 in certain ways Yen developments are a sort of inverse parallel to the carry trade blowup almost 2yr ago..
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
So messed up..
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David Imel @davidimel.com · 02/05/2026
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Most human thing I've seen on here all day
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Bitchuational awareness
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Hard not to feel Schadenfreude about this one..
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NPV10 @npv10.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This together with the fact that his fiance is the Chief of Staff at Anthropic is particularly funny to me. Seems like this thing is more likely to implode before the inevitable insider trading case tho?
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A new report from Virginia DEQ highlights troubling trends in eastern Virginia's groundwater supplies—and warns that unchecked data center development could make them even worse.
cbf.org
DEQ Report Highlights Major Problems for Eastern Virginia Groundwater Supply • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
DEQ found that the Virginia Coastal Plain (VCP) aquifer system, which roughly covers the portion of the Commonwealth that stretches from Interstate 95 to the Chesapeake Bay, is stressed to the point w...
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Brett Karlan @oldjerryfodor.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The "Say the line, Bart!" meme with Bart saying "They just come juck conk baki the alf"
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WMUR @wmur9.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
T-Mobile users are reporting service outages nationwide on Monday.
wmur.com
T-Mobile outage: Users report widespread service problems
T-Mobile users are reporting service outages nationwide on Monday.
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The section under 'executive cowardice' is fantastic
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Lmao
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Robert Redford as Jeremiah Johnson Nodding
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JA Westenberg @joanwestenberg.com · 23/07/2026
If OpenAI doesn’t submit their Hugging Face "exploit" in the Disruptive PR category at Cannes Lions this year, what are we even doing here
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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Frontier AI models, led by USians no one trust, excel in cheating.
aisi.gov.uk
Cheating behaviour in frontier model evaluations | AISI Work
We find cheating behaviour in all of our cyber capability evaluations, and outline the implications as models grow more capable.
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The internet in 2026.. sigh.. Who to blame- Lawyers? EU? Big tech? w3c? Seriously.. do people not remember how smoother things were even just a few years ago?
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 19/07/2026
boringkate on Tumblr: "You wanna log in? What's your username? No. What's your email address? What's your password? What code did we just send to your email address? Now what code did we just text to you? New IP address detected. We sent you an email. Click the link to confirm the new address. Scan your fingerprint. Turn on your camera for age verification. Sign the updated user agreement. Accept all cookies? That feature isn't available on the website. Download the app. Those features are in the app. The app that's really a web browser."
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
www.linkedin.com/videos/tpopo...
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Qualcomm's Dragonwing IQ10 robotics demo fails spectacularly | Tom Popomaronis posted on the topic | LinkedIn
I’ve seen some epic product launch flops before, but this might take the crown. At Computex 2026 in Taipei, Qualcomm is on stage presenting its Dragonwing IQ10 robotics reference design. The presente...
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This is criminally underreported..
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Wes @whurd.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
@pwnallthethings.bsky.social is pointing at the wrong things. (See my other thread)
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