Weston Renoud
@theducky.com
he/him/they/them
⛴ hydrographer
💻software engineer (C++/Python)
🗺 planoterrestrialist, and I'm serious about it
🦮 dad - auntie to my friends' kids
🐘 https://mapstodon.space/@wrenoud
⛴ hydrographer
💻software engineer (C++/Python)
🗺 planoterrestrialist, and I'm serious about it
🦮 dad - auntie to my friends' kids
🐘 https://mapstodon.space/@wrenoud
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On December 4, 2007, in the Usenet group “Friends of the Friendless,” someone wrote:
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
On December 4, 2007, in the Usenet group “Friends of the Friendless,” someone wrote:
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
Talking with a friend pursuing education in hospice chaplaincy and I was reminded of the time I got to sit in on a Harvad School of Divinity course On Death and Dying. Poking around I stumbled on this recent podcast that is a great listen related to this topic. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Facing death with dignity — Harvard Gazette
In this episode of the "Harvard Thinking" podcast, a chaplain, a bioethicist, and a doctor talk about how to improve end-of-life care.
news.harvard.edu
November 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Talking with a friend pursuing education in hospice chaplaincy and I was reminded of the time I got to sit in on a Harvad School of Divinity course On Death and Dying. Poking around I stumbled on this recent podcast that is a great listen related to this topic. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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Zork just got open sourced. So, as tradition, I look for curse words in the source code. And this one is pretty clean.
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Zork just got open sourced. So, as tradition, I look for curse words in the source code. And this one is pretty clean.
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Scientists recently combined DNA of a cheetah with the DNA of a crab.
It went sideways real fast.
It went sideways real fast.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Scientists recently combined DNA of a cheetah with the DNA of a crab.
It went sideways real fast.
It went sideways real fast.
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About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I really admire the creativity in Trump’s “peace plan”: handing Russia land it never conquered, shrinking Ukraine’s army by 50%, ditching Western military aid, long-range weapons and European security guarantees. Peace? It’s Ukraine signing its own surrender while Moscow pops the champagne.
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I really admire the creativity in Trump’s “peace plan”: handing Russia land it never conquered, shrinking Ukraine’s army by 50%, ditching Western military aid, long-range weapons and European security guarantees. Peace? It’s Ukraine signing its own surrender while Moscow pops the champagne.
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I am a citizen and so are majority of Somalis in America. Good luck celebrating a policy change that really doesn’t have much impact on the Somalis you love to hate. We are here to stay 💁🏽♀️
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I am a citizen and so are majority of Somalis in America. Good luck celebrating a policy change that really doesn’t have much impact on the Somalis you love to hate. We are here to stay 💁🏽♀️
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A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out - BBC News
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
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It just feels like everything is being flattened. Rape, genocide, wildfires, etc etc is all just fodder for internet discourse rather than turning points that lead to… something, anything better or different.
It’s so true. It’s actually horrifying to see the memes and jokes about this.
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 AM
It just feels like everything is being flattened. Rape, genocide, wildfires, etc etc is all just fodder for internet discourse rather than turning points that lead to… something, anything better or different.
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MAGAs right now, "We still think pedophiles are bad, but technically..."
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
MAGAs right now, "We still think pedophiles are bad, but technically..."
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But what alarms me in all this is how the girls who were victimized by these men are largely forgotten. I want us to find ways of centering them in the discourse.
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
But what alarms me in all this is how the girls who were victimized by these men are largely forgotten. I want us to find ways of centering them in the discourse.
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We have taken products off the market for being far less dangerous. We also have a clear signal that all the money we’re dumping into AI could be better spent addressing a serious mental health crisis.
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We have taken products off the market for being far less dangerous. We also have a clear signal that all the money we’re dumping into AI could be better spent addressing a serious mental health crisis.
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We try to give as much insight into how we report our stories and our dealings with tech companies as we can, and the narratives that they push. Meta has become obsessed with telling reporters that its smart glasses are no different than an iPhone. So we wrote this:
www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
What’s the Difference Between AI Glasses and an iPhone? A Helpful Guide for Meta PR
Meta thinks its camera glasses, which are often used for harassment, are no different than any other camera.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We try to give as much insight into how we report our stories and our dealings with tech companies as we can, and the narratives that they push. Meta has become obsessed with telling reporters that its smart glasses are no different than an iPhone. So we wrote this:
www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
www.404media.co/whats-the-di...
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We know from scientific research that up to 75% of intersex people with varations of sex chromosomes never become aware of this during their life.
You, a boring cis woman, might find yourself in the man section of a DHS holding facility and being charged with fraud just by traveling to the US.
You, a boring cis woman, might find yourself in the man section of a DHS holding facility and being charged with fraud just by traveling to the US.
1. A new proposed rule at the Department of Homeland Security would institute biological sex DNA testing of immigrants and visa applicants if DHS has reason to believe it would be relevant to their immigration status.
Read the latest from writer S. Baum.
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Read the latest from writer S. Baum.
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DHS Wants to Make Some Immigrants and Visitors Take a DNA Sex Test
The public comment period for the proposal has begun.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We know from scientific research that up to 75% of intersex people with varations of sex chromosomes never become aware of this during their life.
You, a boring cis woman, might find yourself in the man section of a DHS holding facility and being charged with fraud just by traveling to the US.
You, a boring cis woman, might find yourself in the man section of a DHS holding facility and being charged with fraud just by traveling to the US.
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Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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The fact that this partisan tomfoolery and trolling is posted on an official government website is
1) disgusting,
2) Idiocracy levels of stupid,
3) a violation of the Hatch act, and
4) really not funny. Not sure why they think they're funny...
1) disgusting,
2) Idiocracy levels of stupid,
3) a violation of the Hatch act, and
4) really not funny. Not sure why they think they're funny...
The GOP is so fucking sad, even when they troll directly from the WH, it’s just pure low energy can’t remember shit right crap. Case in point www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/
mysafespace
We're Democrats in the House and Senate. We love DEI, transgender for everyone, healthcare for illegals and shutting down the government! We couldn't care less if our military gets paid or Americans' ...
www.whitehouse.gov
November 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The fact that this partisan tomfoolery and trolling is posted on an official government website is
1) disgusting,
2) Idiocracy levels of stupid,
3) a violation of the Hatch act, and
4) really not funny. Not sure why they think they're funny...
1) disgusting,
2) Idiocracy levels of stupid,
3) a violation of the Hatch act, and
4) really not funny. Not sure why they think they're funny...
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📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
November 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.
➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS
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"Marge, come in here, the kids are calling out heresy on the television."
November 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Marge, come in here, the kids are calling out heresy on the television."
😙👌
November 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
😙👌
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One Halloween I dressed up as the GOP's Healthcare plan.
I never made it out of the House.
I never made it out of the House.
November 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
One Halloween I dressed up as the GOP's Healthcare plan.
I never made it out of the House.
I never made it out of the House.
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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