Kris Venden

@krisvenden.bsky.social

I am a Client Technology Specialist at University of Washington. I have a 9 year old son. I love sports, technology, photography, music and film.

Happy 250th USA. 🇺🇸 🎆 We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Nothing says ‘freedom’ like burning taxpayer money on dirt bikes at the White House for a billionaire’s birthday party. Bread’s expensive, rent’s worse, but sure, let’s fund a midlife crisis with fireworks and motocross. Peak empire decay. America is not a serious country.

This is so exciting: Today Facebook paid me $7.08 as part of a class-action lawsuit settlement over — uh, I don’t even remember what the transgression was years ago, though I think it involved privacy. I hope Zuckerberg learned his lesson.

AI is not what makes the internet great. People make the internet great. Firefox keeps AI off by default, and puts you in control when you want it on. We default to choice, not AI.

For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert has been one of the top voices of late night—making us laugh and, even more importantly, reminding us who we are and what America stands for. Michelle and I enjoyed being Stephen’s guests—even when the games were rigged—and we’re grateful to call him a friend.

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The FCC is now threatening ABC's broadcast licenses, days after Donald Trump and Melania Trump demanded they fire Jimmy Kimmel. This is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. Mr. President: Read the Constitution. Freedom of speech is the First Amendment for good reason.