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Chris Betcher
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Longtime educator and lifelong learner 🇦🇺 Canberra ACT.
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 7h
I recently published a book containing selected blog posts I wrote between 2006 and 2025. I think it's an interesting reflection on two decades of educational change, with some useful insights on learning with technology. It's available in both paperback and ebook.

www.amazon.com.au/Learning-Con...
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 5d
Looking for new glasses. Can I get your feedback on these 4 choices. Which do you think looks best? Please just leave a number in the comments.
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 5d
What a load of crap.
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 8d
Goering. How ironic.
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 8d
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I'm appalled that Elon thinks Wikipedia is "leftist" (whatever he thinks that means). Wikipedia is about the most fact-based, peer reviewed and neutral publication on the planet.

I wish he'd just get in one of his rocket ships and fuck off to Mars. We wouldn't miss him.
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 9d
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 9d
If you end up using this, I'd love to see some of the images it makes. Feel free to add them here in the comment thread!
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 9d
There must be more interesting uses for AI than just saving time and being efficient, right?

Check out this app I made with Google AI Studio.

Upload a headshot (or use the camera) and choose a Broadway musical to see yourself in character. 😂

mormonify-me-973432846473.us-west1.run.app

#aistudio
Mormonify Me
mormonify-me-973432846473.us-west1.run.app
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 10d
Saluton Esperantuloj. Mi faras ĉi tiun hodiaŭ uzas Google AI studio.
Ĝi estas "Esperanto Hub" kun multaj vojoj por lerni pri Esperanto.
Provas ĝin! Donas al mi viajn ideojn por plibonigi ĝin!
#esperanto

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Esperanto Practice Hub
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 10d
How come we use the recorder when children start learning to play music, but we don't use Esperanto when children start learning another language?

#esperanto
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 11d
And those who need to see the evidence to make up their own minds can just watch the full statement - youtu.be/Foggkeiwlp0?...

It's pretty clear to me. Reagan was NOT a fan of tariffs at all.

Trump is a giant orange man-baby who throws his toys out of the cot when he gets challenged in any way.
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 11d
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 11d
Sure do.
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 11d
Playing around with vibe-coding in Google AI Studio this morning, I built this Mortgage calculator. You can see the effect of making extra payments (both regular and lump-sum) on the loan term. Have a play and tell me what you think.

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Mortgage Progress Analyser
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GEG Sydney @gegsydney.com · 14d
Join us in an hour for a Deep Dive into Gemini AI, with special guests @eduridden.bsky.social and Ryan Noonan.

Hosted by GEG Sydney

#edusky #googleai #googleforeducation

www.gegsydney.com/events/deep-...
GEG Sydney - Deep Dive into Gemini AI
Thursday, 23 October · 5:00 – 6:30pm Time zone: Australia/Sydney Meet link: https://meet.google.com/xdp-bkmh-nmi
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 14d
Use rubrics? Check out this cool new feature in Google Classroom.

youtu.be/MAPfw5v3vRw?...
Save time with the new Rubric option in Google Classroom
YouTube video by Crux Learning
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 17d
Here is the final report from Gemini Deep Research - docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Generative AI's Environmental Impact
The Unseen Cost of Creation: An Expert Report on the Environmental and Ethical Dimensions of Generative AI's Power Consumption The Unseen Engine: Deconstructing the Energy Appetite of Generative AI ...
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 17d
and I'm wondering how we resolve the tension between Generative AI that people find interesting or fun, when weighed against the environmental impacts such use might cause. Help me understand the ethical and moral position this puts us in."
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 17d
I'm hearing many stories about the need to build more data centres in order to keep up with the demand for AI use, and I'm concerned about the impact this may have. In particular I'm concerned about the power consumption needed to produce frivolous or irrelevant content especially photos and videos
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 17d
"Act as an expert environmental scientist with deep knowledge of the power consumption needs for generative AI tools. Help me understand the environmental impact that the use of Generative AI is having, especially as it relates to power consumption.
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 17d
This article really highlighted many of the concerns I have about the planetary resource consumption demands of Generative AI. I find it hard to justify sometimes, and wanted to know more.

So, ironically, I turned to Gemini Deep Research with the following prompt...

www.afr.com/companies/en...
To use or not to use AI, a Gen Z conundrum
Artificial intelligence is dividing youth between those who want to use the technology and those worried about its environmental footprint.
www.afr.com
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 19d
Anyone who says they observe all the things in the Bible needs to read Leviticus.

He's one crazy motherfucker.
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 20d
Another insightful post from @leonfurze.com

leonfurze.com/2025/10/17/w...
What Happens When the AI Bubble Bursts?
When the AI bubble bursts - and it will burst - CEOs will be dethroned. Companies will lose billions. The economy - particularly in the US - will take a catastrophic hit. Data centres will suddenly ne...
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 21d
Antifa just means Anti Fascism. And people talk about that like it's a bad idea.

Is being pro-fascism supposed to be better?

youtube.com/shorts/-sVgF...
Antifa is the Boogeyman of the Right - Mehdi
YouTube video by Zeteo
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Chris Betcher @chrisbetcher.com · 22d
Esperanto: what happened to the language of optimism? - ABC listen share.google/BgRAyWoYBTwq...
Esperanto: what happened to the language of optimism? - ABC listen
With a common tongue, could the world solve its problems? In 1887, a Polish eye doctor tried to answer that question by creating a new, easy-to-learn world language, which came to be known as "Esperan...
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