I wonder how many Australian under-16 year olds who are about to get locked out of social media will be old enough to vote in the next election, and whether they will take out their frustrations on the government with their vote?

Join us for this fun, rapid fire collection of tips, updates and suggestions. We'll try to "out-tip" each other in a demo slam style session of quick tips and ideas. You're sure to learn some useful ideas! We encourage you to participate with tips of your own. www.gegsydney.com #eduskyAU

I don't know any billionaires personally, but from what I observe I have to ask the question... Is it possible to become truly rich, like billionaire rich, without being an asshole?

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...

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.

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

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 esperanto-practice-hub-973432846473.us-west1.run.app

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

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.

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. mortgage-progress-analyser-973432846473.us-west1.run.app

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Use rubrics? Check out this cool new feature in Google Classroom. youtu.be/MAPfw5v3vRw?...

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...

Anyone who says they observe all the things in the Bible needs to read Leviticus. He's one crazy motherfucker.

Another insightful post from @leonfurze.com leonfurze.com/2025/10/17/w...

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...

Esperanto: what happened to the language of optimism? - ABC listen share.google/BgRAyWoYBTwq...

AI hosts talking to me about the music I'm trying to listen to? That's a hard no from me. The reason I choose to use a music streaming service is so I DON'T have to listen to DJ hosts blather on like they do on the radio. AI experiment adds AI hosts to your music share.google/ld18spf62mlx...

The older I get, the truer this feels. You need enough money to meet your essential needs. Then a little more to build some comfort and security and joy. But beyond that the law of diminishing returns kicks in. I don't understand the insatiable greed of some. theconversation.com/how-much-mon...

Colbert gone. Kimmel gone. How's that first amendment right to free speech working out for you?

One of the things I liked a lot about my Pixel 9 Pro is the battery life. @Google finally managed to get great battery life with the 9, and I'd usually finish each day still with 70% or so. Until the latest Pixel Drop update. Battery life is now crap. Barely getting through a day now. Not happy.

For a guy that was famously critical of so-called "shithole" countries, Trump sure is doing a good job of leading the US along the path to becoming one.

The lunatic is in my head...

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Hey Gemini, take the photos of a cheetah I took at the zoo and turn them into a Lego model of a cheetah.

Androidify is back, baby! The classis Android avatar app is back and powered by AI. Get it from the Google Play Store.

I'm absolutely disgusted by Bob Katter. What a small minded bigot, threatening to punch a reporter in the face for asking a legitimate question. Is this really where our political representatives are at in 2025? And now at an anti-immigration rally waving the Eureka flag. Not the Australian flag.

Chris’s Substack betcher.substack.com?r=2j8i8g&utm...

I used Gemini to make this language practise flipcard app. The language is Esperanto, there are three levels, and you see 10 cards each time you run it (pulled from a larger pool of phrases). Generated in JavaScript and embedded in a Google Site. bit.ly/eo_prac

I meant to add #auspol

There's a lot of claims made about which AusPol party are the better financial managers. Here are the facts on budget deficit/surplus results since Federation. Explore the data for yourself - docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Neither party has any real moral high ground here.

Spain does not use a South African Flag. There is no language called "American", and England does not use the US flag. So confused. A US flag <> English. If your logic is "more Americans speak English than Brits, so we'll use a US flag" then use the Brazilian flag for Portuguese. #techsmith

Mark Zuckerberg has spent $110M to buy 11 houses in one Palo Alto neighborhood. He's turning the homes into a compound. That's on top of his 30 bedroom, 30 bathroom compound in Hawaii and another in Lake Tahoe. I don’t want to hear that billionaires can’t afford a wealth tax.

Was listening to a George Ezra song just now, and wondered what the dude looks like. Searched for a pic. Holy crap. I did not expect that. That voice and that head just don't seem like they belong together.

Grammar alert: In most cases the word "use" is more appropriate (and more correct) than the word "utilize". I keep seeing people use the word "utilize" in places where the simpler word "use" is a far better choice.

I just tried watching the new War of the Worlds on Prime but had to give up after about 45 minutes. It might just be the worst movie I've ever seen. And I've seen both Sharknado and Norbert.

Gemini, tell me about UFOs. g.co/gemini/share...

Every morning the news coming out the US gets a little more insane. So today the head of Labour Statistics got fired because Trump didn't like the low job growth numbers. And Desantis declares a public holiday with flags at half mast because of Hulk Hogan's passing. What a clown show.

I've started gathering stories about Gemini AI (and other AIs) into a Flipboard collection. It's publicly available if you're interested, and you're welcome to follow it. flipboard.com/@chrisbetche...

As a long time user of Camtasia, I bought the software years ago, and have paid incremental upgrades for newer versions. But each time I bought it I owned that version. Forever. This change to a annual subscription model is ridiculous. I'll stick to Camtasia 2020, which I own outright, thanks.

Yeah, what they said! Come along tomorrow.

Let's see... So they speak Spanish in Spain, Portuguese in Portugal, French in France and German in Germany. I wonder what they speak in England? I thought English, but it looks like the USA has claimed that from them. #americanexceptionalism

While our American friends like to talk about the US Constitution in a way that makes it sound like they are the only country in the world to have one, the fact is that all countries have one. You're not special. You can browse and compare them here - constituteproject.org/constitutions

I really hate it when companies lie to us with corporate statements that are so laughably untrue. Does anyone really believe that they only used AI for only the formatting, not the text? ChatGPT used for Qantas CEO's email to millions affected by data breach share.google/1xVAuh4ixuiI... #qantas

I finally got around to hanging one of my screen prints from art school. Only took 43 years

Yay! Google Vids now supports audio ducking! Record your voiceovers, add a music track, and in one click you can balance the audio so your voiceovers are not drowned out by the music. One button click, super easy.