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A black-and-white landscape shows a flat, flooded field under a dramatic sky filled with large, textured clouds. Bare trees stand clustered near the horizon, their reflections visible in shallow water pooling across the foreground. The scene feels expansive and quiet, with strong contrast between the dark land and bright, billowing sky.

A black-and-white landscape shows a flat, flooded field under a dramatic sky filled with large, textured clouds. Bare trees stand clustered near the horizon, their reflections visible in shallow water pooling across the foreground. The scene feels expansive and quiet, with strong contrast between the dark land and bright, billowing sky.

#SilentSunday #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Landscape #Nature #Prairies #Cloudscape #RuralScenes #WaterReflections #Manitoba #PortageLaPrairie #Canada #ElbowsUp #Ricoh #RicohGR #GR4 #GRIV #RicohGR4

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#TIL that you can type /status in #Codex to get your quota status. That's very useful.

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I'd love to see a flat tax but no politician has the guts to do it.

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Who should I follow for good #OntEd content here?

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Not just students...

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My general attitude is if colour doesn't add to the photo then make it black and white.
A few of my cameras have built-in B&W recipes (my GR-IV and Zf). I'm especially liking them in the GR-IV, especially for walkabout street photos.
Great article, BTW.

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I thought there used to be a rule that if the game was sold out that they could air it. I'm thinking back decades, before cable was as popular as it is today, and companies like Sportsnet even existed.

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Here's a new term for you...

ADI (Artificially Dependent Intelligence) is achieved when humans become so dependent on AI for intellectually valuable work that they struggle to function, decide, or learn without it. (credit to Pat Yongpradit)

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The inestimable @pbeens.bsky.social the maker of more custom GPTs than any #onted teacher I know.

" #AI can create the illusion of learning "

Cognitive offloading. Presenting to a full room at
#dreamforward on this snowy Saturday morning.

#education #aiineducation

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'Cognitive offloading' is in vogue, but I see experienced humans letting #AI make decisions.
Perhaps 'cognitive-surrender' is more appropriate.
arxiv.org/html/2602.20...

"participants, including those that reported high AI & CTF expertise, typically executed suggested commands or code immediately"

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Re: Letting AI making decisions. So true, but you have to admit it's getting better and better.
I like the term "cognitive surrender". Permission to use it in my presentations? 😅

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It was a pleasure presenting at @ecooorg.bsky.social's conference on the weekend!
I find so many educators are in the dark about how to properly integrate AI into the classroom. I'm happy to share what I'm learning. #OntEd #AI #AIinEducation

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I appreciate that you shared some pics. I normally try to grab a selfie with the crowd but forgot this time!

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Some pics from the Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory. #Photography #NikonZf #Nikkor105mm #Niagara

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ChatGPT - HumanEyes Humanizes text by removing AI-patterned phrasing and improving flow while preserving meaning, tone, and structure. Makes writing sound clear, natural, and intentional without adding ideas, emotion, or...

Make AI writing sound human again.

I've updated HumanEyes to avoid specific AI patterns, adverbs, and throat-clearing openers. Natural. Direct. Human.

See it here: chatgpt.com/g/g-694966c7...

#AI #Writing #Productivity

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I'm intrigued by many of your #unedited photos. What are you shooting with? Are you using an in-built film recipe?

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Four-panel black-and-white office comic in a simple cartoon style with round-headed characters sitting at desks with laptops.

Panel 1: Two coworkers sit next to each other at a desk. One asks, “DID YOU CATCH THE GAME LAST NIGHT? BLAH BLAH BLAH.” The other replies, “YEAH BLAH BLAH BLAH.” Both smile casually while chatting.

Panel 2: A different coworker with curly dark hair talks with another employee beside a laptop. The speech bubbles read: “THE TRAFFIC TODAY WAS INSANE. BLAH BLAH BLAH.” Response: “YEAH BLAH BLAH BLAH.” A small label on the desk area reads “workchronicles.com.”

Panel 3: Another conversation between coworkers. One says, “SAW THAT TWITTER THREAD? BLAH BLAH BLAH.” The other responds, “YEAH BLAH BLAH BLAH.” Both appear relaxed and chatting instead of working.

Panel 4: A yellow caption at the top says “2 HOURS LATER.” One employee now sits alone at the computer looking stressed and frustrated, saying: “ARRRGHHH SO MUCH WORK! LOOKS LIKE I WILL NEED TO COME IN ON THE WEEKEND TO GET MY WORK DONE.”

Bottom text: “Comics about work. Made with ❤️ & lots of coffee. Get the comics straight to your Inbox. Join the Newsletter.” On the right: “Work Chronicles – workchronicles.com.”

The joke implies coworkers spend time chatting during work, then later complain about having too much work to finish.

Four-panel black-and-white office comic in a simple cartoon style with round-headed characters sitting at desks with laptops. Panel 1: Two coworkers sit next to each other at a desk. One asks, “DID YOU CATCH THE GAME LAST NIGHT? BLAH BLAH BLAH.” The other replies, “YEAH BLAH BLAH BLAH.” Both smile casually while chatting. Panel 2: A different coworker with curly dark hair talks with another employee beside a laptop. The speech bubbles read: “THE TRAFFIC TODAY WAS INSANE. BLAH BLAH BLAH.” Response: “YEAH BLAH BLAH BLAH.” A small label on the desk area reads “workchronicles.com.” Panel 3: Another conversation between coworkers. One says, “SAW THAT TWITTER THREAD? BLAH BLAH BLAH.” The other responds, “YEAH BLAH BLAH BLAH.” Both appear relaxed and chatting instead of working. Panel 4: A yellow caption at the top says “2 HOURS LATER.” One employee now sits alone at the computer looking stressed and frustrated, saying: “ARRRGHHH SO MUCH WORK! LOOKS LIKE I WILL NEED TO COME IN ON THE WEEKEND TO GET MY WORK DONE.” Bottom text: “Comics about work. Made with ❤️ & lots of coffee. Get the comics straight to your Inbox. Join the Newsletter.” On the right: “Work Chronicles – workchronicles.com.” The joke implies coworkers spend time chatting during work, then later complain about having too much work to finish.

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A detailed photograph of the nearly full Moon centered against a deep black night sky. The lunar surface shows sharp crater detail, bright ejecta rays, and darker maria regions, with the Moon isolated in the frame and surrounded by empty space.

A detailed photograph of the nearly full Moon centered against a deep black night sky. The lunar surface shows sharp crater detail, bright ejecta rays, and darker maria regions, with the Moon isolated in the frame and surrounded by empty space.

#SilentSunday #Photography #Moon #FullMoon #Astrophotography #NightSky #LunarSurface #SpacePhotography

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Improving Access to Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Programs for Technological Education Teacher Candidates Position of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) and its Affiliates. #OntEd #TechEd

www.otffeo.on.ca/en/wp-conten...

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Peter Beens is Tools, Talks, Videos, and Practical Resources If you have ever sat through one of my presentations, used one of my tools, watched one of my videos, joined one of my mailing lists, or received support from me by email or phone, this is simply a sm

I’ve set up a Buy Me a Coffee page for those I’ve helped with support or who’ve found my work useful and would like to say thanks.

buymeacoffee.com/pbeens

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Screenshot of a desktop application window titled “Video Container Title Cleaner v0.2.0.” The interface has a light gray background with rounded white panels. At the top left, a large bold heading reads “Video Container Title Cleaner.” Below it, a description states: “Drop video files or folders to scan recursively, inspect container title metadata, and remove container titles in bulk.” On the top right are two buttons: a gray “Support” button and a yellow “Buy Me a Coffee” button.

In the main section, a dashed rectangular drop zone on the left says, “Drop videos or folders here” and beneath it, “or click to choose files/folders.” To the right are three buttons: a green “Inspect Titles,” a gray “Clear,” and a red “Remove Container Titles.” Below these buttons is a checkbox labeled “Hide videos with no detected container title,” and the status text “No files selected.”

The lower half of the window contains a large panel titled “Detected Container Title,” with “0 files” shown on the right side of the panel header. Inside the empty results area, centered text reads: “Drop files or folders, then click Inspect Titles.” The layout is clean and minimal, with clear visual grouping of controls and a large blank area intended for listing detected titles.

Screenshot of a desktop application window titled “Video Container Title Cleaner v0.2.0.” The interface has a light gray background with rounded white panels. At the top left, a large bold heading reads “Video Container Title Cleaner.” Below it, a description states: “Drop video files or folders to scan recursively, inspect container title metadata, and remove container titles in bulk.” On the top right are two buttons: a gray “Support” button and a yellow “Buy Me a Coffee” button. In the main section, a dashed rectangular drop zone on the left says, “Drop videos or folders here” and beneath it, “or click to choose files/folders.” To the right are three buttons: a green “Inspect Titles,” a gray “Clear,” and a red “Remove Container Titles.” Below these buttons is a checkbox labeled “Hide videos with no detected container title,” and the status text “No files selected.” The lower half of the window contains a large panel titled “Detected Container Title,” with “0 files” shown on the right side of the panel header. Inside the empty results area, centered text reads: “Drop files or folders, then click Inspect Titles.” The layout is clean and minimal, with clear visual grouping of controls and a large blank area intended for listing detected titles.

My latest #OpenSource project on #GitHub:

Video-Container-Title-Cleaner: Electron app to scan video files and remove container title metadata in-place (with recursive folder support).

github.com/pbeens/Video...

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Ha, I should probably read that chapter!

Just thinking back to my CS teaching days in high school, debugging is something I (most of us?) didn't pay much attention to.

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In what order do *you* prioritize them?

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For anyone that migrated from #TwosApp to #Obsidian or just wants to include their TwosApp notes in Obsidian, I created this #Python utility to export a TwosApp export into individual markdown files.

github.com/pbeens/Twos-...

#OpenSource #GitHub

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That's not the goal. The goal is to have less people go to post-secondary. The dumber you can keep a society, the more likely they are to vote conservative.

Citations: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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GitHub - pbeens/Windows-Markdown-New-Menu Contribute to pbeens/Windows-Markdown-New-Menu development by creating an account on GitHub.

Made a tiny Windows utility to add Markdown File to the right-click New menu in Explorer.

Just run the .reg file (and restart Explorer) to enable it.

Repo: github.com/pbeens/Windo...

#OpenSource #Windows #PowerShell #Markdown #Productivity

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A wide winter view of the American Falls at Niagara Falls, seen from the Canadian side, with thick ice formations and snow-covered rocks surrounding the cascading water. Frozen mist clings to the cliff edges and trees along the rim, while a bridge and mid-rise building appear in the distance under an overcast sky.

A wide winter view of the American Falls at Niagara Falls, seen from the Canadian side, with thick ice formations and snow-covered rocks surrounding the cascading water. Frozen mist clings to the cliff edges and trees along the rim, while a bridge and mid-rise building appear in the distance under an overcast sky.

#SilentSunday #Photography #NiagaraFalls #Ontario #Canada #AmericanFalls #Landscape #Winter #FrozenFalls #Nature #Travel #Nikon #NikonZf #NikkorZ2470mmF4S #ElbowsUp

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Screenshot of the Copy Heading Links Chrome extension popup showing a title at the top, three format options with Markdown selected, and a blue “Copy All Links” button centered at the bottom.

Screenshot of the Copy Heading Links Chrome extension popup showing a title at the top, three format options with Markdown selected, and a blue “Copy All Links” button centered at the bottom.

Just submitted my second Chrome extension for review: Copy Heading Links.

It lets you quickly copy page headings as Markdown, HTML, or plain text.

Source code:
github.com/pbeens/Copy-...
#ChromeExtension #OpenSource #WebDev

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My Tag-Ricoh-GR-Recipes program has been updated to v1.1, now giving you the option to embed WB, ISO, and EV metadata as tags, in addition to the chosen film recipe which is why I developed it. #RicohGR #OpenSource #GitHUb
github.com/pbeens/Tag-R...

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