@burtsc1.bsky.social
Physical science teacher, NBCT, former cytotechnologist and genetics lab rat. Quality science education should be accessible to all! I like books, music, and art. And I LOVE my family (humans and critters). Seeking a community of like minded educators.
What the ever loving @#$& is this?
20.07.2025 21:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Amen! They need to stop force feeding us AI.
25.06.2025 15:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
theonion.com/democra...
Bond! I love this show.
24.06.2025 01:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0ICE has officially made all of society less safe.
21.06.2025 04:36 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I have found 2 sellers that consistently have decent stuff and I use it to supplement, mainly. I'd guess I spend $10 max? I only buy from those two however. I don't even look at other shops.
20.06.2025 13:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0As always, cruelty is the point.
18.06.2025 22:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I truly do not understand why this is even debatable.
Expelled, period.
Letβs make smart choices about protesting.
12.06.2025 22:38 β π 164 π 40 π¬ 6 π 10I don't think it will be long now...
05.06.2025 22:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#booksky
04.06.2025 21:55 β π 9247 π 1139 π¬ 108 π 72All. The. Time.
04.06.2025 23:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This. Covering faces and no ID on uniforms opens the door for bad actors to do whatever to whomever whenever.
04.06.2025 22:21 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I'll say it again: generative AI is destroying what makes us human. Namely, our ability to think and create. The system does what the system was designed to do.
03.06.2025 14:30 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Science Olympiad! We had an amazing team a few years ago. This last year we only had 1 student show interest! This,combined with an increase in fees resulted in no team at all. We are trying again this year! #bfc530
28.05.2025 11:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Not a coincidence.
27.05.2025 20:39 β π 23563 π 5709 π¬ 1898 π 448As a red state blue dot, thank you. We feel abandoned.
26.05.2025 22:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0CW: weight loss
Today I have lost 15 lbs since December. I still have about 7 more to go to get the last of my prednisolone weight off. I bought a Fitbit, counted calories, and exercised. Pred is awful, awful stuff and multiple rounds of high doses took their toll.
To accompany all those Bluesky science/academia
#starterpacks, let's share introductions to the literature of our different fields.
Below, I humbly submit 12 main types of scientific papers on food, agriculture, land, & natural climate solutions (inspired by the amazing @xkcd.com). #FoodStudies π§ͺ
Soβ¦about AIβs energy useβ¦
ββ¦to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses βabout 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality imageβ. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.β
I went so far as to put a sign on my door. They were interrupting every few minutes asking for a Chromebook or trying to turn in late work. π‘
22.05.2025 10:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is just insane. All that science and progress just got flushed by some crackpots with terminal Dunning-Krueger.
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20.05.2025 22:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I admit the beginning episodes were slow. I set it aside for awhile, but the last half of the season makes it worth the effort.
20.05.2025 13:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Recently finished Andor Season 2. Rogue One is my favorite SW movie and Andor is now my favorite SW series, beating out Rebels.
I'm also consuming a lot of planner content on YouTube, trying to select my next academic planner. My delusion of organization is great entertainment. #bfc530
Exams were last week, our gradebook locks tonight, Chromebooks are turned in today. The next two days are weird schedules due to awards and a fun day. I'm hoping not too many show up after today. We are going outside for the metric Mini-Olympics today. #bfc530
19.05.2025 10:51 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The big βwhy do you hate AI?β Thread got comments and quotes turned off, but hereβs the main reason I hate AI:
Itβs being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the worldβs vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that
Garlic is a choose your own adventure.
18.05.2025 22:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The district is under-utilizing you. You should be leading workshops and opening your classroom to other teachers AND be appropriately compensated for it!
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