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Mrs. B

@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.

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09.09.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What the ever loving @#$& is this?

20.07.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amen! They need to stop force feeding us AI.

25.06.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them WASHINGTONβ€”With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American people wouldn’t notice them. β€œDon’t make any sudden movements, or they’ll spot us,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said out of the corner of his mouth, […]

Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them

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23.06.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 22583    πŸ” 4680    πŸ’¬ 572    πŸ“Œ 351

Bond! I love this show.

24.06.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE has officially made all of society less safe.

21.06.2025 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I 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€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As always, cruelty is the point.

18.06.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I truly do not understand why this is even debatable.

Expelled, period.

16.06.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s make smart choices about protesting.

12.06.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 164    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 10

I don't think it will be long now...

05.06.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#booksky

04.06.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9247    πŸ” 1139    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 72

All. The. Time.

04.06.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This. 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€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'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€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Science 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€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not a coincidence.

27.05.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 23563    πŸ” 5709    πŸ’¬ 1898    πŸ“Œ 448

As a red state blue dot, thank you. We feel abandoned.

26.05.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

CW: 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.

25.05.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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 πŸ§ͺ

17.11.2024 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 520    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 21
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Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour That's a long time in the microwave.

So…about AI’s energy use…

β€œβ€¦to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses β€˜about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”

22.05.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3344    πŸ” 2155    πŸ’¬ 98    πŸ“Œ 242

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. 😑

22.05.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is just insane. All that science and progress just got flushed by some crackpots with terminal Dunning-Krueger.

21.05.2025 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😞

20.05.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I 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€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Recently 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

20.05.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The big β€œwhy do you hate AI?” Thread got comments and quotes turned off, but here’s the main reason I hate AI:

It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that

18.05.2025 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4800    πŸ” 1635    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 53

Garlic is a choose your own adventure.

18.05.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The district is under-utilizing you. You should be leading workshops and opening your classroom to other teachers AND be appropriately compensated for it!

17.05.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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