Chris Betcher

So, war with Iran, hey? All I can say is that whatever's in those Epstein files must be REALLY incriminating.

Just spending a relaxing Sunday afternoon watching the start of WW3 on the telly.

Mavic Air 2 drone + Flymore combo for sale.

Make a reasonable offer

Please support my 96km March On challenge to help prevent veteran suicide and save lives.
Together, we will show our brave heroes and their families that they are not forgotten.
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Google's new Gemini Pro model has record benchmark scores — again | TechCrunch Gemini 3.1 Pro promises a Google LLM capable of handling more complex forms of work.

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I stopped calling my adult children first to see how long it would take them to reach out - here's what 11 weeks of silence taught me about modern families After eleven weeks of radio silence from the children I'd called faithfully every Sunday for fifteen years, my 14-year-old grandson finally broke the spell with a text that shattered everything I thou...

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OpenAI has deleted the word ‘safely’ from its mission – and its new structure is a test for whether AI serves society or shareholders OpenAI’s restructuring may serve as a test case for how society oversees the work of organizations with the potential to both provide benefits and harm humanity.

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My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - Album by Brian Eno My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is the first collaborative studio album by Brian Eno and David Byrne, released in February 1981. It was Byrne's first album without his band Talking Heads. The album inte...

I've been relistening to My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, the 1981 collaboration between David Byrne and Brian Eno. What an incredible album. Still stands the test of time. I've also been reading How Music Works by Byrne, and the story behind the album is amazing.
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Hey David. We just moved to Canberra 6 months ago (from Sydney) and love it here. There's always something to do. I love the walking and cycling paths. Lots of activities and events.

Psychology says people who grew up without air conditioning developed these 7 mental resilience traits that are nearly impossible to build today I still remember summers when the heat sat heavy in the house like an extra piece of furniture. No hum from a wall unit. No cool blast when you walked inside. Just open windows, box fans, and the hope...

Love this quote...

"Resilience doesn’t usually come from motivation or lectures. It comes from repeated exposure to manageable hardship"

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Gemini AI in Education: The Complete Guide (All 9 videos) YouTube video by Crux Learning

Want to learn more about Gemini and how to use it in education? Check out this video series.
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9 short videos (<2 mins each) that show you the essentials you need to know when it comes to using Gemini.

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Really interesting article about design, which I always find fascinating.

Some people say I get a bit nitpicky about tiny design elements like the ones mentioned in this article, but I don't think I do. I think these tiny details really matter.

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Totally agree. The US government has shown themselves to be war criminals and need immediate sanctions.

Yeah it's pretty sickening to the rest of us too.

That'll change.

What a stupid thing to say. To say that Albo, or any other sane person, shares any values with Orange Mussolini, you're deluded.

As a federated service, not necessarily.

So much to protest it's hard to know where to start.

The attack on Caracas is a worthy starting point of course, but that seems more like protesting symptom, not the disease.

Happy new year from Canberra Australia, where it's just gone midnight. Hope you're 2026 is great.

Agree 100%

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In 2025 I published a book with my favourite blog posts I've written from the past 20 years.

I have two signed copies to give away. Just visit the link below and leave a comment on the post. I'll select my favourite two comments and send you each a copy.

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Wandering around the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry YouTube video by Chris Betcher

Come join me as I wander around the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology in Nagoya, Japan.

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Big surprise from the most corrupt government in history.

One of the key differences is that when Australia has gun violence our immediate reaction is "how can we tighten the law to ensure this can't happen again".

The US response is usually a shrug, followed by pointless thoughts and prayers.

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?

Japan Trip 2025 - YouTube Some video from our trip to Japan in 2025. These videos were all shot on a GoPro 8 and auto generated by the GoPro Quik app.

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"Social media fatigue" is more real for the people who have to read these never-ending streams of shitty AI generated crap.

Option 5, don't care.

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