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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️

@pbeens.bsky.social
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Consultant. Retired Computer Tech & CS Teacher. Veteran. OTF Fellow. Volunteer. Past President, ACSE. Former Ontario MoE Education Officer (CS & Tech Ed).

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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not sure how I'm going to use Muse AI yet, but I got myself a billion free tokens to experiment. If anyone else wants to try it out for free with a billion token credit, here's a code for you. Be sure to use the code within 48 hours to get the credit. Code: C9NYZC muse.ai/join
muse.ai
Muse — Your Personal AI Agent
Try Muse, your personal AI agent that gets things done. Give Muse a goal or an everyday task and it handles the rest, from finances and health to shopping and the people you care about.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I really can't decide if the Time Person of the Year should be Mark Carney or Anika Niles.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My AgenticProjectInitializer master prompt now includes prompt tracking. Program-related requests go into a concise, reverse-chronological prompts.md log, keeping project history understandable beyond the chat. github.com/pbeens/Agent... #AgenticAI #AIAgents
prompts.md
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Almost 150,000 signatures to oust Pete Hoekstra from Canada. Please consider signing. Petition e-7531 - Petitions www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
ourcommons.ca
Petition e-7531 - Petitions
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'm working on a photo browser/editor. #Codex really chews through the tokens. 60% of my weekly quota gone in just 90 minutes. #ChatGPT
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I updated my Agentic Project Initializer master prompt. It helps developers, educators, and researchers structure vendor-neutral AI projects using AGENTS.md, task tracking, and incremental workflows. For ChatGPT, Codex & Claude. github.com/pbeens/Agent... #AgenticAI #AIAgents #EdTech #OpenSource
agents.md
AGENTS.md
AGENTS.md is a simple, open format for guiding coding agents. Think of it as a README for agents.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I'm honoured! And glad I've shared something others find useful.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
#SilentSunday #Photography #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #AtlanticPuffin #Puffin #Nature #Seabird #CoastalWildlife #Newfoundland #Canada #ElbowsUp #Nikon #NikonZF #Nikkor180600mm #BirdPortrait #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
A close-up portrait of an Atlantic puffin peers above low coastal vegetation, its brightly colored orange, yellow, and red bill standing out against its black-and-white plumage. The bird is framed against a soft gray sky, with shallow depth of field isolating the subject and emphasizing fine feather detail.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Got lucky. #Wordle 1,836 2/6 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I wonder what percentage of OpenAI's (and other AI platforms) compute load are due to free accounts. Anyone have an idea?
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I just used the hashtag #antiEdTech in my Obsidian Notes for the first time. Is this a sign that I'm getting old and cantankerous, or a new movement?
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Any recommendations on who to follow here for #OntEd?
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I have updated the Bill C-22 Stakeholder Perspectives & Debates page. Please let me know if there are other perspectives I should add. peter.beens.ca/bill-c22-202...
peter.beens.ca
Stakeholder Perspectives & Debates – Bill C-22: Lawful Access Act (2026) Analysis
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Personnel enseignant #OntEd : webinaire gratuit du Centre des sciences de l’Ontario sur les compétences transférables, la pensée informatique et le nouveau cours #ICD2O. Sujets : analyse de données et littératie numérique. www.centredessciencesontario.ca/ecoles/resso...
centredessciencesontario.ca
Mise en œuvre des compétences transférables et de la pensée informatique dans le cadre du cours ICD2O
Joignez-vous à nous pour un webinaire dirigé par des enseignants afin d’en apprendre davantage sur les ressources pour le cours ICD2O de 10e année.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
#OntEd educators: Join this free Ontario Science Centre webinar on transferable skills, computational thinking, and the new #ICD2O course. Topics include computational thinking, data analysis, and digital literacy. www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/teachers-plu...
ontariosciencecentre.ca
Implementing Transferable Skills and Computational Thinking in ICD2O
Join us for this teacher PD webinar focused on play-based learning in the Kindergarten classroom.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I've added an analysis page related to the reduction of Teacher Education in Ontario from two years to one year. If anyone has any research material related to this, I'd love to be able to add it to the analysis. #OntEd peter.beens.ca/education-an...
peter.beens.ca
teacher-training – Ontario Education Policy Analysis
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Why are students' personal details being uploaded to these companies anyway? There should be some mechanism to anonymize account names. Perhaps software running on the school board servers that converts the real account names to an anonymized one. #EdTech #Cybersecurity
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Thanks, I agree. My next challenge is addressing how different agentic IDEs use different locations for user-profile agent files. I'm considering aliases that point to the .agents folder in my user profile so I only maintain one set of agent files, plus a way to sync them across multiple computers.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Obsidian Web Clipper is the app of the year. I love its new YouTube scrubbing mode.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Want an AI agent that understands your Obsidian vault? I've curated a set of agentic skills to automate everything from your morning briefing to transcript summaries and vault maintenance. Download and drop into your vault root to get started: github.com/pbeens/obsid... #Obsidian #AI #PKM
github.com
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I'm happy that the #Codex app now includes a file browser, but if the file browser can't stay up to date with what's actually in the folders, then it's useless. It's back to VS Code with the Codex extension for me.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
For #Wordle junkies: I built a simple browser-based tool to help with daily puzzles. It uses a drag-and-drop interface to visualize guesses and refine your strategy as you go. Try it here: peter.beens.ca/wordle-aid/
peter.beens.ca
Wordle Aid
Drag-and-drop Wordle helper to visualize letter placement with green/yellow color coding.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Need to know the Canadian spelling for something? Here's the authority. TERMIUM Plus® www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/al...
btb.termiumplus.gc.ca
TERMIUM Plus®
TERMIUM® is the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I'm surprised someone hasn't sued Google for inventing Chromebooks. They have done more damage to education than anything else, I think.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
#SilentSunday #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Landscape #Rural #Abandoned #Minimalism #FineArtPhotography #MusgraveHarbour #NewfoundlandAndLabrador #Canada
A small weathered wooden shack sits alone in a field of tall grass under a vast sky, captured in high-contrast black and white. The scene has a grainy texture, with soft light illuminating the grasses and a sweeping cloud band stretching across the horizon.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
#SilentSunday #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Landscape #Nature #Prairies #Cloudscape #RuralScenes #WaterReflections #Manitoba #PortageLaPrairie #Canada #ElbowsUp #Ricoh #RicohGR #GR4 #GRIV #RicohGR4
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.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
#TIL that you can type /status in #Codex to get your quota status. That's very useful.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
WisprFlow is an amazing time-saver if you spend a lot of time on your computer for converting voice to text. It's very accurate. Discounts for students, educators, nonprofits, military, accessibility, etc. Free month of Pro: wisprflow.ai/r?PETER5445 (I get a free month too if you sign up)
wisprflow.ai
You have been invited to Flow | Wispr Flow
Flow makes writing quick and clear with seamless voice dictation. It is the fastest, smartest way to type with your voice.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I'd love to see a flat tax but no politician has the guts to do it.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Who should I follow for good #OntEd content here?
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Not just students...
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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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Tim King @tk1ng.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
'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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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Some pics from the Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory. #Photography #NikonZf #Nikkor105mm #Niagara
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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
chatgpt.com
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...
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
#SilentSunday #Photography #Moon #FullMoon #Astrophotography #NightSky #LunarSurface #SpacePhotography
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.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
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...
otffeo.on.ca
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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
buymeacoffee.com
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
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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...
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.
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
In what order do *you* prioritize them?
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Peter Beens 🍁📷🏍️ @pbeens.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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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