# nextgen (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover nextgen. Page: Feed: --- ## [Shamelessly Sure](https://tasteoftech.net/2026/08/01/shamelessly-sure/) _2026-08-01 · John Schinker · Taste of Tech_ It took about 20 years to weaponize the Internet. It took about 10 years to weaponize social media. It took less than 5 years to weaponize artificial intelligence. We have to create curious, critical consumers of information. We have to have students who challenge the things that are presented to them as unquestionable fact. We need a populace who doesn't just "take their word for it." Information… ## [FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2026 DivB review: Ukraine, Iceland, Sweden promoted, strong Irish, rare triple-double](https://takingthecharge.substack.com/p/fiba-u20-eurobasket-2026-divb-review) _2026-07-20 · David Hein · Taking The Charge_ FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2026, Division B finished with Ukraine, Iceland and Sweden earning promotion. Other highlights included a historic Ireland team and a very rare triple-double. ## ["Me vs him" - Jeremy Gohier in France for next step in competition vs Wembanyama](https://takingthecharge.substack.com/p/me-vs-him-jeremy-gohier-in-france) _2026-07-10 · David Hein · Taking The Charge_ Canada's 7-foot-5 giant Jeremy Gohier has joined Nanterre 92 in hopes of taking the next steps in his mental competition against the French's club most famous alum: Victor Wembanyama. ## [My takes on Final day at FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2026](https://takingthecharge.substack.com/p/my-takes-on-final-day-at-fiba-u17) _2026-07-06 · David Hein · Taking The Charge_ USA do it again ... they beat Serbia in the Final for their 8th straight title and a 58-0 all-time record. Australia knock off Türkiye for first medal in 12 years. Venezuela grab first win. ## [My takes on Semi-Finals day at FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2026](https://takingthecharge.substack.com/p/my-takes-on-semi-finals-day-at-fiba) _2026-07-05 · David Hein · Taking The Charge_ We have our FIBA U17 World Cup Final - USA vs Serbia. USA rolled past Australia in the Semi-Finals and their last hurdle is Serbia, who along with Türkiye gave us a game for the ages. Here my review. ## [My takes on Quarter-Finals day at FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2026](https://takingthecharge.substack.com/p/my-takes-on-quarter-finals-day-at) _2026-07-04 · David Hein · Taking The Charge_ Thanks to Europe for saving Quarter-Finals day at the FIBA U17 World Cup. After Australia and USA rolled into the Semis, Serbia and Türkiye gave us two thrilling all-European showdowns. ## [My takes on Round of 16 day at FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2026](https://takingthecharge.substack.com/p/my-takes-on-round-of-16-day-at-fiba) _2026-07-03 · David Hein · Taking The Charge_ Only eight teams can still dream of hoisting the FIBA U17 World Cup 2026 trophy on July 5. All of the top two finishers in the groups advanced from the Round of 16 - even Türkiye who survived a scare. ## [Screen Time](https://tasteoftech.net/2026/07/02/screen-time/) _2026-07-02 · John Schinker · Taste of Tech_ Screen time limits will address student distraction and compulsive technology use at the expense of using technology in meaningful ways to foster student learning. But it won't solve the mental health crisis. ## [My takes on Day Three at FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2026](https://takingthecharge.substack.com/p/my-takes-on-day-three-at-fiba-u17) _2026-07-01 · David Hein · Taking The Charge_ Day Three highlights: Türkiye's K&K duo of Ömer Kutluay and Darius Karutasu keep wowing fans; USA roll Italy; Lithuania stay perfect; and New Zealand avoided matchup with Australia. ## [My takes on Day Two at FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2026](https://takingthecharge.substack.com/p/my-takes-on-day-two-at-fiba-u17-basketball) _2026-06-29 · David Hein · Taking The Charge_ Day Two: France get revenge on Italy, Türkiye's big guns come out to watch future stars, two more near triple-doubles, Australia had fits with Côte d'Ivoire, China blew it vs record breaking Canada. ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sZUHae4Q3hQF) _2026-06-29 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [My takes on Day One at FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2026](https://takingthecharge.substack.com/p/my-takes-on-day-one-at-fiba-u17-basketball) _2026-06-28 · David Hein · Taking The Charge_ We saw history, two near triple-doubles, four amazing performances in a single thrilling and improbable double-overtime comeback ... oh and Tony Parker made his debut as a head coach. ## [Was FIBA U17 World Cup 2024 a Covid-induced outlier?](https://takingthecharge.substack.com/p/was-fiba-u17-world-cup-2024-a-covid) _2026-06-15 · David Hein · Taking The Charge_ Will the FIBA U17 World Cup 2026 be closer to the global cadet championship in 2022 or the record-breaker in 2024? The answer could provide some insight to youth development. ## [Swimming Lessons](https://tasteoftech.net/2026/06/11/swimming-lessons/) _2026-06-11 · John Schinker · Taste of Tech_ We might think we're throwing the kid into the deep end to teach them to swim, but we're actually throwing them into Niagra Falls. ## [A Balanced Approach](https://tasteoftech.net/2026/05/06/a-balanced-approach/) _2026-05-06 · John Schinker · Taste of Tech_ It's not enough for technology to help us do things better. We have to make sure it's helping us do better things. ## [It’s Time](https://tasteoftech.net/2026/04/02/its-time-2/) _2026-04-02 · John Schinker · Taste of Tech_ I don't have the imagination to see the amazing future ahead, so it's time to rely on others to lead us. ## [Prepared for Anything](https://tasteoftech.net/2026/03/04/prepared-for-anything/) _2026-03-04 · John Schinker · Taste of Tech_ When I was in high school, I had a calculus teacher who would sometimes disparage some of his fixed-mindset colleagues. “In her lesson plans, there’s a week-long gap at the end of November,” he’d say. “It just says ‘No School — Kennedy was shot.'” Of course, he was exaggerating. This was 25 years after the Kennedy assassination. His point was that some teachers seem to … ## [Should We Stop Using AI in School?](https://tasteoftech.net/2026/02/01/should-we-stop-using-ai-in-school/) _2026-02-01 · John Schinker · Taste of Tech_ Generative artificial intelligence has been with us for a little over three years now. At the time, I called ChatGPT “astonishing” and “revolutionary.” That’s high praise from me. It’s one of the very rare disrupters: it has the potential to change both the why and the what of school. Just like ubiquitous Internet access and Smartphones changed the purpose of school 15 years ago, AI … ## [Incompatible](https://tasteoftech.net/2026/01/20/incompatible/) _2026-01-20 · John Schinker · Taste of Tech_ Over break, I read “Deliver Me From Nowhere,” an account of Bruce Springsteen’s recording of the Nebraska album. Sandwiched between the successful River tour and the record-breaking Born in the USA album, Nebraska is quiet, simple, contemplative, and depressing. Springsteen wrote the songs and recorded demos of them on his TEAC 144 Portastudio, a “home studio” machine that could make multitrack… ## [No Unread Messages](https://tasteoftech.net/2025/12/13/no-unread-messages/) _2025-12-13 · John Schinker · Taste of Tech_ “No unread messages in conversations or conferences” It was the message, all those years ago, in the world of dialup and text conferencing, that told you it was time to log off and go do something else. “There’s nothing to see here. You’ve already read everything.” There’s no email to read. There are no new posts in the online communities. You’re at the end. No … ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uUHpcT53dCry) _2025-12-13 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [Where is the School?](https://tasteoftech.net/2025/11/24/where-is-the-school/) _2025-11-24 · John Schinker · Taste of Tech_ Where is the school? The school that empowers our children to create the better world that we have decided to eschew?The school that fosters curious, lifelong learners?The school that invites skepticism and expects students to point out inconsistencies between the things we say and the things we do?The school that embraces Christian values, and Muslim values, and Hindu values, and Jewish values:…