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Bamboodpanda

@ Bamboodpanda @lemmy.world

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I enjoy long walks through nuance and strong opinions politely debated. I like people who argue to understand, not just to win. Bring your curiosity and I’ll bring mine.

  • just pick your platform bro :3

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  • US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip

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  • Trump probably thinks he’s above the rules, so of course he’d want to keep the solid gold microphone Xi gave him with the plaque that says “The Greatest Speeches Ever.”

    He probably thinks it would look great on his desk.

  • France has ditched Windows 11 for Linux on 2.5 million government PCs

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  • I’ve genuinely enjoyed this exchange. It’s rare to find someone willing to refine an argument instead of just defending a position. I appreciate that you’re actually thinking through the implications instead of reducing this to “AI good” or “AI bad.”

    And honestly, I think we agree on more than we disagree.

    I don’t think replacing human thought with AI is healthy. Your concern about skill atrophy is legitimate, and your point about drafting versus reviewing is stronger than many people realize. Creating a first draft exercises very different cognitive muscles than critiquing an existing one.

    Where I think we differ slightly is that I see an important distinction between:

    • using AI to avoid developing competence
    • using AI to accelerate execution after competence already exists

    To me, that distinction matters enormously.

    Someone blindly accepting AI output without understanding it puts themselves in a dangerous intellectual position. But someone who already has strong writing, reasoning, and communication skills can use AI more like a junior assistant or drafting tool while still retaining judgment, accountability, and intent.

    What concerns me more is exactly what you’re pointing at: competence itself is becoming rarer.

    If people start outsourcing the very processes that develop critical thinking, writing ability, synthesis, and communication before those skills fully mature, then we could absolutely weaken society’s long-term cognitive resilience.

    That should concern everyone, regardless of whether they’re optimistic or pessimistic about AI.

  • France has ditched Windows 11 for Linux on 2.5 million government PCs

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  • I can write an amazing email word by word, or I can have my digital secretary draft it while I review, edit, and approve every part of it.

    I don't send anything I haven't personally read and approved. The judgment, accountability, and intent are still mine.

    You're absolutely right that outsourcing learning and critical thinking to AI would have serious long-term consequences. But using AI to accelerate execution after you've already developed those skills is different.

    I'm paid for the experience and judgment to know what needs to be said, what matters, and what outcome the communication is supposed to achieve.

  • France has ditched Windows 11 for Linux on 2.5 million government PCs

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  • Time is the main reason. In jobs where you write dozens of client-facing emails every day, small time savings compound fast.

    Most people working in Outlook all day are doing exactly this kind of work: responding to clients, coordinating projects, clarifying requests, following up, documenting decisions, and managing constant communication.

    Instead of writing every email from scratch, I can give AI instructions like:

    “Read the email chain. The client needs X, Y, and Z. Write a draft reply in my voice.”

    That takes seconds instead of several minutes per email. Across an entire workday, that can save hours.

  • Judicial Supremacy Has Arrived. Last week’s Supreme Court decision didn’t just undermine the Voting Rights Act. It foreclosed the possibility of any new Voting Rights Act in the future, too.

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  • Honestly, with how often they use the emergency shadow docket these days, I was surprised they even tried to give the illusion of merit.

    Now Roberts is saying "the public should trust us! ".

    Nope. This is what ruling without merit gets you. Distrust.

  • New research shows weight loss is possible without GLP-1

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  • Yeah but who has time to read. I'm just gonna jump in and comment. /s

    Honestly, I love DiMarchi's approach.

  • Our sweet girl Paws passed away recently. We miss her dearly.

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  • I know it’s so hard to lose her. Even though their time with us is never long enough, 14 years full of fun, cuddles, and love is a beautiful, full life. She had her favorite people every day, and that meant everything. You were the best part of her life from start to finish.

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  • To End ‘New Gilded Age,’ House Progressives Unveil Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $25 Per Hour

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  • That kind of “no hope” thinking is how nothing changes. If you believe something would make the country better, then it’s worth more than just a passing comment.

    You’ve got your own voice. Use it. In a system like ours, that means being able to explain your position and defend it when it’s challenged.

    Otherwise you’re not really standing for anything, you’re just agreeing in theory and giving up in practice.

    You have your voice. They haven't taken that away yet. Use it effectively.

  • I finally had an hour of free time to play video games today

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  • I just bought Gnomes this weekend since I had a day off.

    It's an interesting tower defense. Honestly, its the first time I've played a TD that felt original in years.

  • Do you feel a kinship with people who drive the same make/model car as you?

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  • A 2008 Silver Toyota Yaris Sedan. I sure do. It's amazing the things still run so we'll.

  • Cats out of the bag!

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  • Nope. She slew me.

  • Hiding in her favorite place

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  • Gorgeous!

  • Trump says US to start blockading the Strait of Hormuz immediately

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  • Oil determines the price of shipping. Shipping determines the price of everything. They want to jack up everything.

    They loved the prices they found gouge after the pandemic and want to see how far they can push society.

  • Jucika and the prolific houseplant

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  • Death by Snu Snu.

  • What philosophy or movie scene, had a lasting affect on you, changing or giving you a new perspective?

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  • CoCo fundamentally changed the way I think about death and the value of memory. I went into it knowing almost nothing about Día de los Muertos, so I wasn’t expecting it to affect me as deeply as it did.

    The idea that someone can disappear forever only when they are no longer remembered hit me in a way I wasn’t prepared for. It was such a sad thought, but strangely comforting too. Sad because it means there is a kind of “second loss” that can come with time, but comforting because it suggests that the people we love are never truly gone as long as we carry them with us, speak their names, and keep their stories alive.

    That idea stayed with me long after the movie ended. It made death feel less like a hard ending and more like a responsibility of love through memory.

    Plus, the music is amazing.

  • [Exocomics] the shower

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  • I have a clear plastic shower curtain that my cat likes to crawl behind to watch me shower without getting wet.

  • Can we see a photo you took recently?

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  • I know this hurts so much. But if there’s any comfort in it, he got to spend his whole life with you, loved and cared for from beginning to end. You were literally the best part of his life, and he knew he was loved every single day.