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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.

  • Bought to you by the central limit theorem society

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  • Sciencey with a wiff of shit post. I like it.

  • Disney reportedly lost 1.7 million paid subscribers in the week after suspending Kimmel

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  • The fact that you need a /s makes me very sad.

  • Is the number of Lemmy users increasing?

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  • Nah. The same ten people that post content have just upped their game. Never stop you beautiful people!

  • whats the cheapest legal way to dispose of my dead body so i can stick it to the funeral industry?

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  • No. As far as I know, its the cheapest legal option. The only hurdle is that only like 10 states allow it as a legal option.

  • whats the cheapest legal way to dispose of my dead body so i can stick it to the funeral industry?

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  • Sam Altman admits OpenAI ‘totally screwed up’ its GPT-5 launch and says the company will spend trillions of dollars on data centers

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  • It's so much more effective when you keep things as neutral as possible. I will often ask it to tear apart my argument as though I am my opponent and use its tendency to align with the user against itself.

  • Is there an actor you can't stand? Do they have any exceptions?

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  • I didn't like him either. For me, it's Oblivion. He's incredible in an incredibly original and beautiful film. That soundtrack though puts it through the roof.

  • What is your opinion on national pride / patriotism?

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  • I believe true patriotism isn't just about loving your country, it's about holding it accountable to its ideals. I love America deeply, and I honor those who sacrificed to uphold its founding principles. But I also see how words like 'freedom' and 'patriotism' have been misused, often twisted into tools for division or control. To me, being a patriot means seeking truth, learning from history, and speaking out when those values are betrayed. It's about striving to make the country better, not pretending it’s perfect.

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    Self-Described Fascist Begs for Donations After Claiming Viral Debate Got Him Fired

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  • Nobody today, Republican senator tomorrow.

  • PewDiePie: I'm DONE with Google

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  • ... what?

  • Naw it must be the vaccines

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  • Yeah, that's a totally fair concern and is one of the points the episode addresses. Researchers acknowledged that the definition has broadened, but they also emphasized that it reflects a better understanding of autism as a spectrum. It does make the label less specific, but it's also helped a lot of people. Especially women and people of color. It helped them get more accurate diagnoses instead of being misdiagnosed or ignored.

    Overall, it's a stat worth celebrating as it means more people are getting the support they needed all along.

  • Naw it must be the vaccines

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  • The Science Vs. podcast just did an episode on this.

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/2eKgmLJZrEKTbVzCVYzp0u

    Spoiler: It's exactly as the meme describes. Autism rates are rising not because more people are becoming autistic, but because we’ve expanded the definition and improved how we recognize and diagnose it.

  • Florida Republican who almost died from ectopic pregnancy blames Democrats, not abortion ban

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  • I read the WSJ article and she is absolutely infuriating. Her reasoning contains several fallacies:

    False Cause:

    "It was absolute fearmongering at its worst"

    She blames political messaging instead of considering that vague legal language created legitimate professional uncertainty.

    Straw Man:

    "There will be some comments like, 'Well, thank God we have abortion services,' even though what I went through wasn't an abortion"

    This is particularly frustrating. Advocates aren't celebrating her needing an "abortion", they're pointing out her experience is exactly what they predicted: doctors hesitating due to legal uncertainty. She had to argue with staff, pull up laws on her phone, and call the governor's office during a medical emergency. That's the system breakdown advocates warned about, not a misunderstanding of medical definitions.

    False Dilemma:

    "We have turned the conversation about women's healthcare into two camps: pink hats and pink ribbons. It's either breast cancer or abortion."

    This drastically oversimplifies complex healthcare policy into just two opposing sides and the irony is staggering. It's like a company ignoring safety advocates' warnings about a confusing manual, then when accidents happen, blaming those advocates for 'scaring' workers instead of fixing the manual.

    She lived the very scenario abortion rights advocates had been warning about all along, yet somehow, in her mind, the problem isn’t the law, it’s the people who tried to stop it from hurting her in the first place.

  • 'Very telling': Trump agency under fire after posting Russian flag on Flag Day

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  • Juice

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  • This reminds me of the Light Grenade from Mom and Dad Save the World.

  • Walz Calls on Dems to ‘Bully the S**t’ Out of Trump or Risk Becoming ‘Roadkill’

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  • I've said this for a while now. You want to make a dent? You go after the ego.

    Picture this: an endless stream of totally “realistic” phone-recorded AI videos of Trump playing golf. He lines up the putt—misses. Tries again—air ball. It’s literally an inch away now—misses again. Doesn’t blink, just traps it in, smirks, walks off like he nailed it. Over and over.

    The key is subtlety. These can’t look staged or flashy—make them feel like someone’s nephew filmed it from the cart. Make it look like he’s genuinely terrible but thinks he’s crushing it.

    Then blast them everywhere. Flood the algorithm. Turn his “I’m the best at golf” schtick into a punchline.

    This is how you use AI to actually take Trump down—with a thousand tiny ego papercuts.

  • I miss those days

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  • A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them

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  • Why would anyone be stupid enough to not honor them? Now, even if they backtrack, their name is mud. It's so stupid.

  • What is the point of you anymore, fast food?

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  • Fast food and major chains have gotten absurd. I used a gift card at Red Robin a couple months back. It was $19 before tip for a dry burger and bland fries. Two bucks more could’ve gotten me a seat and meal at a five-star local place just down the street. The value just isn’t there anymore. Eating local almost always tastes better, feels better, and costs the same or less. Why settle for mediocrity when better is right around the corner?