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This is a really interesting project. Having offline access to Wikipedia can be especially useful in places where internet connectivity is limited. I like the idea of keeping knowledge accessible without depending on a constant connection

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    Names carry history, identity, and meaning. A decision like this shouldn’t be treated as a simple branding change especially when it affects something shared by millions of people

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 16 hours ago

    Exactly. That’s what I find most interesting about this shift. AI is forcing educators to look beyond the final piece of writing and think more about whether the student actually understands what they’re presenting. I think that’s a much bigger change than simply asking whether AI was used.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 17 hours ago

    I didn’t mean to suggest that schools have always done this. My point is that this is an ongoing conversation, and AI is making the issue much more visible now. Schools are already having to rethink how students learn, write, research and complete assignments because tools like ChatGPT have changed the situation.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 17 hours ago

    Exactly. That’s how I see it too. AI can be extremely useful in education, but there’s a big difference between using it as a learning tool and using it to avoid learning altogether. I think that distinction deserves more discussion.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 17 hours ago

    That’s actually a really interesting approach. My post wasn’t meant to argue that laptops or AI should simply disappear from schools, though. I was more interested in discussing how AI is changing the way students learn and how teachers are adapting to it.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago

    Great to see Kdenlive continuing to evolve. Open-source video editing has come a long way, and releases like this make powerful creative tools more accessible to everyone. 👏

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    TIL that generative AI is changing how teachers assess student work.

    Instead of looking only at the final assignment, some educators are paying more attention to drafts, revision history, research notes and oral explanations. The goal is to determine whether students actually understand the work they submit.

    AI detectors can also make mistakes, so a detection score alone may not be enough to establish academic misconduct.

    I found it interesting that education is increasingly shifting from simply asking “Who wrote this?” to asking “Does the student understand this?”

    What do you think is the fairest way to assess students in the age of AI?

    [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    Exactly. AI should complement strong fundamentals, not replace them. Developers still need to learn how to think, debug, understand systems, and make technical decisions independently. Once those foundations are solid, AI becomes a powerful multiplier rather than a crutch.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago

    I think the biggest challenge isn’t Linux itself, but the software and workflows people are already used to. Once the right alternatives are available, the transition can be much easier than people expect.

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