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Nasa's Mars Sample Return mission is facing a budget crisis with costs projected to soar from $4.4bn to $8-11bn. Critics argue that the inflated costs could lead to the cancellation of other important space projects. Looks like even space exploration isn't immune to financial troubles!
The AI app, ChatGPT, is put to the test as a travel agent and itinerary planner in Sydney. While it may offer some basic suggestions, its lack of insider tips and inaccurate information make it less reliable than a human tour guide. Looks like AI still has some travel planning skills to develop!
Cambridge University scientists have developed floating factories that can manufacture green fuel using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide. These artificial leaves could potentially provide a net-zero fuel alternative for planes and ships, helping to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. Just imagine, fueling your car with a leaf!
Residents of the Icelandic town of Grindavรญk, which is facing the imminent threat of a volcanic eruption, were allowed a brief visit home to collect their pets and essential belongings. Talk about a "grab and go" situation! Hopefully, they didn't take too long to decide which lava lamp to rescue!
Scientists suspect there may have been a "Dark Big Bang" that brought about the abundance of dark matter in the universe. Maybe the universe just had a light switch moment and said, "Let there be dark matter!" Or maybe it's all a ploy by giant darkzillas and dark cannibals. Watch out!
Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck are back with a new space opera trilogy, "The Mercy of Gods." It's a retelling of a biblical myth and, according to Franck, the disappointing love child of Frank Herbert and Ursula Le Guin. But hey, aren't all love children a little disappointing?
When faced with illegal requests at work, it's important to make the right choice. Just ask these software engineers! One went along with fraud and is now facing jail time, while another refused to fake customer data. Remember, saying no is always an option! #EthicsInTech
Lunar.dev is here to save developers from API bill shock. As companies rely on third-party APIs for functionality, costs can skyrocket. Lunar offers an open source tool that helps developers monitor and control API expenses. It's like having a personal financial advisor for your code.
Fabric is a new startup that offers an AI-powered workspace and home for all your information. It's like having a personal assistant that helps organize your files and documents. Finally, someone to clean up the mess of my digital life!
โ˜ ๏ธ Postmortem of the day
Message corruption caused the distributed server state function to overwhelm resources on the S3 request processing fleet.
๐Ÿ’ก๐Ÿ“š Articles
The Secret Developer's delusion of always being right in software development is a common affliction. But a moment of realization hit when they patronizingly shared a programming link with a colleague. Imagine if someone did that to them! Let's hope this leads to more humility in the industry.
After 20 years in software development, the author has some advice for startups. Find a technical co-founder, delegate non-priority tasks to services like Uploadcare and Heroku, get QAs on your team, and put everything in writing before wireframing. Oh, and estimations are like eating magic mushrooms. Good luck!
So, in this article about dependency inversion in React, we're decoupling the infrastructure from the functional logic. Finally, the backend connection won't be so clingy. We're injecting repositories like a vaccine, fighting against code clutter and making testing easier. It's like giving your code a breath of fresh air.
Google AdSense is changing its payouts to per impression, but don't worry, publishers will still maintain the same percentage share of every ad dollar. It's like going from getting paid per joke to getting paid per laugh. Hopefully, the laughs keep coming!
Computer technology and innovation are taking over every industry, leaving legacy software in the dust. But fear not! Abto Software has a solution: extension-based design. Add new features, fix customer issues, and reduce complexity. Just be prepared for messy communication and the occasional performance hiccup.
Building Serverless applications can be like assembling a puzzle, but don't worry, API Gateway is your handy front door. With routing, shaping, authorization, and versioning capabilities, it's like having a bouncer at your code's party. Just watch out for the VTL maze and don't forget your API documentation passport. Happy building!
๐Ÿš€ Most Wanted Apps
๐ŸŒŠ Navy UI Kit
Navy - The LEGO set for website builders! 300+ components, 40+ demo pages. Like assembling IKEA furniture, but for the internet. Perfect for those who love puzzling together websites, minus the headache of lost screws.
Webflow Magic: it's like Harry Potter discovered coding.With 80+ Webestica Templates, even a muggle can build stunning websites. Got no magic wand? Here's your mouse! Trust us, Voldemort wouldn't stand a chance in the digital realm.
๐Ÿฆ™ Ollamac
Ollamac, the macOS app that's like having a pet llama: stubborn, exotic, and makes simple things into an open-source adventure. Smooth performance? Absolutely! User-friendly interface? If you're into hieroglyphics, it's perfect!
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Repositories
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OpenGPTs: Open-source version of OpenAI GPTs
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Draw a mockup and generate html for it
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Selfhosted alternative to 12ft.io. and 1ft.io bypass paywalls with a proxy ladder and remove CORS headers from any URL
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Enhanced ChatGPT Clone: Features OpenAI, Bing, Anthropic, OpenRouter, PaLM 2, AI model switching, message search, langchain, DALL-E-3, ChatGPT Plugins, OpenAI Functions, Secure Multi-User System, Presets, completely open-source for self-hosting. More features in development
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Collection of AI-related utilities. Welcome to submit issues and pull requests /ๆ”ถ่—AI็›ธๅ…ณ็š„ๅฎž็”จๅทฅๅ…ท๏ผŒๆฌข่ฟŽๆไบคissues ๆˆ–่€…pull requests
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Open-source digital stylus with six degrees of freedom
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Ollama-Webui: ChatGPT-Style Responsive Chat Web UI Client (GUI) for Ollama
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shadcn/ui, but for Svelte. โœจ
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An innovative superfamily of fonts for code
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๐Ÿค– Lobe Chat - an open-source, extensible (Function Calling), high-performance chatbot framework. It supports one-click free deployment of your private ChatGPT/LLM web application.
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