π Useless Fact of the Day
More people are killed annually by donkeys than airplane crashes.
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University of Cambridge research reveals specific gut microbes can absorb and expel toxic Pfas "forever chemicals" from the body, reducing reliance on bloodletting or drugs with severe side effects. This breakthrough may lead to new probiotic supplements.
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The Pragmatic Engineer's 2025 Survey, with over 3,000 responses, covers tools software engineers utilize for backend development, frontend, AI, and more. Key findings include demographic data, AI tool usage boasting GitHub Copilot's dominance, and trends across company sizes. Noteworthy is the rise of tools like Cursor, Claude, and evolving IDE preferences.
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Bedrock Robotics, founded by ex-Waymo and Segment veterans, has revealed an $80 million funding round to develop retrofittable self-driving kits for construction and worksite vehicles. Testing is ongoing across Arkansas, Arizona, Texas, and California with multiple corporate partners.
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Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have observed CP violation in baryon decay, specifically in beauty-lambda baryons. This finding, published in Nature, provides insight into why there is more matter than antimatter in the universe, advancing our understanding of fundamental physics.
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Astrophysicists propose dark matter annihilation at the galactic center could transform stars, making some appear immortal or younger. Dark matter collisions might provide enough energy to slow or alter fusion processes, changing their evolutionary path and properties.
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π± Good First GitHub Issue
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Language:
Repository: name-suggestion-index
(Canonical common brand names for OpenStreetMap)
Why: Simple task involving adding new brand data, good for familiarizing with repository structure.
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β 712, π 24
Pgactive: Postgres active-active replication extension
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β 2286, π 358
Claude-Flow v2.0.0 Alpha represents a revolutionary leap in AI-powered development orchestration. Built from the ground up with enterprise-grade architecture, advanced swarm intelligence, and seamless Claude Code integration.
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β 3185, π 351
Supercharge Your LLM with the Fastest KV Cache Layer
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β 9163, π 741
MCP server to provide Figma layout information to AI coding agents like Cursor
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β 21134, π 2342
Chat with your documents on your local device using GPT models. No data leaves your device and 100% private.
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