🙈 Useless Fact of the Day
On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1"encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.
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MIT's Daniel Rothman studies Earth's carbon cycle, highlighting how rapid CO2 increases historically triggered mass extinctions. Volcanic eruptions, which once caused such spikes, are now paralleled by human activities. Continued CO2 rise could lead to another mass extinction, warns Rothman.
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AI analysis of cities has revealed that people walk faster and socialise less in public spaces compared to the 1970s. Technology, while part of the problem, can also offer solutions by redesigning urban spaces to foster social interaction, echoing past successful designs.
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Siri founder Adam Cheyer argues that the next decade of AI will focus on actions rather than information. He highlights AI's potential to solve significant global challenges and emphasizes that this shift is often misunderstood, even within the tech community.
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The UK has dropped its demand for Apple to provide backdoor access to encrypted iCloud data, following pressure from the US and scrutiny under the CLOUD Act. This may lead to the restoration of Apple's Advanced Data Protection service in the UK.
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Chinese physicists explored the complex physics of badminton’s spin serve, revealing how pre-spin impacts a shuttlecock's behavior. Adding pre-spin, especially against its natural rotation, prolongs oscillation, affecting its trajectory and stabilizing mid-flight, offering insights for players.
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🌱 Good First GitHub Issue
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Language:
Repository: Node.js core
(JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine)
Why: This issue is clear and well-defined, suitable for a beginner to tackle.
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⭐ 7579, 🖖 209
All of source code of version 10 or later of Floorp Browser, the most Advanced and Fastest Firefox derivative 🦊
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⭐ 6, 🖖 1
GiralNet – A Privacy Network for Your Team (Not the World)
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⭐ 8707, 🖖 2953
"Remove mentions of XSLT from the html spec"
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⭐ 27, 🖖 2
ArduinoOS (2017)
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⭐ 2122, 🖖 185
Exa is a Web Search API | This is Exa MCP (Model Context Protocol)
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