🙈 Useless Fact of the Day

Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.
📰 News
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems could account for nearly half of datacentre power usage by the end of 2025, potentially consuming twice the total energy of the Netherlands. This growth raises sustainability concerns, with energy demands possibly reaching the levels that Japan uses today. Geopolitical tensions and innovations might influence future consumption trends.
Microsoft is testing a generative AI feature in Notepad for Windows Insiders, allowing users to draft text based on prompts. New AI tools are also added to Paint and the Snipping Tool to enhance functionality and ease of use.
💡📚 Articles
🌱 Good First GitHub Issue
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Repository: MiniOB (MiniOB is a compact database that assists developers in understanding the fundamental workings of a database(main language is Chinese).)
Why: Easy way to learn modern C++ by contributing examples and exploring existing documentation.
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High Performace IDE for Jupyter Notebooks
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Curved Space Shader in Three.js (via 4D sphere projection)
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Open Source Deep Research Alternative to Reason and Search on Private Data. Written in Python.
⭐ 9072, 🖖 1430
Blazor Component Library based on Material Design principles with an emphasis on ease of use and extensibility
⭐ 104, 🖖 3
MilliForth-6502, A Forth For The 6502 CPU
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