🙈 Useless Fact of the Day

The common idea that only 10% of the brain is used it not true as it is impossible to determine the actual percentage because of the complexity of the brain.
📰 News
Scientists have developed contact lenses that enable wearers to see both infrared and visible light simultaneously without requiring an additional power source. This breakthrough could lead to advanced “super-vision” wearables and assist individuals with color blindness by extending their visual range.
The article explains that AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, don't possess true personalities or self-awareness. Instead, they're advanced pattern-matching systems generating text based on prompt input. This lack of agency can lead to misunderstandings and misuse, as users often mistakenly grant these systems human-like qualities and accountability.
A company called SquareX claims a "major passkey vulnerability," suggesting that passkeys can be compromised through malware. However, experts argue this misunderstands the FIDO spec, as infections aren't within its scope. Critics see SquareX's research as a misleading sales pitch.
💡📚 Articles
🌱 Good First GitHub Issue
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Repository: nushell (A modern shell for the GitHub era written in Rust.)
Why: Addresses inconsistent behavior; ideal for learning codebase and making impactful changes.
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Prompt-To-Agent : Create custom engineering agents for your codebase
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Marisa Trie – Static memory-efficient Trie-like structure
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MCPcat – A free open-source library for MCP server monitoring
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Code Push for Flutter and other tools for Flutter businesses.
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A cloud native embedded storage engine built on object storage.
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