🙈 Useless Fact of the Day
THE MOST UNUSUAL CANNONBALL: On two occasions, Miss `Rita Thunderbird` remained inside the cannon despite a lot of gunpowder encouragement to do otherwise. She performed in a gold lamé bikini and on one of the two occasions (1977) Miss Thunderbird remained lodged in the cannon, while her bra was shot across the Thames River.
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Researchers using X-ray technology have identified a charred scroll from the Herculaneum as "On Vices," an influential work by Epicurean philosopher Philodemus. The breakthrough, part of the Vesuvius Challenge, offers new insights into ancient texts preserved by the AD79 eruption.
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Gergely Orosz's article revisits "The Mythical Man-Month" by Frederick P. Brooks, exploring its relevance 50 years later. It discusses advancements in programming tools, bug detection, and documentation, showing how some challenges persist while many processes have significantly improved.
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Oxitec is developing genetically modified mosquitoes to combat malaria and dengue fever. These mosquitoes carry a "self-limiting" gene that kills off female offspring, drastically reducing mosquito populations. Trials have been conducted in Djibouti with ongoing evaluation.
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Hugging Face has launched Open Computer Agent, a cloud-hosted AI that can use a Linux virtual machine to perform tasks. It's free but slow and error-prone. The goal was to show that open AI models are becoming more capable and cost-effective.
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Quantum computing is gaining momentum with companies like IBM, Google, and Intel, alongside startups like Alice & Bob and Xanadu, pushing boundaries. These firms aim to tackle issues from medicine to cybersecurity, focusing on error correction and scalable qubit architecture.
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🌱 Good First GitHub Issue
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Language:
Repository: MiniOB
(MiniOB is a compact database that assists developers in understanding the fundamental workings of a database(main language is Chinese).)
Why: Simple enhancement requiring basic YAML changes, good for understanding workflows.
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⭐ 27787, 🖖 3109
Building a modern alternative to Salesforce, powered by the community.
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⭐ 2276, 🖖 274
[ACL 2024] An Easy-to-use Knowledge Editing Framework for LLMs.
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⭐ 3426, 🖖 83
Awesome list for Hyprland [maintainer=@yavko]
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⭐ 2079, 🖖 1040
Open Source HR and Payroll Software
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⭐ 73, 🖖 0
Feedsmith — Fast parser & generator for RSS, Atom, OPML feed namespaces
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