π Useless Fact of the Day
In Italy, 17 is considered an unlucky number. In Japan, 4 is considered an unlucky number.
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π‘ On October 9, 1962...
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Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode.
Read more on Wikipedia
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Mumsnet denied using AI to write forum posts after an AI-style response prompt appeared on a thread. Users doubted explanations, raising broader fears that AI tools could undermine trust in human-led online communities.
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Anthropic updated Claudeβs usage policy, banning extreme abusive behavior toward the AI and tightening rules against propaganda, election interference, weapons development, surveillance, and risky autonomous hardware use. The move reflects growing concern over AI misuse and βmodel welfare.β
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π΅οΈ Corporate Sabotage 101
Tip #70:
Scope-creep in the last 5 minutes: "oh, and alsoβ"
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β 2086, π 263
Give cloud AI agents a real development environment on your own machines.
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β 73577, π 13818
Open-source AI job search agent and job finder: scan job boards, score each job 1-5 against your CV before you apply, tailor an ATS-friendly resume and cover letter, get interview prep and a job application tracker. It helps you fill in each application; you press Submit. Runs locally in your AI coding CLI (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and more).
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β 2120, π 131
Ruby AOT compiler
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β 5408, π 528
Claude Desktop for Linux
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β 45733, π 7570
Use Claude Code, Codex, Pi, and OpenCode for free (1.3B+ free tokens) from your terminal, app, IDE, or phone like OpenClaw (voice supported + ToS friendly)
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OpenAI/math reports three manuscript withdrawals after a sign error broke key arguments, plus repairs across 14 papers and citation updates in 13 more. It also adds formalizations, raising top-line formalized results to about 42%.
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