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This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fitr-links.stackoverflow.email\u002Fu\u002Fclick?_t=3603a3d8f3104ca5bd7015a5845f7fb7&_m=EoL62DB0PIGuXz8jH5uBuQ84lXlHlps2&_e=_QiVw4xkxL6Kq_I-OU4afBnKfI77FjoIfX88HTVRZxPuTd2bnAMrrH9rcbsb0dWeVEF1qnpHf4xYVNc9DjG8B3SxoCwGD7YNwE1j5XUlAoVN5IWubZGRkJQZDmmaOZBv48jI4i91xWdFCil-LQ1NSRFjmqF5DoNWqj0-C-Jd-e6BG04-YOMtUtGjjvW4FlO4SiDdPs_9w2phRLlieyDSowbBJXd8neaip9JCBAeEhORiLVYGsioAE1W0vQlkjGKF\">Cassidy Williams\u003C\u002Fa>. 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Get hands-on experience creating and deploying a database with this free course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 id=\"h-interesting-questions\">Interesting questions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fopensource.stackexchange.com\u002Fquestions\u002F13821\u002Fprotect-public-project-from-potential-patents?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>Protect public project from potential patents\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>opensource.stackexchange.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>Check out the concept of defensive publishing, which is the legal equivalent of posting “First!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fastronomy.stackexchange.com\u002Fquestions\u002F53108\u002Fdoes-the-earth-constantly-lose-mass?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>Does the Earth constantly lose mass?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>astronomy.stackexchange.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>It loses a tiny amount as air escapes and astronauts leave flags on the Moon. But none of this is the Moon’s fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhistory.stackexchange.com\u002Fquestions\u002F71147\u002Fdid-courtiers-of-antiquity-hold-in-their-pee-or-did-they-have-common-commodes-av?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>Did courtiers of antiquity hold in their pee or did they have common commodes available in the king\u002Fqueen’s court?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>history.stackexchange.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>To pee or not to pee, that is the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fworkplace.stackexchange.com\u002Fquestions\u002F190473\u002Fhow-to-politely-decline-a-take-home-test-task?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_overflow_newsletter\">\u003Cstrong>How to politely decline a take-home test task?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>workplace.stackexchange.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>That depends: do you want the job or not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 id=\"h-links-from-around-the-web\">Links from around the web\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.assemblyai.com\u002Fblog\u002Femergent-abilities-of-large-language-models\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>Emergent abilities of large language models\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cem>www.assemblyai.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>If you’ve heard the term “large language model” (or LLM) a lot lately, you’re not alone. 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