# 121. Stanley Coffee

> The cover photo is from a quest for the perfect coffee shop last weekend. I found STANLEY Coffee near Xixi—it’s easily the best in the area. I highly recommend their Flat White if you enjoy a slightly more bitter, robust milk coffee.

- Issue: 121
- Published: 2023/03/20
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<small>The cover photo is from a quest for the perfect coffee shop last weekend. I found STANLEY Coffee near Xixi—it’s easily the best in the area. I highly recommend their Flat White if you enjoy a slightly more bitter, robust milk coffee.</small>

> **Record the down-to-earth trending technologies seen every week, and publish them here after screening. If you find it good, you can follow this weekly to get update notifications.**

## Technical Related

**XRender 2.0 Official Release**  
<https://juejin.cn/post/7212054600161804349>  
After six months of rebuilding, XRender is back with better performance and a more beautiful UI. if you’re looking for a high-quality form engine, give it a try.  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/p8/%25E7%25BC%2596%25E7%25BB%2584.png" width="800" />

**Inside the Rust Compiler**  
<https://catcoding.me/p/rustc-source/>  
How does the Rust compiler transform your source code into a binary? A summary of the compiler’s internal workings.

**The Story of ChatGPT**  
<https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/03/1069311/inside-story-oral-history-how-chatgpt-built-openai/>  
An oral history from MIT Tech Review on how ChatGPT was built, featuring interviews with OpenAI’s co-founders.

## Trending Tools

**Samantha: Your AI English Coach**  
<https://t.me/samantha_x64_bot>  
This Telegram bot feels exactly like the Samantha from the movie *Her*. it’s an incredible, low-cost way to practice your English speaking—she’s surprisingly clever and her accent is impeccable.  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/9z/K3gYle.jpg" width="800" />

**My 90s TV: Nostalgic Channel Surfing**  
<https://my90stv.com/>  
A brilliant interactive site that mocks a 90s TV set. browse various channels to see music videos, commercials, and shows from that era. it’s a portal back to a different time.  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/3z/TinySnap-2023-03-18-15.57.09.png" width="800" />

**Lama Cleaner: Open-Source AI Object Removal**  
<https://huggingface.co/spaces/Sanster/Lama-Cleaner-lama>  
An AI-powered tool to remove unwanted objects or people from your photos. it’s free, open-source, and arguably more powerful than many paid alternatives.  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/ss/TinySnap-2023-03-12-23.16.02.png" width="800" />

**Catppuccin: Soft Themes for Everything**  
<https://github.com/catppuccin/catppuccin>  
A collection of "low-contrast" themes available for almost every developer tool and app. perfect for those who want a workspace that’s easy on the eyes.  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/oh/JB6hNN.jpg" width="800" />

## Just Looking Around

**Reviewing and Reflecting on Work (Fupan)**  
A helpful look at common strategies for performing "work reviews" and how they can actually improve your career growth.

**ERNIE Bot vs. GPT-4: The Rational Gap**  
An analysis of Baidu’s AI versus the state-of-the-art GPT-4, and the road ahead for Chinese AI development.

**Book Recommendation: The Almanack of Naval Ravikant**  
<https://book.douban.com/subject/35876121/>  
I’ve been reading this recently and it’s truly life-changing. I wish I had read it sooner.