129. Cat Sunbathing 中
The cover photo shows a clean white cat sunbathing in the emerald grass at Jiuxi Smoke Tree Park. It was so peaceful and completely unfazed by people. Just lovely.
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Technical Related
This Blog is Hosted on my Android Phone
https://androidblog.a.pinggy.io/
A developer used an 180$ Android phone to host his blog using the Termux terminal emulator and Node.js. A fun experimental setup for anyone with an old phone lying around.
Bun Bundler: 220x Faster than Webpack?
https://bun.sh/blog/bun-bundler
The official blog post introducing Bun’s new bundler. is it truly as revolutionary as they claim? give it a spin and see for yourself.
Remembering “Left Ear Mouse” (Chen Hao)
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/bOnW8gDJ-dXp4KbAjhDw9A
A transcript of one of Haozi Shu’s last live streams, where he shared his dreams, his entrepreneurial journey, and what he wanted to achieve in his life. Resting in peace.
Trending Tools
ChatGPT Web Browsing Experience
ChatGPT Plus users are finally getting the Web Browsing beta. This solves the major limitation of static training data—your bot can now search the live internet for stock prices, news, and the latest GitHub trends.
🧐 Warning: many sites currently block the ChatGPT crawler via robots.txt, and it’s still significantly slower than standard chat as it has to search and analyze pages. However, it opens up a huge new set of possibilities for interacting with the web.
Zeabur: A Refined Deployment Platform
https://zeabur.com
Zeabur is a beautiful deployment platform that automates the deployment strategy based on your code. Unlike Vercel, it’s just as good at handling backend services (Java, Python) and databases as it is with frontend projects.
Veloren: A Multiplayer Voxel RPG Written in Rust
https://veloren.net/
Inspired by Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Minecraft, Veloren is an open-source voxel RPG with a massive community of developers and artists building it together in Rust.
Animated Drawings for Kids
https://github.com/facebookresearch/AnimatedDrawings
An open-source algorithm from Meta that turns children’s character drawings into animations. it’s easy to deploy and a wonderful creative tool if you have kids.
Just Looking Around
My Full SMILE Eye Surgery Experience
https://tw93.fun/2023-05-17/eyes.html
I recently had the Full SMILE laser eye surgery. Here’s a record of the procedure and the recovery process for anyone curious about it.
How to Think in English (Without Translating)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJOnhWiJArM
Many learners get stuck in a “translation loop.” This video from Rachel’s English offers six practical strategies for direct thinking in English—a vital skill for fluency.
Minesweeper World Rankings
https://minesweepergame.com/world-rankings.php
I stumbled upon the world rankings for Minesweeper. it’s incredible how fast some players are—many of the top spots are held by Chinese players!
