157. Gravity Theater 中
The cover photo was taken at the Pudong Museum of Art in Shanghai. Xu Bing’s “Gravity Theater” is absolutely spectacular. if you’re in Shanghai, don’t miss it.
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 Learning
The Missing Semester of Your CS Education
https://missing-semester-cn.github.io/
This MIT course focuses on the tools of the trade that universities often skip (CLI, editors, version control) while focusing on OS and ML theory. Perfect for beginners.
Deep Learning Paper Reading Videos
https://github.com/mli/paper-reading
A collection of deep-dive videos on classic and new DL papers, including GPT-4 and large model research. very academic and thorough.
Dynamic HDR Optimization at Netflix
https://netflixtechblog.com/all-of-netflixs-hdr-video-streaming-is-now-dynamically-optimized-e9e0cb15f2ba
A look at how Netflix dynamically optimizes all its HDR video streams for better quality.
Trending Tools
MyLens: AI-Generated Timelines
https://mylens.ai/
A polished tool that uses AI to generate beautiful timeline images. it handles both the historical research and the visual layout. I used it to map out an open-source history and the result was excellent.
Transhumans: Open-Source Illustrations
https://transhumans.xyz/
Stunning, futuristic open-source illustrations available in SVG and PNG. Free for personal and commercial use.
AI or Not: Detecting AI-Generated Content
https://aiornot.com/
A simple tool to help identify if an image or audio clip was generated by AI.
PaletteMaker: Simple Palette Generation
https://palettemaker.com/
Generate design palettes for different scenarios and visualize them across various use cases.
Just Looking Around
Chen Hao’s “Left Ear Listening to Wind”
https://book.douban.com/subject/36667269/
I’ve been reading this collection of the late Chen Hao’s works. it’s a great legacy for engineers.
Mystery of the [a-z].com Domains
https://nerology.substack.com/p/xcom-is-twitter-but-what-are-a-zcom
An interesting experiment by someone who wondered what lies behind single-letter .com domains like a.com or b.com.