163. Mahjong and AI 中
The cover photo shows a set of Mahjong tiles I bought last week. they feel as smooth as jade. I’m planning to have my family spend the lunar new year in Hangzhou this year, and Mahjong is the perfect holiday activity.
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
Advice for New Programmers
https://icodeit.org/2017/07/tips-for-newbies/
A 2017 blog post from “I Code It” that remains extremely relevant: stay healthy, find hobbies outside coding, learn continuously, handle mistakes correctly, don’t get pigeonholed, show your creativity, and practice your typing speed. Truly applicable at any career stage.
State of Generative AI Infographic
https://briansolis.com/2023/12/introducing-the-genai-prism-infographic-a-framework-for-colalborating-with-generative-ai/
The “GenAI Prism v1.0” by JESS3 and Brian Solis is a comprehensive map of the current AI landscape, covering companies and their maturity across various categories.
Trending Tools
How to make your browser faster
Here’s my current setup:
- Enable “Performance” features in Chromium-based browsers for preloading.
- Tweak
chrome://flagsfor faster loading/downloading. - Disable unused extensions.
- Use Thorium browser—it’s incredibly fast and has become my default recently.
Product Hunt: Golden Kitty Awards 2023
https://www.producthunt.com/golden-kitty-awards/hall-of-fame
Check out the best products of 2023. most are AI-based this year, making it a great place to discover new tools.
Shiki: A beautiful syntax highlighter
https://shiki.style/
Another powerful syntax highlighter—great for those who want a fresher look than highlight.js.
Just Looking Around
Lectures on Modern Western Thought
https://book.douban.com/subject/35313227/
I highly recommend Liu Qing’s “Lectures on Modern Western Thought.” it’s great for becoming a more self-aware modern person. I’ve read it on Kindle and now I’m revisiting the physical book.
Programmer Jokes 😂
Something to share with your partner to see if they’d buy it.
Podcast: Temu’s growth and Colin Huang’s philosophy
https://xiaoyuzhoufm.com/episode/657fc03f991e2ee608f54f98
An insightful episode of “True Imagination” discussing Temu’s growth, how its model simplifies logistics, its low-price strategy, and the stages of Chinese enterprises going global.