# 169. Flowers Everywhere

> The cover photo shows a tree in full bloom by the road over the weekend. The juxtaposition of the beautiful flowers with a harsh, protruding security camera feels almost like a piece of performance art.

- Issue: 169
- Published: 2024/03/25
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<small>The cover photo shows a tree in full bloom by the road over the weekend. The juxtaposition of the beautiful flowers with a harsh, protruding security camera feels almost like a piece of performance art.</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 Learning

**DON'T DIE**  
<https://protocol.bryanjohnson.com/>  
A detailed guide by Bryan Johnson on health protocols to "not die." it's a scientific, forward-thinking approach to optimizing your health and body. Worth a look.  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/1k/Bryan-Johnson-Blueprint.jpg" width="800" />

**Chen Hao’s Blog: "On my Three Views"**  
<https://coolshell.cn/articles/19085.html>  
A profound piece by the late Chen Hao (LeftVand) about his views on the world, society, and life. it resonates deeply—he was the kind of engineer many of us aspire to be.

## Trending Tools

**BewlyBewly: A Bilibili Beautification Extension**  
<https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bewlybewly/bbbiejemhfihiooipfcjmjmbfdmobobp>  
A very polished Chrome extension that gives Bilibili a clean, modern interface with almost no setup required. it might actually make you visit Bilibili more often!  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/be/SCR-20240317-rtst.png" width="800" />

**Sampler: A Cool Command-Line Tool**  
<https://sampler.dev/>  
A CLI tool that lets you sample any dynamic process directly from your terminal—like watching DB changes, monitoring MQ messages, or getting notifications when deploy scripts finish. Beautifully designed.  
<video width="800px" preload muted autoplay loop><source src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/os/k/2j/demo.mp4" type="video/mp4"></video>

**Awesome macOS Command Line**  
<https://git.herrbischoff.com/awesome-macos-command-line/about/>  
A list of shell commands and tools specifically for macOS. it includes many hidden configurations that aren't available in the UI, like excluding apps from dark mode, font smoothing, and window transparency.  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/te/SCR-20240317-rqnu.png" width="800" />

## Just Looking Around

**How Modern Workers Can Find Happiness**  
<https://sspai.com/post/86697>  
An excellent article on Sspai about finding happiness in the modern Chinese workplace, especially in the tech industry. it’s full of points worth reflecting on.

**Milk Recommendation: Yoplait 4.0**  
After trying over a dozen types of milk, I've found Yoplait 4.0 (the 15-day shelf life version) to be the best. it's incredibly creamy and perfect for coffee or drinking on its own. definitely try it if you love milk coffee.  
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**Selected Snippets from "Blood Romantic" (血色浪漫)**  
A funny observation on how people can be narrow-minded and dismissive of anything beyond their limited experience—reminds me of some online environments today.