178. Slow Snail 中
The cover photo shows a snail I saw on the road last week. The blue-and-white pavement, the cool weather, and the snail’s slow, steady pace created a nice vibe.
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
MiaoYan - Markdown Notes for Engineers Updated 🎉
https://github.com/tw93/MiaoYan
Released V1.15, titled “Long Time No See.” Highlights:
🦊 Better font rendering for readability.
🦥 Lazy loading for faster previews.
🥦 Better Markdown highlighting for links, bold, and italics.
🤖 Fixed PPT preview window scaling and unified character spacing.
Chinese Version of “The Fact-Checking Manual”
https://dub.sh/fact-check
A must-read. misinformation in the simplified Chinese space is more common than you think. this manual uses examples to introduce text, image, and video verification tools, workflows, and international fact-checking standards.
Principles of Stable Diffusion Image Generation
https://blog.cnbang.net/tech/3766/
A great primer on the basic principles and logic behind Stable Diffusion.
Trending Tools
Compare all iPad model specs
http://kylebing.cn/tools/ipad/
A handy site for comparing every iPad model—weight, screen, camera, biometrics, ports, etc. it’s already got the latest models. Wondering when the Mini 7 will arrive.
Subtitle Toolbox
https://zm.i8k.tv/
A suite of tools for video subtitle editing, including bilingual support and translation. it’d be interesting to see this integrated with AI APIs directly.
Hoarder: Open-source self-hosted read-it-later app
https://hoarder.app/
Save links, notes, and images and use AI to auto-tag them for easy search. Supports both web and mobile. Perfect for those who “swallow” knowledge.
Refto: Minimalist inspiration gallery
https://refto.one/
A clean inspiration site with high-quality content. Great for site design ideas. If I were building it, I’d use iframes to embed the actual sites instead of just screenshots.
Just Looking Around
Book Recommendation: “Glucode Revolution”
https://book.douban.com/subject/36707112/
If you’re trying to lose weight, read this. it explains why we need to control glucose spikes and provides simple tips to balance blood sugar WITHOUT dieting. it improves sleep, mood, skin, and helps with weight loss and anti-aging.
K-Drama Recommendation: “Moving” (2023)
https://movie.douban.com/subject/35206436/
A fantastic show about people with superpowers—regenerative healing, flight, strength, super senses, etc. it’s violent but deeply human, covering family, love, and North-South relations. Highly recommended.
