# 178. Slow Snail

> 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.

- Issue: 178
- Published: 2024/05/27
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<small>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.</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

**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.  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/ua/images.gif" width="800" />

**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.  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/1716730846.png" width="800" />

**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.  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/1716731136.png" width="800" />

**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.  
<img src="https://gw.alipayobjects.com/zos/k/nf/SCR-20240519-kqst.png" width="800" />

**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.  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/1716730881.png" width="800" />

**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.  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/1716730957.png" width="800" />

## 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.  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/1716731066.jpeg" width="500" />

**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.  
<img src="https://cdn.tw93.fun/blog/upic/1716730741.png" width="800" />