189. MUJI Life 中
The cover photo shows a MUJI aroma diffuser I bought 7 years ago. I stopped using it for a few years after moving, but when I took it out this year, it still works perfectly. The quality is better than I expected. I’ve bought several MUJI items this year and been very satisfied—their summer quilts and bath towels are comfortable, their stainless steel cups have great insulation, and their bone china teapots have a lovely texture. I’m planning to move more of my lifestyle products to their brand. What’s your most recommended MUJI item?
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Trending Tools
Xianyi: A free and useful AI background removal tool
https://kt.94xy.com/
Found a great free AI background removal tool called Xianyi. The results are excellent. You can use their local client, which has an embedded model that works in milliseconds without needing an internet connection.
Datong Search: High-quality information for Chinese scenarios
https://datong.io/
Datong Search is very useful for high-quality Chinese information retrieval, especially for academic, medical, science, and economic topics. it can prioritize English content and translate it into Chinese for easier reading. Very handy for research.
Bin Fen Kuai Chuan: An open-source file sharing tool
https://send.bitiful.com/
This open-source file sharing tool is well-made. Based on Bitiful S4 object storage’s Simul-Transfer technology, it allows for real-time sharing of large files with multiple people. it’s a great alternative to WeTransfer—just copy the link for the receiver. Very fast experience.
Technical Learning
Sequoia’s AI 50 2024 List
https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/ai-50-2024/
Sequoia has compiled a list of the top 50 AI companies for 2024. exploring the less familiar products on this list can be very rewarding.
ACL 2024 | Meituan Tech Paper Interpretations
https://tech.meituan.com/2024/08/09/acl-2024-meituan.html
This post interprets 4 papers from Meituan’s tech team that were accepted by ACL 2024. Topics cover training cost optimization, speculative decoding, code generation optimization, and Instruction Fine-Tuning (IFT). These are results from collaborations with universities and research institutes.
Just Looking Around
Haha! This made me laugh until I cried
Just some humor—many comedy clips can be traced back to a core of tragedy, but let’s just enjoy the laugh.
Yamaki’s hilarious video
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1jT421r7XE/
This video is too funny. Created by “Shi Yamaki Ya,” a designer with great style.