Ginkgo Season

The cover photo shows ginkgo trees in front of the West Lake Apple Store during the weekend. The ginkgo in Hangzhou is very beautiful this season, especially when the sun shines on them against a blue sky. It’s suddenly become quite cold lately, feeling like summer turned into winter overnight.

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.

lazydocker: Terminal manager for Docker
https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker
A simple terminal tool for Docker and docker-compose. Written in Go, it’s indeed very “Lazy” and convenient.

Koodo Reader: An e-book reader
https://www.koodoreader.com/
Koodo Reader is a cross-platform e-book reader with powerful features: supports multiple file types, built-in notes, highlights, and translation. I think the UI could be even prettier, though.

Cap: Open-source local screen recording for Mac
https://cap.so/
Cap is a minimalist open-source screen recorder for Mac. The local recording fits window sizes and supports clipping and exporting. The free version is sufficient. Also check out Kap, or paid options like Screen Studio or ScreenFlow.

Simple Icons: Download brand SVG icons
https://simpleicons.org/
If you need to download SVG icons for well-known brands, check out Simple Icons. it’s easy to copy and provides the corresponding brand colors.

Just Looking Around

V2EX: A developer transitioning to becoming a miner
https://www.v2ex.com/t/1095904
I initially thought it was about crypto mining, but the photos were a shock—actual coal mining. Quite touching: 2,713 applicants for 500 spots, fitness tests, political reviews, and physicals. Finally succeeded and ranked 97th to “go down the mine.” Not easy.

Best things of the year in Japan
https://song.al/haowu2024
User Simon shared his favorite things of the year while living in Japan. I’m especially interested in the MUJI Labo wind-resistant/water-resistant pants and the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. Anyone have a Pocket 3? How do you like it?

Public Domain Radio: Continuous classical music online
http://publicdomainradio.org/de/index.html
Public Domain Radio provides continuous classical and jazz music online. Provided by a Swiss foundation, they’ve digitized over 70,000 records. Great for enthusiasts.

Li Zhi’s recent live performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzwMM59rxpU&list=RDCzwMM59rxpU
Saw Li Zhi’s recent live performance on YouTube—singing Yu Dong’s “Radio Beijing” but changed to “Radio Nanjing.” Keep believing in the future and stay rational!