207. Hydroponic Sweet Potato 中
The cover photo shows sweet potatoes I’m hydro-growing at home. They grow much better than many store-bought plants. Just toss a sweet potato in a cup with some water, leave it alone, and after a month it becomes a work of art. You should try it too.
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.
Trending Tools
Convert any webpage into a single HTML file with one command
https://github.com/Y2Z/monolith
Found monolith, a tool that lets you package a webpage into a single standalone HTML file. It supports various installation methods and runs perfectly locally. It’s much better than original browser saving, which creates multiple files and depends on network loading. Excellent experience.
Roadmaps: Skills and learning for Engineering Managers
https://roadmap.sh/engineering-manager
The Roadmap.sh site has a great skills map for Engineering Managers. Technical management involves far more considerations than pure R&D. Interested friends should take a look.
Bruno: An open-source API testing tool
https://github.com/usebruno/bruno/
If you’re looking for a Postman alternative, check out Bruno. I love how it uses a plain-text markup language called Bru to store API info, making it perfect for Git management. Lightweight and simple.
Just Looking Around
Baoyu’s Share: Creating picture books with AI
https://baoyu.io/blog/ai-picture-book-creation
Using OpenAI o1-pro to generate prompts and Google ImageFX for drawing—the results are surprisingly good. Worth learning.
A 10-year AirTag solution
https://www.elevationlab.com/blogs/news/introducing-timecapsule
An interesting case: a guy lost his stolen camera because his AirTag ran out of battery. He built a versión using 2 D-cell batteries that can last for 10 years. Simple ideas solving big problems.
V2EX: How I built an indie game from scratch and launched it on Steam
https://www.v2ex.com/t/1102126
An interesting post on V2EX about building a game about Chinese overtime culture during spare time. The author has great execution, and the process contains many lessons worth learning.
Leisurely book recommendation: “The Southern Eater” (Shi Nan Zhi Tu)
https://book.douban.com/subject/36710597/
If you’re looking for a profound, world-changing book, this isn’t it. But if you want a relaxing novel to explore ancient delicacies and a good story, this book by Ma Boyong is perfect.
