212. Plum Blossoms 中
The cover photo was taken over the weekend while viewing plum blossoms at Chaoshan in Hangzhou. It’s about 40km from me. There were a lot of people, but the plum blossoms were beautiful.
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
Cursor Pro is exceptionally useful
https://www.cursor.com/cn
$20 well spent on Cursor. The “Agent mode” for fixing bugs, running, and debugging makes it feel like having a brilliant engineer friend to talk to. It makes me even more bullish on AI software stocks!
HiPixel: AI image upscaler based on Upscayl
https://github.com/okooo5km/HiPixel
HiPixel is a native open-source macOS app based on Upscayl’s AI upscaling. It’s much lighter than others I’ve seen—great for making low-res images high-definition.
AI-related icons on Figma
https://www.figma.com/community/file/1471713433455637603
If you’re looking for AI-related icons like Grok, DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, check out this Figma link. Also, LobeHub is excellent.
Technical Articles
Exploration and Application of Prediction Technology in Meituan Elastic Scaling
https://tech.meituan.com/2025/02/14/prediction-technology-in-meituan-elastic-scaling.html
This article is worth a read. It’s great to see Meituan Tech collaborating with academia on technical research.
Just Looking Around
Why does the Apple Store adjust MacBook display angles to 76 degrees?
https://www.uisdc.com/hunter/0221606148.html
Your first thought might be display optimization, but the truth is surprising! 76 degrees is actually not optimal for viewing, which encourages customers to step up and adjust the angle themselves. This physical touch creates “psychological ownership,” increasing the desire to buy.
IRIS shows beginners how to choose a camera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QvisCATm6I
This video is excellent. IRIS is so down-to-earth and funny, explaining camera selection and basic knowledge in a way that’s easy for beginners to understand. Highly recommended.
Portrait photographer “Mo Meng Xing x”
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1rRKce2EFQ
Found this photographer on Bilibili who made a video of portraits he took of his girlfriend over a year. It’s very sweet and the effects are beautiful. After watching, you’ll know what the three elements of portraiture are. Haha, now I want a camera—maybe an A7C2.
