099. Driving to Hunan 中
I drove my EV from Hangzhou all the way to Hunan and back over the National Day holiday. it was a fantastic 9-hour drive with 3 hours of charging stops. very lucky to have only hit 40 minutes of traffic the whole way!
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Technical Related
Deep Dive: State of CSS 2022
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/N33CBhVRwETgbtr3oSW-TA
Once you master the latest CSS techniques, you’ll often find that styling is even more rewarding than logic.
Two Decades of Change: The Evolution of HTTP APIs
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/9TAYgS74yVdNmjduRycy4A
A look back at 20 years of API development, specifically focusing on the relationship between clients and servers over HTTP.
A Simple Guide to Data Visualization Color Palettes
https://sspai.com/post/75989
A collection of tools and best practices for choosing the right colors for graphs and technical papers to ensure clarity and impact.
Moving Away from AWS: Reducing Server Costs by 80%
https://levelup.gitconnected.com/how-we-reduced-our-annual-server-costs-by-80-from-1m-to-200k-by-moving-away-from-aws-2b98cbd21b46
A case study on how one company cut their annual server bill from $1M to $200k by migrating their infrastructure off AWS.
How Do QR Codes Actually Work?
https://typefully.com/DanHollick/qr-codes-T7tLlNi
A fascinating breakdown of the math and structure behind the squares we scan every day.
Trending Open Source
codingfont: The Blind Taste Test for Dev Fonts
https://www.codingfont.com/
A fun web experiment that uses a bracket-style tournament to help you find the absolute best font for your coding style.
Dracula UI: The Legend Gets a Component Library
https://ui.draculatheme.com/
The most iconic dark theme in development now has its own UI library. it’s beautifully designed and perfect for building dark-mode-first developer tools.
learn-anything: A Neural Map for any Subject
https://learn-anything.xyz/
Not sure where to start with a new topic? this site uses mind maps to plot out the perfect learning path for Web Development, Physics, and everything in between.
mackup: Keep your App Settings in Sync
https://github.com/lra/mackup
A vital tool for Mac/Linux users. mackup syncs your application settings via Dropbox or iCloud, making it incredibly easy to set up a new machine exactly like your old one.
Just Looking Around
Behind the Scenes of a Popular Bilibili UP
https://sspai.com/post/75780
An insightful look at how a designer manages a growing Bilibili channel. perfect for anyone considering becoming a content creator.
Must Watch: Bullet Train
https://movie.douban.com/subject/35118954/
I watched this over the holiday and loved it. it’s stylish, fast-paced, and full of great Japanese aesthetics—highly recommended.
The Philosophy of Coffee
A reflection on why we drink ice Americanos. as Pang Bo said, “If you didn’t work, you’d never know something could be this bitter. it’s only to keep you from falling asleep under the weight of it all.”