Shiyue Newsletter (No. 31): Strive for monthly updates

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I don’t know if anyone has discovered that the last issue of Shiyue Weekly is on July 10th, and it hasn’t been updated for nearly two months.

A total of 30 issues have been updated. Although I only sorted out the reading for a week, there must be a certain amount of online reading every week and it takes two or three hours to sort out on weekends. There is some pressure to update. Thinking that Ruan Yifeng’s Tech Enthusiast Weekly has been written for five years, it’s amazing.

Originally, I planned to just cut it off silently, but after reading some good content, I still couldn’t help but save and share it. These contents are scattered in Shiyue bookmarks , Shiyue Weibo , and personal Obsidian notes. I still feel the need to organize these contents properly, so I decided to continue writing this newsletter. In addition, 7 new email subscribers were added in August, which also makes me want to continue to update. But change the frequency from weekly to monthly.

For any matter, setting up the timeline is a burden, so we can only “fight” for monthly updates. On the contrary, aimless updates last longer. For example, this blog has been written for more than 8 years without KPI.

Finally, in terms of content, I started reading magazines, so I will share some excerpts from magazines.

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[English] 10 Challenges for Large Models

This article summarizes 10 challenges of large models. When introducing each challenge, a lot of external information is also provided for further understanding.

Alipay is not a dead end for private domain

This article should be very popular on the Internet. It does have a lot of thought and the expression is very clear.

[English] The Illusion of Knowledge

Discussing the macro forecast in investment, the conclusion of the full text is that the macro is unpredictable. The core logic behind it is very similar to Hayek’s following two articles: too many variables. (Shared in issue 29 )

【English】Artificial intelligence generated content is not protected by copyright

Human authorship is a basic requirement. The Copyright Office confirms that most works generated by AI are not subject to copyright protection, but clarifies that AI-assisted material is eligible for protection in certain circumstances. Claims for AI-created works can support copyright claims if humans select or arrange them in a “sufficiently creative manner” such that the resulting work constitutes an original work, the statement said. [This is similar to a camera. Taking pictures is already very intelligent, but people are still deeply controlled]

【English】Elon Musk’s rules

The New Yorker has a lengthy report on Musk. I know that Musk’s influence is very large, but I didn’t expect that because of the two projects SpaceX and Starlink, its political and even military influence is also so large.

Because of the particularity of his industry, especially SpaceX and Starlink, both are very basic industries and are unique in the current market, so that government officials have to seek Musk’s opinions when doing many things.

He responded immediately: “In some ways.” Reed Hoffman told me that Musk’s attitude was “like Louis XIV: ‘L’état, c’est moi.'”

The last meaning is: I am the country.

【English】What happened in 2012?

The author lays out a plethora of data charts that show that 2012 was a turning point, such as teens getting less sleep, more arguments, fewer births, fewer entertainment industry original shows, and lower grade point averages for students. Worse and so on.

And all of this corresponds to the penetration rate of smartphones in 2012, which was more than half, and then completely popularized.

At the same time, the author compares all this with the United States in the 1970s. Looking at the message, someone mentioned that the 1970s happened to be the time when the penetration rate of television in the United States exceeded half.

I would like to use this article to commemorate the father in “Four Springs”

A scene in the film is often mentioned repeatedly by the audience. In the spring, my father was pleasantly surprised to find that “the swallows are coming again.” My mother said, “I told your father to be less happy. When these swallows leave, I will feel depressed for a few days.”

【English】How to learn better in the digital age

Mentioning some reasons in brain science, in terms of operation, the emphasis is still on initiative, and only resistance can be absorbed. Passive “swiping” is entertainment.

[English] UI Design Trends of Chinese Mobile Apps – Dan Grover

An article written by a foreigner who worked in the WeChat team in 2014 has been widely circulated. You can see some differences in UI interaction between China and foreign countries.

Come on, please destroy this billboard

This article introduces three offline interactive advertising ideas, which are very interesting.

Why do front-line policemen feel tired?

Cut from an event, full of details. No job is easy.

Refresh machine in the social siege |

After posting this blog, I should still sit in front of the computer, open Google Analytics, press “Refresh” a few times, and see how many people are reading it.

So true, so am I.

【English】Rise of Worse Is Better

The article written by Richard P. Gabriel in 1991 should be an earlier source of worse is better in the computer field. The article talks about the concepts of lisp and c language. The former pursues completeness, correctness and usability, while the latter pursues simplicity and usability.

[English] Examples of some projects in history that went from planning to execution very quickly – Patrick Collison

Patrick Collison (Stripe founder) collected some examples of projects in history that went from planning to execution very quickly. Later, I also mentioned some analysis data that the construction in the United States is very slow now.

Wang Di: Those in power always fantasize about creating history, and the result is a huge tragedy for the country and countless individuals

“The human events that always make a country a hell on earth are precisely the people who try to turn it into a paradise.” The result has caused great tragedy to the country and nation and even countless individuals.

【English】PPT History

In reflections on the 20th anniversary of PowerPoint’s launch, Gaskins admitted that “more business and academic presentations look like poor attempts at sales presentations,” a phenomenon he blamed on “a general failure of taste,” as well as Blame it on PowerPoint itself. This tool is so powerful it destroys all pre-existing contexts. Not everything is a sales presentation; nor should it be.

Cognition Sharing of the Times (1) Elevator Fable

The younger you are, the more you believe in fate, otherwise, how do you deal with yourself?

podcast

81. New Opportunities for “Sleep Environment” – Crazy Vote

The guest of this issue is the co-founder of Liaidao brand.

Lying Island is a sleep brand, and currently it mainly produces home textile products, pillows, four-piece sets and the like. Long-term planning is everything in the bedroom, and it can be involved. Its slogan is “Come to lie on the island and just sleep.” Home textile is a very traditional industry, but it is very interesting to start from the scene of “sleep”, and when I listened to it, after understanding it, I was moved by its brand concept and the problems the brand wanted to solve.

Chinese Typewriter: A Century of Breakthrough History of Chinese Characters – Minority Podcast SSPAI Podcast

Chinese is the only pictographic script still in use. In the process of mechanization and informatization, there are many difficulties.

Will the future of mankind be in Europe? – Out of season

In the matter of volume, China and the United States are actually very similar. Europe is different from America.

Talking about the life of Europeans, Yang Zhao has a point of view that impressed me deeply: live according to ideas, not according to feelings. I understand it as the unity of knowledge and action. For example, if you know that junk food is unhealthy, eat less, and don’t eat it just because it tastes good.

But this is still related to personal interests. What’s more rare is that it is not directly related to personal interests, but is related to the fate of all mankind, such as protecting the environment, Germany canceled nuclear power, and now because of the Russia-Ukraine war, many people in China Netizens made fun of it. But Germans are willing to put up with such high cost and inconvenience because it helps the environment. In other words, without sacrificing the environment for convenience. This angle is very interesting. I don’t live in Germany, so maybe not everyone thinks this way, but there must be quite a few people who are really enduring some inconvenience, just to protect the environment and do their part.

EP89 lasted seven years, how did we report the “Wu Xieyu case” – Talk Sanlian

very exciting. Present the facts and the statements of the relevant parties as much as possible, and do not attribute for the sake of attribution

031 | MBTI is metaphysics without karma – swim with belly

People E and I should have heard this word a long time ago, but they didn’t leave any impression on it, and they weren’t used to it. If they heard it again, they wouldn’t know what it was without an explanation.

video

This “fraud video”, I hope 1.4 billion people can see it – 哔哩哔哩

The video that went viral was an eye-opener.

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remarks


Win and profit have the same sound, but the direction is very different. Winner, outgoing too. Those who are profitable are introverted.
via Reader 2023 Issue No. 15 / Holding Profit


Performing shows for relatives when I was young, introducing myself in front of the whole class at school, and team building with colleagues on weekends after work. ——”Social terror” three major nightmares in life
via Reader Issue 15, 2023 / Speech


Reading, the highest state is “digestion”, not to digest what you read, but to digest the life content that has happened to you through reading. —— “Banshan Anthology”
via Reader Issue 15, 2023 / Speech


I have been hovering between “I have to save money” and “I live once”. ——consumption concept of modern people
via Reader 2023 Issue No. 16 / Speech


Don’t demonize beauty, Tagore said: “We misread the world but say it deceived us.” Instead, I think it is “the world has made such rules, but it blames us who follow the rules.” Before slandering those (plastic surgery) children, shouldn’t we think about the social phenomenon of preferential treatment for appearance?
via Watch the World 2023 Issue No. 18 / Busy plastic surgery after the college entrance examination


She hits the nail on the head: “Men’s basic problems stem from economics, race, and society, but women’s basic, and arguably most important, problems stem from their gender: women.”
via Watch the World Issue No. 18, 2023 / Oriana once made the world’s political leaders tremble

literature


The rain at night is like a distant guest, quietly, worried that my arrival will disturb you, only after leaving, leave a message saying, I have been to the place where you live. The cloud gushing from the valley is Ye Yu’s message.
via Reader Issue 16, 2023 / Ye Yu’s message


Guo Xi said in “Lin Quan Gao Zhi Shan Shui Xun”: “If the mountain wants to be high, it will not be high if it is fully exposed; if the haze locks its waist, it will be high; if the water wants to be far, it will not be far if it is fully exposed. It’s far away.” Painting mountains and painting water must be hidden, or let mountains be hidden in layers of clouds, or let curved water hide in the endless horizon, so that you can see its height and length.
via Reader 2023 Issue No. 15 / Collection

humor

A: “What is the most sadistic love triangle in the world?”
B: “I like RMB, RMB likes work, and work likes me.”
via Reader Issue 15, 2023 / Humor

Collection resources

“About writing” articles written by some well-known authors

Bound, this organization is great.

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