Taken at Ole’ Supermarket in Guangzhou! This place is way pricier than Sam’s Club & Costco—no wonder Hong Kong shoppers haven’t swarmed it yet ~~~ It’s lychee season, BUT in 2024, they’ve gotten way too expensive to afford~~~
Interesting Tools
AI Virtual Try-On
https://replicate.com/cuuupid/idm-vton
When shopping for clothes in the future, just upload a photo of yourself along with the garment to preview how it looks.
Coding Cat
https://hostrider.com/
A cozy website for programmers 👨🏻💻 to kick back and unwind.
Data Structure & Algorithm Visualizations
https://www.cs.usfca.edu/~galles/visualization/Algorithms.html
Visual animations of data structures and algorithms—perfect for visual learners like me who remember concepts through diagrams.
ChatGPT for Mac
https://openai.com/chatgpt/mac/
The official ChatGPT Mac app is finally here. My previous workaround was running the web app inside MenubarX, which was pretty unstable. The native desktop app is definitely more stable, though bringing it up requires an extra step, and it doesn’t dismiss automatically when losing focus—you have to hit Cmd + W to close it. Overall: MenubarX wins on quick interaction, but the native app wins on stability.
Learning
Relearning HTTPS
https://howhttps.works/
An adorable, comic-style website that makes learning HTTPS surprisingly fun and non-boring.
Cloudflare Use Cases
https://github.com/zhuima/awesome-cloudflare
A curated list showcasing all kinds of practical scenarios and setups for Cloudflare.
NotionNext
https://docs.tangly1024.com/about
Used this to build a personal wiki. Syncing public Notion articles straight to a web view has been super handy for me.
Reading
Fangsuo Bookstore at Taikoo Hui
Dropped by Fangsuo Bookstore on Sunday to check out new arrivals. Picked out three books I’d love to read and added them to my reading list—looks like this year’s book backlog is officially overflowing~~
Ditching the Glasses
Stumbled across this short book somewhere and jotted down these notes in Apple Notes~~
Actions:
- Blinking: once every 4 seconds
- Eye drops: close eyes tightly for 5 seconds after applying
- Eye rolls: left-right, up-down, clockwise and counterclockwise (10 reps each)
- Eye massage: standard eye exercises
- Focus training: track a pen tip or thumb back and forth
- Depth focus: alternate between near and far objects along the same sightline
- Eye splashing with water (not recommended by doctors due to tap water risks)
Foods:
- Carrots 🥕 (Beta-carotene converts to Vitamin A)
- Green vegetables 🥦 (Spinach, lutein, broccoli, kale)
- Dark chocolate 🍫 (Flavonoids)
- Red wine 🍷 (Flavonoids)
- Avocado 🥑
- Eggs 🥚 (Darker yolks are generally richer in nutrients)
- Garlic 🧄 (Antioxidants, boosts immunity)
- Sweet potatoes 🍠 (Beta-carotene)
- Oranges 🍊 (Vitamin C, antioxidant properties)