🎞️ Life#
Fitness Beginner Video by Bilibili Influencer#
Booking Hotels on Taobao, Starbucks#
Starbucks can be booked through Taobao; I tried it and a super large cup is officially 40 yuan, but the booking is 26.
The method is to order a super large cup, the store sends a link, click it to select the store + product to place the order, and then they send you a code to pick it up directly in the store.
I asked about hotels but haven't experienced it yet.
I inquired about a mid-range Orange Crystal Hotel, and the business king room was sold out. Compared to the luxury king room, the Ctrip price without breakfast is 501, double breakfast 635 (breakfast is not worth that much..), while the Taobao price is 451 for a king room with double breakfast, and the twin room version is a bit cheaper.
The cheap hotel prices on Taobao should be due to premium membership accounts; theoretically, you can find someone with a premium membership to book for you, as members need to maintain their status.
Disadvantages of Electric Vehicles -- Hacker News Readers#
The biggest disadvantage of electric vehicles is that most of the energy is used to move the battery, rather than moving passengers.
The human body is not heavy (about 70 kg), while the battery of a Tesla Model Y weighs 770 kg. Therefore, the energy consumed to transport the battery is ten times that of transporting passengers.
The First Person to Propose Black Holes#
There is a popular misconception that black holes act like cosmic vacuum cleaners, sucking everything around them. In fact, if the sun were to collapse into a black hole, the orbits of the planets in the solar system would not change because the central mass of the solar system remains unchanged, and the planets feel the same gravity as before.
What makes black holes unique is their very small size but high density. This causes gravity to be extremely strong very close to their center of mass, but this does not increase the gravity further away from the center.
The 20-Minute Rule for Parks#
The 20-minute rule for parks originates from a study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research, which indicates that spending a small amount of time outdoors 🎍 each day, even without exercising, just being in the park for 20 minutes can enhance a person's sense of happiness and physical condition.
This rule emphasizes the positive impact of outdoor environments on mental health, and many people have found that spending time in parks, even doing nothing, can help relax and soothe the mind and body. Therefore, this rule is seen as a simple and effective way to relax.
📰 Weekly Excerpts#
Bilibili Ad Space Can Redirect to Meituan APP, Bilibili Upgrades E-commerce Platform Traffic#
In March of this year, during the Q4 2023 earnings call, Bilibili's management stated that Bilibili will maintain a large-scale advertising business accounting for 28.5%. These two items account for over 70%, and both have seen double-digit revenue growth. Continuously attracting new users for various e-commerce platforms and their promotional activities through multiple ad spaces may have become an important way for Bilibili to profit from advertising.
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Today's ads are really aggressive; before, they just made you aware, now they directly redirect you to buy, and they are particularly sensitive to touch screens—just hovering over it redirects you, 🤮
Shenzhen's 3 km Accurate Forecast, Huawei Releases First Regional Weather Forecast AI Model "Zhiji" 1.0#
At today's World Meteorological Day climate action forefront event, Huawei Cloud and the Shenzhen Meteorological Bureau jointly released the first artificial intelligence regional forecasting model "Zhiji" 1.0, marking a new milestone in meteorological forecasting. This regional model is based on Huawei Cloud's Pangu meteorological large model, integrating high-quality regional meteorological datasets, and can quickly provide forecasts for Shenzhen and surrounding areas for the next 5 days with a spatial resolution of 3 km, including meteorological elements such as temperature, rainfall, and wind speed. Huawei will also extend the meteorological model's services to hydropower, wind power, intelligent driving, aviation, and shipping sectors to provide more refined meteorological services for disaster prevention and reduction.
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Very impressive
German National Men's Football Team Signs 7-Year Contract with Nike, Ending 77-Year Partnership with Adidas#
On March 21 local time, the German national men's football team announced that it has signed a 7-year jersey sponsorship contract with Nike, effective in 2027. At that time, the German national men's football team will end its 77-year partnership with Adidas. The German Football Association stated in a statement that Nike provided "the best economic offer to date." The agreement also promises to support the German Football Association's amateur sports activities and promote the development of women's football.
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Adidas used patriotism to pressure prices, and the contract with the German Football Association is much lower than that of the UK and other countries. This signing with Nike is a great help to the German Football Association and also supports amateur activities and women's football. Nike's international influence is much stronger than Adidas.
Reports Say Apple Chooses Baidu to Provide AI Features for Domestic iPhone 16 and Other Devices, Previously Negotiated with Alibaba#
According to Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily, Apple had discussions with Alibaba and another domestic large model company, ultimately deciding to have Baidu provide this service. Apple is expected to charge via API interface.
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If it's done in app form, it feels average; if it's embedded into the system and integrated with its own functions, the request volume will be quite impressive.
The Era of Music ChatGPT Has Arrived! Suno V3 Generates Hit Songs in Seconds, 12-Person Team Creates Phenomenal AI#
AI startup Suno has launched the V3 music generation model, which can generate 2 minutes of beautiful audio in just a few seconds, with netizens expressing that the era of music ChatGPT has arrived. Suno V3 also adds richer music styles and genre options, now available for free to all users.
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Very realistic, but I can't quite understand my prompt.
Discontent with the U.S. Abstaining on Gaza Ceasefire Vote, Israel Cancels Delegation Visit to the U.S.#
Dissatisfied with the U.S. not vetoing the United Nations Security Council's proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu decided to cancel the planned delegation visit to Washington.
Reuters reported that Netanyahu's office stated on Monday (March 25) that Washington's failure to veto the proposal "clearly deviated" from its previous stance, which would undermine efforts against Hamas and the release of over 130 hostages.
His office said: "Due to the change in the U.S. position, Prime Minister Netanyahu decided that the delegation would not depart for Washington."
The high-level Israeli delegation was originally scheduled to visit Washington to discuss plans for military action in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on Monday calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza to achieve a lasting truce and the unconditional release of all hostages. The U.S. cast an abstention vote.
U.S. White House spokesperson Kirby expressed disappointment regarding Israel's delegation canceling its visit.
Kirby told reporters: "We are very disappointed that they will not come to Washington, allowing us to have a substantive dialogue with them about viable alternatives for ground operations in Rafah."
However, Kirby insisted that the vote "does not represent a change in our policy," and that the U.S. abstained because the text did not condemn Hamas. He said: "We consistently support a ceasefire as part of a hostage agreement."
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Feishu Releases All-Staff Letter: Appropriate Scale Reduction, "Feeling Efficiency is Decreasing"#
Feishu CEO Xie Xin released an all-staff letter this morning, announcing an appropriate scale reduction and a new round of organizational adjustments. "We have also discovered issues within the organization: the team size is relatively large, but the organization is not agile enough, and everyone feels that efficiency is decreasing, and efforts are not focused, which is not conducive to the long-term development of the business," Xie Xin stated in the all-staff letter. Feishu is an integrated office collaboration product under ByteDance, established in 2016. The pandemic in 2020 led to rapid growth in the collaborative office market. From over 2,000 people in 2021, it grew to over 8,000 in 2022. In recent years, Feishu has been gradually reducing its workforce, and the current number is around 5,000.
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It's tough.
Delivery Rider Says He Doesn't Want to Pay Social Security in Shanghai: Isn't 700 Yuan Better Spent on Buying Toys for My Daughter Back Home?#
"I come from a rural area, and social security means little to me; I don't want to pay!" On the afternoon of March 25, the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress organized a legislative discussion, where a post-90s delivery rider from Meituan expressed his thoughts. This legislative discussion, held at the new employment group party service center in Putuo District, was fully attended, discussing the topic of "building a consultation and coordination mechanism for the rights and interests of new employment forms."
City representative Liu Huaxin believes that many new employment groups are not included in social security, and their basic rights are affected. "For super-large cities, ensuring social security for new employment workers is essential." However, delivery riders seem to care little about "social security." A Meituan delivery rider sitting by the window stood up to take the microphone: "I understand that if I pay social security, I have to contribute 700 yuan every month, which is equivalent to delivering 100 orders. I could send that 700 yuan back home to buy some toys for my daughter, right? Besides, I have already paid for the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme back home." "The significance of paying social security is that when I get old, I will have security, but I may not stay in Shanghai for many years, and can social security be refunded? It can't! Of course, if the platform can fully cover social security, I would be willing." The rider laughed.
Another delivery rider sitting next to him shared the same sentiment: "If I plan to stay in Shanghai long-term, I would be willing to pay, but if I’m only living here for a few years, I won’t pay. I also have the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme, and I will eventually return to my hometown." At this point, a rider from YTO Express stood up and said: "Why do many people not want to pay? First, our delivery riders come from rural areas all over the country, and we all have the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme back home; second, we can't meet the upper limit for social security contributions. According to regulations, social security must be paid for 15 years, which is very difficult for us to achieve, and there are quite a few riders over 50 in the delivery industry." A middle-aged man in a blue uniform stated: "I am an agent for 'Ele.me,' and I have hundreds of riders under me. I have also talked to the riders, and over 85% are unwilling to pay social security."
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Xiaomi Cars Officially Launched#
Yesterday, the Xiaomi car launch event was officially held, releasing the Xiaomi SU7 standard version, Xiaomi SU7 Pro version, and Xiaomi SU7 Max version, with specific prices and configurations as follows:
Xiaomi SU7 standard version priced at 215,900 yuan, rear-wheel drive/long range/intelligent driving version
Xiaomi SU7 Pro version priced at 245,900 yuan, rear-wheel drive/ultra-long range/high-level intelligent driving version
Xiaomi SU7 Max version priced at 295,900 yuan, high-performance four-wheel drive/ultra-long range/high-level intelligent driving version
In addition to the standard version models, Xiaomi SU7 has also prepared a limited edition of 5,000 founder's edition models. The Xiaomi SU7 founder's edition is priced at 215,900 yuan; the Xiaomi SU7 Max founder's edition is priced at 299,900 yuan.
After the event, it was seen through the Xiaomi car App that the founder's edition was sold out. After the launch, the number of large orders exceeded 10,000 in 4 minutes, exceeded 20,000 in 7 minutes, and exceeded 50,000 in 27 minutes.
Additionally, this launch event also introduced Xiaomi car accessories and related peripherals, and Xiaomi 14 also released five limited edition color versions.
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Please call me Thor
The blue and purple are really nice.
Official Warning: Recently, Hackers Distributing Fake CleanMyMac Applications That Can Steal Mac User Data#
MacPaw recently released a press release stating that its cybersecurity department Moonlock discovered that hackers are distributing fake CleanMyMac applications to steal Mac user data.
This fake CleanMyMac application infiltrates Macs using various methods, hides its presence, and steals information. The counterfeit application collects detailed information about Mac devices, such as recently accessed files, internet browsing history, etc., and covers its tracks to avoid detection by security tools.
According to the investigation, the fake CleanMyMac applications are mainly distributed through domains like macpaw [.] us and cleanmymac [.] pro. The aforementioned phishing websites have been shut down, but attackers can easily change domains and lure users to download using similar phishing sites.
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📚 Articles#
What Did WeChat's Message Sending Architecture Look Like Ten Years Ago?#
In 2023, the DAU (monthly active users) of WeChat and WeChat reached 1.34 billion, making WeChat an indispensable part of many people's work and life. Since its launch on January 21, 2011, WeChat has gone through 13 years, and the underlying technology and architecture have undergone tremendous changes.
These changes reflect the golden age of rapid development of the Chinese internet. The Tencent Cloud Developer Community has specially planned a "Technology from Ten Years Ago" series to take everyone back to the initial technical architecture behind those star projects. A good architecture grows organically but also requires good design; may all readers gain inspiration and find strength from it.
I want to know what Telegram's architecture is like; compared to it, WeChat feels like an app from the Symbian era.
Listen to Li Bai! Fireworks in March Down __!#
Web Summary#
This article is a checklist for a one-day trip to Yangzhou, including arrangements for morning tea, gardens, museums, and nightlife. Yangzhou's morning tea culture, garden scenery, and canal museum are all highlights, while at night, one can enjoy opera, puppet shows, and experience foot massage culture.
Key Points#
- Yangzhou's morning tea culture is an indispensable part, including hot dry noodles, San Ding buns, and jade dumplings.
- Slender West Lake, Ge Garden, He Garden, and Jianzhen Road are great places to enjoy flowers, with different flowers blooming in different seasons.
- The China Grand Canal Museum is a great place to learn about Yangzhou's canal culture, with interactive projects full of technological feel.
- Yangzhou's nightlife is rich and colorful, including listening to Yangzhou opera, watching puppet shows, experiencing foot massage culture, and visiting night markets.
Consider going during Qingming.