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🎞️ Life#

Black Myth: Wukong#

Sharing some thoughts on what I've played so far

Current Progress
Before the Yellow Wind Great Sage, I've cleared all hidden areas

Combat System#

Currently, my main basic output is the stick counterattack set; I haven't started using the standing stick and thrusting stick yet.
It seems very risky at the moment because it requires a light stick first and then a heavy stick, and during the heavy stick phase, I get hit by the monster's output. I anticipate that when I encounter continuous attacks or high-output bosses later, this won't work.

The gourd given for pre-order is a BUG... The first sip restores full health, it's too invincible.

Map Scenery and Human Touch#

Black Wind Mountain#

At first glance, I can see the production team's intention to recreate a realistic terrain, which reduces obvious prompts and interactions (adding a bit more treasure guidance for exploration might be better), but the air walls feel out of place.
The scenery is beautiful, but the complex scenes are a bit laggy.

Yellow Wind Ridge#

No need to say much, the opening Shaanxi rap is amazing.
I think the terrain design here is much better than Black Wind Mountain, with more pathways and greater exploration desire and positive feedback.
There are plenty of sculpture details, and I took a lot of photos.

BOSS#

Phantom#

The boss that took me the longest time to defeat. From here, I can feel that Black Myth: Wukong doesn't encourage (at least in the places I've reached) aggressive healing; it's hard to do parries and counters.
I kept thinking about quickly filling the stagger meter to hit him, but unfortunately, he has too many AOEs.
Later, I changed my strategy to move around and fight, and I got through.
By the way, I fought the Phantom first and then Guangzhi, missing a big weapon...

Feels like Guda.

White-Clad Scholar#

Like the Phantom, I died many times trying to figure out his combat logic. Currently, he is the most stylish and gentlemanly boss (quietly watching you drink potions, never reading commands).
The main difficulty lies in his charge attack having no wind-up, making it hard to react.
His movements are fast, making it difficult to counter with the stick.

A very good boss.

Tiger Vanguard#

No need to say much, a weakling, few skills and weak, easily cut down by my Guangzhi.

Tiger Brothers and Tiger Servants#

The story is quite interesting, providing some guidance on why they have become like this.

Little Li Dragon#

A tough opponent, I initially thought of using the standing stick against the sound wave circle, but found it ineffective, and my energy meter dropped quickly.
If I jumped poorly, the rhythm would be completely messed up, and later I didn't have enough energy.
After discovering I could dodge behind the stone, I breezed through.

It feels a bit unreasonable; it would be more intuitive to dodge with the standing stick rather than behind the stone.

In comparison, the Red Beard Dragon is just a younger brother, passed in two tries.

💭 Fragments#

After the death of Zhou Guang, only two remain, introducing all 23 "Two Bombs and One Satellite Meritorious Figures"#

On September 18, 1999, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission decided to commend 23 scientific experts who made outstanding contributions to the development of the "Two Bombs and One Satellite." A video introduces you to the 23 "Two Bombs and One Satellite Meritorious Figures."
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Stupid Company#

📰 Weekly Excerpts#

8-Year-Old Child Scared Watching "Alien," Parents Complain to Cinema#

The horror film "Alien: Covenant" was released in mainland theaters on August 16 and is currently showing.
Screenshots circulating online show that a parent took their 8-year-old child to watch the film, and during the screening, the child expressed discomfort and fear. The parent strongly condemned the cinema for screening a film unsuitable for children and demanded a refund and compensation. This incident has sparked heated discussions among netizens.
In the U.S., this film is rated R, meaning that those under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The domestic poster has a warning for "underage viewers to choose carefully." On ticketing platforms, the film poster also prominently reminds with large and bright fonts.

In China, as long as there is no rating system, there will be such clueless people.

Zhiyuan Releases Commercial Humanoid All-in-One#

At this press conference, Zhiyuan Robotics announced a series of significant open-source plans, including: the high-performance communication framework AimRT for intelligent robots will be open-sourced by the end of September, the Lingxi X1 incubated by X-Lab will be fully open-sourced in September, and a million real machine and ten million simulation datasets based on AIDEA will be open-sourced in the fourth quarter of this year.
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Really impressive, Zhihui Jun.

The Truth Behind NetEase Cloud Music's Outage: Cost Reduction and Insufficient Staff Led to Half a Day of Troubleshooting#

Phoenix Technology learned from relevant technical personnel within NetEase that this outage may be related to the relocation of the server room in the second quarter of this year. "NetEase established a server room in Guizhou, and its businesses were relocated in phases. In Q2 2024, NetEase Cloud Music just completed the relocation of the Guizhou server room."
According to the aforementioned informed sources, this relocation was internally assessed as extremely difficult, with the potential for major accidents if not handled carefully. "Just a few days ago, it was said that this was completed well, and then it backfired."

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Ultimately, it's about not moving data around lightly unless it's a shutdown; the competition in the domestic market is too fierce, and such scenarios could easily be handled by shutting down for a few hours at night.

"Black Myth: Wukong" is a Huge Success#

According to Beike Finance, several industry insiders predict that "Black Myth: Wukong" is expected to achieve total platform sales of 5 to 7 million copies. Based on the minimum sales price of 268 yuan, the game's buyout sales revenue would be between 1.34 billion and 1.876 billion yuan.

Additionally, according to the statistics from the national game bestseller list last night, "Black Myth: Wukong" has sold over 3 million copies on Steam, and combined with Wegame, Epic, and PS platforms, the total sales have exceeded 4.5 million copies, with total sales revenue exceeding 1.5 billion yuan.

Previously, "Black Myth: Wukong" had over 1.2 million pre-orders, with pre-order sales exceeding 400 million yuan, making it the global weekly sales champion on Steam from August 6 to 13.

IT Home noted that the current game's Steam positive review rate remains at 96%, with about 90% of the reviews in Chinese, indicating that Chinese players make up the vast majority on the Steam platform.
"Black Myth: Wukong" achieved a peak of 2,223,179 concurrent players on its release day on Steam, surpassing the previously popular "Monster Hunter: World" (2,101,867 players) and only second to "PUBG" (3,257,248 players in 2018).
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Congratulations!

New Installments in the Mafia Series Announced, Latest Trailer for "Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2" Released: Summary of News from the 2024 Cologne Game Show#

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A wave of new games is coming.

Microsoft's "Accident" Affects Linux: After Windows Update Patch, Linux Won't Boot#

A Microsoft update has caused issues for Linux users.
Many Linux users reported that after installing Microsoft's update, their Linux systems would not boot.

The affected Linux users are those who installed a dual-boot system with Windows and Linux.
The sudden inability to boot has left many users anxious, rushing to post for solutions. Similar feedback has flooded Reddit and various Linux communities.
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Domestic Dark Martial Arts Game "Shadow Blade Zero" Demo Gameplay Video Released at 2024 Cologne Game Show#

The 2024 Cologne Game Show was held from August 21 to 25, where the domestic dark martial arts action-adventure game "Shadow Blade Zero" showcased demo gameplay footage.
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Baidu's Li Yanhong: AI Competition Will Be Fierce in the Next Two to Three Years, Those Who Make Money Will Survive#

Baidu today released its Q2 2024 financial report ending June 30: total revenue was 33.9 billion yuan, basically flat year-on-year. Net profit attributable to Baidu was 5.5 billion yuan. Non-GAAP net profit attributable to Baidu was 7.4 billion yuan.
After the financial report was released, Baidu Chairman and CEO Li Yanhong, CFO Luo Rong, and President of the Intelligent Cloud Business Group Shen Dou attended the subsequent earnings call to interpret the key points of the report and answer analysts' questions.
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The First Fully Blind Female Player in China Defeats the First BOSS in "Black Myth: Wukong" by Sound#

Blogger @Nuozi Meow posted last night that she has defeated the first BOSS in "Black Myth: Wukong." Uniquely, she is fully blind with only a slight light perception, and cannot see any shadows on the computer screen.

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The power of gaming, and I hope the gaming industry can fill this gap, allowing more people to experience it.

The Largest ZIP Bomb in the World: 114885734 Quettabytes, an Unimaginable Scale for an Ordinary Person#

1148857344 Quettabytes, this scale may be hard for many to comprehend:
1 Quettabyte = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,0
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Is this meant to store the entire universe?

📚 Articles#

Huawei Does Not Take Risks#

1. Development and Transformation of Huawei's Automotive Business Unit (BU):

• Establishment and Positioning: Huawei's automotive BU was established in May 2019, positioned as a supplier of incremental components for intelligent connected vehicles, aiming to become "Bosch of the smart electric vehicle era."
• Cooperation Models and Achievements: Collaborates with car manufacturers through the Smart Selection Car model (e.g., the AITO model with Seres), HI model, and parts supplier model. In 2022, the AITO series delivered over 75,000 units, and in 2023, the Smart Selection Car delivered over 90,000 units. Major achievements in 2023 also include delivering 3 million sets of components, releasing HUAWEI ADS 2.0 advanced intelligent driving system, upgrading HarmonyOS 4, and empowering 7 strategic cooperation models.
• Challenges Faced:
  • The Dilemma of "Not Making Cars": As a supplier (party B), achieving a closed loop mainly relies on the Smart Selection Car business, but faces issues of low purchasing willingness from party A and varying quality of partners. Although there are successful cases in the Smart Selection Car model, many potential party As are still observing, and Huawei needs to continuously prove it can bring success to more car manufacturers.
  • Burden on Huawei: In 2023, Huawei's R&D expenses were 164.7 billion yuan, with the automotive BU accounting for about 9%; revenue was 704.2 billion yuan, with the automotive BU only accounting for 0.67%; net profit was 86.95 billion yuan, with the automotive BU losing about 15 billion yuan, equivalent to 17.2% of Huawei's net profit. Excluding the automotive BU, Huawei's net profit margin would increase by 2.2 percentage points.

2. Huawei's Decisions and Actions:

• Cooperation with Changan Automobile: On November 25, 2023, Huawei signed a "Memorandum of Investment Cooperation" with Changan Automobile, where Huawei will inject technology, assets, and personnel related to the automotive BU into a new company, with Changan Automobile planning to invest to acquire equity in the new company, not exceeding 40%.
• Establishment of Yiwang Intelligent: On January 16, 2024, Huawei invested 1 billion yuan to establish "Shenzhen Yiwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd." The automotive BU is currently in a waiting state, and Huawei has divested its intelligent automotive solution business.

3. Urgent Tasks for Yiwang Intelligent:

• Complete the Establishment of the Joint Venture: This includes resolving the ownership issue of the Smart Selection Car business to ensure there is no competition with the new company; determining Yiwang's valuation, which must be based on performance commitments made by Huawei Group.
• Raise Funds: The automotive BU's R&D investment is already insufficient and is being asked to compress; after transitioning to Yiwang, at least 20 billion yuan in annual R&D investment is needed, and Yiwang must find ways to raise funds to meet R&D funding needs and strive to fulfill performance commitments.

In summary, the article mainly discusses the development status of Huawei's automotive BU, the challenges it faces, and Huawei's response measures, including cooperation with Changan Automobile and the establishment of Yiwang Intelligent, while pointing out that Yiwang Intelligent's current main tasks are to complete the establishment of the joint venture and raise funds.
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With Huawei's appeal, it should have determined to make its own cars from the beginning; sales should be higher than now.

Seven Editors, Nine Dimensions: "Black Myth: Wukong" Gcores Ten Thousand Word Experience Report | Gcores#

Vitamin Supplements May Cause Cancer: Those Health "Legends" Debunked#

1. Book Introduction and Recommendation

• Book Title: "The Diet Delusion"
• Author: Tim Spector, British epidemiologist and nutrition scientist
• Content Highlights:
  • Utilizing data from thousands of identical twins and decades of research to unravel metabolic mysteries and nutritional components.
  • Revealing common misconceptions about nutrition, such as the limitations of exercise for weight loss, the unhealthiness of sugar-free drinks, and the potential dangers of vitamin supplements.
• Recommender: Chen Wei, Chief Physician of the Clinical Nutrition Department at Peking Union Medical College Hospital
• Recommendation Reason: Through clinical data, it debunks nutritional "legends," emphasizes the importance of balanced diets and scientific nutrition, and reveals the connection between gut microbiota, nutrition, and health.
  2. Main Points and Findings

4. Exercise and Weight Loss

• Viewpoint: Relying solely on exercise is difficult for long-term weight loss, as the body's compensatory mechanisms hinder fat consumption.
• Data Support:
  • A tracking survey of 12,000 running enthusiasts: long-distance running is associated with a slimmer physique, but weight gradually increases year by year.
  • High-intensity exercise studies: volunteers' weight loss results were far below expectations, with increased hunger and food intake.
  • Meta-analysis: the rebound prevention effect of exercise on weight loss is limited.

5. Coffee and Health

• Viewpoint: Moderate coffee consumption (three to four cups a day) is beneficial for health, reducing risks of death and heart disease, and may even lower cancer risk.
• Data Support:
  • British studies: significant differences in caffeine content, but moderate consumption is harmless.
  • Multiple prospective studies involving over a million subjects support the benefits of moderate coffee consumption.

6. Risks of Vitamin Supplements

• Viewpoint: For most people, a balanced diet is sufficient to obtain adequate vitamins; vitamin supplements may be harmful and even carcinogenic.
• Background:
  • The growth and popularity of the multivitamin supplement market.
  • The vitamin craze triggered by epidemiological observational studies in the 1990s.
• Turning Point:
  • Randomized trials conducted around 2005 revealed that vitamin supplements were not as effective as expected and could even be harmful.
    3. Summary and Insights
• Importance of Balanced Diet: Emphasizes obtaining nutrition through a balanced diet rather than relying on supplements.
• Need for Scientific Awareness: In the face of overwhelming marketing information, it is necessary to maintain rationality and scientifically understand the relationship between nutrition and health.
• Value of the Book: Provides nutrition guidance based on big data and clinical research, helping readers gradually achieve health.

Summary#

Those observational epidemiological studies targeting vitamins, like those studying other diseases, have once again gone astray due to inherent biases: people taking vitamin E tend to be wealthier, more educated, slimmer, drink less alcohol, and are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables.

My understanding is that in the current situation of relying mainly on takeout and cafeterias, it is almost impossible to intake enough vitamins, so daily supplementation is still needed.
I personally take 1-2 Vitamin C, 1-2 B-complex, 2-3 Zinc, and 2 Calcium tablets daily.