Flying Birds on Chinese Cultural Relics

Worship and Symbolism from Ancient Times to the Ming and Qing Dynasties

From the ancient times to the Qing dynasties(that is around five thousand years), birds have played a significant role in the religious, cultural, and artistic life of ancient China, symbolizing communication between heaven and earth, harmony with nature, and the freedom of life.

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How I Built iron.cs-csc.online

Introduction: Purpose and Main Function

Inspired by 财神猫猫‘s live stream featuring the sound of an iron pole dropping, I decided to build a similar platform for my own enjoyment. While the original stream had functions such as triggering an iron pole drop sound, playing meme sounds upon entering, and using dynamic colors, iron.cs-csc.online is more like a song request system where memes play upon clients’ commands. Additionally, clients can interrupt the current meme with the powerful drop command.

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Workflow to Make AI Your Third Hand

Introduction

As someone who loves coding, I know it can be a bit overwhelming at times. But AI changes everything. I’ve found that working with AI can simplify the app development process in ways I never expected. Let me share how I’ve integrated AI into my workflow to help me build apps and websites more smoothly.

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HiddenBlue: This blog explores how violence, both physical and psychological, often becomes an effective communication tool, despite its harmful consequences. It connects with the modern internet phenomenon of “only destroying without rebuilding“, where people frequently tear down ideas or individuals online without offering constructive alternatives.

original Chinese article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/t8Rr5RrJDNKOSpsdYrzajA
The following is originally translated by HiddenBlue. (The original author is Caoguo)

“Nonviolence Is Key to Communication”

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Debugging ‘Service Unavailable’ Errors in Dockerized Flask Apps with Gunicorn

Deploying a Flask app with Docker and Gunicorn can sometimes lead to frustrating "Service Unavailable" errors without helpful logs. This post explains why these errors occur and how to fix them effectively.

The Problem

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1. Introduction

In a world where technology can craft more evocative love letters than ordinary human beings, the authenticity of expressing love fades. As people recognize that others rely on AI to articulate their feelings, traditional love letters vanish, making the act of showing love increasingly difficult and rendering emotional expression itself devalued. In a society increasingly defined by technology and commodification, we risk losing the essence of what it means to be human, as reflected in Foucault’s ideas, the narrative of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and the implications of technological advancement.

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O(zero) (koliber.com)

Algorithmic complexity — everyone’s favorite concept for geeking out and squeezing out performance.

You have a problem to solve. You come up with a solution and it’s O(n^2). You see that it won’t work and need to make it better. You tweak it a bit and get to linear complexity — O(n). You’re happy because things are looking brighter.

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If I don’t have to do something, I won’t, and if I have to do it, I’ll do it quickly.
—— energy-saving philosophy of Houtarou Oreki, from Hyouka

Recently, a friend of mine told me he experienced brain fog more often than before. He came to ask me about the problem of reducing energy consumption.

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