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A look back at some of my favorite self-hosted software and applications from 2024

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co. reported strong growth in revenue and operating profit for the three months through November, as robust demand across Japan, North America and Europe helped offset sustained slowdown in China.

A lot has happened in the world of Large Language Models over the course of 2024. Here’s a review of things we figured out about the field in the past …

And how to use them to change your life.

"Journalists risk losing their audiences through enactments of authenticity that, at their core, may be perceived less as genuine humanness and more as illusory performance."

“I feel like nobody cares about me.” 我边哭边讲述童年被抛弃的故事。当我睁开眼睛，看到屏幕上六个人以温柔而坚定的眼神注视着我，我的心受到了触动。突然一个更坚定的声音冒了出来，“That’s not true. Look at these loving people.” 那一刻，我第一次体会到了什么是无条件的爱。

回顾过去一年的日记，感受和往年很不同。可能是因为有更多对内心感受的描述，也可能是因为有一条贯穿全年的线索：一段找回自我的历程。一月的日记现在读来让我想笑——…

From Lego to Novo Nordisk, many of Europe’s top firms come from the region

tbh, i dont know

Livestream of 2025 Vienna New Year concert.
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The Chinese philosophers Xunzi on human nature.

Last month, I spent 2 weeks in China - I visited Beijing, Chengdu, Emeishan, Chongqing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou.

柴静和崔永元十年未见，最近在油管上，隔着万水千山，小崔跟柴静谈业务，并邀她谈一谈陈虻，一位离开人世十六年的同事。

柴静谈到她的央视生涯，从开始到结束，都与陈虻崔永元两人紧密相关，他们对她独立之路也有深远的影响。

00:00:00 我十年不见崔永元。以前办公室的聊天。

00:00:28 隔了万水千山，崔永元在油管跟我聊业务

00:02:31 我当年做新闻记者与陈虻和崔永元直接相关。陈虻招我，我说体制内的活我干不了。他用小崔和年会招募了我

00:03:37 《分家在十月》讽刺的这些领导和明星就坐…