2024.02.05 - The perfect three-way: data, models and AI

Title: 2024.02.05 - The perfect three-way: data, models and AI

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This Week’s Highlights

The perfect three-way: data, models and AI https://modeling-languages.com/data-models-and-ai/
Data and data models are back in fashion thanks to the AI fever. But this also means that classical problems like data annotation, data mining, data fusion, data composition, etc., now in an ML context, must be revisited. For instance, ML often relies on big data sources that seem to be schemaless. But this is not really true. At most, we can say it is “less‑schema” than other data, and we may need to first infer the implicit schema behind that data to be able to interpret it.

The web just gets better with Interop 2024 https://hacks.mozilla.org/2024/02/announcing-interop-2024/ https://webkit.org/blog/14955/the-web-just-gets-better-with-interop/
The web is amazing. It makes collaborating, learning, and connecting easy for billions of people, because it’s intentionally designed to run on radically different devices. Related: Celebrate a more interoperable web with Interop 2023.

Deno in 2023 https://deno.com/blog/deno-in-2023
In 2023, Deno shifted into high gear with respect to Node/npm compatibility and performance work, while continuing to move towards our goal of radically simplifying web development. Here’s a summary of what changed in 2023.

The State of Dapps on IPFS: Trust vs. Verification https://blog.ipfs.tech/dapps-ipfs/
This blog post provides a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of dapps on IPFS through the lens of trust and verifiability. Given the nuance and breadth of this topic, the post is rather long.

Work hard and take everything really seriously https://macwright.com/2024/01/28/work-hard-and-take-everything-seriously.html
So, heed the warnings of those 30‑somethings about burnout and workplace boundaries. And don’t work 24/7 on busywork for a startup if you’re not learning anything. You can burn out by going too fast, or your flame can dim because you don’t let yourself spend silly amounts of time on silly projects to satisfy your intellectual curiosity. Beware of both outcomes: cultivate your enthusiasm for the things you want to hang onto.

Deep Reads

CSS Blurry Shimmer Effect https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2024/01/css-blurry-shimmer-effect/
Box shadows are fairly straightforward in CSS: declare the box-shadow property, set the offsets, define the spread, and give it a color. It’s a great way to add depth to what might otherwise be a flat design! Taking inspiration from shadows, author Yair Even Or creates a similar effect, but with a blur instead of a hard shadow. Read on for a step‑by‑step explanation of how it comes together using masks, gradients, and the good‑old backdrop-filter property.

HTML Web Components on the Server Are Great https://scottjehl.com//posts/composition/
In this post I want to talk about tools that enable HTML Web Component patterns to work on the server side, making it easier to use them at scale in sites and apps of all kinds.

Going from “it works” to “it looks nice” with your code https://gomakethings.com/going-from-it-works-to-it-looks-nice-with-your-code/
Junior and early‑career developers tend to write code that works but is a little less well‑structured. They repeat themselves, or hard‑code things that could be abstracted for easier reuse. As they transition to mid‑level developers, I find that code tends to become almost over‑engineered. There’s a tendency to over‑compensate for the spaghetti code of early career by throwing lots of paradigms at it.

I am a creative. https://alistapart.com/article/i-am-a-creative/
I am a creative. What I do is alchemy. It is a mystery. I do not so much do it, as let it be done through me.

Why 2023 Was AI Video’s Breakout Year, and What to Expect in 2024 https://a16z.com/why-2023-was-ai-videos-breakout-year-and-what-to-expect-in-2024/
However, the progress we’ve seen in video generation over the past year suggests that we’re in the early innings of a massive transformation — similar to what we saw in image generation. We’re seeing continued improvements in text‑to‑video models, as well as offshoots like image‑to‑video and video‑to‑video gaining steam. Related:

• Meta AI releases Code Llama 70B
• MobileDiffusion: Rapid text‑to‑image generation on‑device
• Improving machine learning iteration speed with faster application build and packaging

Fresh Finds

WebGPU‑kit: The power of modern web graphics. In the palm of your hand. Neutralinojs: Build lightweight cross‑platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS Cytoscape.js: Graph theory (network) library for visualisation and analysis React Native Storybook 7: Major improvements to performance, types, and core alignment Why Isn't the https://anderegg.ca/2024/02/02/why-isnt-the-html-element-100-supported Element 100% Supported on CanIUse.com?

Husky v9.0.1: Git hooks made easy 🐶 woof! ASCII Theater: Stream free text‑based movies in your terminal Swift OpenAPI Generator 1.0 Released Five‑year full‑time curl anniversary Apple releases Pkl – configuration‑as‑code language

Products & Others

Only Ni Haixia can rescue Chinese medicine; a 20‑year analysis of its rise and fall and the secret of its success https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5kSEN15fXxuQQA069ErNOQ
The official decline of Chinese medicine is a by‑product of the overall decline of traditional Chinese culture; no one should, nor is qualified to, bear that responsibility. Yet Chinese medicine will not disappear because of this. On the contrary, it possesses an inexhaustible vitality that lives on among the people.

Today’s Lichun: cultivate virtue, destiny, action, and a bright year ahead! https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/M1_6qnVcbyEr0bi_RBN01g https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/sg4tVTwE7QQixTdBYQDxoA https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/xDEMueaXGK6Lf8d7P7CceA
“Li” (立) means “to stand” or “to begin.” Lichun (立春) is the first of the 24 solar terms, marking the start of the year’s cycle. “The whole year’s plan depends on spring; heaven and earth stand at Lichun, and people follow their example.” Cultivate virtue to raise one’s yang energy; cultivate destiny to align body and mind; set a bright outlook for the coming year, and nurture the spirit and vigor for the next twelve months!

Cai Zhizhong: My lifelong belief https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/CDiQlGvm0qi31Ib6FmZF0Q
Walk your own path, constantly transform yourself! A caterpillar’s goal isn’t to grow a hundred times larger—it’s to metamorphose into a beautiful butterfly that can freely soar the heavens.

A single article reviewing the fifth “Tongyou” class at Sanhe Academy https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/87y8jOl_s6vZhAycPKTzuQ
The greatness of Chinese culture lies in its understanding of life; every life is a unity of nature, mind, and body. Chinese culture …

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Originally written by Ping Xia (平侠) and published in Chinese on Web技术周刊 (Web Tech Weekly). Translated and adapted for DriftSeas with permission.