IMDb250 Movie Viewing Plan

In September last year, I set up a "Douban 250 Movie Viewing Plan" and planned to see all the films of "Douban 250". Seven months later, I saw 116 films on the list that I had not seen before and completed the movie viewing plan. Now, I have decided to develop a "IMDb250 Movie Viewing Plan" and plan to see all the films on the "IMDb250" list before the end of the year.

Experience after watching Douban movie 250

In September last year, I formulated a "Douban 250 Film Viewing Plan" to complete a small plan that I had not completed for more than ten years: I saw all the films of "Douban 250", and today I finally completed this plan, seeing all 250 films of Douban 250.

Blizzard NetEase official announced the return: 2 million people booked World of Warcraft

On April 10, Blizzard Entertainment Microsoft Game and NetEase jointly announced that Blizzard Entertainment's game works will return to the Chinese market in succession since this summer according to the updated game distribution agreement.

Google DeepMind Launches Mixture of Depth

A few days ago, it was reported that Google DeepMind released Mixture of Depths (MoD), which changed the computing mode of the former Transformer architecture.

OpenAI releases restrictions, and ChatGPT can be used without registration

On Monday (April 1) local time, the artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI announced that it would allow users to directly use ChatGPT without registering for the service, which would make it easier for people to experience the potential of AI.

Hu Xijin's Comments on the Event of "The Fall of Azalea"

Recently, a third grade Chinese test paper in Xindu District of Chengdu has aroused widespread concern. In the examination paper, there appeared an article, "The Rhododendron Falls", which was suspected of beautifying the Japanese invaders and insulting the Eighth Route Army. On the evening of March 25, Xindu District of Chengdu reported that Xindu District had set up a joint investigation team to conduct a comprehensive investigation, and suspended the relevant teaching researchers and the president of the District Academy of Education Sciences. On March 26, the Education Bureau of Tangyin County, Anyang City, Henan Province issued a notice to respond that the author of the article had been dismissed.

Musk's Grand Model Grok Announces Open Source

On March 17 local time, the artificial intelligence startup xAI under Tesla CEO Elon Musk officially announced the open source model Grok-1, which follows the Apache 2.0 protocol to open the model weight and architecture. The official website shows that xAI has opened the weight and architecture of Grok-1 on the software hosting platform GitHub.

The world's first AI movie premiered in the United States

Our T2 Remake, a "groundbreaking long film completely produced by AI", was released offline in Los Angeles on March 6. The film was completed by a creative team composed of 50 AI artists. It is a remake of the classic science fiction film Terminator 2 (1991) directed by Cameron. It presents a world where human beings fight against the rule of ChatGPT, and discusses the impact of contemporary AI development. After its premiere, the film did not receive much attention, and its reputation was somewhat disappointed.

Devin, the world's first AI programmer, was born

On March 13, it was reported that Cognition, a start-up company, recently launched an artificial intelligence assistant called Devin to help software engineering teams complete coding and other development tasks. Unlike existing AI coding assistants, Devin can be programmed to execute end-to-end software projects, including deploying applications, fixing bugs, learning new technologies, etc. Human beings play the role of supervision and guidance.

Film Review of Zhou Chu Eliminating Three Harms

The main plot of the movie "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Harms" tells that the wanted criminal Chen Guilin is told that he has advanced lung cancer, so he wants to "do a big job" before he dies. When he finds that he only ranks third on the wanted list, he is determined to find out the whereabouts of the first two wanted criminals, and eliminate them one by one, so as to become famous.

US Congressman Demands Byte Jump Stripping TikTok Otherwise, It Will Be Banned

According to Reuters, the U.S. Capitol Hill and other foreign media reports, on March 5, US Eastern Time, members of both parties in the US Congress proposed a new bill requiring byte beating companies to divest their control over TikTok, their short video application, and to complete it within 165 days, otherwise TikTok will face the risk of being banned.

Hu Xijin Talks about Writer Mo Yan Being Accused: This is a farce

In recent days, the prosecution of famous writer Mo Yan has become a hot topic. A microblog celebrity called "Martian Hair Who Tells the Truth" announced on the Internet that he was suing Mo Yan, the writer, for distorting the facts in his works, suspected of defaming the motherland, praising the Japanese invaders in China, etc. In order to create momentum for himself, he also collected more than 10000 signatures online to support him.

Apple cancels electric vehicle project

According to Bloomberg, Apple canceled the electric vehicle project on the 27th, which has lasted for 10 years. According to insiders, Apple announced the news at an internal meeting, which surprised nearly 2000 employees of the project. Two senior executives of the company jointly announced that the project will be gradually reduced, and many employees of the automobile team will be transferred to the AI department to engage in the research and development of generative AI in the future.

Google Senior Vice President Apologizes for AI Model Gemini

According to the Associated Press on the 24th, Google senior vice president Prabhakar Lagawan apologized on the 23rd for users' feedback that the artificial intelligence (AI) model Gemini launched by Google had problems generating character images.

From March 1, the express shall not be delivered to the post station without authorization, and the violator will be fined up to 30000 yuan

Recently, the Ministry of Transport issued the newly revised Measures for the Administration of Express Market, which will be officially implemented on March 1 this year. The new regulations put forward new requirements for the low-carbon development of the express industry, market order, service quality, user information protection, etc. Among them, the content of "delivering express mail to smart express boxes and express service stations without the consent of users, with a maximum penalty of 30000 yuan for serious cases" attracted attention.

Zhou Hongyi talks about Sora, the big model of OpenAI

On February 15, 2024, OpenAI officially released Sora, the big model of artificial intelligence student video. Sora inherits DALL-E 3's image quality and ability to follow instructions. It can create realistic videos according to users' text prompts. This model can deeply simulate the real physical world, and can generate complex scenes with multiple roles and specific movements, Be able to understand the requirements of the user in the prompt, and understand the existence of these objects in the physical world.

Musk announces that he will cancel his phone number

Recently, Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Tesla, said on "X" that he intended to give up using mobile communications and replace it with the social media platform "X". He wrote, "In a few months, I will write off my phone number and only use 'X' to send and receive messages, answer and make audio and video calls“

Analysis of the Characters in the Film The Reader

The Reader, directed by Stephen Daldry in 2008, is adapted from the novel The Reader, written by Benhard Schlink in 1995. This film is very impressive. After watching the film, I also read the original novel, which was translated by Yilin Publishing House. I felt deeply, so I wrote a character analysis.

Reflections on the movie "Songs Change Life"

The film tells the story of two frustrated musicians meeting in New York, making music together, and finding themselves and dreams. Unfortunately, the translation of the film title was not well chosen. I chose a very vulgar translation name, "Departing Again in New York to Meet You". I think this name is far inferior to the original translation title, "Songs Change Life".

Apple made a historic concession in the EU: "Apple tax" cut in half

On January 25, Apple announced on its official website that in order to comply with the European Union's Digital Market Act (DMA), it would implement major updates to the iOS system, Safari browser and App Store in the European Union.

My Best Literary Masterpieces Adapted into Movies

The best adaptation films of literary classics in my mind are: Gone with the Wind (1939), Les Miserables (2012), Pride and Prejudice (2005), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Tess (1979), Little Women (2019), The Great Gatsby (2013), Jane Eyre (1996), Dangerous Relations (1988), Anna Karenina (2012).

A store in Nanjing posted a Japanese element event, and the "patriotic marketing number" overturned

On January 21, in a large shopping mall in Nanjing, a man was glaring at the staff of the shopping mall. He was so excited that he was full of "positive energy" that he directly hoodwinked the other person.

Microsoft's market value surpasses Apple and returns to the first place in the world

In 2010, Apple's market value exceeded that of the fourth generation iPhone for the first time Microsoft Since then, Apple's market value has soared all the way, becoming the company with the highest market value in the world, and becoming the first technology stock with a listed value of more than $1 trillion and $2 trillion in 2018 and 2020 respectively. At the beginning of 2024, Microsoft, once "marginalized" by the market, is now rising again with the help of cloud and AI. The positions of the two are exchanged once again, which is regarded by the market as a handover of new and old scientific and technological development ideas.

Twitter plans to launch point-to-point payment function

On January 10, it was reported that on Tuesday local time, Elon Musk's social media platform X (Twitter) published a blog, summarizing 2023, looking forward to 2024, and announcing that peer-to-peer payment will be launched this year.

Reflections on the film "Living in the wilderness"

A film adapted from a true story based on the biography of the same name of Qiang Krakul, tells the story of a top student in a famous private school in Atlanta who gave up his comfortable life, donated his savings to charity, went to the wilderness of Alaska to find himself. He lived in the wilderness of Alaska for 100 days and was poisoned by eating poisonous plants by mistake, Finally, he died of hunger.

2023 Financial Summary

In 2023, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Index will fall by 3.7%, closing below 3000 points; The GEM index fell 19.41% throughout the year, leading the decline; The annual line of Shanghai Stock Exchange 50 Index and Shanghai Shenzhen 300 Index was 3 consecutive negative; The Beijing Stock Exchange 50 Index rose sharply in the fourth quarter, up 14.92% in the whole year.

Moonlight Blog 2023 Recommended Reading Articles

It has been more than a year since the Moonlight Blog 2022 Recommended Reading Articles concluded last year. Now, the old year has passed and the new year has come. In order to let you not miss any good articles, I recommend some articles that I think are more exciting and meaningful throughout the year. The list of recommended articles is as follows.

Stop publishing blog annual traffic statistics and analysis

In the past years, I used Google Analytics to view the annual traffic statistics and analysis of Moonlight Blog. The analysis time was one year this year. The data of this year and last year were compared horizontally. The data came from Google Analytics.

Blog 2023 annual data statistics and ranking

2023 will pass, and my blog will enter a new year soon. In the past year, according to my statistics, 365 articles have been published, 116 comments have been received, 288923 articles have been viewed throughout the year, and the total number of views so far is 70621449 (according to the statistics provided by Z-Blog, only the number of article clicks is counted).

Taobao and JD released new regulations to support "refund only"

Following the launch of Pinduoduo's "refund only" service, Taobao and JD have recently announced that they will support the "no return only refund" service, which is regarded as following up the pace of Pinduoduo and causing hot debate in the market.

Taobao's new rule of "refund only" has come into effect

On December 27, the topic "Taobao will support only refunds" was the first hot search, which triggered hot discussion. It is reported that this is another e-commerce platform that has launched the "refund only" after-sales mechanism since Pinduoduo and Tiaoyin. How does "refund only" affect our shopping? "Refund only", no return, can this "wool" be collected?

Baidu 2023 annual search ranking released

On December 25, it was reported that Baidu today released the boiling point list for 2023, which covers all aspects of national life and comprehensively presents the most focused topics that netizens pay attention to in various fields in a year.

World of Warcraft national costume is expected to return

On the evening of December 25, once the news of "NetEase and Blizzard restart cooperation" came out, the discussion of related topics quickly rushed to microblog hot search. According to the Associated Press of Finance, Blizzard negotiated with many domestic game manufacturers about the "return of national service" in the past, and finally chose to re join hands with NetEase.

The relevant person in charge of the State Press and Publication Administration made it clear that they would listen to the opinions of all parties

On December 22, the Measures for the Administration of Online Games (Draft for Comments) drafted by the State Press and Publication Administration solicited public opinions. According to the news on December 23 on the official website of the State Press and Publication Administration, the relevant person in charge of the State Press and Publication Administration said that the draft was based on ensuring and promoting the prosperity and healthy development of the online game industry, made clear the problems such as the access of online game operators, set up a special chapter of "guarantee and reward", and proposed a series of incentive measures. At the same time, provisions have been made to protect the rights and interests of minors and consumers.

Hu Xijin: New regulations of online games pour cold water on the recovery of the stock market

Hu Xijin, a media person, said on social media that he believed that the document (the new rules for online games) issued by the relevant departments was in good faith to solve some practical problems, but its introduction objectively led to panic in the whole industry. The stock market just picked up a little and was poured cold water. The pros and cons caused by it, and whether measures should be taken to mitigate the impact, It is worth further evaluation by the document department.

Online Game Management Measures (Draft for Comments)

According to the news of the State Press and Publication Administration on December 22, in order to strengthen the standardized management of the industry and promote high-quality sustainable development, the Administrative Measures for Online Games (Draft for Comments) has been drafted, and now it is open to the public for comments. The deadline for feedback is January 22, 2024.

Bobby Caudique, CEO of Activision Blizzard, is about to leave

Recently, Microsoft It was announced that Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Activision Blizzard, would leave on December 29. Caudique has served as CEO of Activision Blizzard for decades. One of the company's most famous works is Call of Duty.

Ten buzzwords released in 2023

On December 4, the editorial department of Bite Words published the "Ten Catchwords in 2023": 1. New quality productivity; 2. Two way rush; 3. Artificial intelligence big model; 4. Village supermarket; 5. Special forces tourism; 6. conspicuous bag; 7. Laps; 8. Dopamine ××; 9. Emotional value; 10. Challenge ××, understand ××, and become ××.

Google Releases 2023 Annual Search Ranking

On December 11 local time, the technology giant Google released its annual hot search list for 2023. Data shows that people around the world are looking for information about the Palestinian Israeli conflict that broke out on October 7. "The war between Israel and Gaza" topped the global news hot search this year, while "What is Hamas", "What is happening in Israel" and "Why Hamas attacks" were among the hot searches in the United States this year.

IMDb Announces Popular Films and TV Dramas in 2023

2023 has come to an end, and various annual lists have followed. Recently, IMDb released the list of top ten movies and dramas in 2023 according to the data of IMDbPro MOVIEmeter and STARmeter, and the game adapted Last Survivor and Oppenheimer won the crown respectively.

Google acknowledges that the Gemini demo video is a clip

Gemini, the new model of the technology giant Google, became popular overnight, and was favored by the market. However, some analysts pointed out that Google was suspected of exaggerating its propaganda in Gemini's promotional materials.

Google releases the latest AI model Gemini

Google announced the launch of a new AI model called Gemini on the 6th, claiming that the model outperformed OpenAI's GPT-4 model and "expert" humans in a series of intelligence tests.