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1 week ago | 
japantimes.co.jp | Alex Xu
In a quiet operating room on Kyoto University’s medical campus, a team of researchers slipped a syringe of lab-grown neurons into the brain of a living person. Leading the trial was Jun Takahashi, a neurosurgeon with the kind of demeanor you’d expect from someone whose job involves rewiring minds. His team had spent five years coaxing adult skin cells back into an embryonic state, then training them to become the dopamine-producing neurons that Parkinson’s disease steadily erodes.
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1 week ago | 
qoshe.com | Alex Xu
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3 weeks ago | 
wessexscene.co.uk | Alex Xu
I hold my breath and wait, patiently, in the dawn. I bend over, hiding behind the window. Under intense focus my sense is getting clearer and better. I watch him through the glass on my gun, closer, until he’s at the right position. I can only hear my stable heartbeat, under my control, that shows I’m highly focused. Calm. On top of my mission. Extreme silence. I think I hear a bird flapping its wings. He showed up, finally, welcomed by the crowd.
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4 weeks ago | 
thediplomat.com | Alex Xu
Japan’s foray into regenerative medicine takes on added importance for a nation wrestling with age, stagnation, and its place in the world. Subscribe for ads-free reading In a quiet operating room on Kyoto University’s medical campus, a team of researchers slipped a syringe of lab-grown neurons into the brain of a living person. Leading the trial was Takahashi Jun, a neurosurgeon with the kind of demeanor you’d expect from someone whose job involves rewiring minds.
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1 month ago | 
medium.com | Alex Xu
In the world of anime, creative vision is only one piece of the puzzle. Creative legends in the anime industry are driven by their passion for creating unique characters and stories while expressing their creativity through this art form. However, the real engine behind what gets animated, greenlit, and distributed often lies in something less romantic: money.
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2 months ago | 
thediplomat.com | Alex Xu
From joint ventures to licensing deals, biotechnology is emerging as a strategic bridge between China and Japan. Subscribe for ads-free reading In 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping proclaimed: “Biopharmaceuticals is a strategic emerging industry vital to China’s economic growth, public welfare, and national security.” For seasoned China watchers, this kind of framing sets off alarms.
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Feb 22, 2025 | 
medium.com | Alex Xu
Member-only storyAlex Xu·Follow3 min read·--Alfred acts as a quick-launch tool with customizable workflows, letting you execute scripts with a keyboard shortcut or keyword. Python is simplicity and has vast library ecosystem make it ideal for scripting complex logic. It can also interact with API like LLMs to do surprising work. Together, they let you automate tasks like form-filling, data processing, and repeated operations, all triggered by a simple Alfred command.
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Feb 16, 2025 | 
dev.to | Martin Kleppmann |Alex Xu |Robert Martin |Joseph S. Valacich
Disclosure: This post includes affiliate links; I may receive compensation if you purchase products or services from the different links provided in this article. Hello friends, System design and Software design are two important topic for any tech interviews and also two important skills for Software developers. Without knowing how to design System you cannot create new software and it will also be difficult to learn and understand existing software and system.
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Feb 1, 2025 | 
dev.to | Martin Kleppmann |Alex Xu |Robert Martin
Disclosure: This post includes affiliate links; I may receive compensation if you purchase products or services from the different links provided in this article. Hello devs, being a senior developer is not easy in software development world. As your experience grow, your responsibility also grows and you need diverse set of skills to perform well at that level.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
blog.bytebytego.com | Alex Xu
Our New Coding Patterns YouTube channelBIG announcement: we’ve launched a new YouTube channel! – Coding PatternsThe first video is already live, and we'll aim to post new videos fortnightly. This channel will be run by my colleague Shaun Gunawardane. Our goal is to provide high-quality, entertaining explanations on coding patterns, and interview tips, without making you feel like you’re stuck in a boring lecture.
