Remember r/place? For those who might be scratching their heads right now, it’s a special community event organized by Reddit. Initially launched in 2017, it allowed Reddit users to unite on an infinite canvas to create art — one pixel at a time. It’s pretty fun, and there are some impressive collaborative art feats. 

The sad part is that while it has become somewhat of an annual event, it’s only ever for a short time. That’s why Sean Gransee, a freelance engineer and solo founder, spent two years building and shipping Everyone Draw. 

Everyone Draw is an iOS, Android, and web app that lets you connect with over 285,000 other artists all over the world and draw alongside them. Since its initial launch, a total of 330 million individual pixels have been placed. It works the same way as r/place. Everyone starts with a pixel. You can swap out the color and place it wherever you want. Once you do, the countdown starts. For me, it was only thirty seconds. Once that’s up, you can place your next pixel and so on. 

Similar to r/place, the community has made it its mission to create masterpieces out of pixels. While scrolling through the canvas, I stumbled upon a city built by the community, and my first thought was, “Yeah, I could live here.” 

As mentioned, Sean has been building Everyone Draw for about two years. With the latest update, he’s added several new features to make it even more delightful, including a live view to watch other people draw, a timelapse function, and bookmarks for your favorite drawings. 

In case you missed it, the economy had a little bit of a scare over the last few days, and by little, I mean big. It all started when investors started selling shares due to fears of an incoming recession. Overnight, the Dow Jones tumbled more than 1,000 points, and Japanese markets suffered their worst crash since 1987.

Markets have somewhat recovered since then, but the idea of a recession still looms, and with it, there is potential job anxiety for millions of people. In today’s world, it doesn’t hurt to be prepared. So here’s some new tools built to make landing your dream job easier: 

Codei AI helps developers land their next big gig. You can track applications, generate role-specific coding questions, upload GitHub solutions for feedback, and engage in real-world projects to enhance skills.

Jobright AI is a platform that connects you with opportunities that align with your goals. It’s like a job search copilot that takes your goals, skills, and experience into account and curates jobs at which you could excel.

HackerPulse aggregates your GitHub, LinkedIn, Stack Overflow, and more into one dynamic portfolio page. It gives potential employers a bird's eye view of your skills and experience and makes it easier for you to quickly apply to roles. 

Overlap helps you grow your network and your career potential by introducing you to relevant professionals within your industry via email. It currently covers over eighty different industries, 

So there you have it, some tools to add to your job search repertoire. Go forth and prosper!

Earlier this year, Meta hinted at a significant development in AI: an open-source model that could rival the best from companies like OpenAI. Last week, Meta officially launched Llama 3.1, claiming it surpasses other leading models such as GPT-4o and Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet in several benchmarks.

Llama 3.1, the largest open-source AI model to date, boasts 405 billion parameters and has shown superior performance compared to its competitors. The Llama-based Meta AI assistant is also expanding to more countries and languages and now includes a feature for generating images based on specific likenesses. CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicts Meta AI will become the most widely used assistant by the end of the year, overtaking ChatGPT.