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A personal periodical of things seen online: one topic per issue, plus interesting finds, links and quotes.

Founded April 2022 · Published irregularly

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22 issues

2025

  1. No. 22: He Has Returned Like Lightning

    Trump takes the 2024 US election as I predicted; I call it a win for common sense and await four years of fun.

    This issue's BGM: Radiant

2024

  1. No. 21: Which AI Emotional Companion to Choose?

    GPT's voice mode disappoints, ChatGLM sounds machine-translated, but Doubao's phone calls make it my pick.

    This issue's BGM: mutual love

  2. No. 20: The Chosen One—Trump

    Amused by Trump since 2020, I know he'll be tougher on China but hope he wins for four more years of fun.

    This issue's BGM: 9.9 Seconds

  3. No. 19: Can You Really Find Love on Xiaohongshu?

    A tiny grad-school circle led me to Xiaohongshu, but love online is a long shot, so look offline first.

    This issue's BGM: Thinking of Us

  4. No. 18: The Dilemma of Pursuing a Master's at a Non-Elite University

    All third-years but one went home for non-NLP jobs; I build dev skills and aim to publish early, then intern.

    This issue's BGM: Clouds Turn to Rain

  5. No. 17: Reflections on One Year as a VPS Enthusiast

    A year of self-hosting took me from 3 VPS to 50+; the hobby is fun but costly, so I aim for 30-40 in 2024.

    This issue's BGM: Heart Wall

2023

  1. No. 16: Solutions for Graduating into Unemployment

    Drawing on classmates' job hunts, I trace why graduates struggle, from lofty expectations to who you know.

    This issue's BGM: Not So Simple

  2. No. 15: Today I Learned

    Learning in public is the fastest way to learn; a chain of TIL projects leads me to start one on my blog.

    This issue's BGM: The Meaning of Travel

  3. No. 14: Does the Internet Have Memory?

    Offline personal sites can vanish; regularly submitting yours to the Internet Archive leaves more traces.

    This issue's BGM: Mother and Daughter

  4. No. 13: The Bad Habit of Hoarding Information

    Bookmarks pile up unread, so I save only what I've read and argue for producing knowledge, not hoarding it.

    This issue's BGM: You Have Me

  5. No. 12: How to Break Through During Graduation Season?

    CS job-seekers should master one language and the basics, self-study, and nurture interests and personality.

    This issue's BGM: Who Do You Think of When You Are Lonely

  6. No. 11: Hello 2023

    2022 was hard: I gave up coding for the grad-school exam, doubt I passed, and will likely start work midyear.

    This issue's BGM: Fish

2022

  1. No. 10: My Past Years

    In Gaokao season, I find my schools' defunct sites in web archives and put health and interests above grades.

    This issue's BGM: Memory

  2. No. 9: Technology First or Tinkering First?

    A classmate drops his blog to study Java; I think tech and tinkering feed each other, and I'd tinker first.

    This issue's BGM: Li Sao

  3. No. 8: The Trap of the Information Age—Over-Consuming Content

    Fearing thin issues, I made myself read every feed daily, until a roommate showed me I could stop when tired.

    This issue's BGM: Handwritten Memories of the Past

  4. No. 7: This Is Very Un-Open-Source

    Gitee bans image hosting in March, then pre-screens open-source repos; my trust in Chinese brands falls again.

    This issue's BGM: I Believe

  5. No. 6: Have You Achieved Music Freedom?

    I favor a free-to-listen, pay-to-download model but firmly oppose QQ Music paywalling Jay Chou's classics.

    This issue's BGM: The Saltwater Room

  6. No. 5: How to Efficiently Prepare for Graduate School Exams?

    Ever more lost in math, I review my errors, seek a top student's tips, mind my pace and plan daily runs.

    This issue's BGM: Friends

  7. No. 4: Are You Being Trapped in a Filter Bubble?

    Algorithms left to spin a cocoon narrow your view, so take the initiative: train them and seek information.

  8. No. 3: Say No to Homogenization

    Uniform schooling blurs our goals; citing self-taught Weng Tianxin, I urge anyone adrift to set a goal early.

    This issue's BGM: Me

  9. No. 2: Have You Experienced SEO Pollution?

    Scraper sites flood search with junk and have copied my post too; uBlacklist hides them on Google and Bing.

  10. No. 1: How Are Billionaires Made?

    Elon Musk's success is examined from three angles: hard work, an innovative spirit and foresight.