Sorry, I quit early
A month ago, I made the decision to stop being a professional programmer.
Xinye Tao
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Liquid Thoughts
In recent months I noticed a shift in my information feed. More and more people are starting to write, the essay world is booming in quantity. Yet, few are well-crafted in the traditional sense. In hindsight, this feels like a natural effect of AI-assisted writing: the barrier between idea and essay becomes so low, that the community begins to prioritize speed over quality, discovery over…
The Orbital Creature
I might have thought about this many years ago. An ordinary school day in China begins with students gathering in the stadium, running circles in units resembling the medieval foot soldiers’ formation. Occasionally there would be one or two people outside the arena, peering in with the kind of look you’d have when observing ducks in a pond. It was while speculating their thoughts, I was struck by…
Introducing My Knowledge Lakehouse
1 There’re only three entities: log, list, structure.
2022: last minute retrospect
A few notes on working remotely
My 2021 Collections
I’m a hoarder, so I collect. These are my beloved items of the year. Favorite Quotes “The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive.” - Bill Watterson, “Some Thoughts on The Real World by One Who Glimpsed It And Fled” (1990 talk) “Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. […] The insidious thing about these forms of worship is not that they’re evil or…
Reflections on my past addiction to productivity cult
I started off this year by working on my productivity system. That didn’t end well. Here are my two cents.
做梦日志 (2021 II)
.., dreams dry up.
做梦日志 (2021 I)
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[译] 人形白石头 | People-Shaped White Rocks
人形白石头