NODE 01 2025-10-29

Essential Software in My Customized Windows Workflow

I recently bought a new Windows PC and quickly realized that the workflow is vastly different from macOS. Many of the tools I heavily relied on are simply not available on Windows. However, after installing several third-party applications, many areas I previously considered “hopeless” have seen significant improvement. I feel this list is worth sharing. First up is the input method. I chose WeChat Input. The current version has no ads, and you can enable offline mode to restrict it to local access only. The installer is only about 5 MB, so I assume it is a fairly lightweight application. In my personal experience, its phrase prediction and emoji support feel much closer to the native macOS input method. It works significantly better for my needs than the built-in Windows option.

October 29, 2025
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NODE 02 2025-10-29

Useful Prompt Patterns for Language Models

“Absolute Mode”: Reduce language-model verbosity and keep responses concise. In my view, the prompt below helps the model answer exactly what was asked without proactively extending the topic or adding unnecessary guidance. After applying it, the model becomes more “cold” but also more efficient. If you want emotional support or casual conversation, you may prefer not to enable this mode.

October 29, 2025
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NODE 03 2025-10-21

After Finishing Neon Genesis Evangelion: Scattered Reflections

A week before catching up on Evangelion, I also happened to finish reading Haruki Murakami’s novel Norwegian Wood. Why I suddenly started reading literature on a whim is a story for another time. But more than that, I am surprised I actually managed to watch Eva from beginning to end. In Norwegian Wood, Watanabe tries to understand Naoko, dedicating effort and emotion to her, yet still fails to change anything. In Eva, Shinji desperately longs to be accepted by others, but when given the chance to eliminate the A.T. Field and put an end to everything causing him pain, he refuses. Asuka also reminds me of someone from my past. What that friend did back then was as irredeemable as what I did, and I prefer not to bring it up again. But that didn’t stop me from finally understanding the reasons behind it when Eva triggered those memories five or six years later.

October 21, 2025
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NODE 04 2025-10-21

I Built an Open-Source Local Audio Sample Manager

January 10, 2026 - LMA 0.0.3 Update If there are still people who can’t install the DMG, then I really have a bone to pick with Apple. For this update log, I asked Gemini to ghostwrite it for me; I’m done writing for now. I’ll add some actual development notes in the future. I’m exhausted—there’s just been too much going on lately. Ah… really, switching from Python to other languages takes some serious getting used to. Now that the DMG has been notarized by Apple, the system should only prompt you that it was downloaded from the internet and shouldn’t outright block you anymore. I stake my reputation on the software’s safety, and I’m hoping Gatekeeper will finally let me off the hook this time.

October 21, 2025
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NODE 05 2025-10-15

Outer Wilds — To All Explorers

I first discovered Outer Wilds through Bangumi’s ranking list. Before that, I had almost no impression of the game at all. Seeing its striking 9.2 score made me want to find out for myself what made it so special. After around sixteen hours of exploration and reaching the ending, Outer Wilds became one of the few games I personally rate a full 10/10. I finally understood why so many players independently give it such high praise. It understands exactly what drives people forward, and it rekindles, in a truly unique way, the deepest passion in anyone who longs to explore the stars.

October 15, 2025
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NODE 07 2025-10-12

How I Implemented Several Website Features

1. Centering Content First, navigate to the .../layouts/shortcodes folder and create a new file named center.html. If the layouts folder doesn’t exist at your root, create one yourself. Do not look for this under the PaperMod theme directory; create it in your own project root. Then paste in the following code and save: <div style="margin: 0 auto; width: fit-content; min-width: 10%; overflow-x: auto;"> {{ .Inner }} </div> ```markdown When calling it later, use this format before rendering: ```markdown {{% center %}} | Top | Bottom | Left | Right | | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | | 54.79% | 53.76% | 53.91% | 52.43% | {{% /center %}} {{% center %}} **Table 1.** Variance Explained by 5 Principal Components {{% /center %}} After rendering:

October 12, 2025
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NODE 08 2025-10-11

Building and Deploying a Static Personal Website from Scratch

As the title suggests, the purpose of this article is to share the technologies and solutions used in the process of creating and deploying this website, providing a straightforward guide for anyone looking to replicate it. At the same time, this article serves as a personal retrospective on some technologies I’ve learned but haven’t fully grasped, helping me optimize my own workflow. I am not a computer science major, but I did pick up some programming basics during high school and college. So, if I can do it, anyone should be able to.

October 11, 2025
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NODE 09 2025-10-03

Useful Websites I Recommend

As the title says, this is a list of websites I keep bookmarked. They help me find resources faster and get specific tasks done. Design and Graphics Fontshare MaltM Pixiv Wallhaven Pixabay OpenCut Film, Anime, and Literature 長門番堂 子夜星 Bangumi Music Production and Audio Engineering Ableton Learning Synths Ableton Learning Music Lazer Mammoth Audio Gridder Natural Sciences Overleaf Integral Calculator Matrix Calculator Modulo Calculator ProbabilityCourse Seeing Theory Dive into Deep Learning Relationships Among Continuous Univariate Distributions TreeVis Other Tools LRC Maker Baidu Mind Map (Naotu) Image Format Converter More will be added over time.

October 3, 2025
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NODE 10 2025-09-22

Switch 2 Review: Just a Better Switch

Half a year ago, when I learned the exact launch date of the Switch 2, I gave my Switch OLED (which had been gathering dust for about two months) to a friend. My plan was to wait and see until the Switch 2’s pricing stabilized and market reviews became more reliable. Now that I’ve had the new Switch 2 for almost a week, bought several new games, and upgraded a few older ones, I think I can write a brief review from the perspective of an average player. If an upgrade or change is mentioned in this text without explicitly stating the comparison object, it is being compared to the Switch OLED in handheld mode.

September 22, 2025
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