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First impressions of working at Tencent—a warm and inclusive team, far fewer big-company processes than I imagined, root access to GPU servers, building things from zero to one, and a monthly commute-by-plane to Chengdu to meet the colleagues I work with every day but never see.
Seven days, three thousand kilometers, one car, and the whole Northwest laid out in front of us. A graduation trip through Qinghai and Gansu—salt lakes, desert, Danxia, grassland, the Milky Way over a no-man's land, and the last stretch of road before everyone goes their separate way.
After AAAI wrapped up in Singapore, we hopped across the strait to Indonesia—catching sunrise over Mount Bromo, descending into Ijen's sulfur clouds, and getting thoroughly stood up by the dolphins of Lovina. A trip about what nature shows you, and what it doesn't.
The sandwich method of feedback isn't dead—it's just been zombified by generic templates. Learn why 'I really appreciate your dedication' makes people cringe, and discover how to give criticism that actually lands without sounding like you Googled it 15 minutes ago.
Reflections on presenting Joint-GCG at AAAI 2026 in Singapore—from exploring the city's vibrant culture and cuisine to engaging with cutting-edge AI safety research and connecting with researchers from around the world.
From surviving the rejection/acceptance cycle of AAAI to navigating the brutal fall recruitment season and landing at Tencent, 2025 was a year of resilience. It was also the year AI became my second brain—transforming how I code, communicate, and create. Join me for a retrospective on balancing the digital grind with analog adventures, from the snows of Changbai Mountain to the joy of a perfect game of pool. This is how I said goodbye to student life and hello to the future.
Reflecting on the anxiety of constant milestones and why we should view life as a continuous flow rather than a series of pass-or-fail tests.
Why I ditched standard CMSs for a git-based workflow using Nuxt Content, NuxtHub, and Cloudflare Pages.
My first blog post, about my journey to finally building this little corner of the internet.
Using pure css to create an elegant grid pulse background, which I use for my homepage.