Snapped in Dongshankou—a massive crowd dressing up in wild Halloween costumes, making the whole neighborhood feel even more lively and packed than the Lunar New Year flower market!
Interesting Tools
LXGW Bright (霞鹜文楷 + Ysabeau)
https://github.com/lxgw/LxgwBright
I’m quite used to reading LXGW WenKai font. Recently discovered this merged version—definitely going to give it a spin when I get a chance.
iOS Proxy Setting
https://github.com/jnlaoshu/MySelf
Used Quantumult X in the past but could never figure out how to write the configs—the official docs didn’t have a single word of guidance. Finally found a great demo repo to reference!
Google AdSense Alternatives
https://googleadsensealternatives.com
Alternatives to Google AdSense. Haven’t tried them myself, but feel free to take them for a test drive.
Learning
Shuangpin (Double Pinyin)
Without even realizing it, I’ve been using Shuangpin for 2 weeks. Everyday typing is smooth now; I still make typos occasionally or reflexively slip into standard Quanpin mode, but speed is steadily catching up.
Reading
Article: Cut Vercel Costs by 40x with a Single Line of Code
https://www.memfree.me/zh/blog/reduce-vercel-costs
Vercel has usage caps; if you run into them, check out this method to see if it suits your setup.
Book: Memories of Mountain Living (《山居雜憶》)
A new book I picked up this month. It covers a lot of Chinese culture, traditional customs, and folk habits—super engaging and well worth a read.
Life
Health Checkup
Recently went for a physical health checkup. A few metrics were slightly out of the normal range. Everyone, please take care of your body! Otherwise, those abnormal indicators will keep you from eating well or sleeping peacefully~~