A detailed account of obtaining a 5-year F1 visa at the US Consulate in Hong Kong as a CS student, avoiding the administrative processing co…
A personal inventory of SIM cards across China (Mobile, Unicom, Telecom) and international options (CMHK, GiffGaff, PayGo, Globe) with prici…
A comprehensive tutorial for setting up Rime (Squirrel) input method on macOS with the rime-ice dictionary, including WeChat keyboard themes…
A security research disclosure revealing an IDOR vulnerability in Himo (Haima Ti) photo studio's WeChat mini program that exposed customer o…
Live U.S. visa interview wait times for selected embassies and consulates, refreshed every 3 hours from travel.state.gov.
A detailed firsthand account of opening a Bank of China Hong Kong account as a mainland Chinese visitor, covering branch selection strategie…
A reflective essay on four years of university life as a CS student in Shanghai, from early programming experiences and internships to the d…
A quick guide to setting up GPG commit signing for Git and GitHub, including key generation, export, Git configuration, and VSCode integrati…
A tutorial on automating Homebrew formula updates using GitHub Actions, with shell scripts that fetch latest release versions and update SHA…
A technical guide to bypassing ChatGPT IP restrictions using Cloudflare WARP as an IPv6 proxy, with XrayR/V2Ray configuration examples for r…
An early adopter's experience subscribing to ChatGPT Plus using a browser workaround, including tips on IP requirements for accessing OpenAI…
A technical guide to building a high-performance query API for the 500 million Weibo data leak using ClickHouse with dual tables indexed by …
A tutorial on removing the pre-installed National Anti-Fraud Center app from MIUI devices using ADB commands or a Magisk module for rooted p…
A promotional post for Bandwagonhost's $99/year VPS plan featuring 2 CPU cores, 2GB RAM, 40GB SSD, 1TB monthly traffic, and access to premiu…
Documentation of migrating from the abandoned Gridea blogging platform to Hexo, using the same Pure theme and switching from Disqus to Gital…
A satirical placeholder for a 2022 year-end summary, stating the content cannot be displayed due to relevant laws and regulations.
A step-by-step guide to adding an English name to a Chinese passport through notarization and the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau, includin…
A guide to purchasing Affinity Universal License at Argentina pricing (~$8 USD) through Microsoft Store by changing region settings and usin…
A step-by-step tutorial for setting up a hexagonal NFT avatar on Twitter Blue using OpenSea, MetaMask, and Coinbase wallets, costing approxi…
A technical exploration of bypassing WeChat multi-open app activation codes through MITM request interception and brute-force code generatio…