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/var/log/hangzhou.log

/var/log/hangzhou.log

I’ve been back in Hangzhou for a few weeks now, and the transformation since my last visit in 2015 is staggering. Seeing a city evolve over a decade is one thing; seeing it happen in China is an entirely different scale of change. The Cultivated West Lake The Xihu

By Me 02 Feb 2026
/var/log/gandalf_research.log

/var/log/gandalf_research.log

I Spent Several Day Binge Researching Gandalf Lore After Rewatching the LOTR trilogy 1. gandalf the grey's silly little pilgrimage when i first watched gandalf in the lord of the rings, he struck me as the stereotypical wizard. yet over the last few days of exploring tolkien’s

By Me 05 Nov 2025
cat /var/log/cs2_inventory.log | grep "status: trading"

cat /var/log/cs2_inventory.log | grep "status: trading"

i decide to sell my skins note: i am not sponsored, pick whatever site that has decent reviews and pays the most (in that order) bitskins was the best for me as it offered the most with a quick payout and I had a bunch of old bravo cases atlanta

By Me 24 Oct 2025
/home/me/trips/monterey/ihg_clement.review

/home/me/trips/monterey/ihg_clement.review

i stayed at the intercontinental the clement monterey for a 2 nights on a weekend, and overall it was a really solid experience. the location is unbeatable, right on cannery row, next to the aquarium, with the ocean basically outside the window. it feels upscale without being pretentious, and walking

By Me 23 Oct 2025

grep "helldivers2: patch_4.1.0

By Me 23 Oct 2025
man 7 Apple_PQ3_encryption_

man 7 Apple_PQ3_encryption_

Along Came Polly0:00/389.0385631× introduction apples pq3 is a new cryptographic protocol that adds post-quantum security to imessage and other apple services at massive scale. rolled out with ios 17.4, macos 14.4, and related updates in 2024, pq3 represents the most significant cryptographic upgrade to imessage

By Me 22 Oct 2025
vim ~/.config/self.rc

vim ~/.config/self.rc

i woke up from a strange dream. it wasn’t quite a story. it felt like i was an actor who had forgotten; gone and playing all the characters a little too closely at first, i was a middle-aged man standing in an abandoned opera house. the curtains hung heavy

By Me 22 Oct 2025
ps aux | grep "simulation: nato_russia_wargames"

ps aux | grep "simulation: nato_russia_wargames"

i was inspired by perun's video on wargames so i did some research nato and russia military strategy (2022–2025): wargames, deterrence, and geopolitical shifts DEARLY DEPARTED0:00/2801× strategic signaling through military exercises military exercises have re-emerged as a key instrument of strategy and statecraft for both

By Me 20 Oct 2025
/opt/helldivers2/warbonds.tierlist

/opt/helldivers2/warbonds.tierlist

Criteria: strength of standout gameplay unlocks first, then breadth of useful kit, then theme. Cosmetics help only if the kit is at least decent. 1. democratic detonation The gold standard. Eruptor is a primary with high pen and shrapnel good for any front, Crossbow, Thermite is amazing at killing nearly

By Me 15 Oct 2025
/var/log/oracle_vps_setup.log

/var/log/oracle_vps_setup.log

tl;dr 1. sign up for oracle cloud free tier to get us$300 credit for 30 days and access to always free services. 2. create an always free compute instance using an always free eligible shape (vm.standard.e2.1.micro or arm ampere a1 family). 3. verify account

By Me 01 Oct 2025

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mac_mini_m4 | sudo apt upgrade

mac_mini_m4 | sudo apt upgrade

i decided to purchase the m4 mac mini on a whim, and while i do believe it is a fantastic machine in both form and function, the base 256gb storage simply doesn't cut it. instead of paying the apple tax i decided to hop on aliexpress and do

By Me 18 Sep 2025
./run_mac_gaming_2026

./run_mac_gaming_2026

five amazing mac games that prove apple silicon might be the next gaming platform apple silicon is quickly transforming the mac into a capable gaming platform. the following five titles run natively or optimally on apple silicon macs, delivering amazing experiences tailored for apple hardware, whether you have the m1

By Me 16 Aug 2025
/home/me/reviews/beyond_all_reason.txt | grep "verdict: ehh"

/home/me/reviews/beyond_all_reason.txt | grep "verdict: ehh"

Throwing Snow Subtitles0:00/338.5716041× when i first heard about beyond all reason (bar), i assumed it was just another indie attempt to revive the real-time strategy genre. i was wrong. this isn’t a nostalgia project. it’s a full-scale, modern rts with thousands of units, advanced pathfinding,

By Me 12 Aug 2025
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