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The Eagle by Alfred, Lord Tennyson He clasps the crag with crooked hands;

Third-party image hosting is never entirely reliable

Third-party image hosting services are not always reliable. Recently I stumbled upon a third-party image host called ImgBB (ibb.co), which seemed pretty stable and reliable. However, today some of the ImgBB images in two of my blog posts stopped displaying, and changing the links in those articles is a real pain. Compared with ImgBB, Cloudflare R2 is probably much more reliable.

Lately I've really gotten into a few apps built with Material 3 (Material You). Their design is simple, elegant, and beautiful. Many people share the same habit: downloading piles of e-books but rarely reading them; installing lots of apps but rarely opening them; making endless plans but never acting on them.

Do you really care about it

Several days ago, I heard a piece of news saying Meta may take over your account and keep posting after you die. What a brilliant idea! When poor people are still alive they can sell their bodies physically, as prostitutes; or virtually as streamers on OnlyFans, to make some money. When they die, their bodies can be used in various ways and nobody cares.

The Real Intention Behind the War

The Real Intention Behind the War Around this time several months ago, many people were probably discussing the ugly scandal — the Epstein case. Now, several months later, people are likely talking about the skyrocketing gas prices, inflation and the surreal performance of the stock market.

Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold

The sea is calm tonight. The tide is full, the moon lies fair Upon the straits; on the French coast the light

A Few Thoughts about China

It feels like in terms of productive forces, China is in a state of primitive industrial capitalism; in terms of its mode of production, China's mode is crony state capitalism in a totalitarian state. In recent years, it feels like it has shifted its strategy again from emphasizing socialism to emphasizing nationalism and national rejuvenation. This is perhaps because the whole moronic narrative of socialism with Chinese characteristics and China still being in the primary stage of socialism doe...

Today I went to a traditional barbershop to have my hair cut. While I was waiting in line, an elderly gentleman struck up a conversation with me. Hey, where are you from? he asked me. I'm from Justin. I have a house in the city, I answered.

Mom, where's freedom

Mom, you always told me, Go to the United States — decent people everywhere,

The Loneliness of Americans

The Loneliness of Americans Loneliness has a thousand faces; the loneliness of Americans and that of the Japanese are two typical ones. Both Americans and the Japanese are highly independent people unwilling to disturb others. However, the loneliness of the Japanese is visible, while that of Americans is invisible. Making friends with the Japanese takes a long while, because the Japanese are introverted and hard to befriend; building a relationship and trust with them is a slow process. You must...

Oh, boy — at least we still have Facebook or TikTok

Once, in Texas, I had some small talk with a middle-aged Lyft driver, and he said he didn't have any medical insurance. I was surprised by that fact, as he seemed like a decent white man, so I asked him why. He answered that he was very healthy, so he didn't need to waste his money on medical care. At that time, his answer didn't seem very reasonable to me, because in the U.S. a lot of people go bankrupt because of the medical system, even if they have medical insurance. After Luigi Nicholas Man...

Do you really think Epstein's closest friend's presidency is better than Sleepy Joe's?

Do you really think Epstein's closest friend's presidency is better than Sleepy Joe's? The orange guy said he wouldn't apologize for the skyrocketing cost of gasoline because Iran might soon have nuclear weapons. Do you actually agree with him? He himself, his entire family, and his rich friends have already made billions upon billions of dollars — openly, immorally, shamelessly, and corruptly — by exploiting loopholes in the system and colluding with his notorious associates.