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落雪集

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Collections of Snows 落雪集

This is a special post for collecting unique insights on philosiphy and timely news. The origin is either in Chinese or English. Please refer to the original when there’s a conflict in meanings.

4/10/2026

Original

人各有其性，命各有其时。观人之盛，不必动心；守己之道，自可安然。君子求诸己，小人求诸人，既已尽己，又何羡焉？

AI-translated

Every being possesses its inherent essence; every existence unfolds according to its appointed temporality.
To witness the flourishing of another need not disturb the equilibrium of the self;
To abide faithfully in one’s own way is to attain inner composure.
The virtuous person turns inquiry inward—seeking cultivation of the self;
The unrefined person projects expectation outward—seeking validation from others.
When one has fully actualized one’s potential,
What ground remains for envy?

Facing My Friends' Trial: A Personal Defense / 面对朋友的审判：一场个人辩护

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Using Foucault's Madness and Civilization to analyze how rationality becomes a tool for judging heretics, defending the right to think beyond dogmatic boundaries

Why Give Up Taking Videos?

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Honor released its new product, the Robot Phone, which features a stabilized camera. I was shocked when I saw this announcement because I believed that people mostly scan QR codes with their phone camera and only take videos to take evidence in conflicts. What made me even more shocked was the public’s positive attitude towards it.

This article will argue that taking videos to record your trip is unnecessary and a burden on both your devices and your spirit, while offering little exposure, based on my experience with creating vlogs.

Limitations of AI - Changing the Background of Pictures

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

As a member of Starry Gallery, I spare no effort in exploring editing photos with AI. However, through the practice of changing the backgrounds, several limitations have been discovered through these replacement works.

PC and Software

In case the same problems only happen on my hardware and software, I will provide some explanations of my setup. To complete the background change, I use Stable Diffusion as the AI tool. I believe that 16GB of RAM and 12GB of VRAM is the minimum requirements. To be capable of running the AI model, I use:

The Vtubers I Watch

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Yesterday, I read that Hoshimachi Suisei was named this year’s Forbes Japan 30 under 30 for her exploration of her path to Hololive and her performance at the Budokan, one of the most famous arenas in Tokyo, Japan. This didn’t surprise me because Vtubers have become a stunning form of YouTube channels and have attracted millions of audiences worldwide. In this article, I’m going to share my story while watching Vtubers.

Random Short Writings

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Short Writings. This is a post for less formal and shorter comments, related to anything I’m focusing on. You can also see the plan for this website here.

Date Format: mm/dd/yy

09/19/2025

It’s Friday again, two weeks after the Monza Grand Prix. I can’t understand why McLaren asked Oscar to change position. If it’s the team’s fault on the pit lane, it’s Lando’s group’s issue. Oscar shouldn’t pay for the mistake by the other crew. Making Oscar lose his second place is a great breach of sportsman-like spirit.