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Closing the Agentic Coding Loop with Just Enough Human Feedback

I think I figured out how to steer the agents minimally but still have the desired result--theoretically; and I think it's very different from what people are talking about today, so it's worth noting.

Jan 2026

Software as toys

Software as toys? Human as boot loaders? Will the next generation of intelligence kill us? How is coding changing again? Some thoughts.

Jan 2026

人生三問之:我是誰?

連點成線,我是一個想要理解世界運作本質、並用這份理解去創造改變的人。

Dec 2025

《The Dream Machine》閱讀小心得

人類打造工具、工具反過來增強人類,這種往復的循環讓人振奮,也讓我深受感動。

Nov 2025

Notes on “The Art of Doing Science and Engineering”

Luck favors the prepared mind.

Oct 2025

The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 閱讀筆記

Luck favors the prepared mind.

Oct 2025

Learn >> Build, Source

Sep 2025

Learnings from an Ex-Amazon Engineer

There are often moments when I can’t tell if LLM over-engineered, and that’s when I know I have limited knowledge on the subject. I rely a lot more on seniors and talking to models to learn here.

Aug 2025

The Three Most Important Things in My Life Right Now: Build, Learn, and Source

I just wanted to say that, as someone who just graduated and doesn’t have a golden handcuff, I am very excited about the future!

Jul 2025

My Current Mindsets / Value

Jun 2025

My understanding of risk and uncertainty before graduating college

Take the largest bet that you are ok with failing.

Jun 2025

大學畢業前夕對風險與不確定性的理解

選擇那些你能承受失敗的最大賭注。

Jun 2025

過去兩個月打造產品所學

相信自己,然後穩步前進

Mar 2025

How to choose a college

I wrote this to answer a question I had when I was 17—how to choose a college? But I think if you substitute college with another organization or place that you will stay for a few years, some questio...

Nov 2024

如何選擇大學

這篇文章是我為回答 17 歲時自己的疑問所寫,當時我在思考要讀哪一所大學。不過,我認為如果把「大學」換成其他你會待上幾年的組織或地方,其中的一些思考或問題依然適用。

Nov 2024

在 startup 工作 6 個月

作為一個對做酷東西和做產品感興趣的人而言,在一家優秀的新創公司實習是一件很幸運的事。一方面是因為能與很強的人共事,可以學到他們的心法以及做事方法論,另一方面是因為新創公司速度快、人少的特性,讓我有機會接觸到一些我現在能力範圍外的任務 (punch above my weight)。這篇文章主要寫的是這幾個月對專注的新理解,以及在 AI 時代做技術工作的一感想。

Oct 2024

與世界碰撞

每一次出遠門都很值得

Aug 2024

和自己說說話

你知道嗎?你也可以 prompt engineer 自己哦

Jun 2024

How to Pickpocket and How NOT to be Pickpocketed

Jun 3, 2024

Jun 2024

Takeaways from How to Do Great Work

Doing great work is a depth-first search whose root node is the desire to. So if you don’t succeed, either try again, or backtrack and then try again. Corollary, never abandon the root node.

May 2024

在 startup 工作 1 個月

最重要的是明確最重要的是什麼

May 2024

不鼓勵、不反對

我成長背景的一隅。

Apr 2024

休學的一些反思

這幾個月閱讀了很多人成長、自我實現與反思的文章,也有機會接觸到一些很尊敬且想成為的人。他們給我了帶來很大的啟發,也給了我一些往前的、探索的動力。

Apr 2024

Hi, this is my new blog :D

Apr 2024

敢於嘗試,機會是主動拿到的。

Apr 2024

我從北大休學的原因

Mar 2024

Ask Me Anything! (active)

Mar 2024

Video Editing/Planning in 2023 (AI assisted)

How I made a trailer video without any prior experience, using ChatGPT to help with planning and scriptwriting.

Dec 2023

A Dating Service with Text-embedding Model?

Social Vegan - a dating app proof of concept using OpenAI's text-embedding model and Pinecone vector database to match people based on their relationship values.

Dec 2023

Markdown File Query

Query any markdown file (Notion/Obsidian) using vector embedding, Pinecone vector database and GPT - a semantic QA system for your personal knowledge base.

Oct 2023

神经整合 - 如何设计生物神经元网络

探讨如何利用生物神经元实现逻辑门运算,包括与门、或门、非门和异或门的设计方法,以及人工神经网络的基本原理。

Mar 2023

Notes on Attachment

Comprehensive notes on attachment theory covering attachment styles, the Adult Attachment Interview, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and how attachment affects relationships, work, and life.

Mar 2022

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