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Last week, I ultimately didn't start writing for various reasons, definitely not because the OpenAI Board spent a weekend doing nothing while eating melons. 🤣
A Shocking Weekend - The OpenAI Board Incident#
Last Saturday, I woke up and checked my phone, and the first tweet was about OpenAI's Sam Altman being fired. The vacation I had planned to enjoy some fresh air was unexpectedly taken over by this sudden news. So that morning, I spent the entire time reading various opinions on Twitter. I probably spent about a third of the weekend following this matter (span[Seriously, give me back my weekend; my gossiping heart is too strong. This melon is truly addictive.]{.spoiler})
This incident had many twists and turns, and until the end, I didn't know who the main player was. During this time, public opinion was almost entirely on Sam Altman's side. It ended with Sam quickly clearing the "Steve Jobs" level. I don't have the ability to comment on this matter, and countless people online have analyzed it many times over the past week. I can only say that I accidentally became a witness to this storm. The scene of over seven hundred people in the company rising up against the board was truly spectacular; I can't wait for the TV series to come out. 🤣
I realized that before this incident, I actually knew nothing about OpenAI. Although I use it every day, I had never delved into the organization behind it. This is no longer just a matter of "darkness under the lamp"; it reflects more in my daily habits—my unthinking attitude towards worldly affairs. It's not just OpenAI; when watching animations or comics, I can't distinguish which character is voiced by which voice actor, nor can I articulate which panels in the comics are good and why. The same goes for games; when others play, it seems like they've delved deep into their marrow, and afterward, they can talk endlessly about every detail of the game. But the games I've played are like fleeting clouds, rushing by, leaving only a momentary pleasure without settling into lasting memories. "To use software, one must also understand the company and people behind it. To appreciate works, one must understand the authors behind them." This is something I've always wanted to achieve but have not been able to.
Through this incident, I slowly learned what leadership is; Sam exemplifies leadership. I also began to understand the meme "everything is a grass stage," but I believe there is a significant difference between grass stages. It's actually relative; different perspectives can lead to significant differences. Sometimes, when looking at various things through a microscope, you feel like there are flaws everywhere.
(The OpenAI incident has already become the third hottest topic discussed on HN. Out of the top 5, 3 are obituaries, the first being Hawking's death; this matter has garnered even more attention than Steve Jobs' passing back in the day.)
Records About Life#
In the past two weeks, the number of people in my Telegram channel has surged, doubling in just two weeks. This happened because I accidentally got added to the 🌍 Neighborhood on the Internet list. (span[I accidentally became the one who dragged everyone down.]{.spoiler})
I honestly don't know how I gradually built a network of relationships with other channels. Perhaps it all started when I joined the Tuna group as part of the open-source community when I first entered the company. However, I couldn't contribute to that group at all; the conversations were all high-level, and 95% of the time, I had no idea what they were talking about. But it was these daily interactions that made me realize I am a "clueless fool," and I learned a lot from my friends on Twitter and neighbors on Telegram. (span[Perhaps using the term "learning" isn't accurate; it feels more like my horizons have been broadened in various aspects.]{.spoiler})
While witnessing the content of other high-quality channels, I couldn't help but reflect on how I ramble daily, and the quality of my content is concerning. This isn't good, so I'm now trying to refine my content, first organizing information in a private channel and then updating it to my public channel. I plan to limit myself to posting a maximum of two articles a day on average over the week. I can't just remain silent; otherwise, I won't even have the chance to make mistakes.
(It's a pity; perhaps I can't even pretend to have "a very profound appearance"~~ Inspired by Ishiguro's "The Fool Who Sleeps")
Going Out for a Walk - An Unstoppable Desire to Speak#
Last weekend, I invited a classmate to visit a nearby town and check out a museum to experience some cultural flavor. Although we only hurriedly browsed one or two exhibitions, the experience itself was a peaceful enjoyment. Then, the two of us had a very lavish dinner that we couldn't finish, haha. But going out is good; I really wish I could go out every week. However, due to work reasons, I completely have no time on weekends.
I also realized that I haven't chatted with anyone for a long time. During my school days, I was a note-passing maniac; if I didn't chat with others every day, I always felt like something was missing. I should say, "Should I find some value in my existence?"
It's been several years since I've chatted with someone offline until my mouth was dry.
Below is the version modified by GPT; it feels like it's no longer what I said:
In the evening, we enjoyed a sumptuous dinner together, although the portion sizes were a bit daunting, we couldn't help but chuckle. I sincerely hope for more opportunities to step beyond the confines of work and into the vast world. However, with the busyness of work, enjoying weekends seems to have become a luxury.
During our relaxed conversation, I found myself surprisingly parched—this feeling seems to have disappeared for a long time. In my campus life, I was always accustomed to conversing with others; it seemed that daily dialogues were a way to maintain my sense of self, a means of seeking my existence. Yet now, immersed in work, those moments of constant conversation have become hard to find. This offline chat seemed to awaken my dormant self, and I began to yearn to regain the beauty of communication with others, yet I didn't know where to start.
This simple leisurely outing made me realize that life is not just about making money and careers; it's also about communication with others and inner dialogue. Each of us longs to be heard and understood, seeking our value and positioning in this hurried world. Perhaps this is what I need to deliberately seek and maintain—my "weekend time"—a space filled with genuine emotions, a place where my desire for self-expression and sharing can be fulfilled.
Finding Something to Do#
Seeing how adorable Hohuo is, I downloaded Star Rail. No, I can't play mobile games; they make me unhappy. For details, see my post from a year ago on The Biggest Dark Incident. I feel that as long as mobile games continue with this gacha model, I never want to touch them again in my life. Stop, stop; I haven't even cleared the first Duck Shida in P5R yet.
My biggest characteristic has always been that I often talk but rarely do. In fact, my anxiety stems from this, so these past two weeks, I've started finding things to do. (span[Here, it refers to activities that require mental engagement, so reading comics doesn't count.]{.spoiler})
AutoBangumi Automated Anime Tracking#
This idea originated from Haruki-chan:
Come join Xiaoxiang's little nest to track anime together. 😇 https://pan.sakiko.top
So I spent an evening setting up AutoBangumi. It's now deployed on the Steam Deck in my dorm, running 24/7 as a server. When watching anime, I use my iPad in bed with the nplayer app connected via SFTP. With this, I can really track anime in real-time because once it's updated, the information syncs to my Telegram. As for whether I should post it to a cloud server like them, I don't think I'll be watching anime outside my dorm.
Seeing you younger folks, seven or eight years my junior, tinkering with "automated anime tracking" ignited the flames of youth in my old heart. The courage to move forward has long since faded; I realized that since I started working, I haven't been thinking. These past few years have been like this; I’ve been using Linux in all environments since my freshman year, and I’ve helped classmates install Linux systems more times than there are students in my class, yet after starting work, the number of times I tinker has decreased significantly. (span[Maybe I'm just tired?]{.spoiler})
I think I gradually reduced my anime-watching time starting from college. Although high school was just as busy as now, I used to binge-watch every season. Compared to watching anime, I now read comics much more. An episode of anime takes over 20 minutes, which has a higher startup cost than comics. However, I can also binge-read comics. Nowadays, I only follow one or two anime each season; for instance, this season, I'm only watching "Furilien," mainly because I've already read most of it in the comic phase. Maybe my standards have risen, and I can't watch average works anymore.
(In fact, I’ve watched very little anime in the past three years; I mainly read comics.)
Set Up a Telegram Bot to Sync Twitter on Cloudflare#
Also, because of the OpenAI incident, I inadvertently developed a habit of checking Twitter and followed a batch of high-quality accounts all at once.
I have a strong desire to express myself and often have a lot to say. All along, I've said more on Telegram than on all other platforms combined. Generally, my ramblings are posted on my channel. Perhaps it's because I'm an only child, or maybe because I don't have many friends. So writing blogs and journals has always been my best emotional outlet. I have a particularly strong desire to express myself, yet I'm not very skilled at it.
No, it's not because no one likes my ramblings on Telegram 😳; I built this bot to spread my thoughts to Twitter. In reality, it was to learn how to use Cloudflare Workers while also implementing Telegram bot functionality. As a hands-on exercise, after all, Cloudflare Workers has a generous free tier, and Telegram bots can be used directly without special proxy settings. (span[Haha, trying to cover it up.]{.spoiler})
Then I got started yesterday afternoon. This project took less than a day from start to finish, but I felt it was one of the rare coding experiences this year where I was in a flow state, truly focused. During this process, I greatly benefited from the transition between "GPT3.5 -> GPT4."
I also fell into many pitfalls; Twitter's OAuth1.1a verification tripped me up, and the v2 API is needed to post tweets while the v1.1 API is required to upload images, which was frustrating. Additionally, there was a period when my token was rotated, causing it to become invalid, and I kept failing verification due to a missing field in the signature.~~
(The code is here; I might write an article later?)
(The effect is somewhat like this. It’s starting to show some results.)
Tears of the Kingdom - The Fire Temple#
At the end of this week, I finally completed the Fire Temple; I found this BOSS quite easy and managed to pass without dying, although I died countless times in the puzzle sections falling into the lava.
I never expected to escape using rockets several times when figuring out the solution. The game I'm currently playing this month is Tears of the Kingdom.
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Miscellaneous Reading#
The text after '-' is my thoughts, while
contains quotes; this time it was generated using the pinboard API and then fine-tuned.
Vol.33 OpenAI Incident Timeline Review - 槿呈 Goidea - These days have truly been a large-scale live drama; because of this incident, I've gained so much understanding of OpenAI's development. I've eaten so much melon that I'm stuffed. ~~
The "grass stage" theory that has circulated on Twitter for a long time comes from a comment on the stage1 forum, as OpenAI's "annual drama" was mentioned again.After I started working, I realized that everyone is on a grass stage. xx grass stage, corporate grass stage, I’m also on a grass stage; everyone is on a grass stage, just getting by to make a living. A company that looks like a luxury car speeding down the highway is actually just a few people pedaling bicycles under the shell. Cars on the road are all like this; anyone can puncture it.
How Does Investment Make Money? Bilibili - I finally watched this video; it was discussed in "Investment 101," and the video made it more vivid. The part that impressed me the most was about families and fund managers.
WASM by example | Hacker News --- WASM Example | Hacker News - So, what is the cost?
Moving from AWS to Bare-Metal saved us $230k per year | Hacker News --- Migrating from AWS to Bare Metal Saves $230,000 a Year | Hacker News - An article discussing whether to use the cloud or not.
Steam Deck OLED | Hacker News --- Steam Deck OLED | Hacker News - The entire article discusses whether it is reasonable for Steam to take a 30% cut.
My Anime Tracking Solution - ximu - Let's get started!
Curl on 100 Operating Systems | Hacker News - "Rewriting curl" has become a meme and is a great teaching example of when engineers fail to grasp the complexity of requirements. I didn't expect there to be so many operating systems; this article also sparked my interest in the history of curl.
"Rewriting curl" has become a meme and is a good teaching example of when engineers don't grasp the complexity of the requirements.GitHub Actions Are a Problem | Hacker News - I finally understood the difference between GHA and Runner. The Runner is open source, while GHA's service is not; the yml parsing and how to define a workflow's steps are not open source. Therefore, I can't write a yml locally and apply it to run. There are unofficial acts, but they can't achieve complete consistency. Some features may not be simulated, or behave differently. These are all issues with GitHub Actions.
2023#49 · Haven't Written in a Long Time - Grilled Meat - Reading other people's diaries is really interesting.
Postscript#
Next week, the work pressure from the company will fall on me. I might disappear for a while, or my state might worsen. But I have already accepted that this is the truth of life; the only thing I can do is to love it. I now often imagine myself at the lowest point of public opinion in the company. Although I still feel this way, anxiety won't solve my situation, so the efforts of these past two weeks are a simple response to my previous state of despair. Of course, I need to meet more people and go to more places in reality. I can't just stay at home, staring at my desk and laughing foolishly at Rebi.
Then, something strange is that in a week, I might feel like there's nothing worth writing in my journal and can't write anything, but in two weeks, it seems like suddenly there are endless topics to write about. It feels like what I wrote over two weeks is as long as three weeks' worth of content~~ (just an illusion).