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Last week, I ultimately didn't start writing due to 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 planned vacation to breathe fresh air was unexpectedly overshadowed by this sudden news. That morning, I spent the entire time watching various people's comments on Twitter. I probably spent about a third of the weekend following this matter (Seriously, give me back my weekend; my gossiping heart is too strong. This melon is truly addictive).

This incident had many twists and turns, and until the end, I didn't know who was leading the situation. The public opinion during this time was almost entirely in favor of Sam Altman. It ended with Sam quickly passing through the "Steve Jobs" scenario. 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 drama 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 organizational structure behind it. This is not just a matter of "darkness under the lamp"; it reflects more in my daily habits—my lack of thought about worldly affairs. Not only with OpenAI, but I also can't distinguish which character is voiced by which voice actor when watching animations and comics, nor can I articulate which panels in a comic are good and why. The same goes for games; when others play, it seems like they have delved deep into their marrow, and afterward, they can talk endlessly about the details of the game. But the games I've played feel like fleeting moments, leaving only a brief pleasure without settling into long-lasting memories. "One should use software, but more importantly, understand the company and people behind the software. One should appreciate works, but more importantly, understand the authors behind the works." This is something I've always wanted to achieve but have been unable to.

Through this incident, I slowly began to understand what leadership means; this is what leadership looks like. I also came to understand the meme "everything is a grass stage," but I believe there is a significant difference between different grass stages. It is relative; different perspectives can lead to significant differences. Sometimes, when you look at various things under a microscope, you will find flaws everywhere.

(This OpenAI incident has already become the third hottest topic on HN. Among the top 5, 3 articles are obituaries, with the first being about Hawking's passing; this incident has garnered even more attention than Steve Jobs' death 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. I accidentally got added to the 🌍 Neighborhood on the Internet list. (I accidentally became the one who dragged everyone down).

I ask myself how I gradually built a network of relationships with other channels; perhaps it all stems from when I joined the Tuna group as part of the open-source community. However, I couldn't contribute to the conversation there; it was all high-level discussions, and 95% of the time, I had no idea what they were talking about. But these daily interactions made me realize that I am a "fool who knows nothing," and I learned a lot from my Twitter friends and Telegram neighbors. (Perhaps using the term "learning" isn't accurate; it feels more like my horizons have been broadened in various aspects).

While witnessing the content of other high-quality channels, I couldn't help but reflect on my daily ramblings, which often lack quality. This isn't good, so I'm now trying to refine my content, first organizing information in a private channel before updating it to my public channel. I also plan to limit myself to a maximum of two posts a day on average over the week. I can't just stop talking; otherwise, I won't even have the chance to make mistakes.

(It's a pity; perhaps I can't even pretend to be "very profound"~~ Inspired by Ishiguro's "The Fool Who Sleeps")

Going Out for a Walk - An Unstoppable Desire to Express#

Last weekend, I invited a classmate to visit a nearby town and check out a museum, experiencing a bit of cultural flavor. Although we only hurriedly browsed one or two exhibitions, the experience itself was a quiet enjoyment. Then, we had a lavish dinner together that we couldn't finish, haha. However, going out is good; I really wish I could go out every week. Unfortunately, due to work, I have no time on weekends.

I also realized that I haven't chatted with anyone in a long time. During my school days, I was a note-writing fanatic; if I didn't chat with others every day, I always felt like something was missing. I should say, "I need to find some value in my existence."

It's been several years since I had an offline conversation that left me dry-mouthed.

Below is the version modified by GPT; it feels like it's no longer my words:

In the evening, we enjoyed a sumptuous dinner together, although the portions 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 dry-mouthed—this feeling seems to have vanished for a long time. In my campus life, I was always accustomed to talking with others; it seemed that daily conversations were a way to maintain my sense of self, a means of seeking my existence. Now, immersed in work, those moments of continuous conversation have become hard to find. This offline chat seemed to awaken my dormant self, and I began to long for the beauty of communicating with others again, 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 place 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 expression and communication can be fulfilled.

Finding Something to Do#

Seeing how cute 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 and darkest 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 in P5R yet.

My biggest characteristic has always been that I often talk but rarely do. In fact, my anxiety stems from this, so I started looking for things to do these past two weeks. (Here, I mean activities that require mental engagement, so reading comics doesn't count).

AutoBangumi Automated Anime Tracking#

This idea came 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 my dorm's Steam Deck, running as a server 24/7. When watching anime, I use my iPad in bed to connect via the nplayer player using the SFTP protocol. With this, I can really track anime in real-time because once there's an update, it will sync the information 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," my old heart seems to be ignited with the flames of youth. The courage to move forward has faded for many years; I realized that since I started working, I haven't been thinking much. These past few years have been like this; clearly, 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, but now that I'm working, the frequency of tinkering has decreased. (Maybe I'm just tired?).

I think I gradually reduced my anime-watching time starting from college. Although the three years of high school were just as tight as now, I used to watch every season extensively. Compared to watching anime, I now read comics much more. An episode of an anime takes over 20 minutes, which has a higher startup cost than comics. However, there are also times when I can't stop reading comics. Nowadays, I only follow one or two anime each season; for example, this season, I'm only watching "Furirin," but that's mainly because I've already read most of it in comic form. Maybe my standards have risen, and I can't watch average works anymore.

(In fact, I have 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 ended up following a batch of high-quality accounts.

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 quite inexperienced?

No, it's not because I don't get likes for my ramblings on Telegram 😳, so I built this bot to spread them to Twitter. In reality, it was to learn how to use Cloudflare Workers while also implementing Telegram bot functionality. As a practice, after all, Cloudflare Workers has a generous free tier, and Telegram bots don't require special proxy settings to use directly. (Haha, trying to cover up).

Then I started working on it yesterday afternoon. This project took less than a day from start to finish, but I felt it was one of the few times this year that I was in a flow state while coding; I was 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 required for tweeting while the v1.1 API is needed for uploading images, which was quite frustrating. Moreover, 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 seems to have some effect.)

Tears of the Kingdom - The Fire God Temple#

At the end of this week, how should I put it, I finally completed the Fire God Temple. I found this boss quite simple; I passed without dying, although I died countless times in the puzzle section, falling into the lava.

I never expected to use rockets to skip classes several times when figuring out the solution. The game I'm currently rotating to this month is Tears of the Kingdom.

Input#

Reading Miscellaneous Essays#

The text after '-' is my thoughts, while the

contains quotes, generated using the pinboard API and then fine-tuned.

• Vol.33 OpenAI Incident Timeline Review - Jin Cheng Goidea - These days have truly been a large-scale live broadcast 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 troupe" theory that has circulated on Twitter for a long time comes from a comment on the stage1 forum, as OpenAI's "annual drama" has been mentioned again.

  After I started working, I realized that everyone is a grass stage troupe. xx grass stage, corporate grass stage, I am also a grass stage, everyone is a grass stage, just getting by to make a living. A company that looks like a luxury car speeding down the highway is actually a few people pedaling bicycles under the shell. Cars on the road are all like this; anyone can poke a hole in them.

• How Does Investment Make Money? Bilibili - I finally watched this video; it was mentioned 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 Annually | 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% tax.

• 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. Runner is open-source, while GHA's service is not open-source; the yml parse and how to define a workflow step 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 · Long Time No Write - Barbecue Meat - Reading others' 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 may worsen. But I've 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 cannot solve my situation, so the past two weeks of tinkering have been 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 the desk and laughing foolishly at Rebi.

Then, a somewhat strange thing 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 feels like suddenly there are endless topics to write about. It's a bit of an illusion that the things written over two weeks seem to be as long as three weeks~~ (just an illusion).