Last weekly post seems still last time was last year. Though it’s called weekly, theoretically updates weekly. But that’s just theoretically — in reality, this is my blog, update whenever I want! From winter break until now actually have lots to write, just procrastination until now, thought should organize these three months stuff.
Building Computer
During winter break, in the mood to build a computer to play. This timing is awkward — one am4 to am5, ddr4 to ddr5. Originally thought get second-hand, only CPU/GPU new, so can save money, best resolve around 30000. So started looking for parts, target is lowest config to play Elden Ring slightly higher. Blueprint roughly like this:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT
- Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M GAMING X WIFI
- RAM: Kingston DDR4-3200 32GB (16GB ×2)
- SSD: Kingston NV3 1TB PCIe 4.0
- GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT
Then found a day, went to second-hand computer parts store — since no B550M, bought B650M, also bought RAM, of course not above model, but ddr4 usable, 8G one 750, still Kingston. So bought four, total 3000, at that time memory price quite cheap.
After buying this, went to Nova, looking for new R5 5600. Store told me am4 was taken back all last week, market only has am5 now, can only buy second-hand. At that moment thought big trouble, already spent 5000 but nowhere can use, so now still have 32G memory and one motherboard at home, maybe use to build NAS later. Then bought whole set new computer, spent big. But using it now quite well, no need to deal with N card issues to run pytorch, can max out graphics playing The Warriors: Clouds of Swan. That’s final config:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
- RAM: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5 5600 16GB*2
- Motherboard: B850M AYW GAMING WIFI
- SSD: Kingston NV3 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD 1TB
- GPU: Radeon RX 9060 XT
New Tools
AI agent
Each recently recommended Opencode — an AI coding agent. After installing, just explain your needs, it can make what you want. Specific works can be seen in About bottom game wall and Contact widget — both made by it. Also my study site got its theme changed by it — was Docusaurus. If development not want to start from scratch, need a template or just give it to do, actually a good choice. Official provides connection to various LLM models,前提是有付費的API Key may be smarter? Putting question mark because never used, think official already enough.
Text Editor
Because think using vim is cool, installed Neovim + LazyVim. Now type with ten fingers without leaving keyboard from start to end. Except some functions still don’t know what they do, everything else works quite well. These days also installed GitHub Copilot, can keep being Tab engineer in class. Shouldn’t have reached can’t go back to Vscode level, but feel approaching already XD.
Browser
Watching Each: You have the right to choose your own browser and search engine the other day, made big changes to browser settings. Before used firefox, sometimes brave. Because installed some packages on firefox to block tracking and ads (ublocks, AdNauseam), so actual feel exactly same as brave except interface. But recently, privacy-focused Mozilla wanting to access user data, so am looking for off-ramp. Later seeing Vivaldi in Each’s article — browser with built-in ad and tracker blocking, also can connect to Proton Mail and Proton VPN. Best is has function to automatically find website RSS feeds, later seeing website want to subscribe won’t be this troublesome.
Back to topic, browsers now using: Vivaldi + Brave. Mainly use Vivaldi, but changed computer default browser to Brave, and turned off Brave’s javascript globally. This way when entering unknown website or clicking link someone sent, can ensure no weird stuff can be done to computer. Unless have to use javascript, then use Vivaldi with blocker — should be very safe computer setting.
Blokada
One phone ad and tracker blocker program, intercepts from DNS level. So my phone now quite safe. If want to download, go to official site to download apk. In Google, Blokada 6 now costs money. But how to ensure this software has no malware? Because open source, so hard to hide backdoor, can trust netizen’s eyes. This software quite fun — because filters traffic, can see what software on phone after opening, what backends requesting, can ban all you don’t like. Like I banned all Line functions except chatting, whether locked well or not don’t know — because can only watch domain name divinate.
Events
SITCON Compass Plan
This time’s SITCON participated in Compass Plan, sounds impressive, but actually just helps find people with similar interests to wander SITCON together, afraid bored. Result when list came out, saw 235 — partners from joint winter training pulling all-nighters, really too coincident. Others all don’t know, also don’t know where hand ran off to. Theoretically should create group to know each other before, otherwise social energy might zero on that day.
Guitar Club Performance Team
One word is “tired”. Things many and杂, school’s administrative process slight trouble, some things different from last term, also need to deal with some temporary situations, detailed after event ends to write performance team document. This time because document not very complete, everything stuck. Luckily during winter break wrote a program to schedule songs, otherwise would die from exhaustion.
Department Karaoke Judge
This is last week got new job unexpectedly. Our department co-hosting a Karaoke competition with other departments, each department sends one judge. At that meeting because I’m from guitar club, got pushed to this position. But… I play guitar, I don’t sing. Guess can only talk junk during evaluation