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Is Blazor Worth Learning in China?

Is Blazor Worth Learning in China?

Learn it if you are curious, tinkering on a personal project, or leading a team that wants to trial something ...
Rants 2023-08-30
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Does Frugality Make You Poorer or Richer?

Does Frugality Make You Poorer or Richer?

“You have to spend to earn” and “money is earned, not saved” are both half-true. The version I used to believe...
FIRE Movement 2023-08-29
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CEC-IDE: A Rebranded VS Code Marketed as Self-Developed

CEC-IDE: A Rebranded VS Code Marketed as Self-Developed

The editor ships every VS Code feature plus local extras such as keyword filtering and a membership tier, whil...
Rants 2023-08-27
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Cutting Costs by Cutting My Own Hair

Cutting Costs by Cutting My Own Hair

Three trips to the mall barber at 52 CNY each, discounted, and every cut grew back within a month. So this mon...
FIRE Movement 2023-08-26
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UCloud: 4 Cores and 8 GB in Hong Kong for 978 CNY a Year

UCloud: 4 Cores and 8 GB in Hong Kong for 978 CNY a Year

Hands-on notes on UCloud's Hong Kong server: ticket-based support, no sales calls so far, and how the refund p...
Cloud Servers 2023-08-26
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On the New MIIT App Filing Requirement

On the New MIIT App Filing Requirement

Short version: websites, games and apps all lose. Every route an individual had for building something online ...
Rants 2023-08-24
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Why So Few Developers in China Work with .NET

Why So Few Developers in China Work with .NET

Skip the history about .NET not being open source and look at the last few years. I started with .NET in 2014 ...
Development 2023-08-23
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Challenge: 200 CNY for the Next Seven Days

Challenge: 200 CNY for the Next Seven Days

My ledger says I spent 1,174.05 CNY in the eight days up to today. At that rate the card bill will hit 2,000. ...
FIRE Movement 2023-08-22
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On Whether to Pay Into Social Insurance

On Whether to Pay Into Social Insurance

My rule of thumb: whatever society encourages you to do is rarely good for you, and whatever it discourages us...
FIRE Movement 2023-08-20
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Cutting Costs with Cashback Apps

Cutting Costs with Cashback Apps

Livestream commerce made a few hosts rich, and almost every product link in those streams is an affiliate link...
FIRE Movement 2023-08-20
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