It was such a good way to reconnect with an old Seattle-era friend in New York: watching Crazy Thunder Road with a few "strangers," in a setting where I probably would never have watched this film otherwise. It also gave me an excuse to think about the movie i
EN 中 前言: 这篇文章的大部分内容其实写于一个月前,只是身处这轮 AI 大跃进里,时间和空间都在不断被压缩,每天都有新的内容出现,每天都有新的事件发生,每天都有所谓的“AI moment”。现在回看这篇文章,许多当时(仅仅过去一个多月)还让我觉得惊叹或诧异的东西,已经迅速变得稀松平常。但正如老钱在 “面基” 这栏播客节目中所说的一样,“这个过程中的一切感受启发和情绪都值得被记录”。 Preface: Most of this post was actually written about a month ago
I’ve been hacking on a small site at news.cheng.st — a daily Hacker News digest I spun up on my new Mac mini with my claw 🦀. I grabbed the machine from B&H Photo at a discount before the OpenClaw hype kicked in. The same model sold out a few days later,
Note: The dialogues in the dialog boxes are **not AI-generated**! 注:对话框中内容为**非AI生成**内容! This paragraph describes how I used Codex to migrate my blog from Hexo to Astro. I've been using Hexo to power this static blog for many years, and on a whim, after multipl
2025, my third zodiac cycle year, has been a tough one. Even though New Year’s Day is behind, the Year of the Snake hasn’t ended yet on the Chinese calendar. I have to keep going. 圣诞节前回到杭州,专程挤入了个 跑山(trail running) 活动,打卡久闻大名的 西湖 跑山线路——标毅线。因为近两年开始跑山,偶然间惊喜的发现原来家乡
Day 2: The Confluence Out And Back Our second day began early. Though not quite an alpine start. The sun had already risen when we departed. We left most of our gear behind at the campsite and lightened our load for this 16-mile round trip to the Confluence, w
I had heard how difficult it was to get a camping permit for Havasupai, so when a friend invited me to join him after someone in their group dropped out, I immediately jumped at the chance! Thanks to his last-minute invitation, I was able to make this long-dre
There were so many archived photos and words in my temp folder, a work in progress. Yet, I decided to post this short one just to share some photos taken during the trip and mark the start of the year 2025. [Mount Shuksan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_S
The recently concluded Asian trip brought back all my childhood memories of the summer heat: the extreme temperatures, the humid air, and the cloudless sky with sunlight beaming directly down. Having lived in Seattle for 10 years, I had almost forgotten what m
Driving east from Seattle, you’ll spot giant turbines standing proudly on the ridges of the Cascades, slowly rotating and facing you. We are often captivated by these monumental human creations—skyscrapers, cruise ships, airplanes. They are designed not only f
Here is Prusik Peak , reflected in Gnome Tarn during golden October. Four years later, I set off again towards [The Enchantments](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enchantments). After living in Seattle for 10 years, I've explored so many places around here th
The last time I passed through this area was almost ten years ago during my Route 66 road trip from Los Angeles to Chicago. Back then, I drove through Arizona so quickly that only the desert and cacti left me with some vague impressions as I passed through the
This year, SR 20 the North Cascades Highway opened unusually early due to the increasingly warm weather. I had been planning this scenic cycling trip for years but was concerned about the road conditions and whether they would be suitable for my road bike. Thi
This year’s severe snow conditions have closed off many backcountry destinations. Meanwhile, Highway SR 20 opened on one of its historically earliest dates. After a much shorter resort season, I enjoyed a very busy weekend. According to my Google Maps notes, i