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Reflects on simplifying time management from complex Emacs org-mode systems to pen-and-paper todo lists, finding that simpler tools lead to better focus and clearer thinking.

Converting regular panoramas to small-world fisheye style using coordinate transformation from rectangular to polar coordinates, with nonlinear radius mapping to control the virtual camera height.

Benchmarks comparing MATLAB, Python, C#, and C++ for scientific computing tasks, finding C# offers a good balance between development speed and runtime performance.

Beamer Writer update with equation support using [x^2] syntax and simplified figure insertion using [[fig.png]] notation.

加州暑假的感悟：在朋友影响下变得勇于尝试新事物，学会在合作中理解他人心理需求而非只追求效率，人生成长无它，唯手熟尔。

How to use GitHub Pages and git branches to host paper reading seminars: keep compiled slides in master branch, source code in another branch, with automatic download links and version control.

通过paper reading seminar的体验悟出的道理：bear patience摒弃干扰、静下心来做好重复性工作、规划后专注于当下，静水流深的从容蕴含更大张力。

反思快乐的必要条件：良好的客观环境或热爱的工作内容至少得有一个。环境压抑或目标模糊都会导致痛苦，朋友只是暂时慰藉，根本还是要改善生活或工作的本质。

归来后的感慨与思念，生活中的遗憾与期盼交织，感谢好友的支持与陪伴。

在Palo Alto downtown重游当年刚来Stanford时的路，下午体验开飞机，了解私人飞行执照只需1-1.5万美元和数月时间即可考取。