Author: chenpan
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TopCashback works and is an awesome choice for online shopping
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In May, I bought a VPN service. The price was a little high, but with TopCashback, I successfully saved 65% in total – today, I received a VISA pre-paid card from them. The only drawback is that it takes a little longer to process, about two months. But I feel like as long as it…
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Bulk image optimization by ShortPixel takes forever to finish, and today I know why – it is my fault
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I have a personal blog in Chinese, which I have been running since 2016. It is my first WordPress site. I decided to make it serve WebP images for the sake of speed. I had lots of ShortPixel credits so I ran “bulk image optimization” in the media library after installing the plugin, expecting the…
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Leaving my first job today at Infrastructures For Information
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In LifeToday, I am leaving my position as Software Developer at Infrastructures For Information (i4i). I feel so down, and I even want to cry… I don’t know why, but I just feel that it is my first job, it is my regret that I can not work with them for a longer period. Also, my…
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Received my second Moderna dose today
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In LifeToday at 2:23 PM, I received my second Moderna dose. My second dose had been scheduled for August 29, but thanks to the vaccination acceleration, I managed to reschedule it early this week, and finally got it this afternoon. So far, I am feeling normal, which is similar to the first dose. But maybe in…
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I had received calls from Amazon drivers asking if I would like my packages delivered for months, and today I finally fixed this issue
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In LifeFor months, I had received calls from Amazon drivers asking me if I would like my packages. “Of course”, I would always tell them. But still, I was wondering why this happened so frequently. Until probably two months ago, I asked the Amazon driver why you always asked me this question. I thought it was…
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Received my first COVID-19 dose on May 9
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In LifeGoing to receive my first COVID-19 dose tomorrow. I recovered 100% about two days after the shot. I will have my second does in late August. Almost four months hope that as more vaccine doses are coming, the appointment could be advanced. By the way, the vaccine I received was Moderna. I preferred Pfizer actually,…
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Booked my vaccine appointment
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In LifeBooked my vaccine appointment today. I will be vaccinated next Sunday.
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How to install Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) stack on a Ubuntu VPS to host websites
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This article is about how I deploy a Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP) environment on my DigitalOcean VPS. I wrote this article in Chinese originally. I borrowed some ideas from the internet.
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Personal Website Update: Hover Panel
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I was doing a refurbishment for my personal website right here. The idea came from Felix Wong. In the hover panel, first thing first, there is the area for the menu. Below the menu, there is a search bar. Under the search bar, there is an area for widgets. In the end, there is the…