Lexing On My Haters: How to Design a Programming Language I
I knew a bit about language design, but not enough to make my own language. I decided to change that.
Software
How to Make Slax Your Ultimate Portable PC
Portable Linux distros are any distro that’s designed to run from a USB stick or external drive, without being installed. Here’s how to use the Slax distribution of Linux to turn any USB stick into a whole portable operating system.
Milk Tea Tech and the Future of This Blog
I set up this website a couple of years ago to help people in a similar situation to me. I moved to Taiwan in 2020, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic, to stay with my partner. I had very limited Chinese skills and couldn’t read or write a single character. Although I haven’t posted as much … Read more
How to Use Notion as Your Personal Chinese Handbook
What if we had a handbook that we could search like a dictionary, add our own notes or pictures to, and adapt for our own uses?
The good news is, it’s not too hard to get Notion to act like this, and to set it up for ease of use on the go. In this article, I’ll walk you through how to set up Notion to act as your Chinese handbook. At the end, I’ll also tell you a bit about how I use Notion with my tutor and some software I use to make the process easier for both of us.