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A practical re-examination of Go’s garbage collector through four specific questions: cyclic references, BFS vs. DFS marking, cases where GC may not run, and why Go avoids generational collection and compaction.

A personal year-end reflection on dropping out of a PhD program, hospital visits, visa setbacks, medication, and the small kindnesses that made surviving 2025 possible.

A reflective essay on darkness, sleep, childhood experiments, and the strange way nightmares can become more terrifying when we try too hard to resist them.

A reflective essay set on the summer solstice, moving from fading traditions and urban expansion to spiritual emptiness, mahjong culture, childhood memories, and disillusionment with education and modern life.