Blog

Sharing my thoughts and experiences.

Tried Upgrading to Astro 6, Had to Roll Back

I attempted to upgrade my personal site from Astro 5 to Astro 6, but ran into a compatibility issue with Cloudflare Pages. Here's what happened.

I Built a YouTube Thumbnail Auto-Generator

A tool that automatically extracts frames from videos, scores them for thumbnail suitability, and applies style presets to generate ready-to-use thumbnails.

GPT-5.3-Codex Released

A summary of the major new features and performance gains in OpenAI's GPT-5.3-Codex announced on February 5, 2026.

Claude Opus 4.6 Released

A summary of the key performance improvements in Anthropic's latest model, Claude Opus 4.6, released on February 5, 2026.

What's the Best Keyboard for the Age of Voice Input?

I switched back from a mechanical keyboard to a pantograph-style one. As voice input becomes the norm, our relationship with keyboards is changing.

The Technical Evolution of the Porsche 911 Manual Transmission, Clutch, and Flywheel: From the Air-Cooled Era to the 992.2 Carrera T

A comprehensive analysis of how the Porsche 911's manual transmission, clutch, and flywheel have evolved from 1963 to the present — tracing the technical arc from the 915 and G50, through MECOSA, to the 992.2 Carrera T's 6-speed MT.

Porsche 911 (992.2) Carrera T Cabriolet: An In-Depth Technical Analysis of the 6-Speed Manual Transmission

A thorough engineering analysis of the 6-speed manual transmission in the 992.2 Carrera T Cabriolet — its architecture, relationship to the PDK, and reported GT3-derived components.

The Origin of My Nickname

About the origin of my nickname