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Zstandard's --long range mode works wonders for assemblies, but needs uninterrupted single line sequences.

*AllTheBacteria 661k, multiline fasta*
gzip (pigz): 751GB
zstandard --long: 641GB (30% original size)

*Single line fasta*
gzip (pigz): 700GB
zstandard --long: 232GB (10% original size)

September 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

把之前记录在笔记里的几段 bash 代码整理出来写了一篇博客（非常简短），本来以为是很简单的工作，结果断断续续还是花了一个周末...

September 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

Today is the last day of Canada Strong Pass

Sad... Didn't visit any national park this summer.

I really need to add these events to my todo-list, so my short travel plans won't be buried under the hassles

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/canada-pass.html

Canada Strong Pass

This summer, plan a vacation in Canada! From June 20 to September 2, enjoy free or discounted admission to some of the country’s most iconic places. The Canada Strong Pass lets you explore the richness of the country - from museums to nature to railroads.

www.canada.ca

September 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

Setting up LSP in #neovim step-by-step

https://github.com/Endle/my-neovim-config/commits/nvim_11_demo/

https://blog.zhenbo.pro/lsp-on-neovim-0-11-from-stratch/

Commits · Endle/my-neovim-config

Contribute to Endle/my-neovim-config development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

August 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

Fun read:

Xlibre is both a conservative, and Conservative, fork

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/12/the_price_of_software_freedom/

The price of software freedom is eternal politics

Comment: Many don't realize or forget, but the FOSS world has ideological wings, too

www.theregister.com

July 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

为什么有的编程语言是 true/false, 有些则是 True/False

我现在感觉我每次写代码时都会搞错...

July 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

看着自己 16C 32T 的 7950X3D，就总有一种改用 Gentoo 的冲动...

June 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

Just heard aother #competitiveProgramming site: #Kattis

Happy to play with #Rust on Kattis, just like #AtCoder

May 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

今天把几本积压的书拿出来，发现看书这个爱好其实很节省时间。我用很慢的速度精读了几章，一看表发现才二十五分钟（一个番茄钟）

相比之下，如果我去看b站或是 youtube，光是从动态里找一个想看的视频，花上十分钟都很常见。

我自身的体会，在当下看书的障碍不在于没有时间，而是难以进入阅读的心流

May 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

Alienware AW720M 这个鼠标真的是太糟糕了，鼠标滚轮键从吹起后勉强能用变成了吹气也用不了。刚才把脚贴拆掉想试着修一修，结果发现手头还没有这么小的螺丝刀。

我决定不要和自己较劲，而是去买一个新鼠标了。在新鼠标到货前，我先尝试一下 vimium。无奖竞猜，我是先习惯 mouse-less browse，还是我的鼠标先到货？

另外，再伸手一下，问问大家有没有鼠标推荐。要求有 USB-C or USB-A 的接收器，除了写代码和上网冲浪外有一点点 Dota 2 的需求。谢谢大家

#鼠标

https://github.com/philc/vimium

前情提要：

GitHub - philc/vimium: The hacker's browser.

The hacker's browser. Contribute to philc/vimium development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

May 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

CW: CA Politics

My heart rate is reaching 120 while watching CBC. I should grab a dozen of beer on my way home today.

B.S. You can't believe how many typos I've made in this post. I can't believe it when I'm sober too

April 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

Done #jailbreak for my #Kindle Voyage and installed #koreader

I can't believe that my old Kindle could be that fast. Reading with it feels like breeze now.

I'm so grateful for their long-time work. At least I don't need to buy a new eink device now. Better for both earth and my wallet :)

April 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

Never skip CI before merging a "too trivial to cause trouble" patch, even if you're a talented developer like Linus.

That's my takeaway from the latest #lwn article: https://lwn.net/Articles/1018486/

April 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM

Zhenbo Li

@zhenbo.bsky.social

Every road in a city, including narrow driveways, is a toll road. Less than 1% toll roads are charging the drivers with a pay-as-you-go plan, while tax money is used to pay the toll of the 99% remaining

https://youtu.be/r7-e_yhEzIw

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

April 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM