The Last Few Years of AI Coding

This is a blog post written for my future self to look back on. There are two reasons for saying this: first, looking back from the future at how rapidly a technology has developed is quite interesting*. Second, uh… these days everyone is chatting with AI, and hardly anyone reads personal blogs anymore (maybe AIContinue reading “The Last Few Years of AI Coding”

How to activate Synology Active Backup for Business without Internet

Synology DSM’s Active Backup for Business suite is a great backup solution, but after the initial installation or reinstallation, it requires activation with a Synology account to use. However, I don’t like offline software that requires online activation to function — if the server fails or goes offline one day, or if there’s a localContinue reading “How to activate Synology Active Backup for Business without Internet”

Project SEKAI Game Analysis

Hearing that Hatsune Miku released a new mobile game, I skillfully opened the Play Store, downloaded, and ran it. The game, just as skillfully, popped up with a smooth animation: 「通信エラーが発生しました」(“A communication error has occurred.”) Well, Japanese games loves abusing SafetyNet, after all. Swiping back, I added the game to the MagiskHide list. Cleared theContinue reading “Project SEKAI Game Analysis”

Reverse Engineering a Unity IL2CPP Game

Instant Apps are truly a scary thing. Out of boredom, I clicked on Dream Blast by Angry Birds for a trial. After a few minutes of playing, I found it interesting and downloaded the 70MB full version. And just like that, a few hours passed by… Mobile games, you know, are captivating at the startContinue reading “Reverse Engineering a Unity IL2CPP Game”

SSL & SPDY

2015-11-13 Update: The content of this article is now outdated, and some configurations may have potential issues. Not recommended for use, for reference only. 2014-04-09 Update: Upgraded OpenSSL version (1.0.1f) and Nginx version to avoid the Heartbleed attack. The blog now enforces HTTPS access. Visitors coming from non-search-engine sources will be automatically redirected to HTTPS.Continue reading “SSL & SPDY”