A thinking stick figure in the posture of "The Thinker"

Manifesto

The manifesto is about what I believe in, and strives to achieve when I am on and off blogging.

Last Update: 2025-09-09

Principles

  1. No Ads. We are not a product, I don't sell my visitors to the advertising demons. Some dare call themselves marketing people - if you've got a good product, word of mouth is enough to take you off.
  2. No tracking or analytics. I don't like being tracked or followed around the web. So I won't track your clicks. I do use Tinylytics, but it's just for Kudos(likes).
  3. No paid content. I don't write sponsored content. If I had used a good product or service and want to tell the world, I will write a post about it free of charge.
  4. No AI generated content. My avatar is generated by AI. Some code of my bio page and branded url project are written by AI. I may use AI to help me brainstorm ideas or check for spelling mistakes. But the actual content will always be written by a human.
  5. No copy-pasting. I may see great ideas from other people on the web, and then write my own thoughts about that topic. But I will never commit plagiarism.
  6. Attributing other's work. I will always try my best to credit and link to other people's work when I do reference snippets of their work in my content. If I did not give you attribution for what you've done, contact me.
  7. Responsible disclosure. If I see any bugs, loopholes, vulnerabilities running in the wild, I will contact you before I write a blog post about it. I will give you enough time to patch the holes. No surprises, no extortion.
  8. You are free to use my content. If my content somehow is useful to you, take it, make the world better out of it. All my original content here are released under CC BY-SA 4.0. I only ask that you attribute my work and share yours with the same license or compatible licenses.
  9. I am always learning. I am but a humble learner, always learning to do better. If you see mistakes, don't hesitate to correct me.

Ethos

  1. Friendliness - I try to be friendly in all conversations and avoid pointless arguments.
  2. Honesty - When something is bad, I won't say it's for the greater good.
  3. Professionalism - I will do my research, and avoid spreading misinformation to my best efforts.
  4. Critical Thinking - Debates aren't pointless, I try to think from both sides.

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