Month: April 2025

Display Chinese subtitle in VLC on macOS 15 Sequoia

😤 VLC shows squares instead of Chinese characters? KNN CB Apple, always need us to suffer first before they sort things out. Wasted brain cells again, but whatever—just do this: Open Font Book Go to Applications > Font Book. Check for Chinese Fonts Search for PingFang SC (or any PingFang variants). If not found, download […]

Natural Stupiaklity is more Dangerous than Artificial Intelligence

I tried to explain to Kock the critical importance of using a 4-point support structure instead of 3 for the car seat bracket—he’s converting a van into a 7-seater—and recommended switching from aluminum to steel for its vastly superior strength and resistance to vibration. But he completely dismissed the idea. He’s convinced the current design […]

When an Old Friend Asks for Tech Help… and You Try Not to Lose Face

Recently, an old friend asked me to help update his Intel Mac mini—he had forgotten the password, and I thought, “No problem lah.” But after a long break from doing anything technical or command-line related, I realized I was rusty. Siao Liao !!! So I decided to relearn everything—practised all the terminal commands, read up, […]