My hometown, Heye Town, is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese feminist movement. Among the eight most outstanding feminist fighters in the century-long history of China’s feminist movement, four came from this small town. Including other associated feminist pioneers, the total number of renowned feminists emerging from our small town likely exceeds ten. Through long-term exposure, I have gained a general understanding of the stories behind these feminist fighters. However, as I mentioned in my previous article What Are Online Historical Controversies Really About?, historical figures are often evaluated differently at various stages, especially these feminist fighters. Some people tend to embellish their stories, pitting their achievements against the men around them to highlight their greatness. But upon closer examination, I found that even without creating such opposition or maliciously demeaning one side, their status would not be diminished—it’s just that the story might not be as dramatic.

I have two Netgear R6300V2 routers at home, both of which have been in use for over 10 years. Originally, one was placed at my mom’s place, but later, due to concerns about my child frequently going there to watch TV, I canceled the broadband service, leaving me with an extra router sitting idle. For some reason, I had been thinking about replacing the router a few days ago, but then I stumbled upon someone online mentioning that this “microwave router” from Netgear could be flashed with a newer version of Openwrt. So, on this New Year’s Eve, I decided to give it a try.

As 2024 comes to a close, I’d like to briefly summarize 10 noteworthy events from this year. While none of these are particularly monumental, they may have some impact on the future, whether big or small.

Recently, I came across a research report on HN about the plastic components in common foods in the Bay Area. The original article is available at Plastic Report, and the website’s homepage lists hundreds of food test data, which I found to be of significant importance for daily life.

A few days ago, I snagged a free .news domain from NameCheap and registered hy2.news. Since I didn’t have much use for it, I decided to set up a personal news feed page. Since it’s a dynamic page, I brought out Wordpress and used an RSS plugin to make it happen. The page is live at: Hyruo News

The page is up, but sourcing the RSS feed became an issue. So, I started by trying to scrape the Nodeseek forum, where I’ve been active recently. After hours of effort, I still failed.

In recent years, a hot topic in judicial reform has been the implementation of the “Review and Approval System.” Following the last round of judicial reforms, courts have moved towards the principle of “letting the adjudicator decide and holding the adjudicator accountable,” with independent adjudication by quota judges becoming the mainstream approach. However, the emergence of the “Review and Approval System” seems to be a step backward. After judges independently adjudicate cases, their rulings still need to be reviewed and approved by the presiding judge or court president before being issued, reminiscent of the previous “hierarchical approval” system.

This morning at 7:30, on my way back after dropping my daughter off at school, I suddenly received a call from my mom saying that my son had fallen off an electric bike and that an ambulance had been called to take him to the hospital. Since it was rush hour, I rushed home as fast as I could. Before I even got there, I saw an ambulance parked at the entrance of our neighborhood from a distance, so I quickly ran over and boarded it.

Last year, I attended a meeting organized by the Financial Office, primarily to discuss the handling of an illegal fundraising case. Since the case has already been resolved and I feel it has a certain level of typicality, I will use this case as a starting point to discuss how to prevent fundraising fraud.

What is Fundraising Fraud?

In our daily lives, fundraising fraud is often mixed up with illegal fundraising and illegal absorption of public deposits. From a legal perspective, the main charges are fundraising fraud and illegal absorption of public deposits, both of which fall under the umbrella of illegal fundraising crimes. For the general public, whether it’s illegal absorption of public deposits or fundraising fraud, the end result is usually being scammed. Therefore, it’s not unreasonable to consider both as fraud.