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One#
Surge 5 for MacOS has finally been updated, and I updated to the latest version as soon as possible today.
I briefly looked at the usage of the newly added Surge Ponte in the knowledge base, and it's not difficult. I plan to set it up after I return home next month, but I won't tinker with it in the hotel these days.
Since I occasionally encounter situations where ChatGPT cannot be used when using JMS, I purchased a three-month TAG subscription to try if it works well. The price is really expensive, but I accepted it because there are domestic nodes that I'm interested in.
After updating Surge, I reorganized the rules and added OpenAI's proxy rules, which are:
// Updated on May 28th
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,ai.com
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,auth0.openai.com
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,chat.openai.com
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,chat.openai.com.cdn.cloudflare.net
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,challenges.cloudflare.com
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,featuregates.org
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,identrust.com
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,intercom.io
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,invoice.stripe.com
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,ios.chat.openai.com
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,js.intercomcdn.com
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,openai.com
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,pay.openai.com
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,platform.openai.com
DOMAIN-SUFFIX,stripe.com
DONAIN-SUFFIX,statsigapi.net
DOMAIN,cdn.auth0.com
DOMAIN,openaiapi-site.azureedge.net
DOMAIN,challenges.cloudflare.com
If you feel that Notion is loading too slowly, you can also configure the rules as follows:
- DOMAIN-SUFFIX,notion-static.com
- DOMAIN-SUFFIX,notion.com
- DOMAIN-SUFFIX,notion.new
- DOMAIN-SUFFIX,notion.site
- DOMAIN-SUFFIX,notion.so
Two#
Last year, I applied for Microsoft's E5 developer subscription and renewed it on GitHub using a script.
Today, I saw a notification in a WeChat group:
Microsoft 365 E5 developer subscriptions are being terminated in large numbers today. Microsoft has set the subscription expiration date to April 5th or 6th, which means it expires immediately. The reasons for this mass termination are quite mysterious, as both those who ran the renewal script and those who didn't were affected. Only Microsoft knows the exact cause.
Several friends in the group have been terminated, which scared me and made me quickly check if mine is still active. Fortunately, mine is still normal for now.
If I lose E5, I will really have to pay Microsoft. I can't live without the Office suite. Although Apple's iWork suite and Shimo Documents can be used, they are still inferior to Office. Moreover, there are many people in China who use pirated Office. For example, when I write a document in Pages and export it as a docx file to send, the recipient either can't open it or the formatting is incorrect and garbled. It's really not worth the effort.
Three#
I saw someone analyzing on Twitter that due to the current state of international relations, some American technology companies have had to impose various restrictions. I'm not sure if this is the exact reason, but it has indeed caused me a lot of trouble.
Just like the internet tools I just mentioned, JMS used to work fine, and there was no need to worry about having multiple backups. Now, not only do I need to have multiple backups, but I also need to find ones with native IPs.
Another example is overseas payments and receiving verification codes. Mainland-issued cards cannot be used for payment, and mainland phone numbers cannot be used. There's no choice but to find other ways to solve these issues.
There are problems within our country, and the changes in the international environment have also played a role in exacerbating the situation.
Therefore, I suggest that while it is still convenient to buy a physical SIM card from abroad, you should get one. It won't cost much each month. If you have the opportunity to go to other countries, open a local bank account, not a saving account, but a checking account, deposit some money, and then apply for a credit card.
Speaking from the perspective of human nature, having a physical foreign phone number and a bank account already puts you ahead of 99% of people, and you can make money using this.