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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 Surge Ponte that was newly added and how to use it in the knowledge base. It's not difficult. I plan to set it up after I go back home next month. 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 to try it out. The price is really expensive, but I accepted it because I found a domestic broadband node.
After updating Surge, I reorganized the rules again and added OpenAI's proxy rules, which are as follows:
// 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 loads too slowly on a regular basis, 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 by running scripts on GitHub.
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 will expire immediately. The reasons for this mass termination are quite mysterious, as both those who ran the renewal scripts and those who didn't were affected. Only Microsoft knows the exact cause.
Several friends in the group have been terminated, which scared me, so I quickly checked if mine is still active. Fortunately, it's 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 Document can be used, they are still inferior to Office. In addition, 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.
For example, overseas payments and receiving verification codes, cards issued in mainland China cannot be used for payment, and mainland Chinese phone numbers cannot be used. There's no choice but to find other ways to solve these issues.
There are problems within our own country, and 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 physical SIM cards from abroad, buy 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, and deposit some money in it to apply for a credit card.
Speaking from the perspective of human nature, having a physical foreign phone number and a bank account already surpasses 99% of people, and you can make money using this.