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I Became a Swift Student Challenge 2026 Winner
I was selected as a Winner in Apple's Swift Student Challenge 2026. This article summarizes the submitted app, what I focused on while developing it, how I approached Apple's evaluation criteria, and advice for future applicants.
- Contest
- Apple
Making an SVG Icon with TeX and TikZ
I could not decide what favicon to use for this site, then realized I could make one with TikZ, a tool I already use often. This is a memo on the process of drawing the icon and exporting it as SVG.
- TeX
- TikZ
- Design
[Wittamer] Cool Chocolat
A Valentine-only entremets from Wittamer, with ganache wrapped in chocolate mousse.
- Wittamer
- Cool Chocolat
- Chocolate
[Wittamer] Peche Minion
A winter-only Wittamer cake with peach jelly and fromage mousse.
- Wittamer
- Peche Minion
- Chocolate
[Wittamer] Rouge Delice
A ruby-colored Wittamer sweet with rouge chocolate, strawberry, and beet.
- Wittamer
- Rouge Delice
- Chocolate
I Won the Grand Prize at the MFG GPU Programming Contest 2025
MFG Challenge is a contest for creating image filters with a GPU programming language. I had touched GPU programming before, but starting from a new language was still challenging. This article focuses on the filter I made and the ideas behind it.
- Contest
- GPU
Encrypting Files with age
I wanted to keep recovery codes and other sensitive notes on my computer without leaving them as plain text. This is a short beginner-friendly note on encrypting files from the command line with age.
- Encryption
- age
[Shinjuku Takano] Strawberry Shortcake
A chocolate strawberry shortcake from Shinjuku Takano.
- Shortcake
- Shinjuku Takano
- Futako-tamagawa
[La Maison Shirokane] Cream Puff
A cream puff from La Maison Shirokane, bought at the Shinjuku Isetan branch.
- Cream puff
- Shinjuku
[Angelina] Mont Blanc
A Parisian classic famous for Mont Blanc, with rich chestnut cream and a crisp meringue base.
- Mont Blanc
- Angelina
- Shinjuku