about

Basic Information


Name	Bojun Feng
Nickname	Bo/David
Birth Year	2003
Location	Austin, Texas, USA
Hometown	Tianjin, China
Bachelor	UChicago - BS in Computational and Applied Mathematics
Master	UChicago - MS in Computer Science
Hobby	Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (No-Gi!), Close Up Magic
Contact	See Icons Under Avatar

A Bit About Me

Hi, I'm Bojun Feng. I like building complicated things.

This website is my attempt to create an authentic corner of the internet where I share information on things that interest me to attract likeminded individuals.

If you liked my blog and want to chat, you can do so Here!

About My Name

Most of my friends just use my nickname Bo or David for convenience, and I am completely okay with that. In case you would like to pronounce my actual name, however, this section provides some helpful information.

My first name is Bojun (博骏 / bó jùn / bo2 jun4)
My last name is Feng (冯 / féng / feng2)

Each character represents a syllable. There are 2 syllables in my first name and just 1 syllable in my last. Here is how to pronounce each syllable:

Bo sounds like 'Bore', but without the r — just a smooth 'baw' sound.
- Say this syllable with a rising intonation, like you’re asking a question.
Jun sounds like 'June', but with a tighter, rounded lip shape for the vowel—almost like saying 'ee' with puckered lips.
- Say this syllable with a dropping intonation, like giving a firm answer.
Feng rhymes with 'Lung' or 'Hung', but starts with an 'f' sound, like in 'Fun'.
- Also say this syllable with a rising intonation, like you’re asking a question.

In Chinese, usually the last name goes before the first name, so my full name would be Feng Bo Jun. However, in practice that doesn't really matter. Feel free to just call me Bo Jun.

Citations

Without any of these people, this blog would look very different. I owe them many thanks!

Do Trong Khanh (Karhdo)

This blog's code base heavily borrowed from his blog Karhdo's Blog - Coding Adventure, which he generously open sourced under the MIT license.

Ang Wei Feng (Ted)

The front page hero section is adapted from his blog Ted Thoughts. While the blog is not open source, permission has been granted from the author.

Qibin Ma

The day time thread cursor effect on the front page is adapted from his blog maqib.cn, which he generously open sourced under the MIT license. Note: Site is in Chinese

Pavel Dobryakov & React Bits

The night time splash cursor effect on the front page is copy pasted from the open source project React Bits. I first saw this effect in Pavel Dobryakov's open source GitHub repository, but did not have the expertise to convert the WebGL code into a proper react component.