descending through life's gradients

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[About]

AI Engineer @Orient Securities

Prev Quant Dev @Galaxy Derivatives

CS & Applied Math @Brandeis 21'

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[Connect]

@jaceyang97 on every platform

https://github.com/jaceyang97

https://x.com/jaceyang97

https://goodreads.com/jaceyang97

📧 [email protected]

:wechat: jaceyang97

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[Project]

Jane Street Puzzle Leaderboard

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A tracker for Jane Street's monthly puzzle solvers, highlighting top performers, streaks, and rising stars. Built with React & TypeScript for the frontend and Python (BeautifulSoup) for web scraping, with automated data collection via GitHub Actions. The logo, inspired by the original Jane Street design, was created with p5.js.

JS Puzzle Leaderboard

CSRC Website Redesign: A Swiss-Inspired Approach

中国证券监督管理委员会

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This project is a modern redesign of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) website, showcasing a bold and minimalist approach to government website design. Built with Next.js and Tailwind CSS, the design features a striking black and red color scheme, Swiss-inspired typography, and a grid-based layout that emphasizes clarity and hierarchy. The design is based on Marathon the Game’s offical website.

For the full write-up on the process, please check out.

Open Mondrian

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A generative art tool inspired by Piet Mondrian’s Composition series. Create dynamic, abstract pieces by adjusting format, complexity, colors, and line thickness. Built with React & TypeScript, featuring a recursive algorithm, multilingual support, and SVG exports.

Open Mondrian

Vogue Runway Image Downloader

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A Python automation tool for downloading high-quality fashion show images from Vogue Runway. Uses Selenium for browsing, requests & lxml for parsing, with support for proxy handling, paywall bypassing, and dynamic scrolling.

GitHub - jaceyang97/voguescraper: A scraper for Vogue Runway using Selenium

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[Blog]

June 8, 2025 Why Design Matters for Institutions

May 18, 2025 The Thrill of Subversion: On Rebellion, Liberation, and the Hollow Echo After

March 30, 2025 Sounds that Stick

March 20, 2025 Fear of AI: A Logical Deduction

March 18, 2025 Traders, Tech, and Troubled Systems

2024-04-19 On ”Poor Charlie’s Almanack“

2024-04-08 缺乏深度的视角

2024-03-27 颠覆性力量

2024-02-23 Cracking Balatro's Scaling: The Code Behind Its Impossible Blinds

2024-02-15 In the Blink of an Eye

2024-01-08 A Moment of Our Lives

2023-12-16 胡里奥·科塔萨尔的《南方高速》

2023-12-15 为什么爵士乐?

2023-11-20 生日九课

2023-10-27 孤独

2023-10-11 卡尔维诺的《轻逸》

2023-09-23 超验感

2023-08-05 生命力

2023-07-12 关于《个人的体验》

2023-07-03 Objective Function

2023-06-28 The Wedding

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[Artwork]

p1-p30 are reverse engineering practices, implementing art from Tim Holman's Speedrun talk, CSSConf Australia 2018

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p31 - JS puzzle logo

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p34 - Tetrahedron with Oriented Camellias

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