When I named this site Carrack.space, I wasn’t just picking a random word. The Carrack was the premier ocean-going ship of the Age of Discovery—designed not for coastal skimming, but for deep-ocean navigation.
Looking at the Google logo for the New Year, I see more than just a search engine. To an engineer, Google is the ultimate “Lighthouse.” It represents the organization of information and the relentless search for the right answer.
As 2025 comes to a close, I realize my own ship has been in dry dock for the last six months. It wasn’t idle; it was being refitted. I’ve had to run a serious diagnostic on my internal roadmap. The biggest finding? A re-weighting of hyperparameters.
I realized that to truly succeed in top-tier Computer Science research (especially aiming for the University of Tokyo), conversational language is secondary to logical foundation. So, I made a strategic decision: lower the priority of Japanese language learning for now, and significantly increase the weight of Mathematics and Professional CS Theory.
The foundation must be solid before the decoration is applied.
Heading into 2026, my dashboard is clear. I have three critical missions to execute:
1. The Gateway: TOEFL This is the non-negotiable handshake protocol for the international academic community. It’s my first Q1 priority.
2. The Research: Academic Contribution at Ningxia University I am honored to step into the role of a Research Assistant at Ningxia University. This isn’t just a job; it is a testing ground. My goal is explicit: to produce a high-quality paper. I want to prove—both to myself and to future supervisors—that I can contribute real value to the academic conversation, not just consume it.
3. The Debugging: Trusting the Right Signal Finally, the most personal milestone.
Life, much like coding, is often about debugging one’s own intuition.
Around mid-2025, I identified an adjacent coordinate worth querying. But as any engineer knows, sometimes the documentation doesn’t match the implementation. After a brief connection, I realized that while the interface was pleasant, the underlying protocols were simply different. We were operating on different frequencies.
Ironically, that brief detour was necessary. It acted as a control group, highlighting what I truly resonate with. It made me realize that the “signal” I was looking for—that silent understanding of the climb—wasn’t in the new coordinate, but right there in the original reflection. Sometimes, you look far away for a mirror, only to find the truest one is standing right next to you, quietly sharing the same storm.
2026 is about focus. It’s about recognizing the right path, the right work, and the right people.
Anchors aweigh.
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