Zilong Liang・MeshNotes on Apr 24, 2026
Today’s AI releases:
First, OpenAI’s GPT-5.5. The Codex app also got updated, gaining a built-in browser-use plugin and automatic approval reviews.
Next is big: DeepSeek V4, four months after the release of DeepSeek V3.2. Rumors circulated throughout April. DeepSeek V4 came with two variants: Flash and Pro. It made waves when V3 got released in late 2024 with near-SOTA performance at an extremely low price. V4 keeps this tradition. Let’s see how much attention it draws in the coming days.
Every. A well-known AI publication I hadn’t looked into until today, after I noticed it again in the announcement of GPT-5.5.
At a first glance, it gives me a good feeling of taste. Skimming several articles enhances this feeling further. Its business model is unique: newsletter, columns, podcasts, and at least five AI software services are provided in a bundle. Its slogan is: “The only subscription you need to stay at the edge of AI.”
Haven’t fully figured out what it covers or how it will be useful to me yet, but it seems worth a try. I’ve signed up for a free account and will investigate whether it’s worth becoming a paid subscriber.
Crafted text animations for AI workflows. A collection of text animations commonly seen in AI apps. I stumbled on this on X today. Since I’m incubating my own coding agent, it could be handy, I thought.
I just simplified the note type system on both Hack and Muse, going from six types down to four.
The old regular type is now called daily, which better describes what it actually is: capturing a thought, moment, or observation while it’s still fresh. The English slug now matches the Chinese display name (日常) that was already in use on Muse.
The bigger change is merging link, collection, and quote into a single bookmark type. These three all shared the same core job — consuming something external and adding my own voice — so the split never felt meaningful in practice. The new bookmark type keeps the structural flexibility: it can be a single annotated link, a curated list, or a quoted passage with commentary.
The updated note types page
The final type list: Daily, Bookmark, TIL, Post. The commit is zlliang/zlliang@1a162b9.
Update Apr 25, 2026: A day after this consolidation, I removed note types altogether. The type field, the /notes/types pages, and the type chip in note metadata are all gone. See: Eliminated note types.
Update Apr 27, 2026: I renamed the English site again — Hack is now Mesh at https://mesh.zlliang.me. The previous hack.zlliang.me redirects to the new domain. See: Renamed Hack to Mesh.