Zilong Liang・MeshI 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.