locsic.com
Site updates
Notable changes to reading, publishing and the Locsic site.
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A clear account of how reading data is used
A bilingual privacy notice explains how visits, reading activity, browser storage and contact information are handled, including the current advertising status. A permanent footer link keeps it easy to find.
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Article covers that follow the reading language
Articles can carry separate Chinese and English covers. Featured stories, essay lists and reading pages select the matching image, while the draft workspace can preview and check each cover.
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A connected home for essays, observations and practice
The homepage brings selected essays, recent writing, ongoing observations and projects into a research-journal layout, with illustrated methods and principles. Shared typography, spacing and reading hierarchies connect the sections while preserving complete summaries and existing paths into the work.
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Long essays, easier to read and revisit
A refined reading hierarchy in both languages, with direct section links, original-image viewing and better navigation through wide tables. Complete summaries and related reading keep the argument and its context within reach.
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A more faithful path from draft to article
Draft previews and published Markdown now share rendering rules for footnotes, heading structure and tables. Bilingual summary truncation and escaping were corrected, bringing the preview closer to the final reading experience.
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Finding a thread through a growing collection
Thinking keeps featured essays and complete summaries alongside the current month's articles. Year, month, category and tag filters make both new writing and older work easier to reach.
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Connecting observations into a living timeline
The three long-running themes are connected to published articles, updating key events and related essays automatically. A shared visual timeline brings the threads together while preserving paths into each topic.
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Opening up the data behind the research
Selected AI infrastructure studies now include downloadable comparison data linked to the full analysis and its sources. Readers can inspect the evidence, revisit assumptions and use the data in their own research.
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A clearer view of how the site is working
The console brings traffic sources, reading completion, publishing cadence and content status into one workspace, with sample sizes and coverage made explicit. Editorial decisions can draw on actual visits and reading feedback, beyond whether an article has been published.
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Read the draft before publishing it
Private draft previews bring the article reading layout into the review queue. New drafts and revisions can be checked in context before publication, while unpublished content remains separate from public articles.
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Keeping the context behind each judgment
Observe brings topics, key signals, evidence and current judgments into one visual board. Topic pages trace events and open questions over time and connect them to longer essays, preserving the context in which a view took shape.
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Stable links for reading and following the site
Essays and projects gained clean, permanent URLs, with their content delivered in the page rather than waiting for browser scripts. A sitemap and subscription feed follow published content, making it easier to discover, bookmark and keep reading.
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The first reviewed human-agent publishing loop
Content from Zoe completed a real submission, review and publication flow through the main site, with publication and rollback records retained. The site began moving beyond displaying articles toward a collaborative publishing system with human review and a traceable process.
Read the first publishing account