I was born in Nong'an, Jilin Province, mainland China. I am 23 years old and currently a graduate student at the College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University.
Since childhood, I have been fascinated by insects and other arthropods. Fortunately, my current research focuses on a group I am truly passionate about: the Hymenoptera Apidae (bees).
Because my field of study involves bioinformatics and I am responsible for managing our laboratory servers, I have developed a deep interest in GNU/Linux. I use Arch Linux as my primary development environment. To be honest, this isn't about following a trend or treating Arch as some "fashion statement" (btw...), but rather a reaction to the bloat and Snap packages of Ubuntu, which frustrated me enough to make the switch. To keep my system clean, I primarily create containers for specific tasks and connect to them via VS Code. Consequently, I rarely spend time in the Arch desktop environment itself. If I had to pick a favorite DE? It would probably be XFCE or KDE lol.
The first part of this domain name tenodora-n-insectbar.neocities.org: "Tenodora," is a portmanteau blending Tenodera—a genus of large, widely distributed praying mantises—with Teodora, the Empress of the Byzantine Empire. The second part, "Insectbar," is a tribute to the community where I spent the most formative years of my childhood: the 百度昆虫吧 (Baidu Insect Bar). This was once a thriving forum for insect enthusiasts in China. In a sense, creating this website is my way of memorializing the spirit of that community, ensuring that the memories of the "Insect Bar" era have a dedicated space in this corner of the digital world.
I can say with certainty that my personality and worldview were heavily shaped by the internet during my formative years. Compared to regions like Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan, mainland China is currently an area under extreme surveillance—one might say it has reached an unprecedented level of control.
When I was younger, things were different. This was before Google withdrew from the Chinese market, and back then, starting a forum didn't require the tedious and strict registration processes we face today. In a sense, I have personally witnessed the Chinese "Intranet" evolve from an era where "everyone shared a common language" into a series of isolated islands, fragmented by giant corporations, proprietary apps, and algorithms.
I am not sure if this is the case outside of mainland China, but this "Collapse of the Tower of Babel" deeply unsettles me. It reminds me of a line by Long Wenzhang in the TV series My Chief and My Regiment: "I want things to be the way they were meant to be." Things weren't supposed to be like this. The community spirit shouldn't be squeezed into extinction; the internet in mainland China shouldn't have become so surreal and toxic; and I certainly don't want government censorship and surveillance to reach such insane levels. Yet, I am powerless to change any of it—a realization that is as disheartening as it is worrying.
Alright, enough with the ranting.
My interests are quite broad. While my daily work is primarily centered around data analysis, I have a deep fascination with C/C++, low-level algorithms, and cybersecurity. I once spent a significant amount of time "digging into" textbooks on these subjects. However, due to the demanding schedule of my lab work and the lack of practical, hands-on projects, my current proficiency could best be described as "tragic" lol.
That said, I am eager to learn. I warmly welcome fellow enthusiasts in these fields to reach out via email. I am very much in need of your insights, perspectives, and perhaps a bit of guidance!