Harvey Zhang
Co-Founder & CTO
Backend engineer by training, with past roles as gaming tech manager, blockchain CTO, and e-commerce data analyst. Co-founded LPIC.cc, responsible for system architecture, API development, and infrastructure operations. Specializes in high-concurrency system design and cloud infrastructure.
Articles by Harvey Zhang
Images Break When Posted Elsewhere? The 403 & Hotlink Debug Tree (2026)
Paste an image link into a forum and it turns into a broken icon or a 403? This 2026 guide covers hotlink protection, Referer, and Referrer-Policy, plus a DevTools/curl debug tree.
WWDC 2026 Countdown: 4 Workflow Traps When Uploading iOS 27 Photos AI Edits
WWDC 2026 keynote drops June 8. iOS 27 brings Extend, Enhance, and Reframe to the Photos app — rewriting the shoot → edit → upload workflow for creators. We map EXIF stripping, C2PA signature breaks, thumbnail crop drift, and JPEG re-compression conflicts, with fixes you can implement before launch.
Imgur Images Gone? 2026 BBCode Batch Replacement Script + Wayback 3-Path Recovery SOP
Imgur's 2026 NSFW purge + 6-month anonymous expiry has wrecked old image links across blogs, phpBB forums, and Reddit posts. This is a complete toolchain — Python script to scan dead links, Wayback Machine 3-path recovery, batch-replace BBCode and Markdown syntax, plus selection logic for the next image host.
B2B Image Hosting RFP Checklist 2026: 15 Technical Must-Haves Before You Sign
Architecturally speaking, picking a B2B image host in 2026 is not a price comparison. 15-point checklist covering S3 compatibility, SLA, rate limits, webhook signing, egress pricing, failover, and soft-delete windows.
Website Image Performance 2026: 8 Optimization Tactics Engineers Must Know
Based on 2026 data, images eat 44% of total page weight and are the single biggest LCP killer. I break down 8 optimization tactics from an architectural angle — lazy loading, responsive images, CDN, WebP/AVIF, preload, Priority Hints — with Lighthouse numbers and the traps I actually hit.
WebP vs AVIF vs JPEG XL 2026: Complete Format Comparison — Technical Principles and Practical Picks
From an architectural angle, picking an image format in 2026 is no longer a JPEG/PNG decision. I benchmark WebP, AVIF, and JPEG XL on compression algorithms, browser support, progressive loading, and encoding cost — with a same-image 4000×3000 test showing size, quality, and encode-time numbers side by side.