Articles
Bazi Analysis of Lei Jun: From Programmer to Car Maker, How the Indirect Resource Pattern Turns Knowledge into Business?
Using SwiftStemBranch to chart Lei Jun's fixed three pillars of Ji-You, Bing-Zi, and Yi-Chou, this article analyzes his path from programmer to serial entrepreneur through the lens of Indirect Resource, Hurting Officer, and Indirect Wealth.
Making Classical Knowledge Questionable: A Preview of the Totenroku 1.9 Cultural Study Assistant
Totenroku 1.9 introduces a preview of its Cultural Study Assistant, an attempt to explain the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches (干支), the structure of the I Ching, and Five Elements theory through natural conversation—along with my reflections on AI, privacy, and cultural tools.
Why Keep Daily Pet Records? Five Long-Term Benefits Hiding in a Simple Care Journal
From diet and weight to medication and everyday moments, consistent record-keeping helps owners spot changes, improves vet visits, and preserves precious memories of a pet's life.
Chronicling Your Pet's Imperial Life: 'Reign of Pet' Launches on iOS
Reflections on pet care and the ritual of daily life while building 'Reign of Pet' — not just a pet activity tracker, but a joyful royal court drama for every beloved companion.
How I Got My Fortune-Telling App Approved After Four 4.3B (Spam) Rejections
My real experience developing a fortune-telling app, facing four App Store 4.3B rejections, and finally getting approved by rebuilding the app.
Introducing Reign of Pet: Imperial Pet Chronicle & Tracker
Track your pet's day the imperial way. Crown your furry companion as emperor and turn pet care into a delightful court drama.
A Diary Written in the Stars: Douzhuanlu (斗轉錄) Now Available on iOS
Reflections on the stars, time, and observation from my journey developing Douzhuanlu (斗轉錄). More than a celestial tool, it is a personal star diary for everyone.
Technical Report: Fixing the Bazi (八字) Chart Calculation Feature in Weishu (緯書)
Technical report on fixing a WASM loading failure in the Bazi (八字) chart tool, covering Cloudflare CDN compression conflict investigation and an edge-computing decompression solution.
Deploying a 50MB WASM on Cloudflare Workers: A Troubleshooting Guide
A complete walkthrough of deploying a 50MB BaZi (八字) fortune-calculating WASM to Cloudflare Workers, and how Brotli compression solved the file size limit.
BaZi for Beginners: From Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches to Five Elements — A Programmer's Mental Model
An attempt to understand the underlying logic of BaZi (Chinese Four Pillars of Destiny) through the lens of a programmer — where the stems and branches are enums, the five elements are a type system, and their generating and controlling cycles are dependency relationships.
Compiling the I Ching with Swift: A Serendipitous Encounter of WebAssembly and Classical Divination
A record of the development journey of compiling the I Ching divination engine to WebAssembly, along with reflections on 'change' along the way.