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All articles →How to Find Chinese New Year on a Desert Island
No phone, no calendar, no problem—at least calendrically. A stick can locate the winter solstice, and the Moon can lead you from there to Chinese New Year.
Putting the Five-Planet Gathering Back in the Sky: Revisiting 967 CE
The Rizhi Lu records five planets gathering near the Kui lunar mansion in 967. We reconstruct the event in Totenroku and separate the astronomy from its later political meaning.
Dividing the Day into One Hundred Ke: Classical Timekeeping in Totenroku 2.0
Totenroku 2.0 adopts the classical hundred-ke day. Starting from Gu Yanwu's textual study in the Rizhi Lu, this article explains how twelve double-hours and one hundred ke fit together—and why this older scale belongs in a modern journal of the sky.
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.