Hey everyone, it’s your buddy back again, sharing some stuff I’ve been messing around with. Today’s little adventure was all about making a “1194 Chinese Zodiac” thing. Sounds fancy, right? But it was a pretty fun ride, and I’m here to spill the beans on how it all went down.
So, first things first, I needed some translation tools ’cause, you know, Chinese isn’t exactly my strong suit. I used some free service and another one. One gave me instant translations, and the other was pretty cool with predicting what I was gonna type next. It even had this feature where it would read out the words for me. Super helpful for a language noob like me.

Then, I got into this whole rabbit hole of figuring out the Chinese Zodiac stuff. Found out that people wear these special bracelets for good luck. I was trying to make something related to the zodiac signs, so this was kinda relevant. You could choose a bracelet based on your zodiac, like a snake or something, to keep the bad vibes away. I even found some monthly horoscope predictions, which was pretty neat.
But here’s where it got a bit techy. I had to deal with converting numbers to binary. You know, the whole 0s and 1s thing. It was like going from regular numbers (base 10) to this computer language (base 2). I found a calculator online that did this for me. This binary stuff is used everywhere, I learned, like in converting text to different formats. There’s ASCII and UTF-8. One uses a fixed number of bytes for each character, and the other one is a bit more flexible.
Oh, and URLs! Ever seen those weird characters in a web address? That’s URL encoding. I learned how to convert those back to normal text. It’s the opposite of what you usually do when you’re making a website address. There are tools and functions for this. Pretty handy when you’re dealing with web stuff, especially to decode them.
My Key Steps
- Translation Tools: I used some online services to translate some texts that I use.
- Zodiac Research: Dug into the Chinese Zodiac, found out about lucky charm bracelets.
- Binary Conversion: Played around with converting numbers to binary using an online tool.
- URL Encoding/Decoding: I learned how to convert encoded URLs back to regular text.
So, there you have it. That’s how I spent my time working on this 1194 Chinese Zodiac project. It was a mix of culture, a bit of tech, and a whole lot of learning. Hope you enjoyed this little walkthrough of my adventure. Catch you guys later!