Tag: dragon

The Triangle of Success: the three headed dragon of optimization

A proven concept is the ‘Triangle of Success’, representing the three success ingredients: Knowledge, Skills and Attitude. We are familiar with words like competency, capability, capacity, potential, proficiency, which are frequently used by us as a substitute for the word &lsquo...

Quasi Dragon Studies — A composite generative art series and experimental model for Web3 community co-creation

QDS is about experimentation, people, risk, discussion, and the essence of what art really is. Maybe 5 tiles get minted. Maybe thousands. However many, this project will be a success if it gets people talking, gets people questioning, makes people happy, makes people angry. Maybe it becomes ...

Dragon Defense, the latest addition to Metaverser Game Hub

Dragon Defense is a captivating and immersive fantasy tower-defense game that invites players to strategically build and upgrade towers to protect their land. Players must strategically position towers along a carefully designed path, fending off waves of relentless enemies aiming to breach their de...

Taming the Dragon

2010. Beijing. November 10th. I walk down the street called Guozijian 國子監 , so named for the Guozijian Academy, which takes up a large part of it’s Northern side. Originally established in 1306, the East-West running hutong’s main cultural sites are the academy and the adjacen...

Waking the Dragon: The Astrology of 2024

Not even a few weeks into the new year, and we’re already on the brink of a possible world war, a new Jeffrey Epstein list, a mental health crisis, freezing weather across America, and an earthquake in Japan. It would be nice to stop and take a breather once in a while, but as we learned in re...

2024 Year of the Dragon.

Welcome to the Year of the Dragon in 2024! According to the Chinese zodiac, each year is associated with one of the twelve animals, and the dragon is considered a symbol of power, strength, and good fortune. As we enter this auspicious year, there’s a sense of excitement and anticipation of wh...

From Soyuz to Starliner and Crew Dragon: The New Era of Human Spaceflight

What makes these newcomers stand out? Firstly, their birth from NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, which flips the script on spacecraft development by entrusting private companies with the reins. Secondly, their design philosophies diverge wildly. Starliner opts for a blend of new and tried-and-t...

The Dragon Burns

The dragon is awakening I feel it moving, rolling, I feel the heat of its breath against my ribcage I feel its heartbeat quicken Mine quickens in response I thought it would sleep forever Lulled into permanent slumber By the love I found in my family Removing the need To watch it burn Vi...

Of Dragon Kings and Demon Centipedes

It’s 6 AM and my dog and I are watching the sun rise over Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest lake, located in Shiga prefecture. The light looks like a dying fire in the morning with its deep shades of red mixed with dark grey. Though beautiful, the legends surrounding this lake range from the...