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Labs

Explainers, simulations and build plans, in every state of done.

Truth-seeking

Ways we fool ourselves.

readyBayes & base ratesYou tested positive. How worried should you be?fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-bayes readySurvivorship biasWhere would you armor the bomber?fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-survivorship-bias readyCustomer interviewsYour mom will lie to you. So will your customers.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-mom-test readyStartup idea autopsyKill your idea before the market does.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-idea-autopsy readyPreference falsificationWhy people agree in public and not in private.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-preference-falsification

Distribution

Getting seen without an audience.

readyDistribution without an audienceBorrow attention that already exists.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-distribution-plays

Complex systems

Simple rules, strange results.

readySchelling segregationNo bigots, and the city still segregates.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-schelling-segregation readyThe yard-sale modelA fair game that ends in oligarchy.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-yard-sale-model

One-evening builds

One app in an evening, prompts included.

draftLink-in-bio pageBuild it in an evening with my plan and prompts.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-build-a-link-in-bio draftHabit trackerBuild it in an evening with my plan and prompts.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-build-a-habit-tracker draftWaitlist pageBuild it in an evening with my plan and prompts.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-build-a-waitlist-page draftInvoice generatorBuild it in an evening with my plan and prompts.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-build-an-invoice-generator draftExpense splitterBuild it in an evening with my plan and prompts.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-build-an-expense-splitter draftPomodoro timerBuild it in an evening with my plan and prompts.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-build-a-pomodoro-timer draftFlashcards appBuild it in an evening with my plan and prompts.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-build-a-flashcards-app draftLocal-business pageBuild it in an evening with my plan and prompts.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-build-a-local-business-page

Agent setups

The commands and config files I used.

draftoh-my-piA Claude Code alternative that routes between models.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-oh-my-pi-model-routing draftHermes: community managerOne agent answering everywhere your community talks.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-hermes-community-manager draftHermes: research internA research report in Telegram every morning.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-hermes-research-intern draftHermes: CI/CD healerAn agent that fixes the build when it breaks.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-hermes-cicd-healer draftHermes: news pipelineNews in, drafts out. You press publish.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-hermes-news-pipeline draftHermes: smart homeAn agent on top of Home Assistant.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-hermes-smart-home draftHermes: family OSCalendars, chores and lists, run by an agent.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-hermes-family-os

Under the hood

How the tech inside your tools works.

readyTokenizationHow text becomes numbers. Drag it until it clicks.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-how-tokenization-works readyVector searchHow search finds close matches.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-how-vector-search-works readyCRDTsHow two people edit one doc without a fight.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-how-crdts-work

Software factory

Agent-built software, taken apart.

readyWhat is a software factory?The machine, drawn out piece by piece.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-what-is-a-software-factory readyCode review is the slow partWhere the factory jams first.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-code-review-is-the-bottleneck ready5 levels of agent autonomyHow much to let go, and when.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-levels-of-agent-autonomy draftThe auto-merge guardrailOne rule before agents merge their own code.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-auto-merge-guardrail draftA factory you run from your phoneShip code from the bus.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-build-a-software-factory draftMemory for agentsWhat an agent should remember, and for how long.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-memory-for-ai-agents draftModel routingWhich model gets which job.fork itnode agent.mjs --fork https://twocents.page/r/p-model-routing-for-ai-agents

Reading

Reading lists, boiled down.

readyA reading list, taken apart24 personal sites, boiled down to 174 claims.downloadcurl -fsSL https://twocents.page/labs/concept-graph/ -o concept-graph.html

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