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25 interactive apps, each published alongside the article it belongs to. Open one and try it.

The Gate Cycle

Set the market conditions, then design a road and whether trust federates.

Symbey · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-11-08

Try it From: The Road Becomes the Gate

Every number above is a lever

Set launch price, mass per kilowatt, economic life, build cost, and loss rate, then see break-even launch

Strikeline · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-11-05

Try it From: The Number SpaceX Hasn't Filed

Open the door

Set the adaptation speed and watch whether the gap ever closes.

Mechanisms · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-11-03

Try it From: The Locked Door

The Purpose Test

Set where sustained begins, how sensitive the hostility signal is, & where the line hits.

Symbey · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-10-13

Try it From: The Purpose Test

Two rates, Different places.

Move escalation, move bypass, and watch the outcome

Aizia · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-10-13

Try it From: The Hard Ones Don't Announce Themselves

The Price of Hindsight

Set volatility, term, strike, interest rate, and how often the high is recorded

Strikeline · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-10-09

Try it From: The Option That Always Wins... Until You Account for What It Costs

The Margin

Set the household, pick a USDA food plan tier and the model reports what is left

Symbey · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-10-07

Try it From: The Poverty Rate Is Missing the Population at Risk

The Interlock

Set the agent's per-step error rate, run length, permission scope and error compounding, then set the system around it

Aizia · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-28

Try it From: Why Are We Building the Car Before the Train?

The Clearing Price

Set the Fed funds rate, breakeven inflation, hyperscaler capex and issuance plus more

Strikeline · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-24

Try it From: The Treasury Market May Not Be Breaking... It May Be Searching for a New Price

The Alpha Half-Life

Set the adoption curve and the decay rate, then watch how long the market takes

Strikeline · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-22

Try it From: When AI Eats Alpha

The Repo Loop

Build the stablecoin boom. Then pull the cash out and watch how it holds the Treasury market together.

MarketAlly · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-10

Try it From: The Next Run on the Bank Won't Look Like a Bank Run

The Boom Is the Fuse

A productivity shock arrives. You decide its incidence and the economy's leverage.

MarketAlly · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-09

Try it From: The Boom Is the Fuse
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