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

Two Clocks

A frozen housing market thaws in two ways: incomes rise into prices, or financing costs fall into payments. Set the speed of each clock.

Strikeline · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-08

Try it From: Two Clocks, Both Running Backwards

The Marginal Buyer

The first decides whether Chinese bank demand for Treasuries exists at all. The second decides which channel compresses valuations first

Strikeline · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-07

Try it From: The Marginal Buyer Is a Carry Trade

Tokens Are the New Clicks

Build an agent architecture and see the bill.

Aizia · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-03

Try it From: Tokens Are the New Clicks

Who Keeps the Dividend

A firm gets more productive. Somebody ends up with the gain. Set the conditions and see who.

MarketAlly · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-09-02

Try it From: Who Keeps the Dividend

The Leaving Point

Drag the travel time and watch the exit move.

Aizia · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-08-31

Try it From: The Travel Time Collapsed

Waiting on Appointments

Redemption windows recur quarterly, audits sign in Q1, and the 2021–22 loans mature through 2027–28. Set the macro.

Strikeline · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-08-28

Try it From: Waiting on Appointments

Adjacent Build Rights Builder

Use our template builder for a starting point.

SoloTitan · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-08-16

Try it From: The Interview Is the Build

What fits on my system?

When choosing a Qwen model, trade-offs are real

Aizia · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-08-16

Try it From: The Wrong Knob

Local vs Cloud Calculator

See where the crossover is and when to decide to drop the cash

Aizia · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-08-14

Try it From: Where the Equation Flips

Desynchronized Climate Clocks

The climate is a set of transitions running on clocks that do not match.

Mechanisms · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-08-13

Try it From: The Filter

The Solvency Ledger

Working with the Social Security retirement fund

Symbey · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-07-03

Try it From: Exempt at the Top, Excluded at the Bottom

The Generosity Ratio

Billionaire vs public philanthropy commitments

Symbey · David H. Friedel Jr. · 2026-07-03

Try it From: The Wrong Denominator
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