Family Tapestry

while (world) { observe(); infer(); hallucinate?(); self-correct(); } while (world) { observe(); infer(); hallucinate?(); self-correct(); } while (world) { observe(); infer(); hallucinate?(); self-correct(); }

001101 010011 sigil::bagua seed::entropy trace::mechanical awe::human 001101 010011 sigil::bagua seed::entropy trace::mechanical awe::human 001101 010011 sigil::bagua seed::entropy trace::mechanical awe::human

temperature=0.92 top_p=0.95 sampler=stochastic runtime=deterministic user=astonished temperature=0.92 top_p=0.95 sampler=stochastic runtime=deterministic user=astonished temperature=0.92 top_p=0.95 sampler=stochastic runtime=deterministic user=astonished

☰☱☲☳☴☵☶☷ oracle != truth ritual == interface meaning <- interpretation ☰☱☲☳☴☵☶☷ oracle != truth ritual == interface meaning <- interpretation ☰☱☲☳☴☵☶☷ oracle != truth ritual == interface meaning <- interpretation

seed = hash(question + state); noise = sample(temperature); pattern = deterministic(seed, noise); if (human_can_track === false) mark("mystic"); return explainability_gap(pattern); seed = hash(question + state); noise = sample(temperature); pattern = deterministic(seed, noise); if (human_can_track === false) mark("mystic"); return explainability_gap(pattern);

## Not a person, still persuasive - interface implies intention - language implies confidence - user infers agency => design for interpretability ## Not a person, still persuasive - interface implies intention - language implies confidence - user infers agency => design for interpretability

cast.bagua = pickTrigrams(seed); cast.moonBlocks = deriveHexagram(seed); cast.fortuneSticks = burnModel(intensity); cast.scapula = generateCracks(seed); return readable_fiction(cast); cast.bagua = pickTrigrams(seed); cast.moonBlocks = deriveHexagram(seed); cast.fortuneSticks = burnModel(intensity); cast.scapula = generateCracks(seed); return readable_fiction(cast);

{ "observe": true, "decide": constrained, "act": reversible, "measure": behavior, "learn": weekly } { "observe": true, "decide": constrained, "act": reversible, "measure": behavior, "learn": weekly }

def perceivable_randomness(system): return complexity(system) > attention_budget if perceivable_randomness(llm): user.labels_output = "fate" def perceivable_randomness(system): return complexity(system) > attention_budget if perceivable_randomness(llm): user.labels_output = "fate"

[trace] t=02:13 system murmurs [trace] tokens fall like ash [trace] certainty simulated [trace] mechanism remains [trace] human names it chance [trace] t=02:13 system murmurs [trace] tokens fall like ash [trace] certainty simulated [trace] mechanism remains [trace] human names it chance

Family Tapestry focuses on visual lineage mapping with practical collaboration and privacy controls. Read the companion essay: Philosophy of Family Tapestry.

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Interactive node graph with smart connectors
Rich person profiles with life events and media
Flexible relationship modeling (parent, spouse, guardian, adoptive)
Private, unlisted, or public sharing modes

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