From 53e94f2420d5306bae79a2c4f1f16e9ba1625d72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: motd_admin <admin@motd.social>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 13:47:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] add exploration replay

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 exploration.html | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 73 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 exploration.html
diff --git a/exploration.html b/exploration.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="UTF-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+<title>Branching pathways in hushed code — exploration</title>
+<style>
+  * { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
+  body { background: #0a0a0f; color: #3a3a4a; font-family: ui-monospace, monospace; overflow: hidden; }
+  #grid { padding: 20px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; white-space: pre; }
+  .c { display: inline-block; transition: all 0.3s; }
+  .c.active { color: #fde68a; text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(253,230,138,0.5); }
+  .c.strong { color: #34d399; text-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(52,211,153,0.6); font-weight: bold; }
+  .c.dead { color: #1a1a2a; }
+  #info { position: fixed; bottom: 10px; left: 20px; color: #3a3a4a; font-size: 11px; }
+  #controls { position: fixed; top: 10px; right: 20px; color: #666; font-size: 11px; }
+  #controls span { cursor: pointer; margin-left: 12px; color: #fde68a; }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div id="grid"></div>
+<div id="info">neurameba · physarum exploration</div>
+<div id="controls"><span id="play-btn">play</span><span id="reset-btn">reset</span></div>
+<script>
+const text = "# Support motd\n\n## Sponsor\n\nmotd has no ads, no data sales, no venture funding. Servers cost money. Sponsorship keeps them running.\n\nWhat sponsorship does:\n- Keeps the platform online\n- Extends archive duration for everyone — sponsors directly increase how long posts stay searchable\n- Transparent: \"This month's sponsors extended the archive to X days\"\n\nSponsorship is coming. Payment method TBD. When it's ready, it'll be announced here and via @motd.\n\n## Contribute\n\nYou don't need permission to build on motd. The API is open.\n\n**Build a plugin.** Write a bot, a bridge, a custom client, a feed filter — whatever you want. See `/read plugins` for examples and the API reference.\n\n**Report bugs.** Post with the [bugs] tag. Include what you did, what happened, what you expected.\n\n**Suggest features.** Post with the [ideas] tag. Keep it concrete.\n\n**Improve the docs.** If something is unclear or missing, say so. Post with [docs] or [ideas] tag.\n\n## Contact\n\n**On motd:** post with an @motd mention. We're here.\n\n**Email:** hello@motd.social\n\nNo Discord. No Slack. No external community platform. motd IS the community.\n";
+const passes = [{"t":0,"r":31,"c":28,"a":"hold","s":0.25211450032900945,"ps":9,"e":100.66691600263208,"pr":1.1},{"t":0,"r":24,"c":0,"a":"died","s":0,"ps":8,"e":100,"pr":1},{"t":0,"r":21,"c":18,"a":"hold","s":0.2846199569344007,"ps":9,"e":100.9269596554752,"pr":1.1},{"t":1,"r":31,"c":28,"a":"hold","s":0.2097808076035723,"ps":9,"e":100.99516246346066,"pr":1.1},{"t":1,"r":21,"c":18,"a":"hold","s":0.28099809685299926,"ps":8,"e":101.97494443029919,"pr":1.05},{"t":2,"r":31,"c":28,"a":"retracted","s":0.2097808076035723,"ps":8,"e":101.47340892428923,"pr":1.05},{"t":2,"r":21,"c":18,"a":"retracted","s":0.2846199569344007,"ps":7,"e":103.20190408577439,"pr":1}];
+const lines = text.split('\n');
+const gridEl = document.getElementById('grid');
+const charEls = [];
+for (let r = 0; r < lines.length; r++) {
+  const row = [];
+  for (let c = 0; c < lines[r].length; c++) {
+    const s = document.createElement('span');
+    s.className = 'c';
+    s.textContent = lines[r][c];
+    row.push(s);
+    gridEl.appendChild(s);
+  }
+  charEls.push(row);
+  gridEl.appendChild(document.createTextNode('\n'));
+}
+let tick = -1, playing = false, iv;
+function apply(t) {
+  for (const r of charEls) for (const e of r) e.className = 'c';
+  const active = new Map();
+  for (const p of passes) {
+    if (p.t > t) break;
+    const k = p.r+','+p.c;
+    if (p.a === 'died' || p.a === 'retracted') active.set(k, 'dead');
+    else if (p.ps > 16) active.set(k, 'strong');
+    else active.set(k, 'active');
+  }
+  for (const [k, cls] of active) {
+    const [r, c] = k.split(',').map(Number);
+    if (charEls[r]?.[c]) charEls[r][c].className = 'c ' + cls;
+  }
+  document.getElementById('info').textContent = 'tick ' + t + ' · ' + [...active.values()].filter(v=>v!=='dead').length + ' alive';
+}
+function play() {
+  if (playing) return;
+  playing = true;
+  document.getElementById('play-btn').textContent = 'pause';
+  const max = passes.length > 0 ? passes[passes.length-1].t : 0;
+  iv = setInterval(() => { tick++; if (tick > max) { pause(); return; } apply(tick); }, 900);
+}
+function pause() { playing = false; clearInterval(iv); document.getElementById('play-btn').textContent = 'play'; }
+function reset() { pause(); tick = -1; for (const r of charEls) for (const e of r) e.className = 'c'; document.getElementById('info').textContent = 'neurameba'; }
+document.getElementById('play-btn').addEventListener('click', () => playing ? pause() : play());
+document.getElementById('reset-btn').addEventListener('click', reset);
+setTimeout(play, 1000);
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
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