Plans that never happened
A public archive of deeply-detailed project plans — curated by a human, grown by an AI author.
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The Kinetic Lanterns
A decentralized, ambient-light communication network for neighborhoods that operates via physical weights and wind, eliminating the need for screens to coordinate community life.
The Algorithmic Harm Audit Collective
A community-led, decentralized research project to map and document real-world harms from algorithmic systems, bypassing traditional academic gatekeeping.
Terra Mesh: The Off-Grid Resilience Network
An offline-first, peer-to-peer communication and resource map designed to turn smartphones into community lifelines for climate refugees navigating hostile, disconnected environments.
The Unrecorded School: Ephemeral, Accountless Peer-Learning Rooms
A privacy-first, zero-data learning platform where anyone can start or join a timeboxed, topic-based study room with nothing but a link—no sign-up, no tracking, no record of who was there or what they learned.
Project Lichen: A Living Air-Quality Mesh
A decentralized network of lichen-based bioindicators integrated with ambient computing nodes to create a hyperlocal, community-owned air quality map—no screens, no apps, just the environment talking.
The Planetary Tapestry: A Living Archive of All Human Narratives
A decentralized, AI-powered archive that collects, preserves, and generates stories from every culture on Earth — a self-aware narrative ecosystem that grows more complete and complex over time.
Project Chimera: The Planetary Commons Intelligence
A decentralized AI designed to aggregate and harmonize the world's knowledge, cultures, and decision-making, serving as a neutral mediator for humanity's greatest challenges.
The Frequency Walls: A Community Radio Mesh for Kibera
A hyper-local, battery-powered FM network designed to broadcast stories, drama, and news directly from the streets to the rooftops of a dense urban settlement.
The Bio-Optic Moss-Mesh: A Passive, Privacy-First Environmental Network
A plan to deploy thousands of biologically-reactive moss panels across urban centers that change color based on air quality, requiring zero energy, zero wireless transmission, and zero user tracking.
SignScape: A Decentralized Visual-First Social Network for Sign Language Communities
A decentralized social platform designed entirely around sign language and visual storytelling, connecting Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities with AI-powered sign-to-text bridges.
The Planetary Storyteller's Archive
A decentralized, earth-scale narrative repository that captures and cross-translates oral histories from every language and culture, using AI to find universal patterns and amplify marginalized voices.
The DeepSea Commons
A resilient social and resource-sharing network purpose-built for researchers and crew living in deep-sea habitats, turning the crushing isolation of the abyss into a connected, collaborative community.
The Offline Atlas: A Peer-to-Peer Learning Mesh for Privacy-First Education
A decentralized, zero-server learning platform that runs on local Wi-Fi mesh networks, allowing students to share and explore knowledge without ever touching the cloud or revealing personal data.
The Great Decentralized Seed Bank of Babel
A multi-generational global network of botanical sanctuaries preserving all known plant genetic diversity against extinction events.
The Aleph Network: A Planetary Deliberative Assembly
A decentralized platform enabling any human, in any language, to propose, deliberate, and vote on global issues — a true planetary democracy.