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Games and Puzzles

Play taken seriously: strategy, riddles, and the hidden math that makes them tick.

Seedtended Jun 26, 2026

An openings trainer for a vibe-based brain

Queen's Gambit got me playing, ADHD got me playing bullet, and bullet taught me to move on vibes. I'm 1700 rapid, 1500 blitz, and stuck. So I'm building a web app to drill chess openings the way I'd drill anything else: turn the lookup into a reflex.

Project · Games and Puzzles · Psychology

Seedtended Jun 23, 2026

The Invisible Scoreboard: How Do You Win at Being a Person?

Imagine an invisible scoreboard over your head: buy a friend a mango, +5; be cruel, −50. The catch is nobody handed you the rulebook. A tour of ethics: consequentialism, deontology, virtue ethics, and moral luck.

Philosophy · Games and Puzzles · Life · Quant Curiosity

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