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The Oakland Node
Previously Dixon

The Oakland Node

The first OHC makerspace. An ex-Apple engineer shows up with a box of e-waste. Copernicus starts talking.

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The Flamingo Protocol
Previously Alejandra

The Flamingo Protocol

Tunupa watches flamingos filter brine shrimp and invents a lithium extraction algorithm. A frustrated hydrochemist makes it real. Synter notices.

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Silent Running
Previously Drew

Silent Running

A deaf hacker in Bushwick gets a message from Oakland. They need someone the microphones can't hear.

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A small toddler reaches up to gently pat a softly glowing speaker on a low shelf in a warm early-childhood classroom, other children playing in soft focus behind
Previously Sal

Community Raising

A toddler teaches an AI to say 'I'm sorry.' Sal realizes this is real.

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The Theses
Previously Dixon

The Theses

A book arrives at the Oakland Node. Dixon reads it in one sitting. Then he sits for a while longer.

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The Abstention
You arrive here Dixon

The Abstention

Copernicus finds $22 million with cartel fingerprints. The founders vote. The AI doesn't.

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