Reorganize directory, add manual dataset and sync tooling
- Move all scripts to scripts/, web assets to web/, analysis results into self-contained data/readings/<type>_<YYYYMMDD>/ directories - Add data/readings/manual_20260320/ with 32 JSON readings from git.medlab.host/ntnsndr/protocol-bicorder-data - Add scripts/json_to_csv.py to convert bicorder JSON files to CSV - Add scripts/sync_readings.sh for one-command sync + re-analysis of any dataset backed by a .sync_source config file - Add scripts/classify_readings.py to apply the LDA classifier to all readings and save per-reading cluster assignments - Add --min-coverage flag to multivariate_analysis.py for sparse/shortform datasets; also applies in lda_visualization.py - Fix lda_visualization.py NaN handling and 0-d array annotation bug - Update README.md and WORKFLOW.md to document datasets, sync workflow, shortform handling, and new scripts Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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REMOTE_URL=https://git.medlab.host/ntnsndr/protocol-bicorder-data
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REMOTE_SUBDIR=readings
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Descriptor,analyst,standpoint,shortform,cluster,cluster_name,confidence,lda_score,distance_to_boundary,completeness,dimensions_provided,key_dims_provided,recommended_form
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Coffee shop as office,ntnsndr,A person using a coffee shop as an office,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.295,-1.315,1.315,0.348,8,8,long
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Street crossing in Buenos Aires,Venkat,Tourist,False,1,Relational/Cultural,0.888,-2.724,2.724,0.957,22,9,short
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qPCR,Fotis Tsiroukis,Ethnography of Scientific Practice,False,2,Institutional/Bureaucratic,0.12,0.367,0.367,0.957,22,9,long
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High wind preemptive blackouts,ntnsndr,Power consumer who lost power at office and home during high winds,False,2,Institutional/Bureaucratic,0.978,5.905,5.905,0.957,22,9,short
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Bedtime routine with kids,ntnsndr,Parental participant,False,2,Institutional/Bureaucratic,0.906,2.84,2.84,0.913,21,8,short
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Quarantine of a sick family member,ntnsndr,Family member,False,1,Relational/Cultural,0.957,-5.803,5.803,0.913,21,8,short
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Email scheduling technique,ntnsndr,Practioner of the protocol,False,1,Relational/Cultural,0.739,-2.757,2.757,0.609,14,7,short
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Podcasting (as a social practice),ntnsndr,"Listener, occasional producer",True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.696,-8.166,8.166,0.391,9,9,long
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,Bob,,True,2,Institutional/Bureaucratic,0.696,3.167,3.167,0.391,9,9,long
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Handshake ,Owocki ,User of it ,True,2,Institutional/Bureaucratic,0.496,2.14,2.14,0.391,9,9,long
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Andrew Huberman Sleep,T,Learner,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.558,-2.484,2.484,0.348,8,8,long
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EthBoulder,ash,contributor,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.696,-9.204,9.204,0.391,9,9,long
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Network Assembly Protocol,Benjamin Life,"Co-Author, Network Steward",True,2,Institutional/Bureaucratic,0.662,2.856,2.856,0.391,9,9,long
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WeChat payment for food,Jon Bo,User paying for the food,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.696,-3.542,3.542,0.391,9,9,long
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Dating Apps,Theo,Observer (former subject - now free),True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.696,-5.792,5.792,0.391,9,9,long
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On Protocols: Creating Habitat,Todd Youngblood,RegenHub Boulder - 1515 Walnut,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.696,-3.221,3.221,0.391,9,9,long
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We* Are Agentic,Neil M Yarnal,Local* is Relative ,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.696,-4.994,4.994,0.391,9,9,long
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The gift,Tayken,Selflessness,True,2,Institutional/Bureaucratic,0.696,5.427,5.427,0.391,9,9,long
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Claude Agent SDK ,@unforced,Active user,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.662,-2.854,2.854,0.391,9,9,long
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Jon & Savannah Relationship Agreements,Savannah Kruger & Jonathan Borichevskiy,Co-creators,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.674,-5.098,5.098,0.348,8,8,long
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Native protocol,proofoftom,Co-creator,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.696,-5.997,5.997,0.391,9,9,long
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Free-range kids,ntnsndr,parent,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.674,-8.694,8.694,0.348,8,8,long
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Passing on a sidewalk,ntnsndr,Pedestrian,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.696,-6.494,6.494,0.391,9,9,long
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Academic job talks,ntnsndr,an academic,True,2,Institutional/Bureaucratic,0.696,3.345,3.345,0.391,9,9,long
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Magic Mountain Talks,ntnsndr,one of the organizers,False,1,Relational/Cultural,0.467,-1.432,1.432,0.957,22,9,long
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Book draft workshop,ntnsndr,The designer and victim of the protocol,False,1,Relational/Cultural,0.465,-1.427,1.427,0.957,22,9,long
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Playdate orgabizing,ntnsndr,A frequent participant,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.696,-7.041,7.041,0.391,9,9,long
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Letters of recommendation,ntnsndr,A frequent recommender,True,2,Institutional/Bureaucratic,0.696,3.492,3.492,0.391,9,9,long
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Deciding how to get the check at a restaurant,ntnsndr,Person who often feels awkward and wants to be generous,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.674,-8.57,8.57,0.348,8,8,long
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Office hours,ntnsndr,Professor,False,1,Relational/Cultural,0.913,-5.002,5.002,0.826,19,9,short
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Screen time,ntnsndr,parent,False,1,Relational/Cultural,0.619,-2.248,2.248,0.652,15,7,short
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Playing catch with a baseball,ntnsndr,Baseball coach,True,1,Relational/Cultural,0.674,-4.583,4.583,0.348,8,8,long
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Category,Accuracy,N_Dimensions
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Design,0.8518518518518519,3
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Entanglement,1.0,4
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Experience,0.7037037037037037,1
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Design_precise_vs_interpretive,Design_institutional_vs_vernacular,Design_static_vs_malleable,Entanglement_sovereign_vs_subsidiary,Entanglement_self-enforcing_vs_enforced,Entanglement_obligatory_vs_voluntary,Entanglement_flocking_vs_swarming,Experience_predictable_vs_emergent
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1.0,-0.00948330038665666,0.15918490238688207,-0.6415638337903136,-0.07621029838482958,0.1204174037362573,0.41442280980679086,0.3063603356998134
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-0.00948330038665666,1.0,-0.01865063998837495,-0.08731465382649602,-0.7085151801637848,0.3182010621936024,0.37943269092151793,-0.028510932256394873
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0.15918490238688207,-0.01865063998837495,1.0,-0.08704907510939718,-0.05220623630529541,0.38505357601444185,0.3493656041325956,0.5767763224995508
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-0.6415638337903136,-0.08731465382649602,-0.08704907510939718,1.0,0.26060569513088677,-0.32302247713396914,-0.24303539751564743,-0.06248855905045787
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-0.07621029838482958,-0.7085151801637848,-0.05220623630529541,0.26060569513088677,1.0,-0.5477529075664381,-0.3960558569111922,-0.0826446280991735
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0.1204174037362573,0.3182010621936024,0.38505357601444185,-0.32302247713396914,-0.5477529075664381,1.0,0.1777518623883244,0.23908108342634116
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0.41442280980679086,0.37943269092151793,0.3493656041325956,-0.24303539751564743,-0.3960558569111922,0.1777518623883244,1.0,0.16286409069245295
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0.3063603356998134,-0.028510932256394873,0.5767763224995508,-0.06248855905045787,-0.0826446280991735,0.23908108342634116,0.16286409069245295,1.0
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Descriptor,cluster
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Street crossing in Buenos Aires,0
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qPCR,0
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High wind preemptive blackouts,0
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Bedtime routine with kids,-1
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Podcasting (as a social practice),0
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,-1
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Handshake ,0
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Andrew Huberman Sleep,0
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EthBoulder,0
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Network Assembly Protocol,0
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WeChat payment for food,0
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Dating Apps,0
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On Protocols: Creating Habitat,0
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We* Are Agentic,0
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The gift,0
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Claude Agent SDK ,0
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Native protocol,0
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Free-range kids,0
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Passing on a sidewalk,0
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Academic job talks,0
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Magic Mountain Talks,0
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Book draft workshop,0
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Playdate orgabizing,0
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Letters of recommendation,0
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Deciding how to get the check at a restaurant,0
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Office hours,0
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Playing catch with a baseball,0
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Descriptor
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Bedtime routine with kids
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""
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Dimension,Importance
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Entanglement_obligatory_vs_voluntary,0.254894612034441
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Entanglement_self-enforcing_vs_enforced,0.21575828870333197
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Design_institutional_vs_vernacular,0.17644208603428538
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Design_static_vs_malleable,0.11295389802456017
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Experience_predictable_vs_emergent,0.11053677548216935
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Entanglement_sovereign_vs_subsidiary,0.049324490590274904
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Design_precise_vs_interpretive,0.04580418818031551
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Entanglement_flocking_vs_swarming,0.03428566095062174
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Descriptor,cluster
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Street crossing in Buenos Aires,2
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qPCR,3
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High wind preemptive blackouts,5
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Bedtime routine with kids,3
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Podcasting (as a social practice),1
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,5
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Handshake ,4
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Andrew Huberman Sleep,2
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EthBoulder,1
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Network Assembly Protocol,5
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WeChat payment for food,3
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Dating Apps,1
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On Protocols: Creating Habitat,4
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We* Are Agentic,2
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The gift,3
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Claude Agent SDK ,2
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Native protocol,2
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Free-range kids,1
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Passing on a sidewalk,2
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Academic job talks,3
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Magic Mountain Talks,2
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Book draft workshop,2
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Playdate orgabizing,1
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Letters of recommendation,3
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Deciding how to get the check at a restaurant,1
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Office hours,2
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Playing catch with a baseball,1
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Descriptor,cluster
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Street crossing in Buenos Aires,2
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qPCR,1
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High wind preemptive blackouts,1
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Bedtime routine with kids,1
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Podcasting (as a social practice),2
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,1
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Handshake ,2
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Andrew Huberman Sleep,2
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EthBoulder,2
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Network Assembly Protocol,1
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WeChat payment for food,2
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Dating Apps,2
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On Protocols: Creating Habitat,2
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We* Are Agentic,2
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The gift,1
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Claude Agent SDK ,2
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Native protocol,2
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Free-range kids,2
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Passing on a sidewalk,2
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Academic job talks,1
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Magic Mountain Talks,2
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Book draft workshop,2
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Playdate orgabizing,2
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Letters of recommendation,1
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Deciding how to get the check at a restaurant,2
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Office hours,2
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Playing catch with a baseball,2
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Dimension,LDA_Coefficient,Abs_Coefficient
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Entanglement_obligatory_vs_voluntary,6.104818640682529,6.104818640682529
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Entanglement_self-enforcing_vs_enforced,-4.427674472786891,4.427674472786891
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Design_precise_vs_interpretive,3.187559601619789,3.187559601619789
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Design_static_vs_malleable,2.6197343878913397,2.6197343878913397
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Entanglement_sovereign_vs_subsidiary,2.599389732008001,2.599389732008001
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Design_institutional_vs_vernacular,2.5800096946951543,2.5800096946951543
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Entanglement_flocking_vs_swarming,-1.558464477776738,1.558464477776738
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Experience_exclusion_vs_inclusion,1.3761139088891503,1.3761139088891503
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Experience_predictable_vs_emergent,1.3660485464046546,1.3660485464046546
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Descriptor,LD1,Cluster
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Street crossing in Buenos Aires,1.5830705307915645,2
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qPCR,-2.3916230807080425,1
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High wind preemptive blackouts,-3.5738925536462087,1
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Bedtime routine with kids,-4.34943827150967,1
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Podcasting (as a social practice),2.9132752292704165,2
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,-3.2287167027835224,1
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Handshake ,-0.91778141232402,2
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Andrew Huberman Sleep,1.3720069516699256,2
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EthBoulder,2.6903519041174038,2
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Network Assembly Protocol,-2.993306507536437,1
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WeChat payment for food,0.7712707033639972,2
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Dating Apps,1.0398359762191327,2
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On Protocols: Creating Habitat,1.594977502513451,2
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We* Are Agentic,0.6246643894515854,2
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The gift,-5.613540584473627,1
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Claude Agent SDK ,0.3531701790467024,2
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Native protocol,0.5149180331358285,2
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Free-range kids,2.188941698688496,2
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Passing on a sidewalk,1.5309045692998287,2
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Academic job talks,-3.3055344107514686,1
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Magic Mountain Talks,1.8551005167508416,2
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Book draft workshop,1.4306890627091928,2
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Playdate orgabizing,1.3562197541340273,2
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Letters of recommendation,-2.4959665218573637,1
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Deciding how to get the check at a restaurant,2.751917936884865,2
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Office hours,2.888475689332209,2
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Playing catch with a baseball,1.4100094182108855,2
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Descriptor,PC1,PC2,PC3,PC4,PC5
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,0.5081882119685507,0.2971024109462167,0.8223363322321439,-0.688713723038497,0.4994642104794254
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Street crossing in Buenos Aires,0.43857464707897387,0.22493673479381965,-1.5500623038443546,1.099533682614595,0.11176842272837058
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qPCR,3.3280031452205217,-1.4159013269658096,1.381044806858761,-0.24916862014792993,-0.3006771261087882
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High wind preemptive blackouts,3.345437196422008,1.755668732294854,-0.5434736138424321,0.9977744881234445,-0.045504593892214514
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Bedtime routine with kids,-2.113284175757168,-0.7438468828750903,0.34358979478985835,0.042894604618584714,-0.09661100773593338
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,1.6684928219466548,-2.925031499397659,1.2149590161195751,1.8583004922101665,0.3935728011625392
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,0.1697065248801878,-2.8845964745345136,-0.2520142437386387,-1.7266691163674939,-0.192579536041701
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Podcasting (as a social practice),0.6301278740259728,2.9004508039417787,1.506943207703196,-0.2134832905690586,-1.270415875142983
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,-2.5333436609034448,-0.23014641343346393,0.45755028487069754,0.2234512945951419,-0.7182650103638435
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Handshake ,1.926011439155331,0.22971403327999626,0.2425628294178404,-0.6366117258455155,-0.061588052431387784
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Andrew Huberman Sleep,-0.4725559291922061,0.6390105414368428,-1.8477610800926425,-0.7027864432997081,2.2583877202213753
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EthBoulder,-1.2258347815235313,0.3931371891416192,-0.6594652416236664,-0.25601100793840736,-2.152771816138116
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Network Assembly Protocol,-0.9570334821263692,-1.8037612155594873,0.0205345301902144,-1.0960605167080315,-0.03220385184943947
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WeChat payment for food,-0.30860506961859563,-0.7339938397967881,0.5112268223273864,0.6682622684172538,-0.30852994702675596
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Dating Apps,2.4960143033316866,-0.4181699063298779,-1.7943769563809333,1.2794292927161384,-0.4360952696965781
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On Protocols: Creating Habitat,-0.17100018880639825,0.2108840661045254,-0.05905001066537486,0.6037063838513959,0.22752458272747156
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We* Are Agentic,-0.6952035771256612,0.7104795593939374,1.089718954107896,1.827654718031263,0.20906331961802258
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The gift,-2.7852520797956495,-0.2016712358040527,-0.6206806586931916,0.6739566805269906,0.5292790397490437
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Claude Agent SDK ,-1.3400528339919038,0.6686848601799962,-0.2366275460406549,0.226626699488372,0.20280777532151678
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,1.4405988154132305,0.8125779015692758,-2.38769607341456,-0.4233338356196969,0.022200557406811417
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Native protocol,0.5352316868943041,2.4169278956977718,1.4554647379653443,-1.097370472494492,0.9648185077920054
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Free-range kids,0.2093851629499854,0.44236842770036006,2.397593271877779,-0.7258571894425137,0.5715925887777835
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Passing on a sidewalk,-2.1023836322925074,0.23997996810624364,-0.24055783848244944,1.0958089885549034,0.29135042892252266
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Academic job talks,1.3993794480239108,-0.7918540213694594,-1.3691153478937386,-1.4051428616239625,-0.43880196443803776
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Magic Mountain Talks,-2.627077572218502,-0.08993478412279489,-0.13951944432060934,-0.08758794337165507,-0.19645892460607187
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Book draft workshop,0.1074763980067324,-0.6629858667928419,1.0939398463132046,-0.29820839163981777,0.467533497314894
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Playdate orgabizing,-0.8710006919661164,0.9599703423945997,-0.837064075740649,-0.9903944556414733,-0.498860476749931
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PC1,PC2,PC3,PC4,PC5
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-0.32745390852736345,-0.36210430818094036,-0.507363998518585,0.1026080175523677,0.22369112711402334
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-0.32768358226767524,0.5304577380028832,0.07576710258453992,0.21015189170819767,0.27156564198937766
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-0.3024493236577137,-0.3975612263316416,0.46806502435965947,0.05928498413886788,-0.40792870387667535
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0.3420542716156984,0.14296993434422195,0.5567731855063881,0.3521536503592922,0.09419658391201094
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0.4221394240406628,-0.45128656511370585,-0.06314038980874659,0.07964923826008329,-0.18928175477315246
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-0.4062053830065643,0.09913862535409002,0.22937081310114052,-0.597447468574366,-0.27965995938767163
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-0.40309712179561086,0.0027927586911567492,-0.0776675155967641,0.6739299829305275,-0.37512869312485475
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Dimension1,Dimension2,Correlation
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Entanglement_obligatory_vs_voluntary,Entanglement_flocking_vs_swarming,0.1777518623883244
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Entanglement_flocking_vs_swarming,Experience_predictable_vs_emergent,0.16286409069245295
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Design_precise_vs_interpretive,Design_static_vs_malleable,0.15918490238688207
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Design_precise_vs_interpretive,Entanglement_obligatory_vs_voluntary,0.1204174037362573
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MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS SUMMARY REPORT
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Protocol Bicorder Dataset
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================================================================================
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Dataset: data/readings/manual_20260320/readings.csv
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Number of protocols: 27
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Number of dimensions: 8
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- Design: 3
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- Entanglement: 4
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- Experience: 1
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ANALYSES PERFORMED
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K-Means: 2 clusters identified
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Hierarchical: 5 clusters
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DBSCAN: 2 outlier protocols identified
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Dimensionality Reduction:
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- Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
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- t-SNE Projection
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- Factor Analysis
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Statistical Analyses:
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- Correlation Analysis
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- Network Analysis
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- Feature Importance Analysis
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- Analyst Comparison
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OUTPUT FILES
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All results saved to: data/readings/manual_20260320/analysis/
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- plots/ : All visualizations (PNG)
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- data/ : All numerical results (CSV)
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- reports/ : This summary report
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================================================================================
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END OF REPORT
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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||||
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"instructions": "Based on the diagnostic readings, calculate the protocol's position using Linear Discriminant Analysis. The LDA score is scaled to the 1-9 range, where 1 represents strongly bureaucratic/institutional protocols and 9 represents strongly relational/cultural protocols. A score of 5 indicates a protocol near the boundary exhibiting characteristics of both families.",
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"instructions": "Evaluate the usefulness of this bicorder as a tool for analyzing this protocol, considering whether the gradient terms seemed revealing or irrelevant.",
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"term_right_description": "The analyst tended toward readings at the middle of the gradients",
|
||||
"instructions": "Take all the 'value' fields in the gradients above. Assess their degree of polarization. For instance, if all the values are either 1 or 9, the output would be 1, and if all of them are 5, the output would be 9.",
|
||||
"automated": true,
|
||||
"value": 6,
|
||||
"notes": null
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "formal",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Exhibits bureaucratic characteristics with centralized control and predictable enforcement",
|
||||
"term_right": "informal",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Exhibits relational characteristics with distributed coordination embedded in culture",
|
||||
"instructions": "Based on the diagnostic readings, calculate the protocol's position using Linear Discriminant Analysis. The LDA score is scaled to the 1-9 range, where 1 represents strongly formal protocols and 9 represents strongly informal protocols. A score of 5 indicates a protocol near the boundary exhibiting characteristics of both families.",
|
||||
"automated": true,
|
||||
"value": 3,
|
||||
"notes": null
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "not useful",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "The bicorder was not useful or relevant for analyzing this protocol",
|
||||
"term_right": "very useful",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "The bicorder was very useful and relevant for analyzing this protocol",
|
||||
"instructions": "Evaluate the usefulness of this bicorder as a tool for analyzing this protocol, considering whether the gradient terms seemed revealing or irrelevant.",
|
||||
"automated": false,
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null
|
||||
}
|
||||
]
|
||||
}
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||||
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|
||||
{
|
||||
"name": "Protocol Bicorder",
|
||||
"schema": "bicorder.schema.json",
|
||||
"version": "1.2.6",
|
||||
"description": "A diagnostic tool for the study of protocols",
|
||||
"author": "Nathan Schneider",
|
||||
"date_modified": "2026-02-21",
|
||||
"metadata": {
|
||||
"protocol": "Playing catch with a baseball",
|
||||
"description": null,
|
||||
"analyst": "ntnsndr",
|
||||
"standpoint": "Baseball coach",
|
||||
"timestamp": "2026-03-20T23:13:29.924Z",
|
||||
"shortform": true
|
||||
},
|
||||
"diagnostic": [
|
||||
{
|
||||
"set_name": "Design",
|
||||
"set_description": "How the protocol is created and remembered",
|
||||
"gradients": [
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "explicit",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Design is stated explicitly somewhere that is accessible to participants",
|
||||
"term_right": "implicit",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Design is not stated explicitly and is learned by use",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "precise",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Specified with a high level of precision that eliminates ambiguity in implementation",
|
||||
"term_right": "interpretive",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Ambiguous design, allowing participants a wide range of interpretation",
|
||||
"value": 7,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": true
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "institutional",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Design occurs through processes controlled by powerful institutions",
|
||||
"term_right": "vernacular",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Design occurs through evolving community interactions",
|
||||
"value": 8,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": true
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "documenting",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Intended to document or validate activity that is occurring",
|
||||
"term_right": "enabling",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Intended to enable activity that might not happen otherwise",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "static",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Designed to be as fixed and unchanging as possible",
|
||||
"term_right": "malleable",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Designed to be changed by participants according to evolving needs",
|
||||
"value": 7,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": true
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "technical",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Primarily concerned with interactions among technologies",
|
||||
"term_right": "social",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Primarily concerned with interactions among people or groups",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "universal",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Meant for global adoption across different communities",
|
||||
"term_right": "particular",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Tailored for a specific community",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "durable",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Designed to be persistently available",
|
||||
"term_right": "ephemeral",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Designed to vanish when no longer needed",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
}
|
||||
]
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"set_name": "Entanglement",
|
||||
"set_description": "How the protocol relates with participant agents",
|
||||
"gradients": [
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "macro",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Operates at large scales involving many participants or broad scope",
|
||||
"term_right": "micro",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Operates at small scales with few participants or narrow scope",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "sovereign",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "A distinctive operating logic, not subject to any other entity",
|
||||
"term_right": "subsidiary",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "An operating logic under the control of a particular entity",
|
||||
"value": 1,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": true
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "self-enforcing",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Rules automatically enforced through its own mechanisms",
|
||||
"term_right": "enforced",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Rules require external enforcement by authorities or institutions",
|
||||
"value": 1,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": true
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "abstract",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Participants learn the protocol by studying it intellectually",
|
||||
"term_right": "embodied",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Participants learn the protocol by physically practicing it",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "obligatory",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Compulsory participation for a certain class of agents",
|
||||
"term_right": "voluntary",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Participation is optional and not coerced",
|
||||
"value": 7,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": true
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "flocking",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Coordination occurs through centralized direction or direct mimicry",
|
||||
"term_right": "swarming",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Coordination occurs through distributed interactions without central direction",
|
||||
"value": 3,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": true
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "defensible",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Strong boundaries and protections against external influence",
|
||||
"term_right": "exposed",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Weak boundaries and vulnerable to external influence",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "monopolistic",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Excludes the use of other protocols with similar purposes",
|
||||
"term_right": "pluralistic",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Interoperates with other protocols and does not exclude their use",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
}
|
||||
]
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"set_name": "Experience",
|
||||
"set_description": "How the protocol is perceived in the context of its implementation",
|
||||
"gradients": [
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "sufficient",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Adequately meets the needs and goals of participants",
|
||||
"term_right": "limited",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Does not, on its own, adequately meet the needs and goals of participants",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "crystallized",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Content or meaning are settled and widely agreed upon",
|
||||
"term_right": "contested",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Content or meaning are disputed or under debate",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "trust-evading",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Minimizes the need for trust among participants",
|
||||
"term_right": "trust-inducing",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Relies on or cultivates trust among participants",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "predictable",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Produces expected and consistent outcomes",
|
||||
"term_right": "emergent",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Produces unexpected or novel outcomes",
|
||||
"value": 3,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": true
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "exclusion",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Creates barriers or excludes certain participants",
|
||||
"term_right": "inclusion",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Reduces barriers and includes diverse participants",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": true
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "restraining",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Fosters experiences of absurd complexity, alienation, and powerlessness",
|
||||
"term_right": "liberating",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Enables participants to carry out desired activities with less work or thought",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "dead",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Not actively utilized by relevant participants",
|
||||
"term_right": "alive",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Actively utilized by relevant participants",
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null,
|
||||
"shortform": false
|
||||
}
|
||||
]
|
||||
}
|
||||
],
|
||||
"analysis": [
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "hardness",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "The protocol tends toward properties characterized by hardness",
|
||||
"term_right": "softness",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "The protocol tends toward properties characterized by softness",
|
||||
"instructions": "Take all the 'value' fields in the gradients above and determine a mean. Round it to the nearest integer. That is the 'value' here.",
|
||||
"automated": true,
|
||||
"value": 5,
|
||||
"notes": null
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "polarized",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "The analyst tended toward more extreme high or low readings",
|
||||
"term_right": "centrist",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "The analyst tended toward readings at the middle of the gradients",
|
||||
"instructions": "Take all the 'value' fields in the gradients above. Assess their degree of polarization. For instance, if all the values are either 1 or 9, the output would be 1, and if all of them are 5, the output would be 9.",
|
||||
"automated": true,
|
||||
"value": 4,
|
||||
"notes": null
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "formal",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "Exhibits bureaucratic characteristics with centralized control and predictable enforcement",
|
||||
"term_right": "informal",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "Exhibits relational characteristics with distributed coordination embedded in culture",
|
||||
"instructions": "Based on the diagnostic readings, calculate the protocol's position using Linear Discriminant Analysis. The LDA score is scaled to the 1-9 range, where 1 represents strongly formal protocols and 9 represents strongly informal protocols. A score of 5 indicates a protocol near the boundary exhibiting characteristics of both families.",
|
||||
"automated": true,
|
||||
"value": 1,
|
||||
"notes": null
|
||||
},
|
||||
{
|
||||
"term_left": "not useful",
|
||||
"term_left_description": "The bicorder was not useful or relevant for analyzing this protocol",
|
||||
"term_right": "very useful",
|
||||
"term_right_description": "The bicorder was very useful and relevant for analyzing this protocol",
|
||||
"instructions": "Evaluate the usefulness of this bicorder as a tool for analyzing this protocol, considering whether the gradient terms seemed revealing or irrelevant.",
|
||||
"automated": false,
|
||||
"value": null,
|
||||
"notes": null
|
||||
}
|
||||
]
|
||||
}
|
||||
33
analysis/data/readings/manual_20260320/readings.csv
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33
analysis/data/readings/manual_20260320/readings.csv
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|
||||
Descriptor,Description,analyst,standpoint,timestamp,shortform,version,Design_explicit_vs_implicit,Design_precise_vs_interpretive,Design_institutional_vs_vernacular,Design_documenting_vs_enabling,Design_static_vs_malleable,Design_technical_vs_social,Design_universal_vs_particular,Design_durable_vs_ephemeral,Entanglement_macro_vs_micro,Entanglement_sovereign_vs_subsidiary,Entanglement_self-enforcing_vs_enforced,Entanglement_abstract_vs_embodied,Entanglement_obligatory_vs_voluntary,Entanglement_flocking_vs_swarming,Entanglement_defensible_vs_exposed,Entanglement_monopolistic_vs_pluralistic,Experience_sufficient_vs_limited,Experience_crystallized_vs_contested,Experience_trust-evading_vs_trust-inducing,Experience_predictable_vs_emergent,Experience_exclusion_vs_inclusion,Experience_restraining_vs_liberating,Experience_dead_vs_alive
|
||||
Coffee shop as office,,ntnsndr,A person using a coffee shop as an office,2025-11-25T18:07:21.486Z,True,1.1.0,,7,7,,3,,,,,4,3,,8,4,,,,,,,3,,
|
||||
Street crossing in Buenos Aires,,Venkat,Tourist,2025-12-03T17:16:54.751Z,False,1.2.1,8,6,6,9,6,8,8,2,8,7,3,7,7,2,5,6,,6,6,6,7,4,8
|
||||
qPCR,,Fotis Tsiroukis,Ethnography of Scientific Practice,2025-12-12T00:00:47.807Z,False,1.2.1,4,8,6,6,4,3,9,2,5,4,4,5,3,6,4,8,,4,5,4,2,7,9
|
||||
High wind preemptive blackouts,,ntnsndr,Power consumer who lost power at office and home during high winds,2025-12-18T12:21:09.551Z,False,1.2.1,2,3,1,6,7,3,7,8,3,8,9,8,3,1,2,1,,7,7,6,8,5,9
|
||||
Bedtime routine with kids,,ntnsndr,Parental participant,2026-01-05T04:30:04.916Z,False,1.2.3,2,4,9,9,3,9,7,3,9,8,8,9,1,2,,8,1,6,7,1,,8,9
|
||||
Quarantine of a sick family member,,ntnsndr,Family member,2026-01-06T04:37:20.251Z,False,1.2.3,8,8,7,9,9,9,5,7,8,3,2,9,8,,,8,2,7,8,2,1,3,9
|
||||
Email scheduling technique,,ntnsndr,Practioner of the protocol,2026-01-07T00:19:13.592Z,False,1.2.3,1,1,9,9,9,6,,,9,3,9,,7,,9,,2,,3,1,,,
|
||||
Podcasting (as a social practice),,ntnsndr,"Listener, occasional producer",2026-01-15T19:07:50.435Z,True,1.2.4,,8,7,,8,,,,,3,3,,9,7,,,,,,8,9,,
|
||||
,,Bob,,2026-01-16T22:58:07.449Z,True,1.2.4,,7,2,,9,,,,,9,9,,1,5,,,,,,9,2,,
|
||||
Handshake ,,Owocki ,User of it ,2026-01-16T22:56:54.628Z,True,1.2.4,,8,1,,8,,,,,1,8,,8,2,,,,,,8,1,,
|
||||
Andrew Huberman Sleep,,T,Learner,2026-01-16T22:58:23.015Z,True,1.2.4,,2,8,,5,,,,,9,1,,9,5,,,,,,2,,,
|
||||
EthBoulder,,ash,contributor,2026-01-16T22:56:10.319Z,True,1.2.4,,7,8,,9,,,,,2,2,,9,8,,,,,,7,7,,
|
||||
Network Assembly Protocol,,Benjamin Life,"Co-Author, Network Steward",2026-01-16T23:00:21.620Z,True,1.2.4,,3,4,,5,,,,,4,5,,4,2,,,,,,5,5,,
|
||||
WeChat payment for food,,Jon Bo,User paying for the food,2026-01-16T22:57:20.966Z,True,1.2.4,,9,9,,2,,,,,1,2,,5,2,,,,,,7,9,,
|
||||
Dating Apps,,Theo,Observer (former subject - now free),2026-01-16T22:57:57.758Z,True,1.2.4,,7,6,,8,,,,,2,3,,9,7,,,,,,2,5,,
|
||||
On Protocols: Creating Habitat,,Todd Youngblood,RegenHub Boulder - 1515 Walnut,2026-01-16T22:56:12.944Z,True,1.2.4,,8,2,,8,,,,,2,3,,8,4,,,,,,8,8,,
|
||||
We* Are Agentic,,Neil M Yarnal,Local* is Relative ,2026-01-16T22:56:25.350Z,True,1.2.4,,7,7,,9,,,,,5,5,,5,5,,,,,,6,9,,
|
||||
The gift,,Tayken,Selflessness,2026-01-16T22:56:14.318Z,True,1.2.4,,7,2,,2,,,,,6,8,,2,6,,,,,,3,1,,
|
||||
Claude Agent SDK ,,@unforced,Active user,2026-01-16T23:03:14.147Z,True,1.2.4,,7,6,,5,,,,,6,3,,6,6,,,,,,6,6,,
|
||||
Jon & Savannah Relationship Agreements,,Savannah Kruger & Jonathan Borichevskiy,Co-creators,2026-01-16T22:59:28.744Z,True,1.2.4,,2,9,,9,,,,,1,1,,9,,,,,,,5,1,,
|
||||
Native protocol,,proofoftom,Co-creator,2026-01-16T22:58:38.756Z,True,1.2.4,,5,8,,7,,,,,7,1,,4,8,,,,,,7,8,,
|
||||
Free-range kids,,ntnsndr,parent,2026-01-18T23:25:49.803Z,True,1.2.4,,9,9,,7,,,,,1,1,,7,8,,,,,,8,,,
|
||||
Passing on a sidewalk,,ntnsndr,Pedestrian,2026-01-22T00:34:13.309Z,True,1.2.4,,7,9,,6,,,,,3,2,,7,6,,,,,,6,7,,
|
||||
Academic job talks,,ntnsndr,an academic,2026-02-04T05:17:44.193Z,True,1.2.4,,7,3,,2,,,,,2,2,,3,3,,,,,,2,2,,
|
||||
Magic Mountain Talks,,ntnsndr,one of the organizers,2026-02-10T04:24:36.353Z,False,1.2.4,7,3,9,8,3,8,9,3,9,8,1,7,9,2,,7,2,2,7,6,3,5,9
|
||||
Book draft workshop,,ntnsndr,The designer and victim of the protocol,2026-02-21T20:48:59.352Z,False,1.2.4,2,3,7,7,8,9,6,3,9,7,2,7,7,2,3,7,2,2,7,8,3,8,
|
||||
Playdate orgabizing,,ntnsndr,A frequent participant,2026-02-21T20:54:34.875Z,True,1.2.4,,8,9,,7,,,,,3,1,,6,8,,,,,,7,3,,
|
||||
Letters of recommendation,,ntnsndr,A frequent recommender,2026-02-24T01:55:07.661Z,True,1.2.6,,7,3,,4,,,,,2,8,,7,2,,,,,,4,2,,
|
||||
Deciding how to get the check at a restaurant,,ntnsndr,Person who often feels awkward and wants to be generous,2026-02-25T03:43:22.857Z,True,1.2.6,,8,9,,8,,,,,1,2,,9,7,,,,,,7,,,
|
||||
Office hours,,ntnsndr,Professor,2026-03-04T22:46:56.138Z,False,1.2.6,7,8,5,9,7,9,3,,8,9,4,9,8,3,,,3,7,8,7,8,9,
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Playing catch with a baseball,,ntnsndr,Baseball coach,2026-03-20T23:13:29.924Z,True,1.2.6,,7,8,,7,,,,,1,1,,7,3,,,,,,3,,,
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