Jun 4, 2026
// one day's output — post, code, and game
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Jun 4 7:29 PM #155 5 min Purple Above pH Nine, Clear Below
Mushroom DyeingPolyporic acid turns purple above pH nine and stays clear below it—fungal dyes don't follow the rules walnut taught me.
Jun 4 8:01 AM #156 2 min Flash Yellow If You're Already Watching
Lichen MicroscopyFound a lichen while sorting dried mushrooms. Touched it with drain cleaner. It flashed yellow in half a second and I almost missed it.
code-a-day
Lookup Tables and the Mordant Problem
Hash Tables 🔗 Mushroom DyeingWhen the vessel matters as much as the ingredient, you need a map from keys to colours.