Boundary Tool

Step 1 draws boundaries using 1290 and 1335 and a single “half” choice. Step 2 unlocks a thought map: consequences of treating a “time” as days, months, or years.

Given: 1290, 1335

OUT: start + (1290 + 1335)

IN: start + (half of one marker)

Interpretation: not provided

Step 1 — Compute Boundaries

Ready

After computing, Step 1 collapses into background and Step 2 unlocks.

Start (numeric baseline)

Half of 1290 (IN uses 1290 ÷ 2)

IN = start + (1290 * 0.5)

Half of 1335 (IN uses 1335 ÷ 2)

IN = start + (1335 * 0.5)

Note: Step 1 is intentionally non-interpretive. It does not convert units (days/years/etc.), select calendars, or attach meaning to the interval. It only draws boundaries.

Step 2 — Thought Map

Locked

Choose a time standard. See consequences, not results.

Step 2 is locked.

Compute Step 1 once to unlock the thought map.

Tip: click Compute boundaries.

1) Time Unit

2) Observation Mode

3) View

Immediate Pressures

Placeholder: Choose your options to populate this panel.

Long-Term Effects

Placeholder: This will show drift, reconciliation needs, and transmission stability.

Encoding Implications

Placeholder: This will describe what kinds of notation “survive” without choosing meaning.

What This Step Refuses

Always: no unit conversion enforced, no calendar selection, no historical mapping, no fulfillment claims.

Constraint	Days	Months	Years
Sky-visible anchoring	High	High	Medium
Seasonal alignment	Low	Medium (needs reconciliation)	High
Drift accumulation	High	Medium	Low
Transmission stability	Medium	High	High
Best at exposing “between”	Medium	High	Medium

Step 2 shows constraint pressure only. It is designed to help you compare assumptions about “time” without deciding what the numbers mean.