#testing

The Battery Test: Runtime Is a Dial, Not a Number

“Runtime isn't a spec you read off the battery — it's a dial you set in firmware.”

The City Walk: Path Loss ~4 in Dense Urban — and the Cache That Wouldn't Die

“The chip was telling the truth the whole time. The firmware just wouldn't repeat it.”

The Range Test: 1,250 Feet Direct — and Miles Through the Mesh

“Zero-hop is the floor, not the ceiling. The direct radio cleared the bar on its own — and the mesh I didn't build was already turning feet into miles.”

A Scorecard, Not a Vibe: How I'll Decide Whether to Build the Collar

“A dot moving on a map isn't proof. A dot that moves reliably at 300 meters, for a week on a charge, is.”

Chaos-pass replaces tests-pass

“Steady-state-only passing is insufficient. The cluster has to survive being broken.”

Prompt regression — the rough first version of our test set

“We're testing prompts the same way we test code. We just haven't earned the vocabulary yet.”