About copy edits from Michael (2026-10-15)

docs/SPEC.md

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 | H1 | About zzThis | [WIRE] |
 | Intro | "A code a person can write anywhere, linked to a digital record and the next work." | [MICHAEL 2026-10-02] wireframes |
 | Contact card | "1@1000x10.com. Invite collaboration and test partners." | [WIRE] |
-| H2 Current prototypes and explorations | zzthis.com replaces zzthing.com [MICHAEL 2026-10-07]: the header's two zzThis wordmarks, theme-aware (`logos/zzthis-logo-on-dark.webp`, white "this", on the dark theme; `logos/zzthis-logo-on-light.webp`, black "this", on the light theme; one shown at a time), then "For commercial use: businesses, enterprises, governments, and defense. Logistics, inventory, and postal workflows, built secure and compliant." zzthat.com: a small zzThat wordmark, now the lowercase "zzthat" variant (`logos/zzthat-lowercase.webp`, Michael's 2026-10-07 file; camel-case variant kept, one shown at a time) [MICHAEL 2026-10-07], then "Scanner and creator prototype, launching as a free web, Android, and iOS app. zzThat will be our separate consumer product and brand, for people to create and use zz-codes for their personal uses." Label: "zzThis is for commercial and government use; zzThat is our free consumer app, launching soon." The `/demo` "Current prototypes" block intentionally keeps zzthing.com as Michael directed, to be revisited on or about 2026-10-31 (Q73, [MICHAEL 2026-10-07 #117]; implemented in draft PR #120). zzthis.com is not yet pointed at this site (issue #6, Danny's yes). | [MICHAEL 2026-10-06] [MICHAEL 2026-10-07] |
-| H2 Founder | Michael Chung, "Founder, new products and business model architect, project lead" [MICHAEL 2026-10-13] (supersedes "Founder, business-model architect, and project lead" [MICHAEL 2026-10-03 v1.0 change list]). Bio, word for word, as replaced in Michael's 2026-10-07 change list (supersedes the 2026-10-06 ending and the Q43 bio): "I “invent” business models. If you've ever paid at the DMV with a card or used Gmail's inbox tabs, thank me. ;) In 1992–93, I pitched New York City and initiated a pilot for possibly the world's first electronic card payments by the municipal agencies for motor-vehicle fines and fees. In 1995, the NYC DMV began accepting cards, and in 1996, the first E-ZPass tolling began in New York State. In 2003, my patent application was published for sorting tagged emails into their dedicated tabs (Priority, Ads, Bills, etc.); the application was cited by 158 patent applications, majority by leading tech and Fortune companies. I filed the patent application in 2001, when I was barely tech- and email-literate. Gmail first did their tabs in 2013. My business experience includes 25 years in real estate, including federal GSA RFPs (I was awarded two office space lease-contracts, one for a fixed 10-year, nearly $10 million), and other small businesses: eateries, supermarkets, merchant credit cards, finance, and direct marketing. I am in the Silicon Valley's tech startup space “24/7”: since 2013 in and around blockchain, and since 2023 in AI, averaging some 10 to 20 prompts a day across 2 to 5 AIs. A driver of my business models is the discovery and purposeful enabling of the unity of deterministic blockchain with probabilistic AI to target today's great problematic gaps and to solve for the emerging next-phase civilizational opportunities." Headshot: `images/people/michael-chung.webp`. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/unitynow | [MICHAEL 2026-10-07]; earlier [MICHAEL 2026-10-02] (Q43 RESOLVED); placement [OPERATOR 2026-10-02] (Q24) |
-| H2 Hacker Dojo | Subtitle: "Innovation community and advisory network." Logo removed from the page [MICHAEL 2026-10-03 v1.0 change list]. One paragraph, verbatim, as replaced in Michael's 2026-10-07 change list (Michael's en dashes kept; no em dash): "Many of us are at Hacker Dojo, a premier coworking, maker, and networking community in the heart of Silicon Valley, minutes from the headquarters of Google, NVIDIA, Apple, Meta, NASA Ames, Stanford, SRI International, and many more – where every day brings direct discussions with, and participation in, the latest ideas and experience of deep and broad knowledge base and professional expertise – and “live” the cutting-edge developments and information, news, and breaking trends for problem solving and opportunities, innovation and creativity, and resources; its several hundred members cover a full range of skills: blockchain, crypto, and decentralized and distributed systems; software, hardware, devices, IoT, physical AI, and robotics; AI agents and local (on-device) AI; cybersecurity and cryptography; networking and infrastructure; UX and UI design." | [MICHAEL 2026-10-07]; earlier [MICHAEL 2026-10-03 v1.0 change list] (Q44 subtitle kept; Q45 logo no longer shown on the page) |
-| H2 Advisors | Cards, in order: Daniel Meyer, "Full-stack development"; Adam Fry, "AI agents, infrastructure and deployment"; Patrick Muggler, "Connected logistics and IoT"; Aaron Godbout, "AI transformation and custom AI agents" [MICHAEL 2026-10-13]; Arshi Chadha, "AI security" [MICHAEL 2026-10-08]. Omer F. Yalcin ("Data scientist and computational social scientist") joined [MICHAEL 2026-10-07] and is removed until his employer gives permission; restore his card and photo from #118 when it does [MICHAEL 2026-10-08]. Bios for Patrick, Arshi, and Daniel are verbatim from the brief; Adam's bio is as updated 2026-10-06; Aaron's bio is word for word as Michael chose it on 2026-10-09, with no closing line (`src/content/people.ts`). Omer's bio is condensed from his LinkedIn profile, approved by Michael, for use if he returns; no advisor bio has an "advises zzThis on" closing line (Q72, [MICHAEL 2026-10-07 #116]). Headshots for Patrick, Aaron, Arshi, and Adam (Q46). Aaron has no profile link. Daniel Meyer keeps initials. Ridham Bhagat removed (Danny approved 2026-10-07). | [MICHAEL 2026-10-06] [MICHAEL 2026-10-07] [MICHAEL 2026-10-08] |
+| H2 Current prototypes and explorations | zzthis.com replaces zzthing.com [MICHAEL 2026-10-07]: the header's two zzThis wordmarks, theme-aware (`logos/zzthis-logo-on-dark.webp`, white "this", on the dark theme; `logos/zzthis-logo-on-light.webp`, black "this", on the light theme; one shown at a time), then "For business uses: companies, enterprises, governments, and defense. Logistics, inventory, and postal workflows, built secure and compliant." zzthat.com: a small zzThat wordmark, now the lowercase "zzthat" variant (`logos/zzthat-lowercase.webp`, Michael's 2026-10-07 file; camel-case variant kept, one shown at a time) [MICHAEL 2026-10-07], then "Scanner and creator prototype, launching as a free web, Android, and iOS app. zzThat will be our separate consumer product and brand, for people to create and use zz-codes for their personal uses." Label: "zzThis is for commercial and government use; zzThat is our free consumer app, launching soon." The `/demo` "Current prototypes" block intentionally keeps zzthing.com as Michael directed, to be revisited on or about 2026-10-31 (Q73, [MICHAEL 2026-10-07 #117]; implemented in draft PR #120). zzthis.com is not yet pointed at this site (issue #6, Danny's yes). | [MICHAEL 2026-10-06] [MICHAEL 2026-10-07] |
+| H2 Founder | Michael Chung, "Founder, new products and business models architect, project lead" [MICHAEL 2026-10-13] (supersedes "Founder, business-model architect, and project lead" [MICHAEL 2026-10-03 v1.0 change list]). Bio, word for word, as replaced in Michael's 2026-10-07 change list (supersedes the 2026-10-06 ending and the Q43 bio): "I “invent” business models. If you've ever paid at the DMV with a card or used Gmail's inbox tabs, thank me. ;) In 1992–93, I pitched New York City and initiated a pilot for possibly the world's first electronic card payments by the municipal agencies for motor-vehicle fines and fees. In 1995, the NYC DMV began accepting cards, and in 1996, the first E-ZPass tolling began in New York State. In 2003, my patent application (“Methods and systems for electronic mail, internet target and direct marketing, and electronic mail banner”) was published, describing a method for sorting tagged emails into dedicated tabs (Priority, Ads, Bills, etc.); the application was cited by 158 patent applications, majority by leading tech and Fortune companies. I filed the patent application in 2001, when I was barely familiar with technology or email; I could hardly tell POP from SMTP. I had read about the first major surge in email spam and recognized that email was a critical communication channel. My proposed solution was to tag emails and sort them into dedicated tabs. Gmail first did their tabs in 2013. My business experience includes 25 years in real estate, including federal GSA RFPs (I was awarded two office space lease-contracts, one for a fixed 10-year, nearly $10 million), and other small businesses: eateries, supermarkets, merchant credit cards, finance, and direct marketing. I am in the Silicon Valley's tech startup space “24/7”: since 2013 in and around blockchain, and since 2023 in AI, averaging some 10 to 20 prompts a day across 2 to 5 AIs. A driver of my business models is the discovery and purposeful enabling of the unity of deterministic blockchain with probabilistic AI to target today's great problematic gaps and to solve for the emerging next-phase civilizational opportunities." Headshot: `images/people/michael-chung.webp`. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/unitynow | [MICHAEL 2026-10-07]; earlier [MICHAEL 2026-10-02] (Q43 RESOLVED); placement [OPERATOR 2026-10-02] (Q24) |
+| H2 Silicon Valley: The Heart of Tech | Replaces the Hacker Dojo block [MICHAEL 2026-10-15]. Subtitle "Innovation \| Community \| Networking". Two paragraphs, a lead line, and a seven-item skills list (two columns from 48rem), as given. Body text at `--text-base`, about 15% smaller than before. Logo not shown. The row below is superseded. | [MICHAEL 2026-10-15] |
+| H2 Hacker Dojo | Subtitle: "Innovation community and advisory network." Logo removed from the page [MICHAEL 2026-10-03 v1.0 change list]. One paragraph, verbatim, as replaced in Michael's 2026-10-07 change list (Michael's en dashes kept; no em dash): "Many of us met at Hacker Dojo, a premier coworking, maker, and networking community in the heart of Silicon Valley, minutes from the headquarters of Google, NVIDIA, Apple, Meta, NASA Ames, Stanford, SRI International, and many more – where every day brings direct discussions with, and participation in, the latest ideas and experience of deep and broad knowledge base and professional expertise – and “live” the cutting-edge developments and information, news, and breaking trends for problem solving and opportunities, innovation and creativity, and resources; its several hundred members cover a full range of skills: blockchain, crypto, and decentralized and distributed systems; software, hardware, devices, IoT, physical AI, and robotics; AI agents and local (on-device) AI; cybersecurity and cryptography; networking and infrastructure; UX and UI design." | [MICHAEL 2026-10-07]; earlier [MICHAEL 2026-10-03 v1.0 change list] (Q44 subtitle kept; Q45 logo no longer shown on the page) |
+| H2 Advisors | Cards, in order: Daniel Meyer, "Co-founder, Full-stack development"; Adam Fry, "AI agents, infrastructure and deployment"; Patrick Muggler, "Connected logistics and IoT"; Aaron Godbout, "AI transformation and custom AI agents" [MICHAEL 2026-10-13]; Arshi Chadha, "AI security" [MICHAEL 2026-10-08]. Omer F. Yalcin ("Data scientist and computational social scientist") joined [MICHAEL 2026-10-07] and is removed until his employer gives permission; restore his card and photo from #118 when it does [MICHAEL 2026-10-08]. Bios for Patrick, Arshi, and Daniel are verbatim from the brief; Adam's bio is as updated 2026-10-06; Aaron's bio is word for word as Michael chose it on 2026-10-09, with no closing line (`src/content/people.ts`). Omer's bio is condensed from his LinkedIn profile, approved by Michael, for use if he returns; no advisor bio has an "advises zzThis on" closing line (Q72, [MICHAEL 2026-10-07 #116]). Headshots for Patrick, Aaron, Arshi, and Adam (Q46). Aaron has no profile link. Daniel Meyer keeps initials. Ridham Bhagat removed (Danny approved 2026-10-07). | [MICHAEL 2026-10-06] [MICHAEL 2026-10-07] [MICHAEL 2026-10-08] |
 | H2 Codes written by hand | Four real photos in a 2×2 (Section 3.8): hw-agent-notes, hw-usps-tally, hw-mark-on-object, and hw-dog-collar-tag, including the two capital-ZZ photos (Q42 RESOLVED). zz-hackerdojo-zz, zz-helloworld-zz, and zz-roto-zz are removed. Label: "Real photos of handwritten codes." | [MICHAEL 2026-10-02]; label INFERRED |
 | Concept set, under the photos | Three concept images in Michael's order: `hw-kathy-found-dog` (the zz-Kathy-found-dog-zz card in front of the plush corgi), `hw-kathy-phone` (a phone that scanned the card, showing Record found and zzpage.com/zz/Kathy-found-dog), then `hw-kathy-board-phone` (the card pinned on a store community board, with the phone beside it). One explainer under the set: the code `zz-Kathy-found-dog-zz`, then "Concept images. zz-code words, hand printed, for any thing or object. Then scanned, and more." (`aboutPage.handwrittenSetCaption`), then on its own line "Every zz-code can optionally have its own zzPage (here, zzpage.com/zz/Kathy-found-dog), hosted by zzThis or in the user's own cloud storage: Google Drive or Docs, OneDrive, Dropbox, iCloud, or Box." (`aboutPage.handwrittenSetZzPage`). The zzPage address is plain text, not a link, until zzpage.com is live. Each image is about 2/3 the height of a photo above at every width (2 columns of photos on phones, 4 from 64rem), with `object-fit: contain` and the hairline frame. From 64rem the three sit in one row; on phones the first two sit side by side, the board underneath, then the explainer. Source: `intent/2026-10-08-michael-kathy-found-dog.md` (v2). | [MICHAEL 2026-10-08 v2] |
-| Location | "Silicon Valley (Mountain View / Santa Clara; Hacker Dojo) and New York City." [MICHAEL 2026-10-06] | [WIRE] [BRIEF] |
+| Location | "Silicon Valley (Santa Clara) and New York City." [MICHAEL 2026-10-06] | [WIRE] [BRIEF] |
 | Next action | "Discuss a pilot, test cohort or collaboration." → mailto | [WIRE] |
 
 **Advisor card (INFERRED).** Each card shows a square photo (`object-fit: cover`, alt is the person's name) when a headshot was supplied, and otherwise initials in IBM Plex Mono at 42 px inside a 1:1 tile. Then the name as H3, the role line, the bio where supplied, and a LinkedIn link where a URL was supplied [MICHAEL 2026-10-02] (Q46 RESOLVED): Michael Chung, Patrick Muggler, Aaron Godbout, Arshi Chadha, and Adam Fry have headshots [MICHAEL 2026-10-08] [MICHAEL 2026-10-13]; Aaron Godbout has no URL. Omer F. Yalcin's headshot and LinkedIn URL (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ofyalcin/) return with his card, from #118, when his employer gives permission [MICHAEL 2026-10-07] [MICHAEL 2026-10-08]. Daniel Meyer has no URL and no headshot yet; Adam Fry has no URL yet (Q10, Q12) [MICHAEL 2026-10-06].

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+# Intent: About, minor text changes (and one home line)
+
+Author: Claude (working with Michael)
+Date: 2026-10-15
+Status: accepted (by Danny, 2026-10-15 8:50 PM PT: "Go ahead and merge the edits.")
+Product: zzThis (`Zero-State-LLC/zzthis`)
+
+## Proposed outcome
+
+Text-only changes on About, as Michael gave them [MICHAEL 2026-10-15]:
+
+1. zzthis.com prototype card: "For business uses: companies, enterprises, governments, and defense. Logistics, inventory, and postal workflows, built secure and compliant."
+2. Founder title: "Founder, new products and business models architect, project lead".
+3. Founder bio, 2003 sentence: names the patent application ("Methods and systems for electronic mail, internet target and direct marketing, and electronic mail banner") and says it described a method for sorting tagged emails into dedicated tabs.
+4. Founder bio, 2001 sentence: now "barely familiar with technology or email; I could hardly tell POP from SMTP", followed by two new sentences on the email spam surge and his tag-and-sort solution. Michael's em dash is a semicolon (site rule: no em dash).
+5. The Hacker Dojo block is replaced by a "Silicon Valley: The Heart of Tech" block [MICHAEL 2026-10-15]: subtitle "Innovation | Community | Networking", two paragraphs, a lead line, and a seven-item skills list (two columns from 48rem), as given. No Hacker Dojo text and no logo. Body text at `--text-base`. See `docs/SPEC.md` (H2 Silicon Valley row).
+6. Location: "Silicon Valley (Santa Clara) and New York City."
+
+7. Home hero sub-headline, last sentence: "The “zz” ends tell our scanner exactly where to look, just like the start and end bars on a barcode and the three corner squares on a QR code."
+
+The patent title is in quotation marks, since the bio is plain text and cannot italicize.
+
+## Affected users / systems
+
+`src/content/people.ts`, `src/content/contact.ts`, `src/pages/about.astro`, `src/styles/b-about.css`, `tests/bCopy.test.ts`, `tests/people.test.ts`, `src/content/hero.ts`, `tests/hero.test.ts`, `tests/content.test.ts`, `tests/content-site.test.ts`, `specs/001-marketing-site/spec.md`, `docs/SPEC.md`.
+
+## Next
+
+Accepted by Danny 2026-10-15 8:50 PM PT; merge PR #181.