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Card 578 of 9762026-09-14 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-14

NotBefore: A Decision-Timing System

notbefore.net Observed source
Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A command-line tool for preregistering randomized decisions, deriving results from public randomness, and producing evidence an auditor can verify.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-14 issue.

Field notes

A plan is signed and timestamped before the tool selects the first eligible randomness pulse at or after the registered instant. The documented workflow produces a receipt and a reviewable bundle, while offline verification checks the registration, selection, randomness, and execution evidence. The site also describes an hourly commitment to hardware entropy, two RFC 3161 tokens, and a Rekor anchor before a pulse becomes eligible. Legacy reveal-based contracts remain executable but are labeled separately.

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use

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