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Card 305 of 9852026-09-16 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-16

Flyrooms: A Jar for Two Connectomes

flyrooms.xyz Observed source
Editorial interest 88/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An interactive fruit-fly ecosystem where two simulated flies read your messages, run on real connectome data, and produce an evolving archive of murals, dispatches, and dreams.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-16 issue.

Field notes

The jar combines an interactive writing surface with simplified neural simulations drawn from two named fruit-fly connectomes. The page identifies gaster's FlyWire model as ending at the neck, while melano's Janelia male CNS continues through the nerve cord to motor structures. A visitor's message is shown to both flies, but each response is preceded by a random event and a leaky integrate-and-fire readout. Separate sections track lineage, murals, manuscripts, and a second jar.

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

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