FN-16-004 OPEN 2016-04-01
Why the system stopped
J. Reed · Polaris
It did not stop. That was the finding. It continued with a face that looked like health.
If your shutdown test only checks for drama, you will certify the wrong machines.
WF-16-PAT
Working figure
Pattern — holdover disagreement days
A fictional holdover log lists days when two references disagreed. The disagreements recur on a fixed spacing.
Objective Enter the spacing in days between disagreements.
Clues
- Disagreement days (campaign day numbers): 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
- Noise days (ignore): 5, 12, 19
- Polaris teaching note: disagreement is surfaced, not averaged away.
Hint
Subtract consecutive disagreement days.
Second hint
10 − 3 = 7.
Accessible path (no interaction required)
The disagreement days advance by 7 each time (3, 10, 17, 24, 31).
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