# High Tide research notes

Full method: individual handoff and COMMON read; project identity refreshed by exact slug then contract/project corroboration. Published/dispatch/reserved checks completed before claim. Official collection, artist linktree, Low Tide original statement, indexed script and chronology, transactions, period licence guide and operative terms inspected. Five official originals viewed in isolated Chrome research tabs, no reconstruction.

## Full-script coverage

All 11,156 bytes inspected twice. SHA-256: e7faacb5eafa569408fa8d468e59011b9de0fae587ea2ad2cb5a0724a6f5db6d. Index retrieval, not block-pinned chain extraction. Covered random seed, every palette and probability branch, custom scalar interpolation, all three sorting routines, foot overlay, pixel field setup, per-frame copies, transient adjustments and key controls. No raw code in deliverable package; retained only in ignored sibling checkpoint.

## Sampling and runtime

Five verified tokens: #0, #1, #10, #20, #572. Purposeful discovery sample plus fresh holding, not statistical coverage. Detailed #10 and #572 readings in essay. Original screenshots 23:25:09Z, repeats through 23:28:02Z. #10/noisy-to-ordered change and #20 changed pale zone establish animation. #572 pause-like unchanged state observed across 31 seconds, P/F exercised with focus changes; subsequent columns differ. F acceleration not quantitatively established. Avoiding exact speed/loop claims. No audio program or heard audio. Embed/mobile untested.

## Ownership and chronology

Fresh profile linked_accounts contained exactly three wallets, all retained in presentation. #572 owner matched 0xdd19308a9731cdecb67e0d80ca6823394208c045. Canonical five token pages all HTTP200 and exact title. Full 745-row chronology inspected. First #0 August30; first release-day #1 September9 16:54:43Z; final17:55Z. Difference3617seconds. Transaction #1 value 1.5 ETH; final 0.25 ETH. Article reports nearly two hours of sale; distinct public opening not inferred from first purchase.

## Rights

Reported Nifty license, null URL/version. Official June 2021 newsletter maps NIFTY to NFT License 2.0. Full official 2.0 read via HTTP after web tool failure. Sections 2–5 retain creator IP, limit owner display/commercial uses, condition website display andterminate on transfer. Context is not proof of the exact project version. p5 versioned LGPL2.1 separate from artist code. Critical archive display recommendation with faithful original and attribution; no fabricated permission or new approval gate.

## Failed or limited access

- Artist Andy Shaw website https://andyshaw.co.nz/ failed web retrieval as restricted URL.
- Minters & Makers episode https://mintersandmakers.buzzsprout.com/1905676/episodes/11976002-muntface-andy-shaw-artem-verkhovskiy-licia-he-cole-sternberg show notes inspected; 29 December 2022, 56:25 duration. No transcript exposed and audio not listened; no substantive claims or citation padding from catalogue.
- Etherscan webtool failed; Chrome full transaction pages successfully inspected.
- Nifty webtool failed; direct official HTTP succeeded with full text.
- Initial profile __NEXT_DATA__ parsing failed; current embedded linked_accounts extracted successfully.

## Unresolved questions

- How did collaborators divide work, and what prototypes preceded sorting system?
- Exact advertised opening, starting price and full auction schedule?
- Original allocation of #0 and historic maximum configurations?
- Exact Nifty licence version attached at launch and any separate artist code grant?
- Achieved F speed, mobile and embed behaviour across browsers?
- Coordinator measured token usage delta?

## Provenance and elapsed work

OpenAI gpt-6-astra. Research started 2026-09-17T23:24:40.460692Z; finish recorded in usage.json. Null counters require coordinator measurement; no estimates. Human editorial acceptance pending. All seven files isolated; no shared publicationedit/build/git.