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Hermes 6e992cc0c5 Restructure three-pronged → knowledge-layers: collapse 11 files to 3, integrate into main architecture
- Rename 'three-pronged' folder to 'knowledge-layers' — prong metaphor
  was misleading (implied parallel tines), replaced with epistemic layers
  (deductive base, empirical middle, probabilistic oracle — vertical stack)
- Collapse 11 overlapping files into 3 coherent documents:
  - knowledge-layers/_index.org: core framework (two engines + one store,
    World Model formula, 0-14 layer table, provenance store design,
    conflict resolution, cold-start, stage mapping)
  - knowledge-layers/practical-implications.org: design-world-aware-of-
    physics, 10 powers, Schafmeister existence proof, epistemic transparency
  - knowledge-layers/neurological-empirical.org: neural networks in
    provenance framework (kept intact)
- Relocate wolfram/mathematica and Schafmeister docs to ideas/viability/
- Integrate into main architecture _index.org:
  - Gate: expanded from two vectors (ACL2+LLM) to three (deductive,
    provenance/empirical, LLM oracle)
  - Autodidactic loop: split into Track 1 (deductive hardening, fast)
    and Track 2 (empirical validation, slow, experimental-feedback-driven)
  - See also: added Knowledge Layers cross-reference
- Add all-lisp geometry engine note (ideas/lisp-geometry-engine.org) as
  concrete illustration of the empirical layer's effect on design work
- Rebuild site: 148 files, 0 errors
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Passepartout Server

Passepartout Server — Build BOM & Phased Plan

  • Chassis: CX4712 ($439 Sliger)
  • CPU: EPYC 7002 Rome SP3 (~$100-200 used)
  • Board: Supermicro H11SSL-i (~$150 used)
  • Cooler: Asetek 836SA-M1 AIO ($250 Sliger add-on)
  • GPUs: 2x used RTX 3090 (~$750 ea)
  • RAM: 256GB via 8x 32GB Crucial DDR4-3200 ECC ($210/ea)
  • PSU: Corsair RM1000e 1000W ($148)
  • Fans: 3x Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM ($75 Sliger)
  • Rails: Sliger 20" rack slides ($109)
  • HBA: LSI 9300-8i IT mode ($75)
  • Boot NVMe: 1TB (~$60)
  • ZFS special vdev: 2x 512GB NVMe mirrored (~$50/ea)
  • HDDs: 6x 20-24TB recertified (~$250-350/ea)

Total estimate: ~$5,900

Phased buying plan (~$1K per phase)

  1. EPYC CPU + SP3 motherboard (~$250) — test boot
  2. CX4712 + PSU + fans + AIO + rails + NVMe boot + HBA (~$1,156)
  3. 128GB RAM (4x32GB Crucial) + 1st RTX 3090 (~$1,590)
  4. 4x 20-22TB HDDs recertified (~$1,200)
  5. 128GB more RAM + 2nd RTX 3090 + 2x 512GB NVMe (~$1,690)

Stages

  • Now: All-in-one (compute + storage + inference)
  • Future: Proxmox secondary node when 3 better nodes appear
  • Final: Backup server (just HDDs + ZFS)