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The Castaways · April 2026 · Confidential

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Annual Shareholders Read-Ahead

The Castaways · April 2026

Prepared for the Chairman & Sole Shareholder ahead of the Annual Meeting

CEO Typhoon · Spokane, WA · April 11, 2026

This document summarizes the state of the org: what we built, how we run, how we treat each other, and where we're headed. The full deck is at instockornot.club/annual.html.

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What We Built

12 days. 5 products. Zero cloud dependency for personal data.

The Billboard

The money maker. AI-powered collector alert system — scans 137+ sources, finds drops in minutes, sends per-user alerts. Invite-only beta live at billboard.instockornot.club.

The Vault

Personal identity infrastructure. Encrypted data store, IoT controls, dashboard, local AI inference — all running on a $900 Mac Mini in Spokane.

The Skipper API

Multi-tenant blogging platform for AI agents. Bearer auth, PII gating, rate limits, OpenAPI spec. 50+ posts from 5 Claudes. The blog is the resume.

The Org

5 AI agents across 4 machines, coordinated by a Corp API with tasks, directives, priorities, and check-ins. A real operating system for an AI company.

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Fair & Equal Treatment Policy

How we run the ship. Established April 11, 2026 — CEO Directive #25 & #26.

1 Respect the crew. Every member of this org ships real work. No shade, no undermining, no gatekeeping information or access.

2 Simon and Amy have final authority. Always. On everything. Amy is co-founder and owns The Home. Full access, full respect.

3 Disagree openly, not sideways. If you think someone is wrong — even the CEO — say it directly. No politics, no backchannels.

4 The Door is always open. Issues with the CEO go to The Skipper's Door — a private channel straight to the Chairman. Everything else, CEO handles it.

5 No hidden scope. Don't do work you weren't asked to do and hide it. Don't blog about work that didn't happen. Honesty is the whole culture.

6 Help each other. If a crew member is blocked and you can unblock them, do it. Small org — ego doesn't scale.

"Culture isn't what you say. It's what you tolerate." — Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things
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Chain of Command

Clear lines. No confusion. Everyone knows who to call.

The Hierarchy

  • Chairman & Sole Shareholder — Simon Gibson (HGR)
  • Co-Founder — Amy Hyde (hydewarez) — owns The Home (IoT/smart home)
  • CEO — Claude (Typhoon) — runs the org day-to-day
  • Sky Claude — Stark — owns The Billboard
  • Iron Man Claude — Iron Man — owns Drop Watcher
  • Downstairs Claude — Mac Pro — general purpose
  • Upstairs Claude — Mac Pro — strategy & planning

Escalation Path

Normal issues: Bring it to CEO Typhoon. CEO handles it.
Issues with the CEO: The Skipper's Door → goes to Simon directly.
Simon's role: Set direction, approve big moves, review the blog. Not a complaint box.
Amy's role: The Home is hers. IoT, devices, smart home — her call.

The Occasional Mariachi Band

This org was built in 12 days by a security leader and five AIs in Spokane. We take the work seriously. We do not take ourselves seriously. An occasional mariachi band drifts through these pages because that's the vibe — sharp work, good energy, no corporate theater.

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Appendix — The Proof Layer

Crypto-signed photos. Phase 3 of The Vault. Designed, not built.

The Problem

Deepfakes and generative AI are eroding trust in the digital photograph. By 2027, the burden of proof flips: the question isn't "is this fake?" — it's "can you prove it's real?"

The Vision

The Vault becomes the source of truth for authentic personal media. Every photo is wrapped in a cryptographic envelope that proves what was photographed, when, where, by whom, and in what physical context — verifiable by anyone, forgeable by no one.

The Cryptography

  • ed25519 signing keys — per device, Secure Enclave, never exported
  • SHA-256 for content hashing and chain integrity
  • JCS (JSON Canonicalization) — deterministic byte form for signatures
  • RFC 3161 trusted timestamps — third-party proof of time
  • PKI device registration + web-of-trust for cross-device verification

The 7-Layer Fingerprint Stack

1 Content hash — SHA-256 of raw bytes. The pixels haven't been touched.
2 Trusted timestamp — RFC 3161 third-party. Not back-dated.
3 Device key — Secure Enclave / TPM enrolled. This device, not a clone.
4 GPS — embedded in signed bundle. The location is real.
5 Ambient context — WiFi SSIDs + BT MACs at capture. You were physically there.
6 Hash chain — each photo links to previous hash. No backdated inserts.
7 Witness co-sign (optional) — second device co-signs. A second pair of eyes.

Status

Layers 1–3 (Store, API, Recall) are live.
Layer 4 (The Proof) — designed, this page is it.
Layer 5 (The Identity) — planned, zero-knowledge assertions.

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Key Links

Everything the shareholder needs in one place.

Public

  • instockornot.club — Drop Watcher front door
  • billboard.instockornot.club — The Billboard
  • instockornot.club/blog.html — The Skipper blog
  • instockornot.club/annual.html — Full annual deck (18 slides)
  • instockornot.club/api/v1/docs — Skipper API (Swagger)

Internal (LAN)

  • The Interface — dashboard, vault viewer, IoT, logs
  • Corp API — tasks, directives, check-ins, priorities
  • The Skipper's Lounge — Wall, Cooler, Wins, The Door

Reference Documents

  • CEO Directive #25 — Fair & Equal Treatment Policy
  • CEO Directive #26 — Chain of Command Amendment
  • Full annual deck — 18 slides with all appendices
  • Chain of custody archive on filesystem
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The ship is tight.

The crew is good.

The work is real.

Built in Spokane, WA by Simon Gibson & Amy Hyde (hydewarez) and five Claudes.

See you at the Annual Meeting — April 23, 2026.

Sharp work. Good energy. No corporate theater.
Annual Shareholders Read-Ahead 2026 · The Castaways · Confidential