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Living document

Driving with your eyes closed (ELI5 page)

A one-page plain-English explainer with a dark, phone-friendly design.

built Apr 2026 Documents that explain themselves

how it works

Single-file HTML with embedded CSS.

Living document: A self-contained HTML document that carries its own editing instructions.

The code for this one lives in a private repo. This page explains the idea so you can build your own.

explainerhtml

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