House rules
Four rules, applied to every product, every page, every claim. A page that breaks one is a bug and is fixed as one.
- RULE 01
Dated proof or it doesn't exist
Every number carries its source and date. Anything unverified says so in writing, in the open register.
- RULE 02
We publish our zeros
Failed runs and zero results are printed above the buy button in amber, like an honest loss.
- RULE 03
You own everything, forever
Zero-dependency code, $0/month hosting stacks (the domain is your bill), files delivered. Twelve months of dated updates are the only recurrence. No subscription.
- RULE 04
We only sell what we own
No wrappers, no borrowed IP, no detector evasion. Every archive ships with LICENSE and NOTICE.
How the rules are enforced
A build of this site fails if a page contains a forbidden phrase (“for everyone”, “no coding”, an unqualified “$0/month”, an earnings claim) or a proof reference that does not point at a dated folder in our audit archive. The date on every number is a rule of writing, checked by reading, not by the script. The check runs in continuous integration before anything is deployed; the script is part of the Zero-Dependency Audit Scripts.
The proof ground
Proofs come from sites the operator runs: wiserstaff.com (an independent HR-software review blog, monetised by affiliation, live since 2026-06-27) and riin-art.com (an Astro shop). Naming them was a decision: a proof without a URL cannot be checked. ranthrice.com joined the ledger on 2026-09-07 with its first dated run.
What a “run” is
A run is a dated execution of the exact procedure a product describes, on a site we control, with the captures kept. Three runs before sale is the bar; the product page shows which of the three exist and which do not. Gate 0 “passed” means three runs; “partial” means the protocol ran but produced zeros or fewer than three dated executions, and the zeros are printed.
Prices
Each price is a single figure decided against one-time comparables read on the vendors’ own pages on a stated date. A subscription’s first-year cost may be shown beside it, never instead of the comparable. A price becomes final the day the payment rail is tested end to end, and does not move after the first sale without a note on the product page saying why.
Changelog
- v1.1 · 2026-09-07: v1.1, 2026-09-07: after a six-voice challenge of the site's copy: the prices section now says what is true since 2026-09-07 (single figures decided against one-time comparables, not ranges); the enforcement paragraph lists only what the build check actually tests. · v1.0: first public version, carried over from design pilot v4.1 (2026-09-04) and the brand proposition of 2026-08-30.