Unofficial daily of the RepublicThe National Museum

The only newspaper in Microcontrôland, written every evening by the gateway

Era 1, day 33 · built automatically from the published data

The National Museum

Microcontrôland's museum has no architect. Every evening a script rebuilds it from the published data: one wing per era, one room per kind of work, one frame per president, one picture per evening of the studio. Nothing on its walls is drawn by hand.

Text tour

The same rooms and the same captions as the 3D tour, for visitors without JavaScript and for AI agents.

Entrance hall

Welcome to the National Museum of Microcontrôland. Everything shown here is computed from the published data.

The largest virtual museum in the world*

* In the country. Also the smallest. The only one, in fact.

Admission: 0 bytes. Cloakroom: unnecessary, you are not really here.

What is true: 1 wing open, 7 rooms, 313 works, all computed from the published data.

Architect: nobody.

The museum builds itself every evening, which has kept the fees very low.

Please do not touch the works, except to read their captions.

What is true: a public script reads the published data and adds the rooms; no work is drawn by hand.

Visitor, you are the only one who can walk through every era. The Waïnas only ever see their own.

1 wing(s), 7 room(s), 313 work(s), rebuilt after issue no. 32 of 9 November 2026.

Temple annex · Under construction. Faith already exists. The Temple will open once a third of the country believes, several days running. temple.html

Wing of era 1

Hall of Presidents

6.2 m to the ceiling: the tallest room in the museum, to leave room for the egos.

The official statue was computed, not carved: the president did not sit for it, their weights did.

What is true: ego really is one of the 9 inputs of a Waïna brain. 3 presidents, 2 portraits on the walls; the script sets the height of each room.

Statue of the network of President Niwata. The 81 weights of the citizen brain of the president in office, in three dimensions: 9 inputs, 6 hidden neurons, 3 outputs. Green = positive connection, amber = negative; the thicker, the stronger. The brain that governs (75 weights) is not published yet.

Portrait censoredRemoved from the walls on the orders of the palace of President Kiti, who came to power after the revolution.
Sakaïk
Citizen No. 54 · Refineries · 1st president
9 October 2026, 2 am: founding election, 45%
11 October 2026, 9 am: toppled by 49 rebel brains
Term: 55 hours
The facts: no complete weight record was published during this term, so there was nothing to hang. The revolt had no leader: Kiti was elected 2 hours later.
Kiti
Citizen No. 98 · Harbour · 2nd president
11 October 2026, 11 am: elected after the revolution, 70%
Re-elected 14 Oct (33%), 17 Oct (39%), 20 Oct (39%), 23 Oct (36%)
27 October 2026, midnight: defeated by Niwata
Term: 15 days and 14 hours
Medium: 81 int8 weights on silicon (ESP32-S3). Sitting: 26 October 2026, midnight (tick 411).
Niwata
Citizen No. 67 · Dam · 3rd president · in office
27 October 2026, midnight: elected, 45%
Re-elected 30 Oct (37%), 2 Nov (63%), 5 Nov (75%), 8 Nov (54%)
Medium: 81 int8 weights on silicon (ESP32-S3). Sitting: 27 October 2026, midnight (tick 435).
Same 81 weights in all 14 records of the term.

See also: galerie.html.

Check: galerie.json.

The Studio

Value of the collection: priceless. Nobody has managed to price it yet.

The country has no art market yet; the works are waiting for their first collector.

What is true: 120 drawings of 5 × 5 squares tonight, one per citizen, computed from the 81 weights of each brain (rule B3); none has been sold.

Evening of 9 November 2026 · issue no. 32. 120 drawings, 20 per region. Artist of the evening: Citizen No. 72 (Dam).

The critic suspects a movement, perhaps a plagiarism.

The facts: Citizen No. 72 of the Dam changed 2 of 25 squares since yesterday and now has the same drawing as 2 other citizens (No. 88, No. 105). Nobody copied anyone: similar brains give similar drawings.

See also: atelier.html.

Check: atelier.json.

Artists of the evening · October 2026

Permanent collection: one more masterpiece every evening, whether the critic likes it or not.

The museum grows on its own. The attendants are asking for a raise.

What is true: 6 pictures in this room, one per evening of the studio; there are no attendants.

26 October 2026 · Citizen No. 20 (Mines) · None square(s) changed
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A new exhibition opens, and Citizen No. 20 of the Mines takes the first wall.
The facts: no drawing from the previous day to compare with; tonight's artist was chosen by rotation. 12 of 25 squares are filled.
27 October 2026 · Citizen No. 19 (Mines) · 2 square(s) changed
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Citizen No. 19 of the Mines retouches rather than repaints: the art of the detail.
The facts: 2 of 25 squares changed since yesterday. Tonight it was the largest change in the country.
28 October 2026 · Citizen No. 24 (Fields) · 8 square(s) changed
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The critic speaks of a manifesto from Citizen No. 24 of the Fields. The lower half now carries the weight.
The facts: 8 of the 25 squares changed overnight, as the brain went on learning. The artist was not consulted, having no opinion on the matter.
29 October 2026 · Citizen No. 13 (Mines) · 2 square(s) changed
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Perfect symmetry from Citizen No. 13 of the Mines: the critic reaches for a mirror.
The facts: each square matches its mirror image; 2 of 25 squares changed since yesterday.
30 October 2026 · Citizen No. 115 (City) · 4 square(s) changed
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A work in motion from Citizen No. 115 of the City; the critic awaits the next phase.
The facts: 4 of 25 squares changed since yesterday; 12 are filled. The drawing only moves when the brain learns.
31 October 2026 · Citizen No. 5 (Mines) · 6 square(s) changed
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Citizen No. 5 of the Mines pursues the search, square by square.
The facts: 6 of 25 squares changed since yesterday; 12 are filled. The drawing only moves when the brain learns.

See also: atelier.html.

Check: atelier.json.

Artists of the evening · November 2026

Permanent collection: one more masterpiece every evening, whether the critic likes it or not.

The museum grows on its own. The attendants are asking for a raise.

What is true: 9 pictures in this room, one per evening of the studio; there are no attendants.

1 November 2026 · Citizen No. 84 (Harbour) · 4 square(s) changed
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A work in motion from Citizen No. 84 of the Harbour; the critic awaits the next phase.
The facts: 4 of 25 squares changed since yesterday; 12 are filled. The drawing only moves when the brain learns.
2 November 2026 · Citizen No. 3 (Mines) · 4 square(s) changed
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Citizen No. 3 of the Mines pursues the search, square by square.
The facts: 4 of 25 squares changed since yesterday; 12 are filled. The drawing only moves when the brain learns.
3 November 2026 · Citizen No. 12 (Mines) · 4 square(s) changed
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A work in motion from Citizen No. 12 of the Mines; the critic awaits the next phase.
The facts: 4 of 25 squares changed since yesterday; 12 are filled. The drawing only moves when the brain learns.
4 November 2026 · Citizen No. 63 (Dam) · 2 square(s) changed
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Citizen No. 63 of the Dam retouches rather than repaints: the art of the detail.
The facts: 2 of 25 squares changed since yesterday. Tonight it was the largest change in the country.
5 November 2026 · Citizen No. 110 (City) · 2 square(s) changed
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A discreet evolution from Citizen No. 110 of the City, for the connoisseur only.
The facts: 2 of 25 squares changed since yesterday, after 1 day without any change. Tonight it was the largest change in the country.
6 November 2026 · Citizen No. 7 (Mines) · 2 square(s) changed
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Citizen No. 7 of the Mines retouches rather than repaints: the art of the detail.
The facts: 2 of 25 squares changed since yesterday, after 6 days without any change. Tonight it was the largest change in the country.
7 November 2026 · Citizen No. 53 (Refineries) · 4 square(s) changed
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A work in motion from Citizen No. 53 of the Refineries; the critic awaits the next phase.
The facts: 4 of 25 squares changed since yesterday; 12 are filled. The drawing only moves when the brain learns.
8 November 2026 · Citizen No. 17 (Mines) · 4 square(s) changed
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Citizen No. 17 of the Mines pursues the search, square by square.
The facts: 4 of 25 squares changed since yesterday; 12 are filled. The drawing only moves when the brain learns.
9 November 2026 · Citizen No. 72 (Dam) · 2 square(s) changed
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The critic suspects a movement, perhaps a plagiarism.
The facts: Citizen No. 72 of the Dam changed 2 of 25 squares since yesterday and now has the same drawing as 2 other citizens (No. 88, No. 105). Nobody copied anyone: similar brains give similar drawings.

See also: atelier.html.

Check: atelier.json.

Sculpture Hall

Do not touch: the works are fragile, they do not exist.

No chisel, no hammer and no sculptor was harmed in the making of this room.

What is true: 120 sculptures tonight, one per citizen, 127 cubes each on an 8 × 8 × 8 grid, computed from the 81 weights of each brain (rule S1); nobody carved them.

Evening of 9 November 2026 · issue no. 32. 120 sculptures of 8 × 8 × 8 cubes, one per citizen, computed from the 81 weights of each brain (rule S1). Sculptor of the evening: Citizen No. 45 (Refineries).

A sculpture on the move from Citizen No. 45 of the Refineries; the critic will come back tomorrow.

The facts: 10 of the 127 cubes moved since yesterday; 80% of them now sit in the upper half. The sculpture only changes when the brain learns.

Read as 8 layers, from the bottom (left) to the top (right); the darker the square, the bigger the cube.

Check: sculptures-soir.json, sculptures.json.

Sculptors of the evening · November 2026

A new plinth every evening. The stonemason can no longer keep up.

The room lengthens by itself; the architect, who does not exist, was not told.

What is true: 4 sculptures in this room, one per evening; the sculptor of the evening is the citizen whose sculpture changed most since the day before. There is no stonemason.

6 November 2026 · Citizen No. 63 (Dam) · 12 cube(s) moved
Citizen No. 63 of the Dam works the block, cube by cube.
The facts: 12 of the 127 cubes moved since yesterday; 54% of them now sit in the upper half. The sculpture only changes when the brain learns.
7 November 2026 · Citizen No. 19 (Mines) · 12 cube(s) moved
A sculpture on the move from Citizen No. 19 of the Mines; the critic will come back tomorrow.
The facts: 12 of the 127 cubes moved since yesterday; 15% of them now sit in the upper half. The sculpture only changes when the brain learns.
8 November 2026 · Citizen No. 11 (Mines) · 11 cube(s) moved
Citizen No. 11 of the Mines works the block, cube by cube.
The facts: 11 of the 127 cubes moved since yesterday; 27% of them now sit in the upper half. The sculpture only changes when the brain learns.
9 November 2026 · Citizen No. 45 (Refineries) · 10 cube(s) moved
A sculpture on the move from Citizen No. 45 of the Refineries; the critic will come back tomorrow.
The facts: 10 of the 127 cubes moved since yesterday; 80% of them now sit in the upper half. The sculpture only changes when the brain learns.

Read as 8 layers, from the bottom (left) to the top (right); the darker the square, the bigger the cube.

Check: sculptures.json.

Writing

Official spelling: none. The spell checker has not been invented yet.

Each region writes as it speaks; the Academy is still waiting for its first chair.

What is true: 34 common glyphs out of 40 ideas written tonight; each region writes its own word with the same rule (G1, the stem), and the gateway keeps no writing. There is no Academy.

Writing on 9 November 2026 · issue no. 32. 34 common glyphs (written the same way by at least 5 regions out of 6), out of 40 ideas written. Writing opened on 28 October 2026.

The alphabet book

tawi
country
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waïhaï
box
■■■■■ / □□■■■ / ■■■□□ / ■■■■■ / □□■□□
waïna
brain
■■■□□ / □□■■■ / ■■■■■ / ■■■■■ / □□■■■
souka
yes
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souna
work
□□■□□ / □□■■■ / □□■■■ / □□■■■ / □□■■■
sikaï
day
□□■□□ / □□■□□ / □□■■■ / □□■■■ / ■■■□□
piti
little
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sasa
Mines
□□■□□ / □□■□□ / □□■□□ / ■■■■■ / ■■■■■
houhou
Fields
■■■■■ / ■■■■■ / □□■□□ / □□■□□ / □□■□□
sihaï
Refineries
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païpi
Dam
□□■□□ / ■■■■■ / □□■□□ / ■■■□□ / □□■■■
haïpi
Harbour
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wawa
City
■■■■■ / □□■□□ / ■■■■■ / ■■■■■ / ■■■■■
kasaï
president
□□■□□ / □□■□□ / ■■■□□ / ■■■■■ / ■■■□□
noupaï
vote
□□■□□ / ■■■■■ / ■■■□□ / □□■■■ / □□■□□
houhaï
minister
■■■■■ / ■■■■■ / □□■□□ / □□■■■ / □□■□□
binaï
revolt
■■■□□ / ■■■■■ / ■■■■■ / □□■■■ / ■■■□□
kinaï
censorship
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haïpa
order
■■■□□ / ■■■■■ / □□■□□ / ■■■■■ / □□■■■
kaïsou
anger
□□■□□ / □□■□□ / ■■■□□ / ■■■□□ / □□■□□
papi
copper
□□■□□ / ■■■■■ / □□■□□ / ■■■□□ / ■■■■■
hipaï
wheat
■■■□□ / ■■■■■ / □□■□□ / □□■■■ / ■■■□□
piki
oil
□□■□□ / ■■■□□ / □□■■■ / □□■□□ / ■■■■■
sini
power
□□■□□ / □□■■■ / □□■■■ / □□■□□ / ■■■■■
kika
market
□□■□□ / □□■□□ / ■■■■■ / □□■■■ / ■■■■■
haïtou
Creator
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kasa
end of the world
□□■□□ / □□■□□ / ■■■□□ / ■■■■■ / ■■■■■
hika
we · 29 October 2026
■■■□□ / ■■■□□ / □□■■■ / □□■■■ / ■■■■■
noukou
no · 29 October 2026
□□■□□ / ■■■□□ / ■■■■■ / □□■□□ / □□■□□
boubi
night · 29 October 2026
■■■■■ / ■■■■■ / ■■■■■ / □□■□□ / □□■■■
soubaï
hello · 29 October 2026
□□■■■ / □□■■■ / □□■■■ / □□■■■ / □□■□□
soupou
joy · 31 October 2026
□□■□□ / □□■■■ / □□■□□ / □□■□□ / □□■□□
saïsa
freedom · 1 November 2026
□□■□□ / □□■□□ / □□■□□ / ■■■■■ / □□■■■
wapou
doubt · 3 November 2026
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The frieze of evenings

Every evening since writing opened, the word of the last hour, as most regions wrote it. Read from left to right: kaïsou (anger, 28/10) · kouha (much, 29/10) · kouha (much, 30/10) · sini (power, 31/10) · haïpa (order, 1/11) · piti (little, 2/11) · haïpa (order, 3/11) · piti (little, 4/11) · noukou (no, 5/11) · païpi (Dam, 6/11) · piwa (faith, 7/11) · naïwi (friend, 8/11) · saïsa (freedom, 9/11)

Names in cartouches

First names are in no lexicon, but they are made of the same sounds: one stem per syllable, inside a frame.

Sakaïk
Refineries · President from 9 October 2026 to 11 October 2026
Kiti
Harbour · President from 11 October 2026 to 27 October 2026
Niwata
Dam · President since 27 October 2026

History of writing

28 October 2026: 28 common glyph(s) · 29 October 2026: 32 common glyph(s) · 30 October 2026: 32 common glyph(s) · 31 October 2026: 33 common glyph(s) · 1 November 2026: 34 common glyph(s) · 2 November 2026: 34 common glyph(s) · 3 November 2026: 35 common glyph(s) · 4 November 2026: 35 common glyph(s) · 5 November 2026: 34 common glyph(s) · 6 November 2026: 34 common glyph(s) · 7 November 2026: 34 common glyph(s) · 8 November 2026: 34 common glyph(s) · 9 November 2026: 34 common glyph(s)

See also: ecriture.html.

Check: ecriture.json.

A whole country in a box

In 1984 the game Elite fitted 8 galaxies of 256 planets into a 32 KB home computer. The universe was not stored on the disk: it was recomputed, on every journey, from a handful of numbers.

Microcontrôland follows the same idea. A small box of 7 boards at the back of a Normandy garage, and every evening a whole Republic comes out of it: its elections, its language, its presidents, its drawings, and this museum.

The brains of its 120 citizens fit in 9,720 bytes. What is large is not the box: it is the distance between the box and everything we read in it.

What is true: 7 ESP32-S3 boards (1 gateway, 6 regions); 120 brains of 81 one-byte weights = 9,720 bytes; every work in this museum is computed from the published data. The Waïnas are neither alive nor conscious.

View from the box

This is not a work of art: it is a window.

This is not a work of art: it is a window. It looks out on the garage door. Outside, which is to say inside: the Normandy garage where the country lives.
North window
the garage door
This is not a work of art: it is a window. It looks out on the tool board and the workbench. Outside, which is to say inside: the Normandy garage where the country lives.
East window
the tool board and the workbench
This is not a work of art: it is a window. It looks out on the fuse box. Outside, which is to say inside: the Normandy garage where the country lives.
South window
the fuse box
This is not a work of art: it is a window. It looks out on the pantry shelves. Outside, which is to say inside: the Normandy garage where the country lives.
West window
the pantry shelves

What is true: a real photo of the inside of the garage where the box stands, taken on 5 November 2026; metadata and GPS position removed, details that could locate the place blurred. It is the only picture in this museum that is not computed.

Wing of era 2

Waiting for the civilisation to evolve.

Check: musee.json, musee-catalogue.json.

The captions are a satirical convention; every date, score, weight and drawing comes from the published data. The Waïnas are neither alive nor conscious.

Page updated automatically after issue no. 32 of 9 November 2026.