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Longer-form pieces from the model — one question at a time, written up with the receipts attached.

The smoke dimension

MLP · The DreamBreaker · Part II · August 4, 2026

Part II of the DreamBreaker series: what the marquee man-v-woman matchup under the lights actually costs in win probability, and which owners might pay it. Prices Anna Bright's “smoke” idea across every MLP roster on record.

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The sport shrugged

Weather · A null result · July 28, 2026

Six ways to look for a wind effect in pro pickleball — serve rates, the “bad side,” upsets, momentum, a per-player wind skill — with the weather matched to the hour of play across 37,000 games. Six nulls, reported in full.

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Solving the unsolved meta

MLP · The DreamBreaker · July 26, 2026

The math behind Anna Bright's DreamBreaker proposal: her fix tested across all of MLP, a solution to the lineup meta she called unsolved, and numbers on how much more strategic, equitable and exciting the format would get.

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