Strange but True

Static GitHub Pages website for Strange but True, Luke Hayes' local mix of practical tech help, AI guidance, event/media support, grant and idea development, creative downloads, and early public-infrastructure game design for North Stradbroke Island / Minjerribah.

Live site: https://auraofintelligence.github.io/strange-but-true/

Current Focus

The site is moving from a simple service brochure into a working public doorway for:

• local tech, AI, device, website and social setup support
• political and public leadership AI advisory for elected representatives, portfolio holders, councils and mayors
• event, projector, media and outdoor cinema support
• grant writing, civic ideas and community project planning
• paid digital music and writing bundles
• the Community Ledger onboarding game
• future public profiles, paid community-contribution trails and separate C-Hour concepts

Community Ledger and C-Hours

The proposed iCi/SOL/XRP pathway concerns paid work connected to community projects. It is an avenue for recording paid community contributions and a local leaderboard recognising them. Its implementation, public records and participation details are still to be developed.

C-Hours sit next to that pathway as a separate, non-financial record of voluntary human contribution. One verified C-Hour recognises one freely given human hour, with no monetary conversion. Paid work and the paid-contribution leaderboard are not part of C-Hours.

The digital music checkout is being completed for Stripe and PayPal, with live package totals of $20/$35/$45/$55 for any one/two/three/four completed albums. The dedicated order endpoint and payment accounts must be configured and tested before payments open. Digital delivery remains manual after provider verification. Public profiles and the proposed Community Ledger are not requirements for receiving a purchase.

Main Files

• index.html - homepage and main service introduction.
• tech-ai.html - tech, AI, device and website/social support.
• political-ai-advisory.html - political and public leadership AI advisory, scope and rates.
• public-speaking.html / speaking.css - A Fair Go in the Age of Superintelligence speaking topics, audiences, formats and booking enquiries. Speaking fees remain quoted to the brief pending a rate decision.
• events-media.html - event, projector, media and outdoor cinema support.
• grants-ideas.html - grant writing and local idea support.
• downloads.html - four completed albums, fifth album in progress, live bundle prices and digital checkout.
• downloads.css / downloads.js - music catalogue styling, live selection totals and order controls.
• checkout-config.js - public checkout endpoint only; never add credentials here.
• tools/checkout/README.md - private order-sheet and Stripe/PayPal server deployment instructions.
• community-ledger.html - project directory and proposed paid-contribution and separate C-Hour pathways.
• ledger.css - Community Ledger page styling.
• market.html - planned market stall and noticeboard example.
• about.html - about Luke and the business.
• contact.html - contact, enquiry and meeting request guidance.
• feedback.html - friendly feedback form for Google Sheets logging.
• privacy.html - plain privacy and client-device handling note.
• terms.html - draft digital download and crypto caution terms.
• thank-you.html - delivery information, sharing and contact pathway.
• refer.html - simple site-sharing page.
• ai-guide.html - responsible AI guide plan, approved knowledge, handoff rules and connector options.
• styles.css - brand styling and responsive layout.
• script.js - menu, checkout modal, voice helper and small page enhancements.
• assets/ - logo, converted WebP images and concept imagery.
• META-COMMERCE-SETUP.md - proposed Meta Business Suite, Pixel, Store and checkout setup.

Before Public Launch

• Add any further verified social profile links when available.
• Complete and test the Stripe/PayPal order endpoint; see tools/checkout/README.md.
• Decide how private download links and temporary passwords will be issued.
• Add real free samples and final paid download contents.
• Review privacy, terms, refunds and crypto caution wording.
• Add ABN/business/insurance details when ready.
• Decide and add a clear repository license.

The Licence

This repository operates under The Strange But True Public Licence.

We wrote a custom stewardship agreement because standard corporate licences didn't fit the ethos of the Braided Economy.

The short version:

• Your data is yours: The .md profiles you generate belong entirely to you.
• The code is a gift: You can clone, adapt, and improve the infrastructure for personal, community, educational, or regenerative purposes, not for resale.
• Keep it free: Do not box up this underlying code or our creative works (music, art, writing, brand) to sell as a product.
• Honest Provenance: Leave the tags on the shirt. Keep the attribution and links back to Strange But True so others can find the doorway.
• Reciprocity: If you improve the public infrastructure, share your fixes back to the commons.
• The Ethos: Use this to foster Joyful Responsible Abundance. Do not use it for extractive or deceptive purposes.

Read the full stewardship agreement in LICENCE.md.

Mutual Futures: connected workbench

Mutual Futures connects this project with Luke Nathan Hayes's proposed mutual business succession, Try Everything Once, Intermittent Retirement, personal Aura of Intelligence, legal reflection, resilience, travel and wider civilisational horizon. The connection does not merge the projects or imply outside endorsement.

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