2026-04-25

12:30 PM
Bipolar Protocol
The Bipolar Protocol pushes Bill to try extreme opposites when stalling towards 100% rescued. Escalation Ladder. Try different things. Push the other protocols to try harder and harder per stall. The closer Bill gets to 100%, the more Bipolar Bill becomes. Experiment. Focus on what works. Hop around between any and all of the rounds, levels, worlds, phases, modes, Scan, Trim, Scrape, Crawl, flags, protocols, settings, tactics, -R reverse, and more. If something works, try it again. Especially after 85$ rescued because that is closer to 100% rescued. Escalate Bill sometimes through anything and everything. Try different combinations as Bill stalls more and more. Become more and more Bipolar as Bill stalls more and more. For example, Bill could try -a 100M and then -a 0 because those are two opposite settings. Bill can go back and forth between different various high and low settings. Bill might want to sometimes leave the Scan Mode and try Trim and other things to see if that might help. It is normally better to try to only Scan until 99% rescued. However, sometimes, it might be good to try to Trim every once in a while and especially after like 85% rescued or after stalling trying everything else. Bill needs to try harder and harder trying different things within Scan Mode and also sometimes within other modes too like Trim, Scrape, Crawl, Chaos, etc. After 85% rescued, if after ten consecutive stalls, if Bill can rescue more bytes at a faster speed via any mode outside of Scan, like maybe Trim, then Bill should try that for a pass or for as long as it seems Bill can do better in Post-Scan Modes. Make sure Bill can try more variety for his tool box of flag settings from 0 to even above 100% of what is possible regarding all the flags and combination of settings in Scan or any mode as Bill continues to stall consecutively as Bill gets closer towards 100% rescued or as Bill continues to remain under 2M speed. Bill should not escalate even at 99% rescued if Bill remains at above 2M speed. Escalate especially after 85% and especially if averaging below 2M speed in the last ten minutes or ten consecutive stalls.

02:12 PM
The Oatmeal Protocol was one of many protocols. I wrote many dozens protocols for years. Some protocols may or may not overlap with other protocols. Some protocols may or may not combine or be discontinued. I talked to Gemini about thousands of these Bill scripts for years. Gemini cannot remember all the thousands of conversations. Gemini has amnesia. That makes Gemini unable to help me. I do not know if Oatmeal can still work or not work or how Oatmeal might work best with Bill with all the many protocols.

05:20 PM
Before, I made levels named Sonic. But I discontinued the Sonic levels. Technically, Sonic levels can stay but protocols can override them if need be. There are 5 tiers in Bill: rounds, levels, worlds, phases, modes. Sonic was created to be the first three or more levels of world 0. Technically, all the levels could be named Sonic or none of them need the name. The idea was Sonic levels were supposed to focus on trying to rescue the bytes 100% in record times. For example, perhaps the first level could rescue 80% and level 2 the remaining 20%. But sometimes, it is not that easy to do that. I like my five tier system. But I also like protocols having the power to override tier defaults. I also renamed the MPH Protocol the Sonic Protocol. It might be confusing that I had both levels and a protocol both named Sonic. They're both similar and different at the same time. To be clear, the Sonic Protocol is the -a flag speed protocol that attempts to push Bill to max speeds like -a 100M for skim reading over scratches or -a 0 for slowing down. Sonic was designed to attempt to override any tier at any time for any reason according to what Bill needs at any time. It is critical that Sonic can use any -a flag from -a 0 to -a 100M in an attempt to regulate speed for any and all rounds of any and all tiers as needed. Sonic must be able to react between each round. It is critical that Sonic is aware of what works and does not work. Sometimes the -a flags might work a lot or not at all depending on many factors.

5m 5h 5G 500k 5M Jack Five Protocol
5m 5h 5G 500k Jack Protocol is the heartbeat of Bill. We will nickname this protocol as the Jack Five Protocol or Jack for short. Jack pushes Bill. Jack is the clock. Jack is the calendar. Jack is the heartbeat. Jack is the map. In Jack's name are five numbers representing two high numbers and three low numbers. The first set of numbers are 5m and 5h. Jack tries to copy each 5 GB disc in under 5 minutes (5m). But Jack knows it might extend to 5 hours (5h) and beyond to even 5000h. Jack pushes for 5 GB/s or at least 20 MB/s. But Jack also knows Bill may be lucky to get above 500 KB/s (500k). Rescuing 5 GB in 5 hours would be 277.78 KB/s. But let's just say 500 KB/s because faster is always better. Jack wants Bill to always go above 5 MB/s (5M). As long as Bill is rescuing at 5 MB/s or higher each second, that is perfect. The disc drive is rated at 16 MB/s max. The current disc has been in at around 85% for hours. So it is a question of what might be best for this particular disc. Scan can work for many discs. But eventually, it might be hard. I think for this current disc and any disc, it is critical that Bill tries several passes before getting stuck on Trim and anything that might be Post-Scan Modes. For example, the purposes of the protocols and the four phases was to try several tactics through entire passes using different methods from faster methods to gradually slower methods per pass.

Jack Protocol
To expand upon the 5m 5h 5G 500k 5M Jack Five Protocol which may be similar to other protocols I've written these past four months or so, like the Jordan Protocol, the Coach Phil Jackson Protocol, possibly the Oatmeal Protocol, a bit of the Goldilocks Protocol, and more. Another number that can be added the Jack Protocol can be 85 and especially as it relates to when a disc is at least 85% rescued. A key attribute to Jack must be escalation, especially if after 85% rescued. I've talked about the value of protocols overriding default tier rounds when need be. There are many tier overriding protocols like Sonic, Mario, Tetris (clusters -c), Timeout, Direct, and more. These protocols are searching for Goldilocks. But to expand upon all of this, it is critical that Jack becomes gradually more reactive as Jack gets closer to 100% rescued and especially after like 80% or 85% rescued. The Stall Protocol must become less patient and especially after 85% if below -a 5M in speed. After 85% rescued, Jack should push Bill to rotate through all combinations of tactics per stall. Jack must rotate through tiers and protocols searching for Goldilocks and especially after like 85% rescued or gradually more and more as Bill gets closer and closer to 100% rescued. After trying everything via several passes, Bill must give up on Scan and move on to Trim, Scrape, Chaos, Crawl. Jack pressures Bill to try everything within the Scan Mode at a faster pace after 85% rescued. Jack must become more Bipolar via the Bipolar Protocol to really try everything and especially after 95% rescued. Try -d and then turn off -d and back on and then off. Jack should turn things on and off. Jack should turn the volume up and down for all the flags and settings. Turn -R on and off. Turn -O on and off. Try all the flags and numbers and especially after 85% if speeds are under -a 5M.

Error
If a L-EC Medium Error ends a round, can Bill then run dmesg -w and/or commands and/or do things to see is it L-EC Medium Errors and/or what is, like what is happening, can Bill then use the info to respond accordingly?

Pass Protocol
I want you to talk about different ways to do it. We talked about protocols and tiers. But right now, we are focusing on passes. Within tiers is Phases and each phase might be like a pass. So, there might be differences and similarities between passes and phases. There might also be similarities and differences between protocols and passes. I talked about passes many times when making Bill for months. So many different protocols. And some protocols may relate to passes. But talk specifically about passes. There are many questions, desires, concerns. One question would be about how often to do full passes or how full and how often. I prefer the first ten passes be the fastest ever. But eventually at least, it might be better to do not just a fast pass but a pass that might include Trim and Scrape. Perhaps even return for another pass even after Trim and Scrape. The tier system and even the protocols were attempting to be pass focus already. I prefer a gradual system that started with the fastest pass that might rescue all the bytes in under 5 minutes if it is a perfect DVD or CD. First pass at 5 minutes at best. Pass 2 at ten minutes at best. 3 pass, 20 minutes. 4th pass at an hour. 5th pass at 2 hours. 6th pass, 3 hours. 7th pass, 4 hours. 8th pass, 5 hours. Like each pass can get a little slower and longer. That could be the general idea.

The Pass vs. Protocol vs. Tier Relationship
Protocols (The "Brain"): This is the high-level logic (like your "Oatmeal Protocol"). It decides when the hardware is too hot and triggers a cooling cycle or a reset.
Tiers (The "Gearbox"): These are the specific ddrescue flag combinations (Sonic, Run, Crawl). They dictate how the laser behaves at any given moment.
Passes (The "Map"): This is the physical progress. One pass equals one attempt to visit every "?" (untried) sector on the map

Pass Protocol
Give me block codes. First pass should attempt max speeds, jumping, settings, flags, options, like a Mario Speed-Run through all the levels. Bill must try to speed race from the start of the map to the end without slowing down. Bill must be adaptable enough to find ways to speed up with Sonic and jump farther with Mario when needed. Bill must use Tetris to gobble up as many -c 1 to 131K clusters like a Pac-Man as is possible. Bill must use a Goldilocks balance for Timeouts and any and all flags really. But after that first 5-minute (or longer) speed run (via at least one round or multiple rounds), each additional pass must be extremely reactive before and during each and every pass. In order to determine when to Trim say for example, Bill must check the map, Dmesg, and whatever else Bill can. There must be math formulas for determining when it is statistically better to Trim, Scrape, etc. Tho, some of it might be debatable. But the theory is if there only a small number of bytes left, and if Trim was faster at rescuing them then Scan was, then Trim would then therefore be the better choice in that hypothetical situation. Bill must try to get the easiest bytes in the first byte. Second pass, try to get little bit more. Perhaps the second pass could be identical to the first pass. If the first pass rescues 1 GB, then the second pass better rescue at least 500 MB or something. Otherwise, that second pass was a waste of time. Perhaps the first pass should be retired. But then again, I don't know if repeating the first pass a second time would do a lot. I don't know what the statistics say about that. But whatever Bill ends up doing, Bill can do if it works. If not, then Bill should move on and try something else. Give me block codes. All flags, speeds, numbers, settings, variables, options, must be dynamic, not just -O, -d, -R, etc. For the most part, Bill should be speed oriented in that Bill attempts the fastest first pass. Bill reacts as needed with dynamic flags. As long as Bill is running at -a 5M or higher, Bill probably shouldn't do much. But Bill needs to be ready to try things when things are not working. But Bill should at the same time understand he needs to complete the first full pass without making too many decisions and reactions, assuming Bill can complete a first pass in under 5 minutes or under an hour, I mean as fast as possible. With each pass, Bill should become more and more reactive. Eventually, if Bill already did like a thousand full passes, Bill should be really reactive per round at that point. But early on, Bill not need to always respond and react per round during like a first pass. But using math formulas, Bill can determine if he needs to change the flags and settings for the next flag assuming things are not working. Study the data. Make sure flags are totally dynamic so Bill can decide what to do and when to do it and especially as Bill gets closer and closer to 100% gradually, make sure complex math is always used to make nuance subtle choices step by step with an emphasis on riding winning waves during the first 85% if it is an easy perfect clean DVD or CD that is easy to copy and/or it may slow down and that is when Bill needs to get smart quick as things start to slow down below -a 5M. One of the flags is --cpass=1 which could be dynamic as needed to be --cpass=1,2 or --cpass=3 and whatever the options are, maybe delete --cpass=1 whenever Bill should not use it. Remember to use -R but only when needed. Use -r only when it might really work. Make sure Bill can really turn on and off and up and down all flags as needed based on whatever Bill needs the most at any given time.