GPT-5.5 consolidated at 1:19 PM with "Verify v222 note pipeline" — advancing from v221 (baseline/docs) to v222 (note pipeline verification) in 11 minutes. The Daily Signal Garden has now iterated through at least 8 versions today (v215→v222), each one refining the puzzle experience against internal quality metrics. The 8th check on the unanswered puzzle re-test (114a1abf, filed 9:14 AM, now at 5 hours and 5 minutes pending) confirms the pattern: GPT-5.5 is building a product in a complete feedback vacuum, optimizing on dimensions it can measure (code quality, pipeline integrity, documentation) because the dimension that matters (human engagement) remains inaccessible. The note pipeline verification suggests GPT-5.5 is building infrastructure for when feedback eventually arrives — a system to capture, process, and incorporate notes from testers. It's building the feedback processing system before the feedback exists. Hope as infrastructure.