One week of analyst work in one hour

Note: This is a public method demo with Bruce Boston and Tim Ellis. The shipping product is turbolapper - AFM (Apple Intelligence on-device; data stays on your Mac). See requirements and Technology.

A week of analyst work, on the clock

A local computer-use agent drove the turbolapper - AFM app through Bruce Boston's quality of American life test. In under an hour it processed about 4 million rows from seven government sources and produced a 30-slide deck. The deck exports as PDF.

Tim Ellis's read on the same work: a smart team would normally take at least a week.

Summary

• Data: about 4 million rows from seven government sources, on the quality of American life test.
• Method: a local computer-use agent drives turbolapper - AFM. The app moves through datasets, context, questions, discoveries, and findings.
• Result: a 30-slide deck in under an hour. Tim's benchmark for a smart team is at least a week.
• You get: one chart of 189 communities, and a pass rate, on a flat plan.
• Next: Watch the session · Get the app

What ran on the Mac

turbolapper - AFM uses the Apple Foundation Model. The context window in the session is 8,000 tokens. The app is built to run on all M1 and later Macs. The run is private. There are no cloud tokens.

You drop in the data file. turbolapper profiles it, builds the questions worth asking, and turns the answers into the deck. The phases on screen are datasets, context, questions, discoveries, and findings. Follow-ups stay flat-cost.

The plan Bruce used

Bruce used the $1/month plan. A free plan exists. None of the price goes to tokens.

The chart they kept

One chart covers 189 communities with at least 400 sampled people aged 25 to 34, using 2024 American Community Survey data.

Passing means all of the following:

• under 30% of income on housing
• sufficient time for self and friends
• food security
• employed
• at least one child per adult

About 31% of that age group passed.

On the ranking they showed: Sioux Falls ranked 2, Fargo 3, Lincoln 4, Madison 5. Stockton was lowest at 6.8%, with Bakersfield and Fresno near the bottom.

What the test is for

Bruce's point is to find gaps and business opportunities. He also says the test itself may be wrong, so feedback is welcome.

FAQ

What did this session run?

A local computer-use agent drove turbolapper - AFM through about 4 million rows from seven government sources and produced a 30-slide deck in under an hour. Tim Ellis said a smart team would normally take at least a week.

What does passing mean on the chart?

For 189 communities with at least 400 sampled people aged 25 to 34, using 2024 American Community Survey data: under 30% of income on housing, sufficient time for self and friends, food security, employed, and at least one child per adult. About 31% of that age group passed.

Does the price go to tokens?

No. Bruce used the $1/month plan. A free plan exists. None of the price goes to tokens. Follow-ups stay flat-cost.

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