The Universe Has a Clock Speed A Plain-Language Introduction to the Temporal Selection Framework

A plain-language overview of the Temporal Selection Framework (TSF), an information-theoretic model of cosmology proposing that physical laws emerge from the architecture of a discrete causal registry. This document provides an accessible entry point to the Registry Conjecture, explaining how Registry Latency (λ) simultaneously accounts for the 8.8% Hubble Tension and the 5.44:1 Dark Matter ratio. It frames Dark Matter as structural indexing overhead rather than a physical particle, and presents the primary falsifiable prediction of Redshift-Dependent Tension — currently being tested by the JWST and Euclid missions. Related technical papers: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19547873 and DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19561063