docs: calibrate certainty framing across reports

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Summary

• Calibrate certainty language across 29 reports by reducing superlatives, absolutes, and overconfident framing in comparative and historical claims.
• Align titles and README links with the updated wording so navigation stays consistent with the softened report framing.
• Extend the same calibration pattern to newly expanded areas, including LLM agent security/monitoring docs and the early Buddhism timeline.

Validation

• Documentation-only edits; no runtime tests were required.

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Pull request overview

This PR standardizes “certainty framing” across a broad set of documentation reports, reducing absolute language and superlatives while keeping titles and README navigation aligned with the updated tone.

Changes:

• Softened comparative/historical claims and reduced absolutes across multiple long-form reports.
• Updated titles/headings and refreshed select links (including README entries) to keep navigation consistent.
• Extended the same calibration pattern into newer/expanded topic areas (LLM agent docs and early Buddhism timeline).

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
terminal/tmux-history.md	Rephrases claims about tmux history/adoption and updates some reference links to less absolute framing.
terminal/macos-terminal-emulators.md	Calibrates benchmark/performance assertions and comparative language across emulator evaluations.
self/timeline.md	Softens “dominant/foundational” phrasing in historical influence claims.
self/history.md	Reduces superlatives/absolutes about Self’s influence while preserving core narrative.
self/bibliography.md	Adjusts “foundational” wording and updates a couple of bibliography links/titles.
programming-languages/three-algorithms-overview.md	Reframes claims about paradigm “insight” and expressiveness with less absolutist language.
programming-languages/intellectual-foundations-of-computing.md	Calibrates strong historical characterizations (e.g., “destroyed”, “unprecedented”) across sections.
programming-languages/indices-above-mean.md	Softens “most radical/remarkably concise” style claims and similar comparative phrasing.
programming-languages/expression-tree-evaluation.md	Reduces categorical claims about language-family fit while keeping the comparative structure intact.
programming-languages/concurrent-producer-consumer.md	Calibrates “native element / trivial / starkly separates” language and similar absolutes.
llm-agents/llm-agent-monitoring-tools.md	Adjusts “every/leading/most” phrasing to more qualified claims across tool listings.
llm-agents/agent-tool-axes.md	Softens certainty in security/irreversibility language while preserving the axes framework.
llm-agents/agent-instruction-files.md	Reframes ecosystem and adoption claims; keeps recommendations but with more cautious language.
llm-agents/agent-config-files.md	Calibrates “every/most layered/standalone” phrasing and updates the example schema URL.
hacker-news/show-hn-post-guide.md	Replaces “guarantee” framing with probabilistic language for guidance/anti-patterns.
go/go-cloud-native-language.md	Reduces “dominant/unparalleled/third most-cited” type claims and qualifies performance assertions.
fonts/programming-fonts-survey.md	Softens “revolutionary/gold standard/no studies” phrasing and related absolutes.
fonts/programming-fonts-complete-guide.md	Calibrates historical superlatives and updates/refreshes a few external links.
ethics/moral-philosophy-generative-ai.md	Reframes “dominant” and other strong claims into more cautious, sourced-sounding language.
data-formats/json-alternatives.md	Qualifies ecosystem “winner/dominance” wording and similar comparative statements.
containers-and-vms/macos-native-containers.md	Softens “revolution/fundamentally” language and qualifies security/perf implications.
buddhism/early-buddhism-timeline.md	Replaces “MAJOR MILESTONE” language with “notable” and qualifies traditional datings.
agile/timeline.md	Calibrates strong adoption/impact claims and refreshes the compilation date line.
agile/history.md	Reframes survey-driven claims and reduces categorical historical judgments.
agile/bibliography.md	Refreshes link targets (more stable retail/official sources) and updates verification wording.
README.md	Aligns README titles/descriptions with softened report framing and adds/updates navigation entries.

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