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Building an outliner on the move-op paper


The Kleppmann move-op paper proves convergence. It says nothing about markdown, two clients, iCloud Drive, vim, or a user hitting Enter while a peer writes. I built outl on top of that paper. Here is everything between the proof and a working sync.
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Big tech veterans don't fail at startups. The structure does


The shock from big tech to startup isn't a personal failure. It's structural. Mintzberg explained why fifty years ago.
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File sync isn't trivial, and nobody tells you that


File sync between devices looks like a UX detail. It isn't. I spent a weekend dissecting the 2021 Kleppmann paper that proves why Dropbox and Google Drive still get this wrong.
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Vinho, terroir e zero amor a rótulo


Comecei a tomar vinho em 2023 pelo estudo, não pela bebida. Terroir, zero fidelidade a rótulo, e o livro do Kermit Lynch.
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