For some time now I’ve been enthralled with the idea that data physical locality should be descriptive rather than prescriptive. That is to say: Data locality should only ever be based on its origin and its utility. Who’s emitting it, and who wants it — Data’s physical locality within a…

Another in my seven-hundred-ninety-one part trilogy on why any up-to-date recording of a sequence of ongoing events can exist only a single point in space. The story of Ann, Carol, Dave, and Tiger It’s summer, prime season for plaid pants, hip flasks, spiked shoes, and polyester shirts. GolfCo stores everywhere are jam-packed with the leisurely, the retired, and…

(Another in my 947 part series on why anything centralized inherently sucks. I barely even like central air) Lets rip off the band aid: It might work well enough for brochureware, but for web-based applications, centralized load balancing is just a dumb idea. It started out as a hack to…

A piece of the pie The other day, I popped into local shop for a slice of pizza. It advertises itself as a boutique grocery store, but it’s really more of a fancy liquor store with a pizza oven. …