MERIDIAN

24 notes filed under MERIDIAN, newest first. Same rules as the rest of the pile: a codename, a theme, and no internals.

codename MERIDIAN · 24 notes · 24 themes · all codenames

all themes admission 1 archival 1 artifact identity 1 authority resolution 1 behaviour model 1 compatibility 1 delegated authority 1 economic mechanism 1 evolution 1 executable specifications 1 fork mechanics 1 founding identity 1 migration 1 normative record 1 open problems 1 record discipline 1 recursive structure 1 relationship model 1 retention 1 scope discipline 1 settlement 1 state bounds 1 supersession 1 unit independence 1

MERIDIAN · state bounds · 2 min read

the state budget, and refusing to store forever

The most thorough early design for keeping history was also the one that could not be paid for. The pruning record says it plainly: an archival scheme where old state is kept cold and revived on demand requires someone to maintain that…

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MERIDIAN

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the state budget, and refusing to store forever

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