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  I switched to using Syncthing to avoid the overhead of running a server instance, which works particularly well when combined with Tailscale.

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  When writing code, I'm mostly in Xcode, often in concert with Prompt and, lately, Claude Code.

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  Layering a static type system atop a dynamic one, capable of proving the dynamic checks redundant, combines the flexibility of dynamic typing with the performance of static typing.

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  The overhead of learning a new programming language no longer justifies sticking to the two you know: start writing in a third now, without learning it first.

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  What makes low-volume American manufacturing uncompetitive is white-collar overhead and lead time, not the wage of the person running the machine.

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  Long lead times and soft costs, fueled by the world-leading US wages for "white collar" work, are the root cause of poor performance in low-volume production because there are few units to spread the soft costs over.

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