Worth Reading 072826 Today’s Internet runs on a vast infrastructure of replicated data, and the difference between order and chaos lies in maintaining consistency through synchronization across the many distributed points where that data is published. IPv6-only networks often still depend on IPv4 subnets and ARP. This article introduces an IETF proposal to eliminate both. Traditional software engineering approaches reliability as a binary state of uptime and downtime. Modern ML pipelines render this paradigm obsolete. Yet while the radios and protocols largely reuse terrestrial 5G designs, one small but crucial component has been left behind: The control plane timers that quietly govern how registration, mobility, and session procedures behave under real-world conditions. Apparently, nearly all of them have reached the same conclusion. I don’t merely need AI occasionally. I need it waiting inside every search bar, messaging app, music player, and document reader I already use. Related Posted in WORTH READING ← Hedge 313: Out of Band Management Networks