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title = "A Serialized Mystery, in One Part"
slug = "serialized-mystery-one-part"
date = "2023-06-22"
updated = "2023-06-22"
[taxonomies]
tags = ["software", "rnd", "proclamation", "upcsm"]
[extra]
toc = false
+++

# *Mise en Scene*

Imagine, if you will, that you're a computer programmer.

 - programmers like efficiency
 - databases have primary keys and keep indices
 - uuids are useful but wasteful (note: NO BENCHMARKS!)
 - ulids seem cool
 - endianness
 - profit

# First steps

## A puzzling failure