The Old New Thing

Reflections on an older topic.

It did, but now it doesn't.

Ask for the history of the file.

It's all topsy-turvy.

Getting the pieces to line up.

Imperfect pitch.

You may not able to get there from here.

Even though you usually have a self-relative one in hand.

It's a locally-unique ID, for a specific definition of "local".