# Now · 2026-09

Where things stood on 2026-09-30: what I was reading, the tracks under way and the newest writing, and the first checkpoint, so there is no earlier month to diff against and everything is new.

> Canonical URL: https://sudohulk.com/now/2026-09
> Author: Vignesh Kumar A <vignesh@sudohulk.com>
> Licence: CC BY 4.0. Quote freely, cite the canonical URL.

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Where things stood on 2026-09-30, and the first checkpoint, so there is no earlier month to diff against and everything is new. Worked out from the site's own dates, in UTC days; the same dates give the same page.

[now](https://sudohulk.com/now.md) · [2026-10](https://sudohulk.com/now/2026-10.md) →

## What changed

```diff
--- /dev/null
+++ /now/2026-09
@@ reading @@
+Consensus on Transaction Commit
+Designing Data-Intensive Applications · since 2026-09-01
+The Rust Programming Language
@@ tracks @@
+Building sudohulk.com · active · 1/1 parts
@@ writing @@
+2026-09-21 · essay · Hi, I'm Vignesh. Start here
+2026-09-21 · note · pd_lsn vs record LSN
+2026-09-22 · note · Full-page writes and torn pages
+2026-09-22 · note · Lazy transaction id assignment
```

`SELECT * FROM me AS OF 2026-09-30`

## Reading

- Consensus on Transaction Commit
- Designing Data-Intensive Applications · since 2026-09-01
- The Rust Programming Language

## Tracks under way

- [Building sudohulk.com](https://sudohulk.com/tracks/building-sudohulk.md): series · active · 1/1 parts · last active 2026-09-21

## Newest writing

- [Full-page writes and torn pages](https://sudohulk.com/writing/full-page-writes-and-torn-pages.md): 2026-09-22 · note
- [Lazy transaction id assignment](https://sudohulk.com/writing/lazy-xid-assignment.md): 2026-09-22 · note
- [Hi, I'm Vignesh. Start here](https://sudohulk.com/writing/hello-sudohulk.md): 2026-09-21 · essay
- [pd_lsn vs record LSN](https://sudohulk.com/writing/pd-lsn-vs-record-lsn.md): 2026-09-21 · note