<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Design · XB Field Notes</title><link>https://www.xbcatm.com/tags/design/</link><description>Illustrated field notes on HTTP, DNS, TLS, Caddy, SSH, releases, and recovery.</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://www.xbcatm.com/tags/design/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Reliable defaults beat clever recovery</title><link>https://www.xbcatm.com/notes/reliable-defaults-beat-clever-recovery/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.xbcatm.com/notes/reliable-defaults-beat-clever-recovery/</guid><description>A predictable first path prevents more incidents than a complicated fallback can repair.</description></item></channel></rss>