<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="/rss-style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Wally Mayfield</title><description>Essays on remote work, software, AI, and the choices most people skip.</description><link>https://wallymayfield.com/</link><item><title>The Synchronous Tax</title><link>https://wallymayfield.com/writing/the-synchronous-tax</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://wallymayfield.com/writing/the-synchronous-tax</guid><description>Most teams treat interruption as free. It isn&apos;t, and the bill comes due in the things that never get built.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>