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Re:Google pub/sub released an ordering feature by amelius on Friday October 02, 2020 @08:15AM (#24661819)
Just make the source part of the timestamp?

(1,A) < (1,B) < (2,A) etc.

Also use serial numbers instead of true timestamps.

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Re:Google pub/sub released an ordering feature by rsynnott on Friday October 02, 2020 @11:15AM (#24663488)
That way lies madness, and/or eventually accidentally writing your own Dynamo-paper database.
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