On: SyncFree: Large-Scale Computation Without Synchronization [video]

For anyone else that's confused:

What they're talking about: http://docs.basho.com/riak/latest/theory/why-riak/

Their github: https://github.com/basho/riak

CRDT = "Conflict-free Replicated Data Type" or "Convergent Replicated Data Type" or "Commutative Replicated Data Type"

This page explains what the heck CRDT is: http://basho.com/tag/crdt/