diff --git a/doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn
index 3e90e6b105..50e6fb4f18 100644
--- a/doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn
+++ b/doc/design/assistant/syncing.mdwn
@@ -17,12 +17,18 @@ all the other git clones, at both the git level and the key/value level.
 1. Also, detect if a push failed due to not being up-to-date, pull,
    and repush. **done**
 2. Use a git merge driver that adds both conflicting files,
-   so conflicts never break a sync.
+   so conflicts never break a sync. **done**
 3. Investigate the XMPP approach like dvcs-autosync does, or other ways of
    signaling a change out of band.
 4. Add a hook, so when there's a change to sync, a program can be run
    and do its own signaling.
 
+## misc todo
+
+* --debug will show often unnecessary work being done. Optimise.
+* It would be nice if, when a USB drive is connected, 
+  syncing starts automatically. Use dbus on Linux?
+
 ## data syncing
 
 There are two parts to data syncing. First, map the network and second,
@@ -41,8 +47,5 @@ This probably will need lots of refinements to get working well.
 
 ## other considerations
 
-It would be nice if, when a USB drive is connected,
-syncing starts automatically. Use dbus on Linux?
-
 This assumes the network is connected. It's often not, so the
 [[cloud]] needs to be used to bridge between LANs.