You probably know this, they don't have wonky performance but are even bigger. An oven around a crystal.

Those would be OCXOs. TXCOs are just temperature compensated.

Every time I trust my memory it betrays me.

I treat my technical memories in discussions like the Russian proverb Reagan popularized in the disarmament negotiations with the Soviets.

  доверяй, но проверяй

“Trust, but verify.”

Meta: Yes, I did a quick search to verify some of this before replying.

I am getting into the questionable habit of arguing my point with an LLM before contributing it these days.

> доверяй, но проверяй

I wasn't aware of the source phrase, nor how much better it sounds phonetically in Russian (doveryay, no proveryay)

I was more used to hearing the "Measure 7 times cut once" russian saying. :D

One of my favorite Russian proverbs translates to basically “the first pancake is always lumpy”.

Very good. Sometimes I‘m too impatient.

I can relate.