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innovation Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A defence industry that needs more than two years to build a single missile interceptor can neither build the future nor win a war. A defence industry that needs more than two years to build a single missile interceptor can neither build the future nor win a war. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Before building on a gap in the general models, work out whether that gap survives six months or three years. — tap to centre the map on it Before building on a gap in the general models, work out whether that gap survives six months or three years. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building a factory in America takes at least two years before it can open, and months more before it runs well. — tap to centre the map on it Building a factory in America takes at least two years before it can open, and months more before it runs well. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American missile defence is a fiction: 44 interceptors that work about half the time cannot answer the 1,670 warheads Russia has deployed. — tap to centre the map on it American missile defence is a fiction: 44 interceptors that work about half the time cannot answer the 1,670 warheads Russia has deployed. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
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Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A successful startup takes about five years to become an incumbent, and defending what it has built is the rational thing for it to do. — tap to centre the map on it A successful startup takes about five years to become an incumbent, and defending what it has built is the rational thing for it to do. Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer company has to live five to ten years in the future, because a system takes three years to build, two to ramp, and is then used for a decade. — tap to centre the map on it A computer company has to live five to ten years in the future, because a system takes three years to build, two to ramp, and is then used for a decade. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fabs take roughly a third longer to build in the United States than in Asia, largely because of environmental review. — tap to centre the map on it Fabs take roughly a third longer to build in the United States than in Asia, largely because of environmental review. Last stated 2 years ago
3 May 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deploying a new technology at scale takes decades, far longer than the people building it imagine. — tap to centre the map on it Deploying a new technology at scale takes decades, far longer than the people building it imagine. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Apr 2025
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Rodney Brooks — holds since 2025-04-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI products should probably aim at where the models will be in two to three months, neither anchored in the present nor futuristic and unusable. — tap to centre the map on it AI products should probably aim at where the models will be in two to three months, neither anchored in the present nor futuristic and unusable. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. Last stated a year ago
10 Oct 2025
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Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago
31 Jul 2025
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Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time. — tap to centre the map on it Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Digital finance has become a weapon of war, as shown by the financial deplatforming of groups like Canadian truckers and Russians. — tap to centre the map on it Digital finance has become a weapon of war, as shown by the financial deplatforming of groups like Canadian truckers and Russians. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Jul 2026
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Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. — tap to centre the map on it Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores. — tap to centre the map on it Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Britain and France's refusal to negotiate seriously with the Soviet Union in the summer of 1939 was the great missed opportunity to snooker the Third Reich. — tap to centre the map on it Britain and France's refusal to negotiate seriously with the Soviet Union in the summer of 1939 was the great missed opportunity to snooker the Third Reich. Last stated a year ago
24 May 2025
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James Holland — holds since 2025-05-24 — tap for who they are
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A defence industry that needs more than two years to build a single missile interceptor can neither build the future nor win a war.
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Before building on a gap in the general models, work out whether that gap survives six months or three years.
Holds
Building a factory in America takes at least two years before it can open, and months more before it runs well.
Holds
American missile defence is a fiction: 44 interceptors that work about half the time cannot answer the 1,670 warheads Russia has deployed.
Holds
A successful startup takes about five years to become an incumbent, and defending what it has built is the rational thing for it to do.
Holds
A computer company has to live five to ten years in the future, because a system takes three years to build, two to ramp, and is then used for a decade.
Holds
Fabs take roughly a third longer to build in the United States than in Asia, largely because of environmental review.
Holds
Deploying a new technology at scale takes decades, far longer than the people building it imagine.
Holds
AI products should probably aim at where the models will be in two to three months, neither anchored in the present nor futuristic and unusable.
Holds
'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting.
Holds
9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today.
Holds
A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible.
Holds
A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted.
Holds
Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time.
Holds
Digital finance has become a weapon of war, as shown by the financial deplatforming of groups like Canadian truckers and Russians.
Holds
Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time.
Holds
Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores.
Holds
Britain and France's refusal to negotiate seriously with the Soviet Union in the summer of 1939 was the great missed opportunity to snooker the Third Reich.
Holds