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Read this korrent: A factory could be made as healthy and pleasant as a laboratory, and it would be advantageous to do so
A factory could be made as healthy and pleasant as a laboratory, and it would be advantageous to do so
PK
Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Inference businesses can be quite healthy even at current prices and efficiencies. — tap to centre the map on it
Inference businesses can be quite healthy even at current prices and efficiencies.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Oct 2026
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Tomasz Tunguz — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Excelling at one attribute doesn't make a product superior overall to alternatives. — tap to centre the map on it
Excelling at one attribute doesn't make a product superior overall to alternatives.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
AS
Anthony Sculimbrene — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If anything can ever make people wiser and more ingenious, it is probably to be found in medicine — tap to centre the map on it
If anything can ever make people wiser and more ingenious, it is probably to be found in medicine
Last stated 389 years ago
8 Jun 1637
RD
René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab under real commercial pressure cannot fool itself about whether AI makes it productive, because the output is a model launch every few months. — tap to centre the map on it
A lab under real commercial pressure cannot fool itself about whether AI makes it productive, because the output is a model launch every few months.
Last stated 9 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can be thought of as a factory that produces case studies. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can be thought of as a factory that produces case studies.
Last stated 6 months ago
25 Apr 2026
RS
Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Health so outweighs every other blessing that a healthy beggar is happier than a sick king — tap to centre the map on it
Health so outweighs every other blessing that a healthy beggar is happier than a sick king
AS
Arthur Schopenhauer — holds since c. 1851 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Give where there is strong evidence that donations do a lot of good, rather than where weak evidence suggests they might do far more. — tap to centre the map on it
Give where there is strong evidence that donations do a lot of good, rather than where weak evidence suggests they might do far more.
Last stated 15 years ago
18 Aug 2011
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2011-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
EB
Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 28 years ago
1 Mar 1999
ED
Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
CD
Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. — tap to centre the map on it
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
RS
Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. — tap to centre the map on it
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A subwoofer for music should reinforce the bass already in the recording, without adding bloat or artificial bass. — tap to centre the map on it
A subwoofer for music should reinforce the bass already in the recording, without adding bloat or artificial bass.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Oct 2026
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Steve Huff — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are
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A factory could be made as healthy and pleasant as a laboratory, and it would be advantageous to do so
Last stated c. 1892
Holds Peter Kropotkin
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Inference businesses can be quite healthy even at current prices and efficiencies.
Last stated 21 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Tomasz Tunguz
Similar wording
Excelling at one attribute doesn't make a product superior overall to alternatives.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Anthony Sculimbrene
Similar wording
If anything can ever make people wiser and more ingenious, it is probably to be found in medicine
Last stated 8 Jun 1637 · 389 years ago
Holds René Descartes
Similar wording
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Max Hodak
Similar wording
A lab under real commercial pressure cannot fool itself about whether AI makes it productive, because the output is a model launch every few months.
Last stated 13 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Dario Amodei
Similar wording
A business can be thought of as a factory that produces case studies.
Last stated 25 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Rob Snyder
Similar wording
Health so outweighs every other blessing that a healthy beggar is happier than a sick king
Last stated c. 1851
Holds Arthur Schopenhauer
Similar wording
Give where there is strong evidence that donations do a lot of good, rather than where weak evidence suggests they might do far more.
Last stated 18 Aug 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Holden Karnofsky
Same subject: design
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: design
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Same subject: design
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: simplicity
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: simplicity
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 1 Mar 1999 · 28 years ago
Holds Edsger W. Dijkstra
Same subject: simplicity
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Charlie Deets
Same subject: taste
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Robby Stein
Same subject: taste
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Same subject: taste
A subwoofer for music should reinforce the bass already in the recording, without adding bloat or artificial bass.
Last stated 19 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Steve Huff