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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 22 Feb 2018 to 15 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about infrastructure .
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14 Jul 2026
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Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new infrastructure primitive delivers value only when it changes the shape of what is being built. — tap to centre the map on it A new infrastructure primitive delivers value only when it changes the shape of what is being built. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new performance engineering team can typically halve a company's infrastructure spend within its first couple of years. — tap to centre the map on it A new performance engineering team can typically halve a company's infrastructure spend within its first couple of years. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small amount of obscure code that almost no one understands or knows about is critical infrastructure, and removing it would cause widespread system failure. — tap to centre the map on it A small amount of obscure code that almost no one understands or knows about is critical infrastructure, and removing it would cause widespread system failure. Last stated 6 years ago
8 Sept 2020
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2020-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup's speed is set by boring internal infrastructure — purchasing, recruiting, spending — and that matters as much as understanding the technology itself. — tap to centre the map on it A startup's speed is set by boring internal infrastructure — purchasing, recruiting, spending — and that matters as much as understanding the technology itself. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agentic infrastructure has become its own discipline inside many tech companies, often via existing infra teams morphing into AI infra teams. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic infrastructure has become its own discipline inside many tech companies, often via existing infra teams morphing into AI infra teams. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-14 — 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
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — 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 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis. — tap to centre the map on it A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis. Last stated 9 years ago
22 Feb 2018
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Bennett Foddy — holds since 2018-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small performance gain is not worth the complexity added to achieve it, since complexity's costs compound rather than add. — tap to centre the map on it A small performance gain is not worth the complexity added to achieve it, since complexity's costs compound rather than add. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Dec 2023
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Rob Pike — holds since 2023-12-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adding rules and complexity to a system drains it of humanity and fun. — tap to centre the map on it Adding rules and complexity to a system drains it of humanity and fun. Last stated 4 years ago
6 Jun 2022
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Steve Coast — holds since 2022-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. — tap to centre the map on it A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
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Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on. — tap to centre the map on it Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Terence Eden — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty. — tap to centre the map on it Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty. Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
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A person who controls their own infrastructure and signing keys can meaningfully own their digital identity.
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"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
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A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Holds
A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
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A new infrastructure primitive delivers value only when it changes the shape of what is being built.
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A new performance engineering team can typically halve a company's infrastructure spend within its first couple of years.
Holds
A small amount of obscure code that almost no one understands or knows about is critical infrastructure, and removing it would cause widespread system failure.
Holds
A startup's speed is set by boring internal infrastructure — purchasing, recruiting, spending — and that matters as much as understanding the technology itself.
Holds
Agentic infrastructure has become its own discipline inside many tech companies, often via existing infra teams morphing into AI infra teams.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Holds
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Holds
A good prototype should express a single idea or test a single hypothesis.
Holds
A small performance gain is not worth the complexity added to achieve it, since complexity's costs compound rather than add.
Holds
Adding rules and complexity to a system drains it of humanity and fun.
Holds
A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements.
Holds
Attribute behavior that depends on CSS layout size rather than an element's natural or declared size is a design trap web authors should avoid relying on.
Holds
Designers should find what the spec should be and build it in HTML and CSS themselves, not make a product manager's spec look pretty.
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