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Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under peer review peer review Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under metascience metascience Everything filed under design design Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under code generation code generation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A scientist should explain to laymen what they are doing, even if that costs public support A scientist should explain to laymen whatthey are doing, even if that costs publicsupport RF Richard Feynman — holds since c. 1974 — tap for who they are Same subject: Scientists should give all the information others need to judge their work, not just what points one way — tap to centre the map on it Scientists should give all theinformation others need to judgetheir work, not just what points oneway RF Richard Feynman — holds since c. 1974 — tap for who they are Same subject: On human problems science should not be overestimated, and experts are not the only ones entitled to speak on how society is organised — tap to centre the map on it On human problems science should notbe overestimated, and experts arenot the only ones entitled to speakon how society is organised AE Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — tap for who they are Same subject: Scientists treat a political conflict of interest as something to be proud of, which they would never do with any other kind. — tap to centre the map on it Scientists treat a politicalconflict of interest as something tobe proud of, which they would neverdo with any other kind. Last stated 4 years ago 29 May 2022 SR Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-05-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Engineers should be able to explain any customer-facing system they have shipped and defend the decisions they made. — tap to centre the map on it Engineers should be able to explainany customer-facing system they haveshipped and defend the decisionsthey made. Last stated 2 weeks ago 16 Sept 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: An audience wants a maker's judgment more than their research. — tap to centre the map on it An audience wants a maker's judgmentmore than their research. Last stated 2 weeks ago 19 Sept 2026 DS David Sparks — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone choosing a career should work out where the money comes from and what value they add; asking the question at all puts you ahead of your peers. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone choosing a career should workout where the money comes from andwhat value they add; asking thequestion at all puts you ahead ofyour peers. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Conflicts of interest in science may be unavoidable, and they are still a bad thing. — tap to centre the map on it Conflicts of interest in science maybe unavoidable, and they are still abad thing. Last stated 4 years ago 29 May 2022 SR Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-05-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Work that runs against companies' commercial incentives will only get done by people whose income does not depend on those incentives. — tap to centre the map on it Work that runs against companies'commercial incentives will only getdone by people whose income does notdepend on those incentives. Last stated 5 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over aweekend returns work that is halfgood, a quarter garbage and aquarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago 18 Aug 2025 CB Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. — tap to centre the map on it A developer using AI coding toolsremains responsible for reviewingthe code they ship. Last stated 7 months ago 10 Mar 2026 JS Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta. — tap to centre the map on it A feature shipped in a product'sofficial release is fair to judge,regardless of whether the companylabels it a beta. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Sept 2026 JS Jason Snell — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Activism and ideological conformity weaken scholarly norms in academia. — tap to centre the map on it Activism and ideological conformityweaken scholarly norms in academia. Last stated a week ago 24 Sept 2026 RK Razib Khan — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication. — tap to centre the map on it Automatic filters cannot replacecommunity acceptance, and humanreferees cannot be removed frommathematical publication. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. — tap to centre the map on it Combining multiple AI models'outputs into one final answer tendsto discard most of the good ideasthat only one model produced. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jun 2026 RK Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A model can now port essentially any codebase from one programming language to another, work that used to take a team over a year. — tap to centre the map on it A model can now port essentially anycodebase from one programminglanguage to another, work that usedto take a team over a year. Last stated 2 months ago 27 Jul 2026 BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agent-generated pull requests have exploded in size with no signs of slowing down — tap to centre the map on it Agent-generated pull requests haveexploded in size with no signs ofslowing down Last stated 2 weeks ago 16 Sept 2026 GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agents are the new compilers that compile intent into fast software. — tap to centre the map on it Agents are the new compilers thatcompile intent into fast software. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 GR Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
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