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20 Sept 2026
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Daniel Lemire — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The point of academic history is to put historical knowledge into the public’s hands so that the public can make better decisions with it. — tap to centre the map on it The point of academic history is to put historical knowledge into the public’s hands so that the public can make better decisions with it. Last stated 6 years ago
9 Jul 2020
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scientific and academic evaluation will shift away from published papers as the measure of output, toward valuing real-world results. — tap to centre the map on it Scientific and academic evaluation will shift away from published papers as the measure of output, toward valuing real-world results. Last stated yesterday
20 Sept 2026
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Daniel Lemire — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good scientists can be shortlisted from their publication record, leaving human reviewers only the job of choosing among them. — tap to centre the map on it Good scientists can be shortlisted from their publication record, leaving human reviewers only the job of choosing among them. Last stated 6 years ago
8 Jan 2021
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José Luis Ricón — holds since 2021-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. Last stated 15 years ago
23 Jan 2012
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. — tap to centre the map on it A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. — tap to centre the map on it AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has done the first ninety per cent of the work of sounding human, and the last five per cent will turn out to be about ninety-five per cent of the work. — tap to centre the map on it AI has done the first ninety per cent of the work of sounding human, and the last five per cent will turn out to be about ninety-five per cent of the work. Last stated 11 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A productivity improvement means fewer people doing the same job, and that should be said plainly by the people defending it as good. — tap to centre the map on it A productivity improvement means fewer people doing the same job, and that should be said plainly by the people defending it as good. Last stated 4 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A universal basic income is a dangerous power-sharing arrangement, because it puts everyone's basic needs at the mercy of whoever holds office. — tap to centre the map on it A universal basic income is a dangerous power-sharing arrangement, because it puts everyone's basic needs at the mercy of whoever holds office. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
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Academic publishing functions mainly to sort people for jobs rather than to produce useful knowledge.
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The point of academic history is to put historical knowledge into the public’s hands so that the public can make better decisions with it.
Holds
Scientific and academic evaluation will shift away from published papers as the measure of output, toward valuing real-world results.
Holds
Good scientists can be shortlisted from their publication record, leaving human reviewers only the job of choosing among them.
Holds
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Holds
A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it.
Holds
A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI content should be labelled rather than filtered: content should be judged by its point of view, never by the tool that made it.
Holds
AI has done the first ninety per cent of the work of sounding human, and the last five per cent will turn out to be about ninety-five per cent of the work.
Holds
A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about.
Holds
A productivity improvement means fewer people doing the same job, and that should be said plainly by the people defending it as good.
Holds
A universal basic income is a dangerous power-sharing arrangement, because it puts everyone's basic needs at the mercy of whoever holds office.
Holds