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2 Nov 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-11-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents cannot be perfectly isolated if they are to be useful, because their usefulness depends on access to information. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents cannot be perfectly isolated if they are to be useful, because their usefulness depends on access to information. Last stated a month ago
30 Sept 2026
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Matthew Green — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI agent is only useful while a specific human cares about it; sever that personal connection and it stops being useful. — tap to centre the map on it An AI agent is only useful while a specific human cares about it; sever that personal connection and it stops being useful. Last stated 5 months ago
24 May 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working alone with agents may be efficient, but it means people stop learning from each other. — tap to centre the map on it Working alone with agents may be efficient, but it means people stop learning from each other. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone who believes agents no longer need Rust because they handle memory allocation well must also believe aspects of testing become useless. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who believes agents no longer need Rust because they handle memory allocation well must also believe aspects of testing become useless. Last stated a month ago
3 Oct 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a design tool built for agents, you cannot assume the human user will do any of it; the agent always acts on their behalf. — tap to centre the map on it In a design tool built for agents, you cannot assume the human user will do any of it; the agent always acts on their behalf. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Patrick Morgan — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What an agent cloud should be is a question to put to agents, not to ourselves. — tap to centre the map on it What an agent cloud should be is a question to put to agents, not to ourselves. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Rita Kozlov — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents should install and run whatever they need, which is easy on remote machines and awkward in local development. — tap to centre the map on it Agents should install and run whatever they need, which is easy on remote machines and awkward in local development. Last stated a week ago
25 Oct 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents need contained, disposable workspaces with clear boundaries around host access — tap to centre the map on it AI agents need contained, disposable workspaces with clear boundaries around host access Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. Last stated 8 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — 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 a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. Last stated 6 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — 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 tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. Last stated 8 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — 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 badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
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Agents are only useful if they have their workspace with them
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AI agents cannot be perfectly isolated if they are to be useful, because their usefulness depends on access to information.
Holds
An AI agent is only useful while a specific human cares about it; sever that personal connection and it stops being useful.
Holds
Working alone with agents may be efficient, but it means people stop learning from each other.
Holds
Anyone who believes agents no longer need Rust because they handle memory allocation well must also believe aspects of testing become useless.
Holds
In a design tool built for agents, you cannot assume the human user will do any of it; the agent always acts on their behalf.
Holds
What an agent cloud should be is a question to put to agents, not to ourselves.
Holds
Agents should install and run whatever they need, which is easy on remote machines and awkward in local development.
Holds
AI agents need contained, disposable workspaces with clear boundaries around host access
Holds
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Holds
A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down.
Holds
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.
Holds
A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach.
Holds
A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship.
Holds
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 badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds