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Read this korrent: AI features that passively listen to and record a user's surroundings will provoke public backlash.
AI features that passively listen to and record a user's surroundings will provoke public backlash.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft. — tap to centre the map on it
A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft.
Last stated a year ago
26 Jun 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them — tap to centre the map on it
A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them
Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Marco Arment — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's success depends on hardware and software working together, not hardware alone. — tap to centre the map on it
A product's success depends on hardware and software working together, not hardware alone.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AirPods' reliability comes from using a proprietary protocol rather than standard Bluetooth. — tap to centre the map on it
AirPods' reliability comes from using a proprietary protocol rather than standard Bluetooth.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Jul 2026
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Tom MacWright — holds since 2026-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An operating system should put its users on the same level as its maker: no two-tier system where the vendor makes the real thing and you patch around it. — tap to centre the map on it
An operating system should put its users on the same level as its maker: no two-tier system where the vendor makes the real thing and you patch around it.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple has more reason to stumble now than ever: terribly behind on AI, faltering software quality, rivals catching up on silicon, and a leadership too old to relearn. — tap to centre the map on it
Apple has more reason to stumble now than ever: terribly behind on AI, faltering software quality, rivals catching up on silicon, and a leadership too old to relearn.
Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple Intelligence as unveiled at WWDC 2024 was a coherent, largely settled strategy, and the personalised Siri it promised was a real product. — tap to centre the map on it
Apple Intelligence as unveiled at WWDC 2024 was a coherent, largely settled strategy, and the personalised Siri it promised was a real product.
Last stated 2 years ago
12 Mar 2025
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John Gruber — holds since 2024-06-23 — tap for who they are
JG
John Gruber — no longer holds since 2025-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being blunt to the point of abuse on the kernel mailing list is who I am and the right way to run the project. — tap to centre the map on it
Being blunt to the point of abuse on the kernel mailing list is who I am and the right way to run the project.
Last stated 8 years ago
16 Sept 2018
LT
Linus Torvalds — holds since 2013-07-15 — tap for who they are
LT
Linus Torvalds — no longer holds since 2018-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Desktop Linux is not for everyone, because plenty of people want a computer appliance they never have to look under the hood of. — tap to centre the map on it
Desktop Linux is not for everyone, because plenty of people want a computer appliance they never have to look under the hood of.
Last stated a year ago
5 Aug 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-08-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every piece of software is at major risk, but Linux has the collective investment of everyone on the planet throwing tokens at it. — tap to centre the map on it
Every piece of software is at major risk, but Linux has the collective investment of everyone on the planet throwing tokens at it.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
7 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models.
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 company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action.
Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
EA
Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hired chief executive can become the author of a company's culture by giving it a re-founding event, as Satya Nadella and Jamie Dimon did. — tap to centre the map on it
A hired chief executive can become the author of a company's culture by giving it a re-founding event, as Satya Nadella and Jamie Dimon did.
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 data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. — tap to centre the map on it
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one.
Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
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AI features that passively listen to and record a user's surroundings will provoke public backlash.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
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Same subject: Apple
A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft.
Last stated 26 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: Apple
A company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them
Last stated 1 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Marco Arment
Same subject: Apple
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Last stated 7 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Gary Marcus
Same subject: Apple
A product's success depends on hardware and software working together, not hardware alone.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: Apple
AirPods' reliability comes from using a proprietary protocol rather than standard Bluetooth.
Last stated 24 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tom MacWright
Same subject: Apple
An operating system should put its users on the same level as its maker: no two-tier system where the vendor makes the real thing and you patch around it.
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: Apple
Apple has more reason to stumble now than ever: terribly behind on AI, faltering software quality, rivals catching up on silicon, and a leadership too old to relearn.
Last stated 12 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: Apple
Apple Intelligence as unveiled at WWDC 2024 was a coherent, largely settled strategy, and the personalised Siri it promised was a real product.
Last stated 12 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
No longer holds John Gruber
Same subject: Linux
Being blunt to the point of abuse on the kernel mailing list is who I am and the right way to run the project.
Last stated 16 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
No longer holds Linus Torvalds
Same subject: Linux
Desktop Linux is not for everyone, because plenty of people want a computer appliance they never have to look under the hood of.
Last stated 5 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: Linux
Every piece of software is at major risk, but Linux has the collective investment of everyone on the planet throwing tokens at it.
Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Guillermo Rauch
Same subject: Microsoft
A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Steve Yegge
Same subject: Microsoft
A company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Emily Atkin
Same subject: Microsoft
A hired chief executive can become the author of a company's culture by giving it a re-founding event, as Satya Nadella and Jamie Dimon did.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Same subject: batteries
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Austin Vernon
Same subject: batteries
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Last stated 13 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Dylan Patel
Same subject: batteries
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Austin Vernon