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14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans. Last stated 11 months ago
20 Oct 2025
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Frank Chimero — holds since 2025-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Today's AI tools either solve a problem or fail at it, and are really bad at partial progress or at identifying which intermediate step to attack first. — tap to centre the map on it Today's AI tools either solve a problem or fail at it, and are really bad at partial progress or at identifying which intermediate step to attack first. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted. — tap to centre the map on it AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The trouble with AI as a development tool is that it is overconfident in what it delivers, and its hit rate is nowhere near good enough. — tap to centre the map on it The trouble with AI as a development tool is that it is overconfident in what it delivers, and its hit rate is nowhere near good enough. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The most underused thing AI does is teach you: people reach for it to write their code and forget it can take them through a curriculum in an hour. — tap to centre the map on it The most underused thing AI does is teach you: people reach for it to write their code and forget it can take them through a curriculum in an hour. Last stated 12 months ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every machine-learning deployment that has paid off so far left a person making the decision, which is the only reason imperfect models were useful. — tap to centre the map on it Every machine-learning deployment that has paid off so far left a person making the decision, which is the only reason imperfect models were useful. Last stated 4 weeks ago
12 Aug 2026
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Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When no technique works and the AI starts suggesting things, chasing those suggestions down usually wastes more time than it saves. — tap to centre the map on it When no technique works and the AI starts suggesting things, chasing those suggestions down usually wastes more time than it saves. Last stated 6 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. — tap to centre the map on it A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. — tap to centre the map on it A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
JL
Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated 11 months ago
22 Oct 2025
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Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. — tap to centre the map on it A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. Last stated 17 years ago
12 Feb 2010
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics. — tap to centre the map on it Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics. Last stated 5 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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AI should be used as a failure machine that tests many ideas cheaply, not as a way to build one idea faster.
Holds MP Mark PincusRead this korrent →
AI should be treated as an instrument to play rather than a tool to use, because there is no purpose to better machines if they do not also produce better humans.
Holds FC Frank Chimero
Today's AI tools either solve a problem or fail at it, and are really bad at partial progress or at identifying which intermediate step to attack first.
Holds TT Terence Tao
AI can be a shortcut around thinking or a way of thinking more rigorously, and for your core job function only the second one is wanted.
Holds CM Charity Majors
The trouble with AI as a development tool is that it is overconfident in what it delivers, and its hit rate is nowhere near good enough.
Holds JK Jeff Kaplan
The most underused thing AI does is teach you: people reach for it to write their code and forget it can take them through a curriculum in an hour.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Every machine-learning deployment that has paid off so far left a person making the decision, which is the only reason imperfect models were useful.
Holds CF Chelsea Finn
When no technique works and the AI starts suggesting things, chasing those suggestions down usually wastes more time than it saves.
Holds TT Terence Tao
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction.
Holds RK Raph Koster
A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds AD Anil Dash
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds GS George Saunders
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Holds
A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill.
Holds DF Dylan Field
A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail.
Holds KS Karri Saarinen
Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics.
Holds