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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 1 Mar 1999 to 24 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about semiconductors .
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Read this korrent: An outside expert's understanding of somebody else's problem is bounded, because they do not have to live with the design after they leave.
An outside expert's understanding of somebody else's problem is bounded, because they do not have to live with the design after they leave.
Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it
A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A homebuilt accelerator forces you to be your own operator; Nvidia systems are designed for anyone to operate, which is why they are in every cloud. — tap to centre the map on it
A homebuilt accelerator forces you to be your own operator; Nvidia systems are designed for anyone to operate, which is why they are in every cloud.
Last stated 6 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A semiconductor fab costs what it costs because it is a mass-production factory that has to hold atomic precision around the clock. — tap to centre the map on it
A semiconductor fab costs what it costs because it is a mass-production factory that has to hold atomic precision around the clock.
Last stated 2 years ago
3 May 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A semiconductor fab is mostly its tools; the building around them is the cheap part. — tap to centre the map on it
A semiconductor fab is mostly its tools; the building around them is the cheap part.
Last stated 2 years ago
3 May 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI data centers have shifted from about 1 CPU per 8 GPUs to roughly 1:4, and the ratio could shrink to 1:1. — tap to centre the map on it
AI data centers have shifted from about 1 CPU per 8 GPUs to roughly 1:4, and the ratio could shrink to 1:1.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AMD's hardware is in many ways better than NVIDIA's and it does not matter, because the software gulf is too large and AMD has never resourced closing it. — tap to centre the map on it
AMD's hardware is in many ways better than NVIDIA's and it does not matter, because the software gulf is too large and AMD has never resourced closing it.
Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
DP
Dylan Patel — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone who cannot write a full software stack for NVIDIA's generic GPUs has no chance of writing one for their own, more specialised, AI chip. — tap to centre the map on it
Anyone who cannot write a full software stack for NVIDIA's generic GPUs has no chance of writing one for their own, more specialised, AI chip.
Last stated 3 years ago
29 Jun 2023
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George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: ASML has never raised the price of a tool by more than it raised the tool's capability, which makes it the most generous monopoly in the industry. — tap to centre the map on it
ASML has never raised the price of a tool by more than it raised the tool's capability, which makes it the most generous monopoly in the industry.
Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
MS
M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 28 years ago
1 Mar 1999
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Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. — tap to centre the map on it
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. — tap to centre the map on it
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience. — tap to centre the map on it
A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience.
Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
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An outside expert's understanding of somebody else's problem is bounded, because they do not have to live with the design after they leave.
Last stated 1 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Kent Beck
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Same subject: semiconductors
A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Lip-Bu Tan
Same subject: semiconductors
A homebuilt accelerator forces you to be your own operator; Nvidia systems are designed for anyone to operate, which is why they are in every cloud.
Last stated 15 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Jensen Huang
Same subject: semiconductors
A semiconductor fab costs what it costs because it is a mass-production factory that has to hold atomic precision around the clock.
Last stated 3 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Brian Potter
Same subject: semiconductors
A semiconductor fab is mostly its tools; the building around them is the cheap part.
Last stated 3 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Brian Potter
Same subject: semiconductors
AI data centers have shifted from about 1 CPU per 8 GPUs to roughly 1:4, and the ratio could shrink to 1:1.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Gergely Orosz
Same subject: semiconductors
AMD's hardware is in many ways better than NVIDIA's and it does not matter, because the software gulf is too large and AMD has never resourced closing it.
Last stated 3 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Dylan Patel
Same subject: semiconductors
Anyone who cannot write a full software stack for NVIDIA's generic GPUs has no chance of writing one for their own, more specialised, AI chip.
Last stated 29 Jun 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds George Hotz
Same subject: semiconductors
ASML has never raised the price of a tool by more than it raised the tool's capability, which makes it the most generous monopoly in the industry.
Last stated 13 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Dylan Patel
Same subject: design
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: design
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Same subject: design
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Last stated 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: simplicity
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: simplicity
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 1 Mar 1999 · 28 years ago
Holds Edsger W. Dijkstra
Same subject: simplicity
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Charlie Deets
Same subject: taste
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Robby Stein
Same subject: taste
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Same subject: taste
A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience.
Last stated 18 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Nat Eliason