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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 17 May 2016 to 20 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under documentation documentation Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Ancient rock art does not encode a precise, detailed message the way writing does Ancient rock art does not encode aprecise, detailed message the way writingdoes Last stated 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 RS Richard Stallman — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ancient rock art may convey a valuable but imprecise message that could someday be understood — tap to centre the map on it Ancient rock art may convey avaluable but imprecise message thatcould someday be understood Last stated 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 RS Richard Stallman — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: The archaeological record of early writing is misleading, because people across the Middle East were sending each other messages long before the Sumerians. — tap to centre the map on it The archaeological record of earlywriting is misleading, becausepeople across the Middle East weresending each other messages longbefore the Sumerians. Last stated 11 months ago 12 Dec 2025 IF Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Inca stones were not fitted by patient pecking with hammer stones; they were fused with acid. — tap to centre the map on it The Inca stones were not fitted bypatient pecking with hammer stones;they were fused with acid. Last stated 2 years ago 30 Sept 2024 EB Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The process of physical creation can enhance the message being communicated. — tap to centre the map on it The process of physical creation canenhance the message beingcommunicated. Last stated 10 years ago by 17 May 2016 ES Erik Spiekermann — holds since 2016-05-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rendering ancient poetry in the English style of centuries past adds nothing over translating it into modern English. — tap to centre the map on it Rendering ancient poetry in theEnglish style of centuries past addsnothing over translating it intomodern English. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Aug 2026 MW Matt Webb — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: The lack of archaeological traces does not show that a documented event did not happen. — tap to centre the map on it The lack of archaeological tracesdoes not show that a documentedevent did not happen. Last stated 6 years ago 22 Sept 2020 VH Valerie Hansen — holds since 2020-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Graham Hancock's research is good; his conclusion that one lost civilization seeded all the others is not. — tap to centre the map on it Graham Hancock's research is good;his conclusion that one lostcivilization seeded all the othersis not. Last stated 2 years ago 30 Sept 2024 EB Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Art was the original UI: its techniques evolved over thousands of years, and too few designers draw on them. — tap to centre the map on it Art was the original UI: itstechniques evolved over thousands ofyears, and too few designers draw onthem. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it A Black writer is needed to portrayBlack life truly, and white peoplefrom a Black standpoint AC Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — 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 withgenerated prose instead of links isnot a web browser but an anti-webbrowser, and it hides thatsubstitution from the person usingit. Last stated a year ago 22 Oct 2025 AD Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works. — tap to centre the map on it A certain kind of financial struggleoften serves as a catalyst forwriters to produce great works. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Oct 2024 WY Waqas Younas — holds since 2024-10-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to end a workingwriter's career, barring a broadersocietal collapse. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning. — tap to centre the map on it AI writing tools can be used forediting help without letting themtake over work that has personalmeaning. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated text allows authors to produce work much faster, which may lead to a shorter shelf life for most titles. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated text allows authors toproduce work much faster, which maylead to a shorter shelf life formost titles. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 JS Jennifer Shahade — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A long, well-written document no longer signals that its author knows the subject. — tap to centre the map on it A long, well-written document nolonger signals that its author knowsthe subject. Last stated 3 months ago 16 Aug 2026 AO Ayo Omojola — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not needan AI summary, and an executive whodelegates his reading to one hasstopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-written skill encodes its author's judgment, not just a prompt. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written skill encodes itsauthor's judgment, not just aprompt. Last stated 8 months ago 5 Mar 2026 AK Aman Khan — holds since 2026-03-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Ancient rock art does not encode a precise, detailed message the way writing does Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Richard Stallman Read this korrent →