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11 Nov 2025
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Scott Rao — holds since 2025-11-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coffee bed depth, unlike bed width, significantly affects flavor in a way other brew variables cannot easily compensate for. — tap to centre the map on it Coffee bed depth, unlike bed width, significantly affects flavor in a way other brew variables cannot easily compensate for. Last stated 11 months ago
28 Nov 2025
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Jonathan Gagné — holds since 2025-11-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deeper coffee bed reduces astringency by trapping long molecules on particle surfaces, not by pore-size filtration. — tap to centre the map on it A deeper coffee bed reduces astringency by trapping long molecules on particle surfaces, not by pore-size filtration. Last stated 11 months ago
28 Nov 2025
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Jonathan Gagné — holds since 2025-11-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Grinding coffee too fine liberates more astringent compounds by breaking more coffee cells, causing astringency no matter how evenly water flows. — tap to centre the map on it Grinding coffee too fine liberates more astringent compounds by breaking more coffee cells, causing astringency no matter how evenly water flows. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Aug 2022
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Jonathan Gagné — holds since 2022-08-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In coffee brewing, channels that reach the bottom of the coffee bed carry astringency-causing compounds into the cup. — tap to centre the map on it In coffee brewing, channels that reach the bottom of the coffee bed carry astringency-causing compounds into the cup. Last stated 12 months ago
11 Nov 2025
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Scott Rao — holds since 2025-11-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Poorly aligned grinder burrs are far more common than the coffee community acknowledges. — tap to centre the map on it Poorly aligned grinder burrs are far more common than the coffee community acknowledges. Last stated 6 months ago
4 May 2026
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Scott Rao — holds since 2026-05-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Flat burr grinders tend to deposit ground coffee preferentially on one side of the portafilter, an effect worsened by higher grinder RPM. — tap to centre the map on it Flat burr grinders tend to deposit ground coffee preferentially on one side of the portafilter, an effect worsened by higher grinder RPM. Last stated 4 years ago
16 Jul 2022
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Jonathan Gagné — holds since 2022-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coffee processing method's effect on fines production is much smaller than popularly believed. — tap to centre the map on it Coffee processing method's effect on fines production is much smaller than popularly believed. Last stated 6 months ago
4 May 2026
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Scott Rao — holds since 2026-05-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 4 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
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Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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10 Dec 1954
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Ernest Hemingway — holds since 1954-12-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. — tap to centre the map on it AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter. — tap to centre the map on it AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter. Last stated a year ago
16 Jun 2025
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Jared Kaplan — holds since 2025-06-16 — tap for who they are
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Brewing coffee with too deep a bed forces a coarser grind, which lowers extraction efficiency and wastes coffee grounds.
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Coffee bed depth, unlike bed width, significantly affects flavor in a way other brew variables cannot easily compensate for.
Holds
A deeper coffee bed reduces astringency by trapping long molecules on particle surfaces, not by pore-size filtration.
Holds
Grinding coffee too fine liberates more astringent compounds by breaking more coffee cells, causing astringency no matter how evenly water flows.
Holds
In coffee brewing, channels that reach the bottom of the coffee bed carry astringency-causing compounds into the cup.
Holds
Poorly aligned grinder burrs are far more common than the coffee community acknowledges.
Holds
Flat burr grinders tend to deposit ground coffee preferentially on one side of the portafilter, an effect worsened by higher grinder RPM.
Holds
Coffee processing method's effect on fines production is much smaller than popularly believed.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Holds
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Holds
Because great writers already exist, a writer is driven past what has been done, to where no one can help
Holds
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Holds
AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement.
Holds
AI progress comes from a simple, systematic way of improving models, not from researchers suddenly getting smarter.
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