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Read this korrent: Children giving concerts at ten are as pitiful as child acrobats
Children giving concerts at ten are as pitiful as child acrobats
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Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1897–1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Children are often poor judges of what they will enjoy being skilled at in adulthood. — tap to centre the map on it
Children are often poor judges of what they will enjoy being skilled at in adulthood.
Last stated a month ago
4 Oct 2026
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Kris Abdelmessih — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans collapse over the course of a life exactly as models do; children say shocking things because they have not overfitted yet. — tap to centre the map on it
Humans collapse over the course of a life exactly as models do; children say shocking things because they have not overfitted yet.
Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time. — tap to centre the map on it
Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time.
Last stated 3 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In making products, taste is not a matter of opinion but a sense of sophistication, learned by making something real rather than at school. — tap to centre the map on it
In making products, taste is not a matter of opinion but a sense of sophistication, learned by making something real rather than at school.
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: So-called great literature is a hoax, with nothing special about it — tap to centre the map on it
So-called great literature is a hoax, with nothing special about it
Last stated 3 months ago
18 Aug 2026
AM
Adam Mastroianni — no longer holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. — tap to centre the map on it
A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen.
Last stated 2 years ago
3 Aug 2024
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Devoney Looser — holds since 2024-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 7 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it
A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship.
Last stated 3 years ago
13 Aug 2023
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Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
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 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 2 months 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
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
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Children giving concerts at ten are as pitiful as child acrobats
Last stated c. 1897–1898
Holds Leo Tolstoy
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Children are often poor judges of what they will enjoy being skilled at in adulthood.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · a month ago
Holds Kris Abdelmessih
Similar wording
Humans collapse over the course of a life exactly as models do; children say shocking things because they have not overfitted yet.
Last stated 17 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Andrej Karpathy
Same subject: education
Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Sunil Pai
Same subject: education
In making products, taste is not a matter of opinion but a sense of sophistication, learned by making something real rather than at school.
Last stated 12 Feb 2010 · 17 years ago
Holds Karri Saarinen
Same subject: education
So-called great literature is a hoax, with nothing special about it
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
No longer holds Adam Mastroianni
Same subject: taste
A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen.
Last stated 3 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Devoney Looser
Same subject: taste
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Same subject: taste
A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship.
Last stated 13 Aug 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Seth Dickinson
Same subject: design
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Same subject: design
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Robby Stein
Same subject: design
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