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← Complex civilizations capable of monumental architecture do not need social stratification and hierarchy.
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Read this korrent: Complex civilizations capable of monumental architecture do not need social stratification and hierarchy.
Complex civilizations capable of monumental architecture do not need social stratification and hierarchy.
Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Annalee Newitz — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hierarchy is not intrinsically authoritarian: it is a property of self-organising systems that emerges for the benefit of the parts. — tap to centre the map on it
Hierarchy is not intrinsically authoritarian: it is a property of self-organising systems that emerges for the benefit of the parts.
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Jan 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The design of much of civilization requires people to be psychologically and emotionally mutilated to interface with it. — tap to centre the map on it
The design of much of civilization requires people to be psychologically and emotionally mutilated to interface with it.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 May 2024
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Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2024-05-22 — 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 a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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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 2 months 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: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
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Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — 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 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
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