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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 11 Sept 1893 to 24 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about religion.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under America America Everything filed under demographics demographics Everything filed under immigration immigration Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Design-team debates about what users like rarely change anyone's mind Design-team debates about what users likerarely change anyone's mind SK Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it A little philosophy inclines themind to atheism, but depth inphilosophy brings it back toreligion FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol. — tap to centre the map on it A person's death, more than theirlife, is what turns them into aviral, revered symbol. Last stated 9 months ago 14 Jan 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. — tap to centre the map on it A religion cannot revive itself byencouraging its members to have morechildren. Last stated a month ago 24 Aug 2026 RB Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: All religions should be accepted as true, not merely tolerated — tap to centre the map on it All religions should be accepted astrue, not merely tolerated Last stated 133 years ago 11 Sept 1893 SV Swami Vivekananda — holds since 1893-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers. — tap to centre the map on it Americans have largely stoppedbelonging to religions and attendingservices without becomingnon-believers. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 RB Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years. — tap to centre the map on it Andean religion was essentiallymonotheistic: one fanged creatordeity stands behind culturesseparated by thousands of years. Last stated 2 years ago 30 Sept 2024 EB Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Assimilation should never require an immigrant to give up their religion or their heritage. — tap to centre the map on it Assimilation should never require animmigrant to give up their religionor their heritage. Last stated 6 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Christianity is a fighting religion — tap to centre the map on it Christianity is a fighting religion CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — 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-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated 2 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-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Sept 2026 EB 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: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ 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 singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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 pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode. — tap to centre the map on it A feature only truly reachesbillions of users when they do nothave to think about a switch or amode. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Aug 2026 IS Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — 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 comesdown to whether it works withoutpain and how it makes people feel. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 RS 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 alight source, so an elevated elementneeds a highlight where the lightfalls, 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 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 isdiscoverable on rewatch rather thanachieved by directly misleading theaudience. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 NE Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Design-team debates about what users like rarely change anyone's mind Last stated c. 2000–2014 Holds Steve Krug Read this korrent →