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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 20 Apr 1995 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under physics physics Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under design design Everything filed under metascience metascience Everything filed under innovation innovation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Doing science is not the same as doing engineering. Doing science is not the same as doingengineering. Last stated 12 years ago 5 May 2014 JA John Allspaw — holds since 2014-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science does not care about intentions, whereas engineering does. — tap to centre the map on it Science does not care aboutintentions, whereas engineeringdoes. Last stated 12 years ago 5 May 2014 JA John Allspaw — holds since 2014-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: The difference between science and engineering lies in the discretionary space engineers have in design and operation. — tap to centre the map on it The difference between science andengineering lies in thediscretionary space engineers havein design and operation. Last stated 12 years ago 5 May 2014 JA John Allspaw — holds since 2014-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Design and engineering are swinging back toward overlapping much more. — tap to centre the map on it Design and engineering are swingingback toward overlapping much more. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 IS Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An artist and a scientist or engineer of the highest calibre differ little: both express something of the truth they perceive so that others can benefit. — tap to centre the map on it An artist and a scientist orengineer of the highest calibrediffer little: both expresssomething of the truth they perceiveso that others can benefit. Last stated 32 years ago 20 Apr 1995 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A frontier lab should not spend its researchers harvesting results out of today's models; the payoff is in building the next one. — tap to centre the map on it A frontier lab should not spend itsresearchers harvesting results outof today's models; the payoff is inbuilding the next one. Last stated 4 months ago 26 Jun 2026 NB Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: What limits science is how it is funded and organised, not how much money it gets. — tap to centre the map on it What limits science is how it isfunded and organised, not how muchmoney it gets. Last stated 7 years ago 23 Jun 2019 JR José Luis Ricón — holds since 2019-06-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science is something that people do. — tap to centre the map on it Science is something that people do. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 SN Steven Novella — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Scientific progress in biology is not slowing down. — tap to centre the map on it Scientific progress in biology isnot slowing down. Last stated 7 years ago 15 Aug 2019 AG Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is featureless in theway a fundamental particle is:charge, mass and spin are the wholeof it, and no two differ in anythingelse. Last stated a year ago 5 May 2025 JL Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is its event horizon,not the matter crushed to a point atthe centre. Last stated a year ago 5 May 2025 JL Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A correct unifying theory of physics would, on first appearing publicly, look statistically likely to be wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A correct unifying theory of physicswould, on first appearing publicly,look statistically likely to bewrong. Last stated 13 years ago 1 Jun 2013 MS Marcus du Sautoy — holds since 2013-06-01 — 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 failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG 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 smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — 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 deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Doing science is not the same as doing engineering. Last stated 5 May 2014 · 12 years ago Holds John Allspaw Read this korrent →