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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 1 Apr 1946 to 29 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under design design Everything filed under government government Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under agency agency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Dress should adorn the person without rivalling it, and need not be expensive Dress should adorn the person withoutrivalling it, and need not be expensive MW Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1787 — tap for who they are Same subject: Elegant dress signals both expense and that the wearer does not work — tap to centre the map on it Elegant dress signals both expenseand that the wearer does not work TV Thorstein Veblen — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: Custom and fashion seem to shape moral sentiments much less than they shape taste — tap to centre the map on it Custom and fashion seem to shapemoral sentiments much less than theyshape taste AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beauty and utility are not necessarily in opposition but often function together. — tap to centre the map on it Beauty and utility are notnecessarily in opposition but oftenfunction together. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Nov 2024 PS Patrik Schumacher — holds since 2024-11-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beneficence should be recommended but not enforced, while justice is the pillar of society — tap to centre the map on it Beneficence should be recommendedbut not enforced, while justice isthe pillar of society AS Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are Same subject: Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. — tap to centre the map on it Often people mistake the depth ofthought needed to create somethingthat coheres for making somethingthat looks aesthetically simple,which is almost never the case ofanything great. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wearing beautiful clothes is a form of rebellion as well as pleasure. — tap to centre the map on it Wearing beautiful clothes is a formof rebellion as well as pleasure. Last stated a week ago 29 Oct 2026 GS Gary Shteyngart — holds since 2026-10-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: In computing, elegance is not a luxury: it decides between success and failure. — tap to centre the map on it In computing, elegance is not aluxury: it decides between successand failure. Last stated 28 years ago 1 Mar 1999 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: In matters of importance women should assert their liberty instead of submitting to impertinent customs — tap to centre the map on it In matters of importance womenshould assert their liberty insteadof submitting to impertinent customs MA Mary Astell — holds since c. 1697 — 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 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC 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 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 design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple forreliability and intellectualcontrol, but nobody yet knows how toreach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago 1 Mar 1999 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — 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 3 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 3 months ago 16 Aug 2026 IS Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Communicating clearly is less about the number of words used and more about focusing on the right ideas and directions. — tap to centre the map on it Communicating clearly is less aboutthe number of words used and moreabout focusing on the right ideasand directions. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Jan 2024 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you simplify your English, a stupid remark becomes obviously stupid, even to yourself. — tap to centre the map on it If you simplify your English, astupid remark becomes obviouslystupid, even to yourself. Last stated 81 years ago 1 Apr 1946 GO George Orwell — holds since 1946-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most music writing in the internet age should consist only of a link and a brief recommendation. — tap to centre the map on it Most music writing in the internetage should consist only of a linkand a brief recommendation. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Sept 2026 RP Rick Perlstein — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
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