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LLMs Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: For academics, blogging can either be a self-absorbed distraction or a way to cultivate interest and fluency in writing about everyday life. For academics, blogging can either be a self-absorbed distraction or a way to cultivate interest and fluency in writing about everyday life. Last stated 19 years ago
7 Feb 2008
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Kieran Healy — holds since 2008-02-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing on a schedule is worth less than only publishing what is the best you can do, even if that means one post a year. — tap to centre the map on it Writing on a schedule is worth less than only publishing what is the best you can do, even if that means one post a year. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best sign that a subject is worth writing about is that you are interested in it and nobody else is. — tap to centre the map on it The best sign that a subject is worth writing about is that you are interested in it and nobody else is. Last stated 11 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For someone pursuing an academic research career, spending too much time on teaching is a poor use of time. — tap to centre the map on it For someone pursuing an academic research career, spending too much time on teaching is a poor use of time. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Readers only care about a blog's content, not the technology stack running it. — tap to centre the map on it Readers only care about a blog's content, not the technology stack running it. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Sept 2024
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Maxence Poutord — holds since 2024-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good popular history book should prioritize narrative over academic minutiae. — tap to centre the map on it A good popular history book should prioritize narrative over academic minutiae. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Dec 2025
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Patrick Wyman — holds since 2025-12-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fiddly online admin of pandemic-era academic life wastes attention that should go to real intellectual work and to listening to students. — tap to centre the map on it The fiddly online admin of pandemic-era academic life wastes attention that should go to real intellectual work and to listening to students. Last stated 6 years ago
12 Nov 2020
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Jenny Davidson — holds since 2020-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People either care enough about something to write a real article about it, or they simply move on rather than write about it just to please others and collect likes. — tap to centre the map on it People either care enough about something to write a real article about it, or they simply move on rather than write about it just to please others and collect likes. Last stated 3 years ago
7 Nov 2023
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Pouria — holds since 2023-11-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: However much you learn about something in other ways, writing about it still teaches you new things. — tap to centre the map on it However much you learn about something in other ways, writing about it still teaches you new things. Last stated 5 years ago
1 Feb 2022
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Paul Graham — holds since 2022-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
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Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A theory that is afraid of investigation does not deserve a place in the mind — tap to centre the map on it A theory that is afraid of investigation does not deserve a place in the mind
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Robert G. Ingersoll — holds since c. 1876–1878 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago
17 Oct 2007
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Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human-authorship certification should not allow partial AI use. — tap to centre the map on it A human-authorship certification should not allow partial AI use. Last stated 5 months ago
1 Jun 2026
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Nick Harkaway — holds since 2026-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will split programmers: those who use it wrongly will get worse, those who use it to learn will pull ahead. — tap to centre the map on it AI will split programmers: those who use it wrongly will get worse, those who use it to learn will pull ahead. Last stated a year ago
30 Oct 2025
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Jeremy Howard — holds since 2025-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You want to force yourself not to delegate all of your thinking to the tool, and to use it in a way that expands ideas and magnifies curiosity. — tap to centre the map on it You want to force yourself not to delegate all of your thinking to the tool, and to use it in a way that expands ideas and magnifies curiosity. Last stated 4 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A chatbot's voice should not replace a thinking human voice where truth matters — tap to centre the map on it A chatbot's voice should not replace a thinking human voice where truth matters Last stated 3 years ago
8 Jul 2023
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Douglas Hofstadter — holds since 2023-07-08 — tap for who they are
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For academics, blogging can either be a self-absorbed distraction or a way to cultivate interest and fluency in writing about everyday life.
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Writing on a schedule is worth less than only publishing what is the best you can do, even if that means one post a year.
Holds
The best sign that a subject is worth writing about is that you are interested in it and nobody else is.
Holds
For someone pursuing an academic research career, spending too much time on teaching is a poor use of time.
Holds
Readers only care about a blog's content, not the technology stack running it.
Holds
A good popular history book should prioritize narrative over academic minutiae.
Holds
The fiddly online admin of pandemic-era academic life wastes attention that should go to real intellectual work and to listening to students.
Holds
People either care enough about something to write a real article about it, or they simply move on rather than write about it just to please others and collect likes.
Holds
However much you learn about something in other ways, writing about it still teaches you new things.
Holds
A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player.
Holds
A theory that is afraid of investigation does not deserve a place in the mind
Last stated c. 1876–1878
Holds
Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff
Holds
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Holds
A human-authorship certification should not allow partial AI use.
Holds
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Holds
AI will split programmers: those who use it wrongly will get worse, those who use it to learn will pull ahead.
Holds
You want to force yourself not to delegate all of your thinking to the tool, and to use it in a way that expands ideas and magnifies curiosity.
Holds
A chatbot's voice should not replace a thinking human voice where truth matters
Holds