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Anthropic 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: Generative AI's climate harm comes mainly from wasteful system design and forced-on features, not from the computational cost of individual queries. Generative AI's climate harm comes mainly from wasteful system design and forced-on features, not from the computational cost of individual queries. Last stated 3 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Google Search will keep sending people out to the web even as it answers with more context; that is a design goal, not a side effect. — tap to centre the map on it Google Search will keep sending people out to the web even as it answers with more context; that is a design goal, not a side effect. Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
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Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action. — tap to centre the map on it A company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system. — tap to centre the map on it A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A monopolist that can no longer grow by winning new users can only grow by making its product worse for the users it already has. — tap to centre the map on it A monopolist that can no longer grow by winning new users can only grow by making its product worse for the users it already has. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Jul 2023
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup does not have to set out to build the greatest business in history; a merely good business is a legitimate thing to aim at. — tap to centre the map on it A startup does not have to set out to build the greatest business in history; a merely good business is a legitimate thing to aim at. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI web search is imitating a human habit for no reason — revisiting the same pages for snippets instead of taking the whole page once. — tap to centre the map on it AI web search is imitating a human habit for no reason — revisiting the same pages for snippets instead of taking the whole page once. Last stated 6 months ago
29 Mar 2026
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2026-03-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anthropic saw the coming shortage of chips before Google did, and bought Google's own TPUs out from under it. — tap to centre the map on it Anthropic saw the coming shortage of chips before Google did, and bought Google's own TPUs out from under it. Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — 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: A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. — tap to centre the map on it A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. — tap to centre the map on it Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Nov 2023
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Build a new application as a monolith first, even when you are confident it will eventually need microservices. — tap to centre the map on it Build a new application as a monolith first, even when you are confident it will eventually need microservices. Last stated 11 years ago
3 Jun 2015
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Martin Fowler — holds since 2015-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is the first new user-interface paradigm in sixty years: intent-based outcome specification, where the user says what outcome they want rather than how to get it. — tap to centre the map on it AI is the first new user-interface paradigm in sixty years: intent-based outcome specification, where the user says what outcome they want rather than how to get it. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Jun 2023
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Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2023-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All user interfaces will converge on the same shape: chat and gestures in, chat and video out. — tap to centre the map on it All user interfaces will converge on the same shape: chat and gestures in, chat and video out. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Chatbots are a terrible interface for large language models, because a text box has no affordances. — tap to centre the map on it Chatbots are a terrible interface for large language models, because a text box has no affordances. Last stated 3 years ago
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Amelia Wattenberger — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are
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Generative AI's climate harm comes mainly from wasteful system design and forced-on features, not from the computational cost of individual queries.
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Google Search will keep sending people out to the web even as it answers with more context; that is a design goal, not a side effect.
Holds
A company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action.
Holds
A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost.
Holds
A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system.
Holds
A monopolist that can no longer grow by winning new users can only grow by making its product worse for the users it already has.
Holds
A startup does not have to set out to build the greatest business in history; a merely good business is a legitimate thing to aim at.
Holds
AI web search is imitating a human habit for no reason — revisiting the same pages for snippets instead of taking the whole page once.
Holds
Anthropic saw the coming shortage of chips before Google did, and bought Google's own TPUs out from under it.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A board game conquers the world when chance and strategy are in balance in it.
Holds
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Holds
Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible.
Holds
Build a new application as a monolith first, even when you are confident it will eventually need microservices.
Holds
AI is the first new user-interface paradigm in sixty years: intent-based outcome specification, where the user says what outcome they want rather than how to get it.
Holds
All user interfaces will converge on the same shape: chat and gestures in, chat and video out.
Holds
Chatbots are a terrible interface for large language models, because a text box has no affordances.
Holds