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Read this korrent: Good exposition is willing to say things that are a little bit wrong and fix them later, which is exactly what a crowd-sourced encyclopedia edits out.
Good exposition is willing to say things that are a little bit wrong and fix them later, which is exactly what a crowd-sourced encyclopedia edits out.
Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When two expert users argue over whether documentation is clear, that debate is unproductive — the way to actually find unclear documentation is to test it on real readers, not to have experts argue about wording. — tap to centre the map on it
When two expert users argue over whether documentation is clear, that debate is unproductive — the way to actually find unclear documentation is to test it on real readers, not to have experts argue about wording.
Last stated 8 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Julia Evans — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reviewers can tell the obviously good from the obviously bad, but there is a messy middle where they cannot tell at all. — tap to centre the map on it
Reviewers can tell the obviously good from the obviously bad, but there is a messy middle where they cannot tell at all.
Last stated 6 years ago
20 Jan 2021
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José Luis Ricón — holds since 2021-01-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An idea can be obviously good and obviously ridiculous at the same time; being grounded in a real user problem is what carries it through. — tap to centre the map on it
An idea can be obviously good and obviously ridiculous at the same time; being grounded in a real user problem is what carries it through.
Last stated a month ago
31 Jul 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He would rather read your broken English than your AI-written text; we are reaching the point where typos are valuable again. — tap to centre the map on it
He would rather read your broken English than your AI-written text; we are reaching the point where typos are valuable again.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot state the problem clearly without first trying and getting it wrong; the effort that looks wasted is how the thesis gets found. — tap to centre the map on it
You cannot state the problem clearly without first trying and getting it wrong; the effort that looks wasted is how the thesis gets found.
Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody is convinced in real time on Twitter: a good argument is a seed lobbed over the barricades that grows months later, so plant it and wait. — tap to centre the map on it
Nobody is convinced in real time on Twitter: a good argument is a seed lobbed over the barricades that grows months later, so plant it and wait.
Last stated 2 years ago
18 Sept 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good documentation is produced by effort, not by tooling that keeps code and docs together — tap to centre the map on it
Good documentation is produced by effort, not by tooling that keeps code and docs together
Last stated 8 months ago
18 Jan 2026
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Hamel Husain — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good design makes a product understandable: at best it is self-explanatory. — tap to centre the map on it
Good design makes a product understandable: at best it is self-explanatory.
Last stated 14 years ago
by 3 Aug 2012
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Dieter Rams — holds since 2012-08-03 — 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 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs. — tap to centre the map on it
AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs.
Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Ethan Mollick — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it
AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck.
Last stated 5 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Aug 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one. — tap to centre the map on it
An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one.
Last stated 2 years ago
18 Sept 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it
Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone.
Last stated 7 years ago
15 Oct 2019
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2019-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception. — tap to centre the map on it
Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
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Good exposition is willing to say things that are a little bit wrong and fix them later, which is exactly what a crowd-sourced encyclopedia edits out.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
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When two expert users argue over whether documentation is clear, that debate is unproductive — the way to actually find unclear documentation is to test it on real readers, not to have experts argue about wording.
Last stated 8 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds JE Julia Evans
Similar wording
Reviewers can tell the obviously good from the obviously bad, but there is a messy middle where they cannot tell at all.
Last stated 20 Jan 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds JR José Luis Ricón
Similar wording
An idea can be obviously good and obviously ridiculous at the same time; being grounded in a real user problem is what carries it through.
Last stated 31 Jul 2026 · a month ago
Holds Patrick Collison
Similar wording
He would rather read your broken English than your AI-written text; we are reaching the point where typos are valuable again.
Last stated 12 Feb 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Peter Steinberger
Similar wording
You cannot state the problem clearly without first trying and getting it wrong; the effort that looks wasted is how the thesis gets found.
Last stated 22 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds NF Nicole Forsgren
Similar wording
Nobody is convinced in real time on Twitter: a good argument is a seed lobbed over the barricades that grows months later, so plant it and wait.
Last stated 18 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Good documentation is produced by effort, not by tooling that keeps code and docs together
Last stated 18 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds HH Hamel Husain
Similar wording
Good design makes a product understandable: at best it is self-explanatory.
Last stated by 3 Aug 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds DR Dieter Rams
Same subject: AI writing
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 30 Jun 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds GS Grant Sanderson
Same subject: AI writing
AI-generated writing tends to repeat the same themes, names, and underlying ideas across different outputs.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a week ago
Holds EM Ethan Mollick
Same subject: AI writing
AI-written code makes formal proof necessary, because human review of all that generated code becomes the bottleneck.
Last stated 22 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds MK Martin Kleppmann
Same subject: AI slop
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds François Chollet
Same subject: AI slop
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Last stated 13 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Mitchell Hashimoto
Same subject: AI slop
An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one.
Last stated 18 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: code generation
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · a month ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: code generation
Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone.
Last stated 15 Oct 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Same subject: code generation
Every time software has become easier to create, the world has created exponentially more of it, and this time will be no exception.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds AO Addy Osmani