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Everything filed under software performance software performance Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under scaling laws scaling laws Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Grids of rows and columns make sense for representing things at scale because people are already familiar with them. Grids of rows and columns make sense forrepresenting things at scale becausepeople are already familiar with them. Last stated 6 months ago 25 Mar 2026 FG Flora Guo — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Icon work is not really about the grid of pixels; it is about the metaphor, the idea and the meaning behind everything on the grid. — tap to centre the map on it Icon work is not really about thegrid of pixels; it is about themetaphor, the idea and the meaningbehind everything on the grid. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: How data is laid out and how it is accessed are architectural decisions with nothing to do with hot spots, and the difference between two layouts can be enormous. — tap to centre the map on it How data is laid out and how it isaccessed are architectural decisionswith nothing to do with hot spots,and the difference between twolayouts can be enormous. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 CM Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: The scaling law for world models was a conviction held in advance, not a discovery; the devils were always in the architecture choices and the data mixture. — tap to centre the map on it The scaling law for world models wasa conviction held in advance, not adiscovery; the devils were always inthe architecture choices and thedata mixture. Last stated a month ago 4 Sept 2026 FL Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Concepts are represented with strikingly similar geometry inside large AI models and inside brains. — tap to centre the map on it Concepts are represented withstrikingly similar geometry insidelarge AI models and inside brains. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Replication earns its place even in a small system, because what it buys is fault tolerance rather than scale. — tap to centre the map on it Replication earns its place even ina small system, because what it buysis fault tolerance rather thanscale. Last stated 5 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Living systems can be laid out on two axes, material sophistication and communication, and an organism that excels on one is usually poor on the other. — tap to centre the map on it Living systems can be laid out ontwo axes, material sophisticationand communication, and an organismthat excels on one is usually pooron the other. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Sept 2023 NO Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Designing for screens means arranging the elements first and assigning them a size afterwards, not drawing the box first. — tap to centre the map on it Designing for screens meansarranging the elements first andassigning them a size afterwards,not drawing the box first. Last stated 12 years ago 18 Feb 2015 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices. — tap to centre the map on it "Is the page loaded?" was never areal question, and web performanceonly became measurable once it wasbroken into the distinct moments auser actually notices. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 AO Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove. — tap to centre the map on it "Optimize it later" would be safeadvice only if every engineeralready knew how to avoid thearchitectural mistakes that no lateroptimization can remove. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 CM Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A 300-millisecond response budget is not an achievement but an admission: 300 milliseconds is an eternity in computing, and a product pitching it shows how far the bar has fallen. — tap to centre the map on it A 300-millisecond response budget isnot an achievement but an admission:300 milliseconds is an eternity incomputing, and a product pitching itshows how far the bar has fallen. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 CM Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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 2 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 5 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 yesterday 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 2 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 Grids of rows and columns make sense for representing things at scale because people are already familiar with them. Last stated 25 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago Holds Flora Guo Read this korrent →