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Read this korrent: HTML is the only document type that matters, because you can do so much creative stuff with it.
HTML is the only document type that matters, because you can do so much creative stuff with it.
Last stated 2 months ago
4 Aug 2026
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Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Embrace the fuzzy space between types of things you can create, and make presentations and documents interactive. — tap to centre the map on it
Embrace the fuzzy space between types of things you can create, and make presentations and documents interactive.
Last stated 2 months ago
4 Aug 2026
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Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Standardizing document or table tooling on HTML instead of PDF, LaTeX, or RTF removes most of the underlying complexity. — tap to centre the map on it
Standardizing document or table tooling on HTML instead of PDF, LaTeX, or RTF removes most of the underlying complexity.
Last stated 3 months ago
10 Jul 2026
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Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-07-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: HTML is great for all subsequent renders — tap to centre the map on it
HTML is great for all subsequent renders
Last stated 5 years ago
24 Sept 2021
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: HTML's built-in structure gives it advantages over markdown as a format for LLM interactions. — tap to centre the map on it
HTML's built-in structure gives it advantages over markdown as a format for LLM interactions.
Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Tiago Forte — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everything you write that matters belongs in plain text files, because they are the only format that stays portable, non-commercial and readable for a lifetime. — tap to centre the map on it
Everything you write that matters belongs in plain text files, because they are the only format that stays portable, non-commercial and readable for a lifetime.
Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The importance of the docs written for design systems, in whatever form, is going to be the foundation of everyone's workflow going forward, and guidelines are becoming paramount. — tap to centre the map on it
The importance of the docs written for design systems, in whatever form, is going to be the foundation of everyone's workflow going forward, and guidelines are becoming paramount.
Last stated 7 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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Luis Ouriach — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An LLM works far more easily on a canvas built in basic HTML, the language it actually understands. — tap to centre the map on it
An LLM works far more easily on a canvas built in basic HTML, the language it actually understands.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Pablo Stanley — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Going wide cheaply with HTML, then making the real app once there is a sketch of it, is so much better. — tap to centre the map on it
Going wide cheaply with HTML, then making the real app once there is a sketch of it, is so much better.
Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Kyle Zantos — holds since 2026-08-11 — 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 fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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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 small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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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 offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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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 delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Last stated 5 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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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 different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated yesterday
4 Oct 2026
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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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Last stated a month ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
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HTML is the only document type that matters, because you can do so much creative stuff with it.
Last stated 4 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Nate Parrott
Read this korrent →
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Embrace the fuzzy space between types of things you can create, and make presentations and documents interactive.
Last stated 4 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Nate Parrott
Similar wording
Standardizing document or table tooling on HTML instead of PDF, LaTeX, or RTF removes most of the underlying complexity.
Last stated 10 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Yihui Xie
Similar wording
HTML is great for all subsequent renders
Last stated 24 Sept 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
HTML's built-in structure gives it advantages over markdown as a format for LLM interactions.
Last stated 13 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tiago Forte
Similar wording
Everything you write that matters belongs in plain text files, because they are the only format that stays portable, non-commercial and readable for a lifetime.
Last stated 2 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Similar wording
The importance of the docs written for design systems, in whatever form, is going to be the foundation of everyone's workflow going forward, and guidelines are becoming paramount.
Last stated 10 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Luis Ouriach
Similar wording
An LLM works far more easily on a canvas built in basic HTML, the language it actually understands.
Last stated 21 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Pablo Stanley
Similar wording
Going wide cheaply with HTML, then making the real app once there is a sketch of it, is so much better.
Last stated 11 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Kyle Zantos
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: taste
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.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Same subject: taste
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · yesterday
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett
Same subject: creativity
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Matt Webb