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Read this korrent: If you are putting anything interesting out into the world, you are going to have people get mad about something at some point.
If you are putting anything interesting out into the world, you are going to have people get mad about something at some point.
Last stated 7 years ago
20 Jun 2019
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Rob Walling — holds since 2019-06-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When something you make attracts a lot of irrational haters, you are usually on to something. — tap to centre the map on it
When something you make attracts a lot of irrational haters, you are usually on to something.
Last stated 2 months ago
29 Aug 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An audience wants a maker's judgment more than their research. — tap to centre the map on it
An audience wants a maker's judgment more than their research.
Last stated a month ago
19 Sept 2026
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David Sparks — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human beings often react with anger when others decide to pursue diverging paths in intellectual or political pursuits. — tap to centre the map on it
Human beings often react with anger when others decide to pursue diverging paths in intellectual or political pursuits.
Last stated 5 months ago
5 Jun 2026
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Bruno Maçães — holds since 2026-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Things come into the world already attached to people with entitlements over them — tap to centre the map on it
Things come into the world already attached to people with entitlements over them
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Robert Nozick — holds since c. 1974 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People can feel the excitement in a project, notes or an event someone hosts, so creating artifacts of what you love and putting them online is worthwhile. — tap to centre the map on it
People can feel the excitement in a project, notes or an event someone hosts, so creating artifacts of what you love and putting them online is worthwhile.
Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Flora Guo — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If a video is funny and entertaining, people will want to watch it and will pay attention. — tap to centre the map on it
If a video is funny and entertaining, people will want to watch it and will pay attention.
Last stated 6 months ago
5 May 2026
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Rafa Conde — holds since 2026-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If everything one says is controversial, it can be entertaining, but it is harder to maintain credibility over the long haul. — tap to centre the map on it
If everything one says is controversial, it can be entertaining, but it is harder to maintain credibility over the long haul.
Last stated 21 years ago
24 Jan 2006
MC
Matt Cutts — holds since 2006-01-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People will be desperate for the human side of things, more than for quality and craft. — tap to centre the map on it
People will be desperate for the human side of things, more than for quality and craft.
Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — 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 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great. — tap to centre the map on it
A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great.
Last stated a year ago
11 Jul 2025
CO
Christian Oliff — holds since 2025-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it
A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way.
Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
MS
Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Last stated 6 months ago
13 May 2026
AH
Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — 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
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If you are putting anything interesting out into the world, you are going to have people get mad about something at some point.
Last stated 20 Jun 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Rob Walling
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Similar wording
When something you make attracts a lot of irrational haters, you are usually on to something.
Last stated 29 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
An audience wants a maker's judgment more than their research.
Last stated 19 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds David Sparks
Similar wording
Human beings often react with anger when others decide to pursue diverging paths in intellectual or political pursuits.
Last stated 5 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Bruno Maçães
Similar wording
Things come into the world already attached to people with entitlements over them
Last stated c. 1974
Holds Robert Nozick
Similar wording
People can feel the excitement in a project, notes or an event someone hosts, so creating artifacts of what you love and putting them online is worthwhile.
Last stated 25 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Flora Guo
Similar wording
If a video is funny and entertaining, people will want to watch it and will pay attention.
Last stated 5 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Rafa Conde
Similar wording
If everything one says is controversial, it can be entertaining, but it is harder to maintain credibility over the long haul.
Last stated 24 Jan 2006 · 21 years ago
Holds Matt Cutts
Similar wording
People will be desperate for the human side of things, more than for quality and craft.
Last stated 19 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Kris Puckett
Same subject: design
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Same subject: design
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Same subject: design
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 12 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: JavaScript
A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great.
Last stated 11 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Christian Oliff
Same subject: JavaScript
A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way.
Last stated 2 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Marvin Schwaibold
Same subject: JavaScript
A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come.
Last stated 13 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Anders Hejlsberg
Same subject: simplicity
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Chris Coyier
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