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Apple 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: iMessage is, at best, only marginally better than competing messaging apps. iMessage is, at best, only marginally better than competing messaging apps. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Feb 2024
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John Siracusa — holds since 2024-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The iPhone's own desirability is what makes iMessage attractive, not the reverse. — tap to centre the map on it The iPhone's own desirability is what makes iMessage attractive, not the reverse. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Feb 2024
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John Siracusa — holds since 2024-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple has already missed its best opportunity to establish iMessage as the industry-standard messaging service. — tap to centre the map on it Apple has already missed its best opportunity to establish iMessage as the industry-standard messaging service. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Feb 2024
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John Siracusa — holds since 2024-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are not yet any really great ad products for messaging apps. — tap to centre the map on it There are not yet any really great ad products for messaging apps. Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
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Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Preferring iPhones for their blue message bubbles is a matter of social conditioning rather than the phones' actual merits. — tap to centre the map on it Preferring iPhones for their blue message bubbles is a matter of social conditioning rather than the phones' actual merits. Last stated 8 months ago
3 Feb 2026
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Tynan — holds since 2026-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The realistic alternatives to Apple's App Store would end up worse than the App Store itself. — tap to centre the map on it The realistic alternatives to Apple's App Store would end up worse than the App Store itself. Last stated 5 years ago
13 Sept 2021
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Marco Arment — holds since 2021-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: X is better than Twitter ever was as both a company and a platform. — tap to centre the map on it X is better than Twitter ever was as both a company and a platform. Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Sept 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. — tap to centre the map on it A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. Last stated 7 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta. — tap to centre the map on it A feature shipped in a product's official release is fair to judge, regardless of whether the company labels it a beta. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Sept 2026
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Jason Snell — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted coding will generate a lot of low-quality output that developers will need to clean up, even as it also produces good results. Last stated 8 months ago
9 Feb 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated code should be treated as untrusted until there is evidence it preserves the intended behavior. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Code review as a review mechanism depends on reviewers being able to infer effort from reading code, and AI-agent-generated code erases that signal. — tap to centre the map on it Code review as a review mechanism depends on reviewers being able to infer effort from reading code, and AI-agent-generated code erases that signal. Last stated 5 months ago
7 May 2026
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David Crawshaw — holds since 2026-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team that slows down and reads every pull request and every line of code should expect only a 30 to 50 percent productivity lift from AI. — tap to centre the map on it A team that slows down and reads every pull request and every line of code should expect only a 30 to 50 percent productivity lift from AI. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent-written code that runs and passes its tests is not enough: security, maintainability and being able to roll it back still need humans in the loop. — tap to centre the map on it Agent-written code that runs and passes its tests is not enough: security, maintainability and being able to roll it back still need humans in the loop. Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agentic code review raises the floor but cannot be trusted, because the model reading the code is the same model that wrote it, and it will tell you the code is great. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic code review raises the floor but cannot be trusted, because the model reading the code is the same model that wrote it, and it will tell you the code is great. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are