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← It always helps to have knowledge one layer below your abstraction, because you get closer to reality.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 28 Feb 1895 to 9 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under data centers data centers Everything filed under the cloud the cloud Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under SaaS SaaS Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Everything filed under Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: It always helps to have knowledge one layer below your abstraction, because you get closer to reality. It always helps to have knowledge onelayer below your abstraction, because youget closer to reality. Last stated 8 months ago 19 Feb 2026 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Higher-level abstractions do not abolish low-level knowledge; they concentrate it in the smaller group of people who build the abstractions. — tap to centre the map on it Higher-level abstractions do notabolish low-level knowledge; theyconcentrate it in the smaller groupof people who build theabstractions. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Apr 2026 MK Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: It makes sense to load up on the very few good insights one has rather than pretend to know everything about everything at all times — tap to centre the map on it It makes sense to load up on thevery few good insights one hasrather than pretend to knoweverything about everything at alltimes CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 1994 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is probably no bottom level of reality we will ever reach; physics will keep penetrating layers without ever arriving at the last one. — tap to centre the map on it There is probably no bottom level ofreality we will ever reach; physicswill keep penetrating layers withoutever arriving at the last one. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Dec 2023 LR Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Merging back what a copy of yourself learned elsewhere is dangerous: the knowledge you pull in can carry hidden goals and take you over. — tap to centre the map on it Merging back what a copy of yourselflearned elsewhere is dangerous: theknowledge you pull in can carryhidden goals and take you over. Last stated a year ago 26 Sept 2025 RS Richard Sutton — holds since 2025-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deepening your understanding of a situation helps you maintain a sense of control over it. — tap to centre the map on it Deepening your understanding of asituation helps you maintain a senseof control over it. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 HK Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no reason to suppose an idea less true than reality, since we never know for certain what underlies the senses — tap to centre the map on it There is no reason to suppose anidea less true than reality, sincewe never know for certain whatunderlies the senses Last stated 132 years ago 28 Feb 1895 RT Rabindranath Tagore — holds since 1895-02-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Latent experience remains even when specific knowledge is forgotten. — tap to centre the map on it Latent experience remains even whenspecific knowledge is forgotten. Last stated today 9 Oct 2026 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again. — tap to centre the map on it After the cloud exit, the next stepis out of the data centre: homeservers and multi-gigabit homeconnections make the garage startupliteral again. Last stated a year ago 12 Jul 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud. — tap to centre the map on it Agents working locally can be farmore powerful than any privatewalled garden that exists out therein the cloud. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jun 2026 MT Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents and AI coding will run onservers and from the cloud first,not on your laptop. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jun 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre earns its county farmore tax revenue per gallon of waterthan a golf course does. Last stated 12 months ago 11 Oct 2025 AM Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre should be split intoindependent power blocks feddirectly at 1500 volts DC, ratherthan run through one centraldistribution system. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Too expensive" is never the real reason a customer cancels, because they already decided the price was acceptable when they bought. — tap to centre the map on it "Too expensive" is never the realreason a customer cancels, becausethey already decided the price wasacceptable when they bought. Last stated 8 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $100,000 enterprise deal needs an executive sponsor to sign off and allocate the budget. — tap to centre the map on it A $100,000 enterprise deal needs anexecutive sponsor to sign off andallocate the budget. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 JA Jen Abel — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A best-in-class product should be priced at the point where customers say it is starting to get expensive, not at the point where they would call it a bargain. — tap to centre the map on it A best-in-class product should bepriced at the point where customerssay it is starting to get expensive,not at the point where they wouldcall it a bargain. Last stated 2 years ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
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At the centre It always helps to have knowledge one layer below your abstraction, because you get closer to reality. Last stated 19 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago Holds Naval Ravikant Read this korrent →