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language learning 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 Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Keeping track of decisions and how they turned out allows later evaluation of the procedures that produced the good and the bad ones. Keeping track of decisions and how they turned out allows later evaluation of the procedures that produced the good and the bad ones. Last stated 7 years ago
12 Oct 2019
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Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
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Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Keep loading people who make consistently good decisions with more decisions until they start making bad ones. — tap to centre the map on it Keep loading people who make consistently good decisions with more decisions until they start making bad ones. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Sept 2026
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Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Copying the consensus drags you towards the average, and average is not good enough — so you have to make the decisions that make sense to you even when you are completely alone in them. — tap to centre the map on it Copying the consensus drags you towards the average, and average is not good enough — so you have to make the decisions that make sense to you even when you are completely alone in them. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decisions often require an extra level of awareness than you expect, and taking a beat to reconsider the deeper set of options before deciding sometimes prevents you from going down a bad path. — tap to centre the map on it Decisions often require an extra level of awareness than you expect, and taking a beat to reconsider the deeper set of options before deciding sometimes prevents you from going down a bad path. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Under uncertainty, the best decision is the one that preserves the most future options. — tap to centre the map on it Under uncertainty, the best decision is the one that preserves the most future options. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Apr 2024
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Chip Huyen — holds since 2024-04-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them. — tap to centre the map on it People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them. Last stated 4 years ago
21 Sept 2022
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Steve Coast — holds since 2022-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's ability to make decisions for many people is questionable if they struggle to understand their own preferences. — tap to centre the map on it A person's ability to make decisions for many people is questionable if they struggle to understand their own preferences. Last stated 2 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome. — tap to centre the map on it People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome. Last stated 6 years ago
9 Sept 2020
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Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Mar 2025
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Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. Last stated 5 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus. — tap to centre the map on it A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject. — tap to centre the map on it Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents. Last stated 2 months ago
8 Aug 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For agents built on Claude Fable 5.1, it is in practice safe for now to assume they will not get prompt injected. — tap to centre the map on it For agents built on Claude Fable 5.1, it is in practice safe for now to assume they will not get prompt injected. Last stated a month ago
4 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting customers pin old runtime versions would undo part of the promise of serverless: that developers should not have to worry about updating their stack. — tap to centre the map on it Letting customers pin old runtime versions would undo part of the promise of serverless: that developers should not have to worry about updating their stack. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Oct 2021
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The design.md is basically a designer's style guide, all the sweat, tears and blood of their mastery, in one markdown file that the AI can read. — tap to centre the map on it The design.md is basically a designer's style guide, all the sweat, tears and blood of their mastery, in one markdown file that the AI can read. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The design.md is powerful at the beginning, but when you are doing a lot of iterations really quickly you don't want to always reference it, and you can save it into agents.md. — tap to centre the map on it The design.md is powerful at the beginning, but when you are doing a lot of iterations really quickly you don't want to always reference it, and you can save it into agents.md. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
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Keeping track of decisions and how they turned out allows later evaluation of the procedures that produced the good and the bad ones.
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A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Holds
Keep loading people who make consistently good decisions with more decisions until they start making bad ones.
Holds
Copying the consensus drags you towards the average, and average is not good enough — so you have to make the decisions that make sense to you even when you are completely alone in them.
Holds
Decisions often require an extra level of awareness than you expect, and taking a beat to reconsider the deeper set of options before deciding sometimes prevents you from going down a bad path.
Holds
Under uncertainty, the best decision is the one that preserves the most future options.
Holds
People don't really control most outcomes, so the sensible response to events is to look for the good in them.
Holds
A person's ability to make decisions for many people is questionable if they struggle to understand their own preferences.
Holds
People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome.
Holds
A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in.
Holds
A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation.
Holds
A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus.
Holds
Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject.
Holds
Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents.
Holds
For agents built on Claude Fable 5.1, it is in practice safe for now to assume they will not get prompt injected.
Holds
Letting customers pin old runtime versions would undo part of the promise of serverless: that developers should not have to worry about updating their stack.
Holds
The design.md is basically a designer's style guide, all the sweat, tears and blood of their mastery, in one markdown file that the AI can read.
Holds
The design.md is powerful at the beginning, but when you are doing a lot of iterations really quickly you don't want to always reference it, and you can save it into agents.md.
Holds