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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 26 Dec 1996 to 27 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about Microsoft.

Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under Apple Apple Everything filed under Google Google Everything filed under TypeScript TypeScript Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Microsoft's problem is that it has no taste: it does not think of original ideas or bring much culture into its products. Microsoft's problem is that it has notaste: it does not think of original ideasor bring much culture into its products. Last stated 30 years ago by 26 Dec 1996 SJ Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-12-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft. — tap to centre the map on it A big switch to desktop Linux iscoming, at least among developers,because there is enoughdissatisfaction with both Apple andMicrosoft. Last stated a year ago 26 Jun 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can change fundamentally with new leadership — tap to centre the map on it A company can change fundamentallywith new leadership Last stated 3 years ago 5 Mar 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that handed its engineers Copilot and thinks it is now moving faster will be destroyed by the people using frontier models. — tap to centre the map on it A company that handed its engineersCopilot and thinks it is now movingfaster will be destroyed by thepeople using frontier models. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action. — tap to centre the map on it A company that is a genuine climatechampion should not need to beforced into climate action. Last stated a month ago 19 Aug 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A hired chief executive can become the author of a company's culture by giving it a re-founding event, as Satya Nadella and Jamie Dimon did. — tap to centre the map on it A hired chief executive can becomethe author of a company's culture bygiving it a re-founding event, asSatya Nadella and Jamie Dimon did. Last stated a year ago 18 Sept 2025 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — 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 fromMicrosoft had zero chance in theJavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript hadto be open source or nobody wouldcome. Last stated 5 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agentic organisations will be forkable in a way that classical companies never were. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic organisations will beforkable in a way that classicalcompanies never were. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding assistants removerepetitive work without replacinghuman judgment. Last stated 7 months ago 17 Feb 2026 EB Emanuele Bartolesi — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film. — tap to centre the map on it A director's visual style can bebalanced with narrative depth tocreate their best film. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — 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 gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI models default to generic, lowest-common-denominator output unless a user actively pushes back against them. — tap to centre the map on it AI models default to generic,lowest-common-denominator outputunless a user actively pushes backagainst them. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jun 2026 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mass-produced AI-generated podcast shows are not a major threat to podcasting because listeners do not like them. — tap to centre the map on it Mass-produced AI-generated podcastshows are not a major threat topodcasting because listeners do notlike them. Last stated 3 months ago 25 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: People's desperate need to manipulate their own image, and their acceptance of being human-machine hybrids in the AI era, is reflected in current ugly, artificial-feeling consumer aesthetics. — tap to centre the map on it People's desperate need tomanipulate their own image, andtheir acceptance of beinghuman-machine hybrids in the AI era,is reflected in current ugly,artificial-feeling consumeraesthetics. Last stated a year ago 20 Aug 2025 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2025-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience. — tap to centre the map on it A twist works best when it isdiscoverable on rewatch rather thanachieved by directly misleading theaudience. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Nov 2025 NE Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Architects oppose the kinds of buildings that most people like. — tap to centre the map on it Architects oppose the kinds ofbuildings that most people like. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Sept 2026 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Architecture and everyday life have grown progressively cheaper and blander over time. — tap to centre the map on it Architecture and everyday life havegrown progressively cheaper andblander over time. Last stated 4 months ago 28 May 2026 KW Kate Wagner — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Microsoft's problem is that it has no taste: it does not think of original ideas or bring much culture into its products. Last stated by 26 Dec 1996 · 30 years ago Holds Steve Jobs Read this korrent →