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11 May 2021
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Stephan Guyenet — holds since 2021-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A writer should keep a public list of the things they got significantly wrong, so that readers can judge their credibility. — tap to centre the map on it A writer should keep a public list of the things they got significantly wrong, so that readers can judge their credibility. Last stated 7 years ago
21 Aug 2019
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2019-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Peer reviewers miss most of the serious errors in the papers they review. — tap to centre the map on it Peer reviewers miss most of the serious errors in the papers they review. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Going to read work you know is good when your own is going badly is legitimate recalibration, not theft. — tap to centre the map on it Going to read work you know is good when your own is going badly is legitimate recalibration, not theft. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing on a schedule is worth less than only publishing what is the best you can do, even if that means one post a year. — tap to centre the map on it Writing on a schedule is worth less than only publishing what is the best you can do, even if that means one post a year. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Publishing only on your own site, and making people come to it, is the considerate way to share your work. — tap to centre the map on it Publishing only on your own site, and making people come to it, is the considerate way to share your work. Last stated 6 months ago
12 Mar 2026
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Derek Sivers — no longer holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scientists say they take peer review seriously, but what they actually do shows they do not think it matters. — tap to centre the map on it Scientists say they take peer review seriously, but what they actually do shows they do not think it matters. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scientific discovery is ready to be rewritten, because for all of history it has run at the speed of smart humans remembering what other smart humans learned. — tap to centre the map on it Scientific discovery is ready to be rewritten, because for all of history it has run at the speed of smart humans remembering what other smart humans learned. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A scientific paper should not be built around a take-home message, because that invites cherry-picking and hiding the results that did not fit. — tap to centre the map on it A scientific paper should not be built around a take-home message, because that invites cherry-picking and hiding the results that did not fit. Last stated 4 years ago
27 Dec 2022
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Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-12-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do. — tap to centre the map on it Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say. — tap to centre the map on it History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Aug 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing a reviewer's approval before an idea counts for anything makes scientists worse at thinking, and costs the field its most unusual ideas. — tap to centre the map on it Needing a reviewer's approval before an idea counts for anything makes scientists worse at thinking, and costs the field its most unusual ideas. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one. — tap to centre the map on it A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Dec 2024
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2024-12-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it. — tap to centre the map on it Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it. Last stated 4 months ago
3 May 2026
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building a command-line interface is almost always a good idea; building a terminal UI almost never is — tap to centre the map on it Building a command-line interface is almost always a good idea; building a terminal UI almost never is Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Developer tools are consumer products, and the reason there are gaps to win is that programmers are horrible at consumer products and do not know it. — tap to centre the map on it Developer tools are consumer products, and the reason there are gaps to win is that programmers are horrible at consumer products and do not know it. Last stated 3 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context. — tap to centre the map on it Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Publishing a standing list of your own mistakes, and correcting them, is part of doing science honestly.
Holds SG Stephan GuyenetRead this korrent →
A writer should keep a public list of the things they got significantly wrong, so that readers can judge their credibility.
Holds SA Scott Alexander
Peer reviewers miss most of the serious errors in the papers they review.
Holds AM Adam Mastroianni
Going to read work you know is good when your own is going badly is legitimate recalibration, not theft.
Holds GS George Saunders
Writing on a schedule is worth less than only publishing what is the best you can do, even if that means one post a year.
Holds JC Jason Cohen
Publishing only on your own site, and making people come to it, is the considerate way to share your work.
No longer holds
Scientists say they take peer review seriously, but what they actually do shows they do not think it matters.
Holds AM Adam Mastroianni
Scientific discovery is ready to be rewritten, because for all of history it has run at the speed of smart humans remembering what other smart humans learned.
Holds FL Fei-Fei Li
A scientific paper should not be built around a take-home message, because that invites cherry-picking and hiding the results that did not fit.
Holds SR Stuart Ritchie
Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do.
Holds AM Adam Mastroianni
History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say.
Holds AH Anton Howes
Needing a reviewer's approval before an idea counts for anything makes scientists worse at thinking, and costs the field its most unusual ideas.
Holds AM Adam Mastroianni
A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one.
Holds
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
Holds
Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it.
Holds
Building a command-line interface is almost always a good idea; building a terminal UI almost never is
Holds
Developer tools are consumer products, and the reason there are gaps to win is that programmers are horrible at consumer products and do not know it.
Holds
Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context.
Holds