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14 connected korrents · 13 moments from 28 Sept 2023 to 25 Oct 2026.
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racism 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: Race-bending established fictional characters is both lazy and greedy. Race-bending established fictional characters is both lazy and greedy. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Black character taking up a white character’s legacy feels too much like assimilation. — tap to centre the map on it A Black character taking up a white character’s legacy feels too much like assimilation. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some fans find it easier to suspend disbelief for dragons and planet-destroying weapons than for Black people on screen. — tap to centre the map on it Some fans find it easier to suspend disbelief for dragons and planet-destroying weapons than for Black people on screen. Last stated 5 months ago
30 May 2026
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P. Djèlí Clark — holds since 2026-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Harry Potter is jejune and clichéd, recycling tropes that were already tired by the 1950s. — tap to centre the map on it Harry Potter is jejune and clichéd, recycling tropes that were already tired by the 1950s. Last stated a week ago
25 Oct 2026
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Charles Stross — holds since 2026-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building an AI that embodies a real person is a much harder problem than inventing a new AI character from scratch. — tap to centre the map on it Building an AI that embodies a real person is a much harder problem than inventing a new AI character from scratch. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Sept 2023
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Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
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Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. Last stated a year ago
22 Oct 2025
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works. — tap to centre the map on it A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works. Last stated 2 years ago
24 Oct 2024
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Waqas Younas — holds since 2024-10-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. Last stated 3 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
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Race-bending established fictional characters is both lazy and greedy.
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A Black character taking up a white character’s legacy feels too much like assimilation.
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Some fans find it easier to suspend disbelief for dragons and planet-destroying weapons than for Black people on screen.
Holds
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Holds
Harry Potter is jejune and clichéd, recycling tropes that were already tired by the 1950s.
Holds
Building an AI that embodies a real person is a much harder problem than inventing a new AI character from scratch.
Holds
A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face.
Holds
A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
Last stated c. 1892
Holds
A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it.
Holds
A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.
Holds
A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged.
Holds