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3 Sept 2024
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Maxence Poutord — holds since 2024-09-03 — 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 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People want to be the person their bookmarks say they are, not the person their feed reveals they are. — tap to centre the map on it People want to be the person their bookmarks say they are, not the person their feed reveals they are. Last stated 7 months ago
14 Mar 2026
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swyx — holds since 2026-03-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is renewed enthusiasm for personal sites and blogs over centralized platforms. — tap to centre the map on it There is renewed enthusiasm for personal sites and blogs over centralized platforms. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
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Lynn Fisher — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Writing to chase popularity rather than genuine interest corrupts a creator's work. — tap to centre the map on it Writing to chase popularity rather than genuine interest corrupts a creator's work. Last stated 10 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Nikita Prokopov — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions. — tap to centre the map on it A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
AO
Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You only really know something once you have built it — blog posts and slides leave gaps that building the thing does not. — tap to centre the map on it You only really know something once you have built it — blog posts and slides leave gaps that building the thing does not. Last stated 11 months ago
17 Oct 2025
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The value of a piece of writing depends on whether the reader finds it good, not on how much effort the writer put into it. — tap to centre the map on it The value of a piece of writing depends on whether the reader finds it good, not on how much effort the writer put into it. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Jan 2025
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Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2025-01-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A writer's audience does not carry from one book to the next: every book is another startup you have to make happen from scratch. — tap to centre the map on it A writer's audience does not carry from one book to the next: every book is another startup you have to make happen from scratch. Last stated 10 months ago
15 Dec 2025
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Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A personal media library should be one canonical collection you control, reachable through as many native clients as you have devices. — tap to centre the map on it A personal media library should be one canonical collection you control, reachable through as many native clients as you have devices. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Aug 2026
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Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-04 — 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: Building personal homepages permanently disappeared for ordinary users when Facebook launched around 2005. — tap to centre the map on it Building personal homepages permanently disappeared for ordinary users when Facebook launched around 2005. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Federation is the real fix for losing your community every time a platform dies, but it does not work yet, so publishing on your own site and syndicating out is the interim answer. — tap to centre the map on it Federation is the real fix for losing your community every time a platform dies, but it does not work yet, so publishing on your own site and syndicating out is the interim answer. Last stated 2 years ago
27 Sept 2024
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Molly White — holds since 2024-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Websites outside the big platforms have become hard to find at all, and that is a large part of why they can no longer sustain themselves. — tap to centre the map on it Websites outside the big platforms have become hard to find at all, and that is a large part of why they can no longer sustain themselves. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Oct 2024
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Oct 2024
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2023-01-21 — tap for who they are
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: CMS software should not silently create feeds that publishers never see or maintain, but make feed creation visible and deliberate. — tap to centre the map on it CMS software should not silently create feeds that publishers never see or maintain, but make feed creation visible and deliberate. Last stated 5 months ago
10 May 2026
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Mark Nottingham — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: WHATWG should deprecate the feed link relation since it has been effectively abandoned in practice. — tap to centre the map on it WHATWG should deprecate the feed link relation since it has been effectively abandoned in practice. Last stated 5 months ago
10 May 2026
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Mark Nottingham — holds since 2026-05-10 — 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
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Readers only care about a blog's content, not the technology stack running it.
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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
People want to be the person their bookmarks say they are, not the person their feed reveals they are.
Holds
There is renewed enthusiasm for personal sites and blogs over centralized platforms.
Holds
Writing to chase popularity rather than genuine interest corrupts a creator's work.
Holds
A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions.
Holds
You only really know something once you have built it — blog posts and slides leave gaps that building the thing does not.
Holds
The value of a piece of writing depends on whether the reader finds it good, not on how much effort the writer put into it.
Holds
A writer's audience does not carry from one book to the next: every book is another startup you have to make happen from scratch.
Holds
A personal media library should be one canonical collection you control, reachable through as many native clients as you have devices.
Holds
A personal website is an autobiography, and everyone should have one.
Holds
Building personal homepages permanently disappeared for ordinary users when Facebook launched around 2005.
Holds
Federation is the real fix for losing your community every time a platform dies, but it does not work yet, so publishing on your own site and syndicating out is the interim answer.
Holds
Websites outside the big platforms have become hard to find at all, and that is a large part of why they can no longer sustain themselves.
Holds
A dominant platform is more fragile than it looks, because pushing users far enough makes even the locked-in ones leave.
Holds
CMS software should not silently create feeds that publishers never see or maintain, but make feed creation visible and deliberate.
Holds
WHATWG should deprecate the feed link relation since it has been effectively abandoned in practice.
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