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22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decentralized networks can be both principled and mainstream-popular without giving up usability. — tap to centre the map on it Decentralized networks can be both principled and mainstream-popular without giving up usability. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Tom MacWright — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sharding across machines has faded as a concern because hardware got more powerful, not because the cloud made it easy. — tap to centre the map on it Sharding across machines has faded as a concern because hardware got more powerful, not because the cloud made it easy. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Computing is not a car market: x86 and ARM persist because ecosystems cost too much time and energy for anyone to replace. — tap to centre the map on it Computing is not a car market: x86 and ARM persist because ecosystems cost too much time and energy for anyone to replace. Last stated 6 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Batching exists only because moving data costs about a thousand times more energy than computing on it. — tap to centre the map on it Batching exists only because moving data costs about a thousand times more energy than computing on it. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scalability is not a property a system has; it is the set of mechanisms it has for coping with a change in load. — tap to centre the map on it Scalability is not a property a system has; it is the set of mechanisms it has for coping with a change in load. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shared cloud infrastructure makes it hard to get stable, reproducible performance-testing conditions. — tap to centre the map on it Shared cloud infrastructure makes it hard to get stable, reproducible performance-testing conditions. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Daniel Stenberg — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Criticism that a simpler, scaled-up architecture underperforms a heavily hand-optimized baseline actually demonstrates why that architecture-scaling research matters. — tap to centre the map on it Criticism that a simpler, scaled-up architecture underperforms a heavily hand-optimized baseline actually demonstrates why that architecture-scaling research matters. Last stated 5 years ago
11 Jun 2021
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Gwern — holds since 2021-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Clocks are right most of the time, and that is precisely why a distributed system may never rely on them. — tap to centre the map on it Clocks are right most of the time, and that is precisely why a distributed system may never rely on them. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Apr 2026
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Martin Kleppmann — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. Last stated a year ago
11 Oct 2025
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Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. — tap to centre the map on it A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links. — tap to centre the map on it A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
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Replication earns its place even in a small system, because what it buys is fault tolerance rather than scale.
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Decentralized networks can be both principled and mainstream-popular without giving up usability.
Holds
Sharding across machines has faded as a concern because hardware got more powerful, not because the cloud made it easy.
Holds
Computing is not a car market: x86 and ARM persist because ecosystems cost too much time and energy for anyone to replace.
Holds
Batching exists only because moving data costs about a thousand times more energy than computing on it.
Holds
Scalability is not a property a system has; it is the set of mechanisms it has for coping with a change in load.
Holds
Shared cloud infrastructure makes it hard to get stable, reproducible performance-testing conditions.
Holds
Criticism that a simpler, scaled-up architecture underperforms a heavily hand-optimized baseline actually demonstrates why that architecture-scaling research matters.
Holds
Clocks are right most of the time, and that is precisely why a distributed system may never rely on them.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Holds
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Holds
A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy.
Holds
A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links.
Holds
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Holds
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds