Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.
← Restricting a device owner's ability to swap or upgrade internal components is a loss for hardware ownership.
17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 1 Mar 1999 to 22 Oct 2026.
Everything filed under design
design
Everything filed under semiconductors
semiconductors
Everything filed under Apple
Apple
Everything filed under cybersecurity
cybersecurity
Everything filed under software performance
software performance
Everything filed under Linux
Linux 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 Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Restricting a device owner's ability to swap or upgrade internal components is a loss for hardware ownership. Restricting a device owner's ability to swap or upgrade internal components is a loss for hardware ownership. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
JG
Jeff Geerling — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple's app-signing rules and hardware restrictions are increasingly difficult to defend given the power of their hardware. — tap to centre the map on it Apple's app-signing rules and hardware restrictions are increasingly difficult to defend given the power of their hardware. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
RC
Rui Carmo — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hardware features that are not in use should be disabled rather than left exposed for future firmware updates. — tap to centre the map on it Hardware features that are not in use should be disabled rather than left exposed for future firmware updates. Last stated 2 weeks ago
22 Oct 2026
TE
Terence Eden — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade. — tap to centre the map on it Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade. Last stated 4 years ago
28 Feb 2023
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2023-02-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software cannot reach its next level until somebody builds the next level of hardware underneath it. — tap to centre the map on it Software cannot reach its next level until somebody builds the next level of hardware underneath it. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
TF
Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes. — tap to centre the map on it Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes. Last stated 7 months ago
15 Apr 2026
JH
Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The community cannot support companies that use unmaintained kernel releases. — tap to centre the map on it The community cannot support companies that use unmaintained kernel releases. Last stated 8 years ago
24 Aug 2018
GK
Greg Kroah-Hartman — holds since 2018-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rush to build high-bandwidth memory starves ordinary DRAM and NAND of capacity, so AI demand tightens the memory markets it never touches. — tap to centre the map on it The rush to build high-bandwidth memory starves ordinary DRAM and NAND of capacity, so AI demand tightens the memory markets it never touches. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Mar 2024
DO
Doug O'Laughlin — holds since 2024-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The reason we cannot simply make more memory is that there is nowhere to put the tools, and a fab takes two years to build. — tap to centre the map on it The reason we cannot simply make more memory is that there is nowhere to put the tools, and a fab takes two years to build. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Mar 2026
DP
Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — 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
MS
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
EB
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
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago
1 Mar 1999
ED
Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
CD
Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. — tap to centre the map on it A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
RS
Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. — tap to centre the map on it A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
TC
Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A subwoofer for music should reinforce the bass already in the recording, without adding bloat or artificial bass. — tap to centre the map on it A subwoofer for music should reinforce the bass already in the recording, without adding bloat or artificial bass. Last stated 2 weeks ago
19 Oct 2026
SH
Steve Huff — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Restricting a device owner's ability to swap or upgrade internal components is a loss for hardware ownership.
Holds Read this korrent →
Apple's app-signing rules and hardware restrictions are increasingly difficult to defend given the power of their hardware.
Holds
Hardware features that are not in use should be disabled rather than left exposed for future firmware updates.
Holds
Giving up a decade or more of hardware performance to make programming more comfortable is not an acceptable trade.
Holds
Software cannot reach its next level until somebody builds the next level of hardware underneath it.
Holds
Allocating scarce chips to the highest bidder is bad business — you set your price and keep it, however high demand goes.
Holds
The community cannot support companies that use unmaintained kernel releases.
Holds
The rush to build high-bandwidth memory starves ordinary DRAM and NAND of capacity, so AI demand tightens the memory markets it never touches.
Holds
The reason we cannot simply make more memory is that there is nowhere to put the tools, and a fab takes two years to build.
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 browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Holds
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Holds
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Holds
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Holds
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Holds
A subwoofer for music should reinforce the bass already in the recording, without adding bloat or artificial bass.
Holds