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semiconductors 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: Small modular reactors are the right idea, but you only reach them by iterating on real hardware -- which is what everyone else missed. Small modular reactors are the right idea, but you only reach them by iterating on real hardware -- which is what everyone else missed. 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: Small modular reactors have so far underdelivered, remaining as slow to permit as full-scale reactors and more expensive. — tap to centre the map on it Small modular reactors have so far underdelivered, remaining as slow to permit as full-scale reactors and more expensive. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Michael Liebreich — holds since 2025-05-12 — 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
Same subject: Nuclear is a hardware execution problem, not a design problem, and the companies treating it as a design problem are mistaken. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear is a hardware execution problem, not a design problem, and the companies treating it as a design problem are mistaken. 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: Nuclear has never had its Ford moment: reactors have to be manufactured rather than constructed before fission can be cheap. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear has never had its Ford moment: reactors have to be manufactured rather than constructed before fission can be cheap. 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: Building capacity at massive scale on a single hardware generation is the trap; pacing matters more than gigawatts. — tap to centre the map on it Building capacity at massive scale on a single hardware generation is the trap; pacing matters more than gigawatts. Last stated 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some physical technologies cannot be developed by iterating on a small prototype, because at small scale the thing you want does not make physical sense. — tap to centre the map on it Some physical technologies cannot be developed by iterating on a small prototype, because at small scale the thing you want does not make physical sense. Last stated 4 years ago
30 Jan 2023
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Eli Dourado — holds since 2023-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no real impediment to models running their own research loop and improving themselves at a far more rapid rate. — tap to centre the map on it There is no real impediment to models running their own research loop and improving themselves at a far more rapid rate. 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: The business is not building a great chip; it is accelerating an algorithm domain. — tap to centre the map on it The business is not building a great chip; it is accelerating an algorithm domain. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
RT
Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
TU
Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
CD
Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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: A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
RS
Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. — tap to centre the map on it AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Jack Clark — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI represents the largest change to society in a very long time, perhaps ever. — tap to centre the map on it AI represents the largest change to society in a very long time, perhaps ever. Last stated 6 months ago
10 Apr 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-04-10 — tap for who they are
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Small modular reactors are the right idea, but you only reach them by iterating on real hardware -- which is what everyone else missed.
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Small modular reactors have so far underdelivered, remaining as slow to permit as full-scale reactors and more expensive.
Holds
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds
Nuclear is a hardware execution problem, not a design problem, and the companies treating it as a design problem are mistaken.
Holds
Nuclear has never had its Ford moment: reactors have to be manufactured rather than constructed before fission can be cheap.
Holds
Building capacity at massive scale on a single hardware generation is the trap; pacing matters more than gigawatts.
Holds
Some physical technologies cannot be developed by iterating on a small prototype, because at small scale the thing you want does not make physical sense.
Holds
There is no real impediment to models running their own research loop and improving themselves at a far more rapid rate.
Holds
The business is not building a great chip; it is accelerating an algorithm domain.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Holds
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Holds
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Holds
A minor bust in the AI industry would be a good thing, not a bad one.
Holds
AI capability progress in a given skill tends to arrive as a sudden phase change rather than as steady improvement.
Holds
AI represents the largest change to society in a very long time, perhaps ever.
Holds