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← Software that sets out to own a user's data starts out helpful and ends up forcing a migration.
13 connected korrents · 12 moments from 2 Mar 2022 to 11 Oct 2026.
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design 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: Software that sets out to own a user's data starts out helpful and ends up forcing a migration. Software that sets out to own a user's data starts out helpful and ends up forcing a migration. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Aug 2026
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Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A migration must be finished once it is started, because a half-migrated codebase confuses models as much as it confuses people. — tap to centre the map on it A migration must be finished once it is started, because a half-migrated codebase confuses models as much as it confuses people. Last stated 8 months ago
4 Mar 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Personal software can remove reliance on paid SaaS subscriptions and allow for a malleable, user-controlled computing environment. — tap to centre the map on it Personal software can remove reliance on paid SaaS subscriptions and allow for a malleable, user-controlled computing environment. Last stated 2 weeks ago
11 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software should be fast, knowable, and owned by the person using it — tap to centre the map on it Software should be fast, knowable, and owned by the person using it Last stated 8 months ago
1 Mar 2026
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Craig Mod — holds since 2026-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people will keep paying for software rather than build and maintain their own. — tap to centre the map on it Most people will keep paying for software rather than build and maintain their own. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-10-07 — 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 3 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: A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. — tap to centre the map on it A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Mar 2022
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2022-03-02 — 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 $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 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
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Software that sets out to own a user's data starts out helpful and ends up forcing a migration.
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A migration must be finished once it is started, because a half-migrated codebase confuses models as much as it confuses people.
Holds
Personal software can remove reliance on paid SaaS subscriptions and allow for a malleable, user-controlled computing environment.
Holds
Software should be fast, knowable, and owned by the person using it
Holds
Most people will keep paying for software rather than build and maintain their own.
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
A plain text file and a basic editor are everything anyone needs in order to think and write well; the extra tools add nothing.
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 $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