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developer tools 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: 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. 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: It is easy to get obsessed with a single prototype whose idea might be way off, so you do not want to take just one. — tap to centre the map on it It is easy to get obsessed with a single prototype whose idea might be way off, so you do not want to take just one. Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large cargo airship is probably not fundable as a startup, because it stays capital-intensive and risky until late in development. — tap to centre the map on it A large cargo airship is probably not fundable as a startup, because it stays capital-intensive and risky until late in development. Last stated 2 years ago
14 Oct 2024
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Eli Dourado — holds since 2023-01-30 — tap for who they are
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Eli Dourado — no longer holds since 2024-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Working prototypes have replaced product requirement documents. — tap to centre the map on it Working prototypes have replaced product requirement documents. 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: Small modular reactors are the right idea, but you only reach them by iterating on real hardware -- which is what everyone else missed. — tap to centre the map on it 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: Maybe higher-fidelity prototypes can be tested and validated much faster and still thrown away, because testing an idea is often the point of a prototype. — tap to centre the map on it Maybe higher-fidelity prototypes can be tested and validated much faster and still thrown away, because testing an idea is often the point of a prototype. Last stated 7 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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Luis Ouriach — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The date that matters for robotics is not when the technology is finished but when the data flywheel starts turning. — tap to centre the map on it The date that matters for robotics is not when the technology is finished but when the data flywheel starts turning. Last stated a year ago
12 Sept 2025
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Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed. — tap to centre the map on it A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Seeing what a separate prototyping environment makes possible shows the benefit of giving yourself just enough distance from production. — tap to centre the map on it Seeing what a separate prototyping environment makes possible shows the benefit of giving yourself just enough distance from production. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Patrick Morgan — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functioning institution is a rare exception and never grows by itself: it was assembled by a founder with good judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A functioning institution is a rare exception and never grows by itself: it was assembled by a founder with good judgement. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Jul 2018
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Samo Burja — holds since 2018-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all. — tap to centre the map on it A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all. Last stated 6 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small, highly aerodynamic aircraft can beat an airliner on fuel per passenger mile, because drag reduction gets harder as the fuselage grows. — tap to centre the map on it A small, highly aerodynamic aircraft can beat an airliner on fuel per passenger mile, because drag reduction gets harder as the fuselage grows. Last stated 5 years ago
by 25 Oct 2021
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2021-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms. — tap to centre the map on it A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms. Last stated 5 years ago
1 Feb 2022
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2022-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
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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 Read this korrent →
It is easy to get obsessed with a single prototype whose idea might be way off, so you do not want to take just one.
Holds
A large cargo airship is probably not fundable as a startup, because it stays capital-intensive and risky until late in development.
No longer holds
Working prototypes have replaced product requirement documents.
Holds
Small modular reactors are the right idea, but you only reach them by iterating on real hardware -- which is what everyone else missed.
Holds
Maybe higher-fidelity prototypes can be tested and validated much faster and still thrown away, because testing an idea is often the point of a prototype.
Holds
The date that matters for robotics is not when the technology is finished but when the data flywheel starts turning.
Holds
A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed.
Holds
Seeing what a separate prototyping environment makes possible shows the benefit of giving yourself just enough distance from production.
Holds
A functioning institution is a rare exception and never grows by itself: it was assembled by a founder with good judgement.
Holds
A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all.
Holds
A small, highly aerodynamic aircraft can beat an airliner on fuel per passenger mile, because drag reduction gets harder as the fuselage grows.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds
A thought experiment serves to encourage speculation and logical thinking and to change paradigms.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds