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Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Spending more on ultra-high-end audio gear does not necessarily yield better sound, just different sound. Spending more on ultra-high-end audio geardoes not necessarily yield better sound,just different sound. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: In audio, a higher price does not always mean a better listening experience — tap to centre the map on it In audio, a higher price does notalways mean a better listeningexperience Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: No piece of audio gear is the best for everyone, because what is best depends on the listener — tap to centre the map on it No piece of audio gear is the bestfor everyone, because what is bestdepends on the listener Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Amplifiers should be sized to match a speaker's actual power needs rather than maximized for headroom. — tap to centre the map on it Amplifiers should be sized to matcha speaker's actual power needsrather than maximized for headroom. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The listening room and system setup matter more to sound quality than any individual piece of gear. — tap to centre the map on it The listening room and system setupmatter more to sound quality thanany individual piece of gear. Last stated 3 months ago 31 Jul 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Audio gear should be judged by ear, not by technical measurements. — tap to centre the map on it Audio gear should be judged by ear,not by technical measurements. Last stated 3 months ago 31 Jul 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: The room a hi-fi system sits in shapes its sound more than its speakers, amps or DACs. — tap to centre the map on it The room a hi-fi system sits inshapes its sound more than itsspeakers, amps or DACs. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The source component (streamer or DAC) affects a system's sound more than the amplifier does. — tap to centre the map on it The source component (streamer orDAC) affects a system's sound morethan the amplifier does. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: High-power amplifiers (e.g. 500 watts) offer no real listening benefit over much lower-power designs. — tap to centre the map on it High-power amplifiers (e.g. 500watts) offer no real listeningbenefit over much lower-powerdesigns. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 SH Steve Huff — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it A Black writer is needed to portrayBlack life truly, and white peoplefrom a Black standpoint AC Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers withgenerated prose instead of links isnot a web browser but an anti-webbrowser, and it hides thatsubstitution from the person usingit. Last stated a year ago 22 Oct 2025 AD Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works. — tap to centre the map on it A certain kind of financial struggleoften serves as a catalyst forwriters to produce great works. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Oct 2024 WY Waqas Younas — holds since 2024-10-24 — 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 isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A low-effort AI-designed landing page costs a product its audience before the product itself is ever judged. — tap to centre the map on it A low-effort AI-designed landingpage costs a product its audiencebefore the product itself is everjudged. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Aug 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — 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 isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: A fountain of creativity alone cannot build anything big, and management alone does nothing new. — tap to centre the map on it A fountain of creativity alonecannot build anything big, andmanagement alone does nothing new. Last stated 8 months ago 15 Mar 2026 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2026-03-15 — tap for who they are
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