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by 20 Jul 2019
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Erik Spiekermann — holds since 2019-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Many old machines and processes are still functional and will likely outlive us all. — tap to centre the map on it Many old machines and processes are still functional and will likely outlive us all. Last stated 3 years ago
by 4 Mar 2024
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Erik Spiekermann — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The motivation for good craftsmanship is the human urge to do something for its own sake and to do it as well as possible. — tap to centre the map on it The motivation for good craftsmanship is the human urge to do something for its own sake and to do it as well as possible. Last stated 3 years ago
by 4 Mar 2024
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Erik Spiekermann — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We have not stopped building great works; ours are operating-system kernels, browsers and silicon lithography rather than bridges and steel mills. — tap to centre the map on it We have not stopped building great works; ours are operating-system kernels, browsers and silicon lithography rather than bridges and steel mills. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The computing industry does not know its own history, so it discards the great lessons of its pioneers and has to rediscover them over and over. — tap to centre the map on it The computing industry does not know its own history, so it discards the great lessons of its pioneers and has to rediscover them over and over. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technological capability has to be practised to be kept: a country that stops making something forgets how. — tap to centre the map on it Technological capability has to be practised to be kept: a country that stops making something forgets how. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Apr 2025
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Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Assembling other people's products was never mere assembly: it trained the engineers who now drive the marginal innovation in hardware. — tap to centre the map on it Assembling other people's products was never mere assembly: it trained the engineers who now drive the marginal innovation in hardware. Last stated 7 years ago
1 Jan 2020
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Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hardware mods to vintage machines are good when they are non-destructive and reversible. — tap to centre the map on it Hardware mods to vintage machines are good when they are non-destructive and reversible. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Aug 2026
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Celso Martinho — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
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Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
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Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — 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 but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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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 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