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Ada Lovelace — holds since c. 1843 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The analytical engine gives analysis a new, vast and powerful language, making its truths more quickly and accurately useful to mankind — tap to centre the map on it The analytical engine gives analysis a new, vast and powerful language, making its truths more quickly and accurately useful to mankind
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Ada Lovelace — holds since c. 1843 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The analytical engine cannot originate anything; it can do only what we know how to order it to perform — tap to centre the map on it The analytical engine cannot originate anything; it can do only what we know how to order it to perform
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Ada Lovelace — holds since c. 1843 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The analytical engine weaves algebraic patterns as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves — tap to centre the map on it The analytical engine weaves algebraic patterns as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves
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Ada Lovelace — holds since c. 1843 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What moves a listener is not the song alone but a human being straining against their own limits, which is why a machine can write a good song and never a great one. — tap to centre the map on it What moves a listener is not the song alone but a human being straining against their own limits, which is why a machine can write a good song and never a great one. Last stated 8 years ago
23 Jan 2019
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Nick Cave — holds since 2019-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a system built from interacting components, complexity is multiplicative: making one part more complex adds complexity elsewhere too. — tap to centre the map on it In a system built from interacting components, complexity is multiplicative: making one part more complex adds complexity elsewhere too. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Dec 2023
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Rob Pike — holds since 2023-12-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A program's simplicity of structure does not limit how sophisticated the computation it performs can be. — tap to centre the map on it A program's simplicity of structure does not limit how sophisticated the computation it performs can be. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Prose written in an intensely musical, rhythmically dense style is inherently difficult for composers to adapt successfully into music. — tap to centre the map on it Prose written in an intensely musical, rhythmically dense style is inherently difficult for composers to adapt successfully into music. Last stated 4 months ago
17 Jun 2026
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Alex Ross — holds since 2026-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Songs come out of suffering, and a system that has endured nothing has nothing to make one from. — tap to centre the map on it Songs come out of suffering, and a system that has endured nothing has nothing to make one from. Last stated 4 years ago
16 Jan 2023
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Nick Cave — holds since 2023-01-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action. — tap to centre the map on it A company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action. Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system. — tap to centre the map on it A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film. — tap to centre the map on it A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film. Last stated 6 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. — tap to centre the map on it A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces. Last stated a month ago
2 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. — tap to centre the map on it A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it. Last stated a month ago
30 Aug 2026
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
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The analytical engine might act on things other than number, and could compose elaborate music if musical relations could be so expressed
Last stated c. 1843
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The analytical engine gives analysis a new, vast and powerful language, making its truths more quickly and accurately useful to mankind
Last stated c. 1843
Holds
The analytical engine cannot originate anything; it can do only what we know how to order it to perform
Last stated c. 1843
Holds
The analytical engine weaves algebraic patterns as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves
Last stated c. 1843
Holds
What moves a listener is not the song alone but a human being straining against their own limits, which is why a machine can write a good song and never a great one.
Holds
In a system built from interacting components, complexity is multiplicative: making one part more complex adds complexity elsewhere too.
Holds
A program's simplicity of structure does not limit how sophisticated the computation it performs can be.
Holds
Prose written in an intensely musical, rhythmically dense style is inherently difficult for composers to adapt successfully into music.
Holds
Songs come out of suffering, and a system that has endured nothing has nothing to make one from.
Holds
A company that is a genuine climate champion should not need to be forced into climate action.
Holds
A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost.
Holds
A crewed rocket cannot be made safe by making the booster reliable, so the only real way to improve safety is to carry an escape system.
Holds
A director's visual style can be balanced with narrative depth to create their best film.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds
A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes.
Holds
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Holds
A language model asked to summarize its own system prompt risks that prompt's content biasing the summary it produces.
Holds
A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it.
Holds