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infrastructure 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: The early Web 2.0-era promise of universal API interoperability and user ownership of data and control never materialized. The early Web 2.0-era promise of universal API interoperability and user ownership of data and control never materialized. Last stated 4 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
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Brad Feld — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The complexity of a JavaScript bundling and transpiling toolchain is a bargain worth making, and the right default for building web applications. — tap to centre the map on it The complexity of a JavaScript bundling and transpiling toolchain is a bargain worth making, and the right default for building web applications. Last stated 5 years ago
12 Aug 2021
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David Heinemeier Hansson — no longer holds since 2021-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Control over your own data, and over how you view and engage with it, will be non-negotiable — tap to centre the map on it Control over your own data, and over how you view and engage with it, will be non-negotiable Last stated 7 months ago
1 Mar 2026
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Craig Mod — holds since 2026-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: MCP is not a new foundation for anything — it is API design, and Kubernetes was already turning one intention into seven calls a decade ago. — tap to centre the map on it MCP is not a new foundation for anything — it is API design, and Kubernetes was already turning one intention into seven calls a decade ago. Last stated 4 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: WebAssembly will play a huge role in the future of the web as more code goes native. — tap to centre the map on it WebAssembly will play a huge role in the future of the web as more code goes native. Last stated 2 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
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Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Version control is the one thing every traditional engineer wishes their old field had. — tap to centre the map on it Version control is the one thing every traditional engineer wishes their old field had. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Hillel Wayne — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The success of open source software was not inevitable and would have seemed improbable as recently as the 1990s. — tap to centre the map on it The success of open source software was not inevitable and would have seemed improbable as recently as the 1990s. Last stated a week ago
23 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What a shared digital economy needs is interoperability, not cryptocurrency: a database or a standards body does the job, exactly as railway standardisation did. — tap to centre the map on it What a shared digital economy needs is interoperability, not cryptocurrency: a database or a standards body does the job, exactly as railway standardisation did. Last stated a year ago
30 Apr 2025
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Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Future operating systems will need to provide reliable APIs, high-level database operators, and identity/permissions infrastructure as core services. — tap to centre the map on it Future operating systems will need to provide reliable APIs, high-level database operators, and identity/permissions infrastructure as core services. Last stated a month ago
28 Aug 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A film's script and direction must be of a sufficient quality to support its complex plot. — tap to centre the map on it A film's script and direction must be of a sufficient quality to support its complex plot. Last stated 5 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right. — tap to centre the map on it AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Language models will not replace good ideas, only the low-level work, so what they threaten is the ability to start a creative career rather than to have one. — tap to centre the map on it Language models will not replace good ideas, only the low-level work, so what they threaten is the ability to start a creative career rather than to have one. Last stated 11 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The biggest limitation for AI is imagination and creativity, not the technology itself. — tap to centre the map on it The biggest limitation for AI is imagination and creativity, not the technology itself. Last stated a week ago
25 Sept 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Acting on an idea reveals its true potential in a way that merely thinking about it cannot. — tap to centre the map on it Acting on an idea reveals its true potential in a way that merely thinking about it cannot. Last stated 5 months ago
26 Apr 2026
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An idea can look obvious in hindsight only because the insight that makes it obvious was itself the hard discovery. — tap to centre the map on it An idea can look obvious in hindsight only because the insight that makes it obvious was itself the hard discovery. Last stated 11 years ago
31 Aug 2015
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Christopher Olah — holds since 2015-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fear and vanity, not a lack of ideas, are what keep most people from building new things. — tap to centre the map on it Fear and vanity, not a lack of ideas, are what keep most people from building new things. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Aug 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-09-16 — tap for who they are
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Steve Coast — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The early Web 2.0-era promise of universal API interoperability and user ownership of data and control never materialized.
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The complexity of a JavaScript bundling and transpiling toolchain is a bargain worth making, and the right default for building web applications.
No longer holds
Control over your own data, and over how you view and engage with it, will be non-negotiable
Holds
MCP is not a new foundation for anything — it is API design, and Kubernetes was already turning one intention into seven calls a decade ago.
Holds
WebAssembly will play a huge role in the future of the web as more code goes native.
Holds
Version control is the one thing every traditional engineer wishes their old field had.
Holds
The success of open source software was not inevitable and would have seemed improbable as recently as the 1990s.
Holds
What a shared digital economy needs is interoperability, not cryptocurrency: a database or a standards body does the job, exactly as railway standardisation did.
Holds
Future operating systems will need to provide reliable APIs, high-level database operators, and identity/permissions infrastructure as core services.
Holds
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Holds
A film's script and direction must be of a sufficient quality to support its complex plot.
Holds
A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it.
Holds
AI models can produce competent-looking software but cannot judge which problems are worth solving or which solutions are right.
Holds
Language models will not replace good ideas, only the low-level work, so what they threaten is the ability to start a creative career rather than to have one.
Holds
The biggest limitation for AI is imagination and creativity, not the technology itself.
Holds
Acting on an idea reveals its true potential in a way that merely thinking about it cannot.
Holds
An idea can look obvious in hindsight only because the insight that makes it obvious was itself the hard discovery.
Holds
Fear and vanity, not a lack of ideas, are what keep most people from building new things.
Holds