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Apple 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 field of history runs on a trust it has not earned: almost nobody ever checks a citation, so an error can propagate unchallenged indefinitely. The field of history runs on a trust it has not earned: almost nobody ever checks a citation, so an error can propagate unchallenged indefinitely. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Aug 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say. — tap to centre the map on it History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back… Last stated 3 years ago
29 Aug 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-08-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When two expert users argue over whether documentation is clear, that debate is unproductive — the way to actually find unclear documentation is to test it on real readers, not to have experts argue about wording. — tap to centre the map on it When two expert users argue over whether documentation is clear, that debate is unproductive — the way to… Last stated 8 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Julia Evans — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hardest thing for a future historian to recover will be how little the world outside understood, because whatever happened looks inevitable in retrospect. — tap to centre the map on it The hardest thing for a future historian to recover will be how little the world outside understood, because whatever… Last stated 7 months ago
13 Feb 2026
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Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far. — tap to centre the map on it “Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has… Last stated 3 years ago
16 Aug 2023
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Jason Crawford — holds since 2023-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: History has no predetermined path: its course turns on unpredictable contingencies rather than on deep currents that would have produced the same outcome anyway. — tap to centre the map on it History has no predetermined path: its course turns on unpredictable contingencies rather than on deep currents… Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused. — tap to centre the map on it A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Confidence in a memory is not evidence of its accuracy, and our sense of how our own memory works is systematically wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Confidence in a memory is not evidence of its accuracy, and our sense of how our own memory works is systematically… Last stated 2 months ago
13 Jul 2026
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Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Responsible scientists try to disprove their own theories, and archaeology keeps stepping out of that box. — tap to centre the map on it Responsible scientists try to disprove their own theories, and archaeology keeps stepping out of that box. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference… Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject. — tap to centre the map on it Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Examples in documentation should be compiled and run as tests, so that changing the code breaks the docs instead of quietly outdating them. — tap to centre the map on it Examples in documentation should be compiled and run as tests, so that changing the code breaks the docs instead… Last stated 4 months ago
20 May 2026
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Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do. — tap to centre the map on it Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it… Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing a reviewer's approval before an idea counts for anything makes scientists worse at thinking, and costs the field its most unusual ideas. — tap to centre the map on it Needing a reviewer's approval before an idea counts for anything makes scientists worse at thinking, and costs… Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Peer review is one of the things genuinely wrong with academia, not a safeguard that mostly works. — tap to centre the map on it Peer review is one of the things genuinely wrong with academia, not a safeguard that mostly works. Last stated 4 years ago
13 Dec 2022
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Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-08-15 — tap for who they are
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Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2022-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents. Last stated 4 weeks ago
8 Aug 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Current prompt-injection defenses for AI agents (such as auto mode) are now reliable enough that agents can practically be assumed safe from successful injection attacks. — tap to centre the map on it Current prompt-injection defenses for AI agents (such as auto mode) are now reliable enough that agents can… Last stated 3 days ago
4 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Prompt injection can be caught by watching the neurons that fire when it happens, so a defence no longer depends on the model reporting the attack. — tap to centre the map on it Prompt injection can be caught by watching the neurons that fire when it happens, so a defence no longer depends on… Last stated a month ago
27 Jul 2026
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Boris Cherny — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The field of history runs on a trust it has not earned: almost nobody ever checks a citation, so an error can propagate unchallenged indefinitely.
Holds AH Anton HowesRead this korrent →
History has a reproducibility problem worse than science’s replication crisis, because hardly anyone ever goes back to the sources to check what a historian claimed they say.
Holds AH Anton Howes
When two expert users argue over whether documentation is clear, that debate is unproductive — the way to actually find unclear documentation is to test it on real readers, not to have experts argue about wording.
Holds JE Julia Evans
The hardest thing for a future historian to recover will be how little the world outside understood, because whatever happened looks inevitable in retrospect.
Holds DA Dario Amodei
“Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far.
Holds JC Jason Crawford
History has no predetermined path: its course turns on unpredictable contingencies rather than on deep currents that would have produced the same outcome anyway.
Holds BD Bret Devereaux
A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused.
Holds JL Janna Levin
Confidence in a memory is not evidence of its accuracy, and our sense of how our own memory works is systematically wrong.
Holds AC Alan Castel
Responsible scientists try to disprove their own theories, and archaeology keeps stepping out of that box.
Holds EB Ed Barnhart
A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation.
Holds AR Alice Ryhl
Do not run a personal agent on a cheap or local model: weak models are gullible and easy to prompt-inject.
Holds
Examples in documentation should be compiled and run as tests, so that changing the code breaks the docs instead of quietly outdating them.
Holds AR Alice Ryhl
Fraudulent papers pass peer review routinely, which is direct evidence that peer review does not do the job it is supposed to do.
Holds AM Adam Mastroianni
Needing a reviewer's approval before an idea counts for anything makes scientists worse at thinking, and costs the field its most unusual ideas.
Holds AM Adam Mastroianni
Peer review is one of the things genuinely wrong with academia, not a safeguard that mostly works.
Holds AG Alexey GuzeyAM Adam Mastroianni
Auto-mode does not yet convincingly fix prompt-injection risk for coding agents.
Holds
Current prompt-injection defenses for AI agents (such as auto mode) are now reliable enough that agents can practically be assumed safe from successful injection attacks.
Holds ZM Zvi Mowshowitz
Prompt injection can be caught by watching the neurons that fire when it happens, so a defence no longer depends on the model reporting the attack.
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