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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 25 Jan 2022 to 13 Oct 2026.
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software performance 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 open Web does not really exist anymore, and may never have existed in the first place. The open Web does not really exist anymore, and may never have existed in the first place. Last stated a year ago
26 May 2025
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Audrey Watters — holds since 2025-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead. — tap to centre the map on it The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead. Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
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Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 month ago
23 Sept 2026
RS
Robin Sloan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nothing about the web technically prevents a return to what people loved about the old web; the good old days are available and would be easier to build now than they ever were. — tap to centre the map on it Nothing about the web technically prevents a return to what people loved about the old web; the good old days are available and would be easier to build now than they ever were. Last stated 2 years ago
1 May 2024
MW
Molly White — holds since 2024-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whether the open web survives will be decided by what ordinary people collectively do, not by the companies that profit from it. — tap to centre the map on it Whether the open web survives will be decided by what ordinary people collectively do, not by the companies that profit from it. Last stated 7 months ago
27 Mar 2026
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
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Anil Dash — holds since 2026-03-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The web does not have to be as complicated as it has become — tap to centre the map on it The web does not have to be as complicated as it has become Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Open access to information makes a closed information regime on the Soviet model fundamentally impossible to sustain. — tap to centre the map on it Open access to information makes a closed information regime on the Soviet model fundamentally impossible to sustain. Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
MA
Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices. — tap to centre the map on it "Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Dead Internet Theory could become a reality if AI replaces all human content creation — tap to centre the map on it The Dead Internet Theory could become a reality if AI replaces all human content creation Last stated 2 weeks ago
13 Oct 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. — tap to centre the map on it A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
MM
Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it. — tap to centre the map on it A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it. Last stated 5 months ago
31 May 2026
JK
Jean-Baptiste Kempf — holds since 2026-05-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. — tap to centre the map on it A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — 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 is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
DH
Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
At the centre
The open Web does not really exist anymore, and may never have existed in the first place.
Holds Read this korrent →
The internet's openness and scrapability were a contingent historical accident, not inevitable — it could easily have developed as a closed system instead.
Holds
The success of open source software was not inevitable and would have seemed improbable as recently as the 1990s.
Holds
Nothing about the web technically prevents a return to what people loved about the old web; the good old days are available and would be easier to build now than they ever were.
Holds
Whether the open web survives will be decided by what ordinary people collectively do, not by the companies that profit from it.
Holds
The web does not have to be as complicated as it has become
Holds
Open access to information makes a closed information regime on the Soviet model fundamentally impossible to sustain.
Holds
"Is the page loaded?" was never a real question, and web performance only became measurable once it was broken into the distinct moments a user actually notices.
Holds
The Dead Internet Theory could become a reality if AI replaces all human content creation
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither.
Holds
A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it.
Holds
A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead.
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds