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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 18 Mar 2024 to 26 Oct 2026.
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26 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will do to software what the cloud did: expand the market massively rather than crush the margins of the incumbent. — tap to centre the map on it AI will do to software what the cloud did: expand the market massively rather than crush the margins of the incumbent. Last stated 12 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI makes this a golden age for programming and a more level playing field. — tap to centre the map on it AI makes this a golden age for programming and a more level playing field. Last stated 8 months ago
19 Feb 2026
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-driven software development is now experiencing the same money-making window that dropshipping once had. — tap to centre the map on it AI-driven software development is now experiencing the same money-making window that dropshipping once had. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Tynan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Real-world businesses will be forced to adopt AI to remain competitive. — tap to centre the map on it Real-world businesses will be forced to adopt AI to remain competitive. Last stated 2 weeks ago
12 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Software engineers are in a state of denial regarding the impact of AI on their profession. — tap to centre the map on it Software engineers are in a state of denial regarding the impact of AI on their profession. Last stated 2 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has changed software development enough that some old assumptions about it no longer hold. — tap to centre the map on it AI has changed software development enough that some old assumptions about it no longer hold. Last stated 9 months ago
15 Jan 2026
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Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies appear to be absorbing entire industries, including many where indie hackers operate, and the 'SaaSpocalypse' is at least partly real. — tap to centre the map on it AI companies appear to be absorbing entire industries, including many where indie hackers operate, and the 'SaaSpocalypse' is at least partly real. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When the subsidies behind AI pricing run out, the companies that embraced AI programming will cut back on it. — tap to centre the map on it When the subsidies behind AI pricing run out, the companies that embraced AI programming will cut back on it. Last stated 4 months ago
24 Jun 2026
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NeetCode — holds since 2026-06-24 — 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 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — 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 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
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Eliot Peper — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. — tap to centre the map on it A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. Last stated a week ago
21 Oct 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 4 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
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The software industry is becoming a race to the bottom for everyone except Big AI and Big Tech.
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AI will do to software what the cloud did: expand the market massively rather than crush the margins of the incumbent.
Holds
AI makes this a golden age for programming and a more level playing field.
Holds
AI-driven software development is now experiencing the same money-making window that dropshipping once had.
Holds
Real-world businesses will be forced to adopt AI to remain competitive.
Holds
Software engineers are in a state of denial regarding the impact of AI on their profession.
Holds
AI has changed software development enough that some old assumptions about it no longer hold.
Holds
AI companies appear to be absorbing entire industries, including many where indie hackers operate, and the 'SaaSpocalypse' is at least partly real.
Holds
When the subsidies behind AI pricing run out, the companies that embraced AI programming will cut back on it.
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 skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do.
Holds
A story's quality depends on whether it engages and satisfies the reader, not on the tool used to write it.
Holds
A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week.
Holds
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
Holds