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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 23 Apr 2012 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under government government Everything filed under creativity creativity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The state is a partnership between the living, the dead and those yet to be born The state is a partnership between theliving, the dead and those yet to be born EB Edmund Burke — holds since c. 1790 — tap for who they are Same subject: A people whose government sits in one assembly probably cannot long stay free or be happy — tap to centre the map on it A people whose government sits inone assembly probably cannot longstay free or be happy JA John Adams — holds since c. 1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: A state that cannot change cannot preserve itself — tap to centre the map on it A state that cannot change cannotpreserve itself EB Edmund Burke — holds since c. 1790 — tap for who they are Same subject: The fate of the land and the fate of the people cannot be separated — tap to centre the map on it The fate of the land and the fate ofthe people cannot be separated Last stated 15 years ago 23 Apr 2012 WB Wendell Berry — holds since 2012-04-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A destroyed kingdom can never be restored, and the dead cannot be brought back to life — tap to centre the map on it A destroyed kingdom can never berestored, and the dead cannot bebrought back to life ST Sun Tzu — holds since c. 500–430 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Towns and buildings can only become alive if all the people make them, sharing a common pattern language that is itself alive — tap to centre the map on it Towns and buildings can only becomealive if all the people make them,sharing a common pattern languagethat is itself alive CA Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1977 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world is one only as far as its parts connect, and many where they do not — tap to centre the map on it The world is one only as far as itsparts connect, and many where theydo not WJ William James — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is almost no end state to a project: it has to reach a point where everybody has given as much of what makes them unique to it, and then it is usually in a state it otherwise could not get to. — tap to centre the map on it There is almost no end state to aproject: it has to reach a pointwhere everybody has given as much ofwhat makes them unique to it, andthen it is usually in a state itotherwise could not get to. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: The State's institutions are human expedients, not superior to citizens, and can be bettered — tap to centre the map on it The State's institutions are humanexpedients, not superior tocitizens, and can be bettered RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — 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 gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The state is a partnership between the living, the dead and those yet to be born Last stated c. 1790 Holds Edmund Burke Read this korrent →