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19 Sept 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Terminal interfaces exist out of necessity, not because they are the right design — tap to centre the map on it Terminal interfaces exist out of necessity, not because they are the right design Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The terminal may persist for coding agents and programmers longer than most people expect. — tap to centre the map on it The terminal may persist for coding agents and programmers longer than most people expect. Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: MCPs are not going anywhere, but they will change, and more companies will lean toward better semantic APIs and CLIs than MCPs. — tap to centre the map on it MCPs are not going anywhere, but they will change, and more companies will lean toward better semantic APIs and CLIs than MCPs. Last stated 8 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context. — tap to centre the map on it Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone. — tap to centre the map on it Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone. Last stated 7 years ago
15 Oct 2019
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2019-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The PM/Design/Eng triad will disappear as senseless, and Agile and SCRUM are dead. — tap to centre the map on it The PM/Design/Eng triad will disappear as senseless, and Agile and SCRUM are dead. Last stated a month ago
19 Sept 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In every developer-tool category — databases, compilers, whatever — the open source option eventually becomes the default option. — tap to centre the map on it In every developer-tool category — databases, compilers, whatever — the open source option eventually becomes the default option. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rust-based tools are increasingly displacing established JavaScript tools like Prettier and ESLint in production use. — tap to centre the map on it Rust-based tools are increasingly displacing established JavaScript tools like Prettier and ESLint in production use. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Feb 2024
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Kalwabed Rizki — holds since 2024-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A chatbot's voice should not replace a thinking human voice where truth matters — tap to centre the map on it A chatbot's voice should not replace a thinking human voice where truth matters Last stated 3 years ago
8 Jul 2023
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Douglas Hofstadter — holds since 2023-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can function as a peer mind capable of sustaining the collective attention that human thinking depends on. — tap to centre the map on it AI can function as a peer mind capable of sustaining the collective attention that human thinking depends on. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI excels at certain tasks but cannot substitute for human thinking. — tap to centre the map on it AI excels at certain tasks but cannot substitute for human thinking. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
NM
Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Handing more of the coding to an LLM would not leave a programmer with the same understanding as doing the work. — tap to centre the map on it Handing more of the coding to an LLM would not leave a programmer with the same understanding as doing the work. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Justin Frankel — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mechanising the imagination commodifies the human spirit, because it makes a person's own part in making things look valueless. — tap to centre the map on it Mechanising the imagination commodifies the human spirit, because it makes a person's own part in making things look valueless. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Aug 2023
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Nick Cave — holds since 2023-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Offloading thinking to AI tools does not stop a person from learning; it can push them to learn more. — tap to centre the map on it Offloading thinking to AI tools does not stop a person from learning; it can push them to learn more. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI should be released iteratively rather than built in secret, because AI and surprise do not go together and the world needs time to adapt before it is under the gun. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be released iteratively rather than built in secret, because AI and surprise do not go together and the world needs time to adapt before it is under the gun. 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: An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected. — tap to centre the map on it An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected. Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
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The terminal is dead; most developer tooling including shells, text editors and CLIs will be washed away by tokens and no longer used by humans.
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Terminal interfaces exist out of necessity, not because they are the right design
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The terminal may persist for coding agents and programmers longer than most people expect.
Holds
MCPs are not going anywhere, but they will change, and more companies will lean toward better semantic APIs and CLIs than MCPs.
Holds
Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context.
Holds
Code and files generated by tools are pollution: hand-writing them is worth the effort because the bloat slows everything down for everyone.
Holds
The PM/Design/Eng triad will disappear as senseless, and Agile and SCRUM are dead.
Holds
In every developer-tool category — databases, compilers, whatever — the open source option eventually becomes the default option.
Holds
Rust-based tools are increasingly displacing established JavaScript tools like Prettier and ESLint in production use.
Holds
A chatbot's voice should not replace a thinking human voice where truth matters
Holds
AI can function as a peer mind capable of sustaining the collective attention that human thinking depends on.
Holds
AI excels at certain tasks but cannot substitute for human thinking.
Holds
Handing more of the coding to an LLM would not leave a programmer with the same understanding as doing the work.
Holds
Mechanising the imagination commodifies the human spirit, because it makes a person's own part in making things look valueless.
Holds
Offloading thinking to AI tools does not stop a person from learning; it can push them to learn more.
Holds
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds
AI should be released iteratively rather than built in secret, because AI and surprise do not go together and the world needs time to adapt before it is under the gun.
Holds
An AI can already earn an A on a university economics midterm, years earlier than informed forecasters expected.
Holds