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MCP 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 terminal is dead; most developer tooling including shells, text editors and CLIs will be washed away by tokens and no longer used by humans. 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. Last stated today
19 Sept 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — 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 7 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: 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 4 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: MCP may turn out to be a one-year wonder, because coding agents that can run arbitrary shell commands make Bash the best general-purpose tool interface. — tap to centre the map on it MCP may turn out to be a one-year wonder, because coding agents that can run arbitrary shell commands make Bash the best general-purpose tool interface. Last stated 9 months ago
31 Dec 2025
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Simon Willison — holds since 2025-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building a command-line interface is almost always a good idea; building a terminal UI almost never is — tap to centre the map on it Building a command-line interface is almost always a good idea; building a terminal UI almost never is Last stated 4 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
TP
Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The IDE of the future has to be rethought from the ground up for agents, rather than being a text editor with an agents tab bolted on. — tap to centre the map on it The IDE of the future has to be rethought from the ground up for agents, rather than being a text editor with an agents tab bolted on. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Jul 2026
DH
Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — 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 today
19 Sept 2026
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: UX does not die when the interface disappears; it becomes the design of policies, protocols and orchestration of what AI does on the user's behalf. — tap to centre the map on it UX does not die when the interface disappears; it becomes the design of policies, protocols and orchestration of what AI does on the user's behalf. Last stated a year ago
8 May 2025
JN
Jakob Nielsen — holds since 2025-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
SY
Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — 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 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JL
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 2 months ago
15 Jul 2026
DH
Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved. — tap to centre the map on it A child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved. Last stated a month ago
10 Aug 2026
FL
Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans can generally perform new language tasks from few examples or simple instructions, while current NLP systems largely cannot. — tap to centre the map on it Humans can generally perform new language tasks from few examples or simple instructions, while current NLP systems largely cannot. Last stated 6 years ago
28 May 2020
DA
Dario Amodei — holds since 2020-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Language models are already a form of AGI; what the labs are chasing is a further step, not the arrival of general intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it Language models are already a form of AGI; what the labs are chasing is a further step, not the arrival of general intelligence. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Feb 2025
NL
Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The jump from Sol to Astra is larger than from Fable 5 to Fable 5.1, and Astra is the best model for ambitious projects with likely the highest raw intelligence of any model. — tap to centre the map on it The jump from Sol to Astra is larger than from Fable 5 to Fable 5.1, and Astra is the best model for ambitious projects with likely the highest raw intelligence of any model. Last stated a week ago
12 Sept 2026
ZM
Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-12 — 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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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
In every developer-tool category — databases, compilers, whatever — the open source option eventually becomes the default option.
Holds
MCP may turn out to be a one-year wonder, because coding agents that can run arbitrary shell commands make Bash the best general-purpose tool interface.
Holds
Building a command-line interface is almost always a good idea; building a terminal UI almost never is
Holds
The IDE of the future has to be rethought from the ground up for agents, rather than being a text editor with an agents tab bolted on.
Holds
The PM/Design/Eng triad will disappear as senseless, and Agile and SCRUM are dead.
Holds
UX does not die when the interface disappears; it becomes the design of policies, protocols and orchestration of what AI does on the user's behalf.
Holds
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Holds
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Holds
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
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 child who has seen ten cats learns what a machine needs the whole internet of cat photos for, by a learning pathway nobody has solved.
Holds
Humans can generally perform new language tasks from few examples or simple instructions, while current NLP systems largely cannot.
Holds
Language models are already a form of AGI; what the labs are chasing is a further step, not the arrival of general intelligence.
Holds
The jump from Sol to Astra is larger than from Fable 5 to Fable 5.1, and Astra is the best model for ambitious projects with likely the highest raw intelligence of any model.
Holds