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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 8 Nov 2011 to 4 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: Touchscreens are pictures under glass, a transitional technology; calling them the future of interaction is like calling black-and-white the future of photography.
Touchscreens are pictures under glass, a transitional technology; calling them the future of interaction is like calling black-and-white the future of photography.
Last stated 15 years ago
8 Nov 2011
BV
Bret Victor — holds since 2011-11-08 — tap for who they are
In tension: All user interfaces will converge on the same shape: chat and gestures in, chat and video out. — tap to centre the map on it
All user interfaces will converge on the same shape: chat and gestures in, chat and video out.
Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The future of interaction is a choice, not something that happens to us: people choose which visions to pursue and which research to fund. — tap to centre the map on it
The future of interaction is a choice, not something that happens to us: people choose which visions to pursue and which research to fund.
Last stated 15 years ago
8 Nov 2011
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Bret Victor — holds since 2011-11-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Vision Pro's look-then-gesture interaction is less direct than a touchscreen's literal touch interaction. — tap to centre the map on it
The Vision Pro's look-then-gesture interaction is less direct than a touchscreen's literal touch interaction.
Last stated 3 years ago
30 Jan 2024
JS
John Siracusa — holds since 2024-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AR is the next paradigm shift in computing, the way the GUI, multi-touch and voice were. — tap to centre the map on it
AR is the next paradigm shift in computing, the way the GUI, multi-touch and voice were.
Last stated a year ago
5 Jun 2025
SP
Sundar Pichai — holds since 2025-06-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After text, photos and video, immersive presence is clearly the next frontier of how people communicate. — tap to centre the map on it
After text, photos and video, immersive presence is clearly the next frontier of how people communicate.
Last stated 3 years ago
28 Sept 2023
MZ
Mark Zuckerberg — holds since 2023-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Skeuomorphism never meant gloss and gradients; it meant easing users from what they were used to into what things had become. — tap to centre the map on it
Skeuomorphism never meant gloss and gradients; it meant easing users from what they were used to into what things had become.
Last stated a year ago
3 Jun 2025
SW
Sebastiaan de With — holds since 2025-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The object of design is no longer the screen but the system itself. — tap to centre the map on it
The object of design is no longer the screen but the system itself.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
KD
Katie Dill — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hands feel things and hands manipulate things, and most visions of future interfaces ignore both. — tap to centre the map on it
Hands feel things and hands manipulate things, and most visions of future interfaces ignore both.
Last stated 15 years ago
8 Nov 2011
BV
Bret Victor — holds since 2011-11-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By the end of 2026 most people will be programming by talking to a face on the screen. — tap to centre the map on it
By the end of 2026 most people will be programming by talking to a face on the screen.
Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
SY
Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — 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 fail from taking on too much complexity than 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 small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre 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 candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — 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 delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
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 different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 2 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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Aug 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
IA
Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
DD
Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
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Touchscreens are pictures under glass, a transitional technology; calling them the future of interaction is like calling black-and-white the future of photography.
Last stated 8 Nov 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Bret Victor
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All user interfaces will converge on the same shape: chat and gestures in, chat and video out.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Similar wording
The future of interaction is a choice, not something that happens to us: people choose which visions to pursue and which research to fund.
Last stated 8 Nov 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Bret Victor
Similar wording
The Vision Pro's look-then-gesture interaction is less direct than a touchscreen's literal touch interaction.
Last stated 30 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds John Siracusa
Similar wording
AR is the next paradigm shift in computing, the way the GUI, multi-touch and voice were.
Last stated 5 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Sundar Pichai
Similar wording
After text, photos and video, immersive presence is clearly the next frontier of how people communicate.
Last stated 28 Sept 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Mark Zuckerberg
Similar wording
Skeuomorphism never meant gloss and gradients; it meant easing users from what they were used to into what things had become.
Last stated 3 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Sebastiaan de With
Similar wording
The object of design is no longer the screen but the system itself.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Katie Dill
Similar wording
Hands feel things and hands manipulate things, and most visions of future interfaces ignore both.
Last stated 8 Nov 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Bret Victor
Similar wording
By the end of 2026 most people will be programming by talking to a face on the screen.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Steve Yegge
Same subject: simplicity
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Last stated 29 Sept 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Same subject: simplicity
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 17 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Adam Wiggins
Same subject: simplicity
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Last stated 9 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Adam Ward
Same subject: taste
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.
Last stated 21 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brandon Jacoby
Same subject: taste
A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Last stated 4 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: taste
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Last stated 6 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Same subject: creativity
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds Isaac Asimov
Same subject: creativity
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Last stated 8 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Daniel Dennett