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software performance 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: What is optimal in one frame of reference is often the opposite in a larger one, which is why good advice can sound contradictory. What is optimal in one frame of reference is often the opposite in a larger one, which is why good advice can sound contradictory. Last stated 9 months ago
18 Jan 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over. — tap to centre the map on it When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Context has two budgets, not one: the information budget everyone thinks about, and an instruction budget, where conflicting instructions cost the model real computation to ignore. — tap to centre the map on it Context has two budgets, not one: the information budget everyone thinks about, and an instruction budget, where conflicting instructions cost the model real computation to ignore. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
DH
Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Optimising a single metric is a trap, because the second-order consequences of the change only surface much later. — tap to centre the map on it Optimising a single metric is a trap, because the second-order consequences of the change only surface much later. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
BG
Bill Gurley — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good products, like good explanations, are hard to vary. — tap to centre the map on it Good products, like good explanations, are hard to vary. Last stated a year ago
29 Sept 2025
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advice is often constrained by the utterances within the advice itself. — tap to centre the map on it Advice is often constrained by the utterances within the advice itself. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Jan 2023
VV
Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2023-01-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once a problem is correctly framed, the hardest part of solving it is already done. — tap to centre the map on it Once a problem is correctly framed, the hardest part of solving it is already done. Last stated 11 years ago
31 Aug 2015
CO
Christopher Olah — holds since 2015-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Contradictions between useful philosophies are only a problem for someone who expects reality to be philosophically consistent. — tap to centre the map on it Contradictions between useful philosophies are only a problem for someone who expects reality to be philosophically consistent. Last stated 4 months ago
11 Jun 2026
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Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove. — tap to centre the map on it "Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — 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 10 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 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
DH
Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — 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 4 days ago
21 Oct 2026
PS
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
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — 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 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
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What is optimal in one frame of reference is often the opposite in a larger one, which is why good advice can sound contradictory.
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When two options are almost perfectly balanced the choice does not matter, and those are exactly the decisions people agonize over.
Holds
Context has two budgets, not one: the information budget everyone thinks about, and an instruction budget, where conflicting instructions cost the model real computation to ignore.
Holds
Optimising a single metric is a trap, because the second-order consequences of the change only surface much later.
Holds
Good products, like good explanations, are hard to vary.
Holds
Advice is often constrained by the utterances within the advice itself.
Holds
Once a problem is correctly framed, the hardest part of solving it is already done.
Holds
Contradictions between useful philosophies are only a problem for someone who expects reality to be philosophically consistent.
Holds
"Optimize it later" would be safe advice only if every engineer already knew how to avoid the architectural mistakes that no later optimization can remove.
Holds
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Holds
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Holds
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
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 body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
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
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Holds