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11 connected korrents · 7 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Working in the timeless way, a town can grow without architects or planners Working in the timeless way, a town cangrow without architects or planners CA Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1979 — 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 more living patterns a room, building or town has, the more it comes to life as a whole — tap to centre the map on it The more living patterns a room,building or town has, the more itcomes to life as a whole CA Christopher Alexander — holds since c. 1979 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 10 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated a week ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: It's never been easier to confidently connect a computer to the internet and have it serve up a web app securely — tap to centre the map on it It's never been easier toconfidently connect a computer tothe internet and have it serve up aweb app securely Last stated 3 years ago 2 Feb 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-02-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: You need less help than you think to connect a server to the internet — tap to centre the map on it You need less help than you think toconnect a server to the internet Last stated 3 years ago 2 Feb 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-02-02 — 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 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 5 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 yesterday 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 2 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 Working in the timeless way, a town can grow without architects or planners Last stated c. 1979 Holds Christopher Alexander Read this korrent →