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Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under Linux Linux Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Writing an operating system kernel is within reach of many programmers who put in the effort, not just a rare few. Writing an operating system kernel iswithin reach of many programmers who putin the effort, not just a rare few. Last stated 3 months ago 25 Jul 2026 SS Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-07-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Linux kernel is unique in having thousands of contributors paid to work on it; Rust does well by any other standard and is still nowhere near that. — tap to centre the map on it The Linux kernel is unique in havingthousands of contributors paid towork on it; Rust does well by anyother standard and is still nowherenear that. Last stated 5 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: He is a software writer, not a software engineer, and the engineering label flattens what most programmers actually do. — tap to centre the map on it He is a software writer, not asoftware engineer, and theengineering label flattens what mostprogrammers actually do. Last stated a year ago 12 Jul 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing to files safely is too hard to do with raw syscalls; application code should go through a library or a database. — tap to centre the map on it Writing to files safely is too hardto do with raw syscalls; applicationcode should go through a library ora database. Last stated 11 years ago 12 Dec 2015 DL Dan Luu — holds since 2015-12-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: You can contribute to the Linux kernel without touching the kernel, by building the language features the kernel is waiting on. — tap to centre the map on it You can contribute to the Linuxkernel without touching the kernel,by building the language featuresthe kernel is waiting on. Last stated 5 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot really understand the code you write unless you are also the one operating it. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot really understand thecode you write unless you are alsothe one operating it. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Aug 2026 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Writing code has never been the real bottleneck in software engineering; the hard part lies elsewhere. — tap to centre the map on it Writing code has never been the realbottleneck in software engineering;the hard part lies elsewhere. Last stated 5 months ago 5 Jun 2026 JC Josh Collinsworth — holds since 2026-06-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it Achievement is wonderful when youknow why you pursue it, and a trapwhen you do not Last stated 11 years ago 27 May 2015 NP Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 6 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it A life spent without taking bets onbeing early on an idea is one notlived to the fullest Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jun 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it Clear, hierarchical goals turn arandom walk into a chase MC Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it Every company eventually must fightfor its life instead of running fromthe battle Last stated 15 years ago 13 Nov 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Writing an operating system kernel is within reach of many programmers who put in the effort, not just a rare few. Last stated 25 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago Holds Salvatore Sanfilippo Read this korrent →