by alexander-opalic
Not everything that caches locally is local-first. The real test: does the app still work if the company disappears? A categorized directory of real apps across the spectrum.
by adam-wiggins
Movements like local-first succeed when idealists define the vision and pragmatists build the infrastructure—neither alone crosses the finish line.
by daniel-roe
Effort has intrinsic value—AI should amplify human agency, not replace it. Shortcuts that bypass genuine work produce hollow achievements and sacrifice skill development.
by anil-dash
The most successful technology standards emerge not from corporate control but from individual creators solving genuine problems and freely sharing solutions—as Markdown's journey from blogging tool to AI infrastructure demonstrates.
by maggie-appleton
Language models will enable a new class of 'barefoot developers'—technically savvy non-programmers who build small-scale, personal software for their communities, and local-first should position itself as the default infrastructure before cloud platforms lock them in.
by viktor-e-frankl
A Holocaust survivor's memoir that argues the primary human drive is not pleasure but the pursuit of meaning.
by strangest-loop
Genuine accomplishment requires direct action—preparation, planning, and talking about goals are not substitutes for execution.
by stephen-wolfram
Explains how ChatGPT works by breaking down neural networks, embeddings, and training—connecting modern AI to foundational questions about language and thought.
by steven-bartlett
Tristan Harris warns that AI companies are racing to build a 'digital god' that could automate all human cognitive labor, with insiders believing this will happen within 2-10 years while publicly downplaying the risks.
by dhh, lex-fridman
DHH shares his unconventional path to programming, defends the simplicity of 90s web development, explains Rails 8's 'no build' philosophy, and argues against treating open source as a crisis requiring more funding.
by mo-gawdat, steven-bartlett
Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer at Google X, warns that AI represents humanity's greatest existential challenge—bigger than climate change—and outlines his 'three inevitables' for why we're approaching a point of no return.
by joe-rogan
Naval shares his principles for building wealth without getting lucky, finding happiness as a skill, and why the future of work means everyone becomes an entrepreneur.
by lana-wachowski, lilly-wachowski
A computer hacker discovers the true nature of reality and his role in the war against its controllers.
by markus-lanz, richard-david-precht
Futurist Florence Gaub argues that difficult times create space for utopian thinking, while examining why Germans seem culturally predisposed to pessimism despite positive personal outlooks.
by albert-camus
Meursault, a detached Algerian clerk, commits a senseless murder and faces trial—condemned less for his crime than for his refusal to perform grief or remorse.
by anthony-de-mello
A collection of talks exploring how to wake up from the illusions that cause suffering through self-observation and detachment from identification.
by paulo-coelho
A shepherd boy's journey to find treasure teaches that pursuing your Personal Legend matters more than the destination itself.
by steph-ango
Digital artifacts that last require files you control in open formats—apps are temporary, but plain text endures.
by richard-sutton
General methods leveraging computation beat hand-crafted human knowledge in the long run—AI progress comes from scale and learning, not clever engineering.