The Ledger

Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.

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why aren't all 2 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Contradicted
Graham: Robert Morris invented the buffer overflow
“He invented buffer overflow.”
Paul Graham Sep 1, 2018 ▶ 13:13 A Conversation with Paul Graham - Moderated by Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
Assertion Contradicted
Paul Graham: Viaweb was likely the first web application
“Ok, so, what we made was something that is now called a web app. I believe, at the time it was the first one, and, ah, that's why the company was called ViaWeb, because it worked via the web.”
Paul Graham Sep 1, 2018 ▶ 2:13 A Conversation with Paul Graham - Moderated by Geoff Ralston · Y Combinator
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