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Bay Area Zeitgeist
Local news, transit, weather, and Karl of course!
@berenguel.bsky.social
SWE-SRE at Google, previously lead data engineer, bespoke shoemaker, always a mathematician. Algorithmic artist
@404media.co
it's a website (and a podcast, and a newsletter) about humans and technology, made by four journalists you might already know. like and subscribe: 404media.co
@seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social
Working towards a unified, world-class transit network in the San Francisco Bay Area. https://linktr.ee/seamlessbayarea
@reckless.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
@mims.bsky.social
WSJ tech columnist. Dog person. Author of Arriving Today, an unfortunately timely book about the global system of trade we're currently flushing down the toilet: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/arriving-today-christopher-mims
@prchovanec.bsky.social
Private sector economist. Former professor at China's Tsinghua University and Columbia SIPA. Author of “Cleared for the Option: A Year Learning to Fly”, now available on Amazon. Visit me at http://patrickchovanec.com
@codytownsend.bsky.social
Professional Skier. Creator of The FIFTY. Co-Founder Arcade Belts.
@justinwolfers.bsky.social
Econ professor at Michigan ● Senior fellow, Brookings and PIIE ● Intro econ textbook author ● Think Like An Economist podcast ● An economist willing to admit that the glass really is half full.
@legendznba.bsky.social
70k Subs On Youtube | NBA Analyst | Professional Lip Reader Youtube Channel: https://youtube.com/@legendz_productions?si=jx_jWCQLqnVfZ65n
@warriorsofficial.bsky.social
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 • #DubNation warriors.com The official Warriors fan account. Just a Dubs fan bringing Warriors content to Bluesky for #DubNation ! 💙💛
@jaz.bsky.social
Jaz Gender Nomad IRC made me gay Backend (Go) & Infra @ Bsky Does musical things and computer things 27. they/them 🏳️⚧️ BSky Stats- https://bsky.jazco.dev/stats https://github.com/ericvolp12
@noahpinion.blogsky.venki.dev
Economics and other interesting stuff Automated feed of https://www.noahpinion.blog/, discover more at @blogsky.venki.dev
@simonwillison.net
Independent AI researcher, creator of datasette.io and llm.datasette.io, building open source tools for data journalism, writing about a lot of stuff at https://simonwillison.net/
@stevesi.xyz
Check out “Hardcore Software” my memoir of the PC era and my time at Microsoft. eBook, print, audio on Amazon or hardcoresoftware.substack.com
@tedunderwood.me
Uses machine learning to study literary imagination, and vice-versa. Likely to share news about AI & computational social science / Sozialwissenschaft / 社会科学 Information Sciences and English, UIUC. Author of Distant Horizons (Chicago, 2019). Pluviophile.
@thebenedictevans.bsky.social
Trying to work out what's going on, and what happens next. Mostly tech. Ben-Evans.com
@kclemson.bsky.social
Old-ish person who’s been online a long time and likes puns and tech, except when tech pisses me off. Also a mom of 2 adults, ADHD, and work at Microsoft on Excel. #BlackLivesMatter 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
@lmanul.bsky.social
Cartoonist; writer; feminist. Occasional attempts at being funny. Equally kind to CEOs and janitors. https://ma.nu
@erik.nygren.org
Internet Systems Architect, Maker, Father, Husband, tinkerer, IPv6 evangelist, IETF standards, long-time Linux user, and wanna-be mad scientist. Deals with complex systems and ops/infosec. $dayjob at Akamai (as20940) since 1999. Posts my own. He/Him
@tonyhawkproskater.bsky.social
Rider of skateboards, character of videogames, advocate of skateparks, mistaken of identities 👴🏼🛹
@bradyklopfer.bsky.social
Senior producer covering the Warriors and SF Giants at SB Nation. I like to write and cook and unionize. Free Palestine. He/Him.
@kimmaicutler.bsky.social
@us.govsky.org
Tracking U.S. government accounts on Bluesky. Not affiliated with the U.S. government. Find an official government account: https://www.govsky.org/us Govsky is open source! View the code: https://github.com/nas5w/govsky
@alerts.bart.gov
Automated alerts from @bart.gov. Download the BART Watch App to report suspicious or criminal activity. For non-emergency needs you can text BART PD at 510-200-0992.
@shikataganai.bsky.social
@toshi.clark on threads, was @maximumcharacte over on the old site before deactivating. Diagnostic radiologist, occasional polymath. Cyclist, skier, and musician among many other things.
@calfire.bsky.social
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Serving and safeguarding the people and protecting the property and resources of California. https://linktr.ee/calfire_official
@amybrown.xyz
writer. sf bay via miami county, ohio. parent x2. not a dog IRL. she/her. amybrown.xyz
@nsog.bsky.social
Author of A New Shade of Green, a climate blog for Palo Alto and surrounding towns. It focuses on how our local community is thinking about, working on, and feeling the effects of climate change. www.newshadeofgreen.com
@altnps.bsky.social
The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
@leopardsatemyface.bsky.social
never thought leopards would eat MY face! Send me your LAMFs
@kenwhite.bsky.social
Ken White, criminal defense attorney and First Amendment litigator. Co-host of Serious Trouble podcast and writer at The Popehat Report. Signal: KenWhite.1969
@alphaconstant.bsky.social
All in for clean distributed energy abundance. At it for a good while now. Product, strategy, technology & policy
@gsheyner.bsky.social
Writer @EmbarcaderoMediaFoundation. Cover all things Palo Alto and regional politics. Chelsea fan.
@shanejs.bsky.social
Happily married guy who is into software dev, tech, gaming, EVs, and living in beautiful British Columbia, Canada.
@fahrenthold.bsky.social
New York Times investigative reporter, writing about the world of nonprofits. Please send story tips! daf@nytimes.com
@martinfowler.com
Software Design Loudmouth. Works for Thoughtworks. Also hikes, watches theater, and plays modern board games. He/him. host of https://martinfowler.com
@forrestbrazeal.bsky.social
Cofounder at Freeman & Forrest, author, cartoonist, and Pwnie Award-winning songwriter. Ex-Google. Here to help.
@nextdoorsv.bsky.social
Learn more about what your *real* neighbors are thinking in Silicon Valley! Comedy. Parody. Not official/affiliated with, or sponsored by anyone. Always thinking about parking
@glennmcdonald.bsky.social
Music, furia.com, everynoise.com, books, soccer, food, civilization, running, technology, music. Bridges.
@rakyll.org
Principal Engineer at Google. Simplicity and optimism. Personal opinions.