Rick Ballard
Xcode engineer, @ Apple since '05. Cheerful Californian. World traveller. Food geek. I'm not a snob, I'm an enthusiast. (He/him)
๐ San Mateo, CA
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Getting started on BlueSky? Here is a sampling of some folks I like across disciplines โ politics, climate, urbanism, just a little tech, jokes, medicine, economics, & etc.
@dogubomb.bsky.social
Dogubomb is an indie game and film developer hidden among the long shadows of Hollywood. After a decade of making stuff for other people, we decided to make something for ourselves: Blue Prince. @blueprincegame.bsky.social
@dieworkwear.bsky.social
Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter. If you have a style question, search: https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
@citap.bsky.social
We research the intersection of technology platforms and democratic society. Our work produces insights that inform a digital future rooted in equality and justice. https://linktr.ee/unc_citap
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social
Professor. Sociologist. NYTimes Opinion Columnist. Books: THICK, LowerEd. Forthcoming: 1)Black Mothering & Daughtering and 2)Mama Bears. Beliefs: C.R.E.A.M. + the internet ruined everything good + bring back shame. โIโm just here so I donโt get fined.โ
@lizthegrey.com
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@phoenix.tapbots.com
An upcoming Bluesky Client for iOS/iPadOS & Mac from the makers of Tweetbot and Ivory. Please don't take it personally if we don't respond often with this account. We are extremely busy working on Phoenix. https://tapbots.com/phoenix
@kevinmullin.house.gov
Proudly representing #CA15 in Congress. Father of twins. Husband. Former CA Assemblymember, Mayor, Councilmember, small business owner. energycommerce.bsky.social
@swift.org
Swift is a general-purpose programming language that's fast, modern, safe, and a joy to write. Designed for all, developed in the open.
@junlper.beer
my name is june - she/her - evil transsexual disinfo influencer co-host on the western kabuki podcast: http://www.westernkabuki.com/ - a show about whatโs going on online i write at https://cant-ever-die.ghost.io/ a reputable journalist at @theonion.com
@quinnypig.com
Chief Cloud Economist at The Duckbill Group. he/him. Get my snarky take on AWS news: http://lastweekinaws.com/t/ Signal: 833-AWS-BILL (833-297-2455)
@aparker.io
the only thing worse than my code are my jokes governance @opentelemetry.io dir. open source @honeycomb.io av by @extinctinks.net
@jcsalterego.bsky.social
1x winner of the "oh i'm pretty sure that's just jerry spreading misinformation" award ๐ฅ๐ โข Goodfeeds https://goodfeeds.co/ โข @skyapp.bsky.social thanked by darth july 20, 2023 ๐Austin, TX
@raf.eco
CTO at Etsy, former CPTO at Depop. Newsletter at https://raf.eco. My main interests are building great products, the practice of management, software engineering, and economics. Also Arsenal FC and the Houston Astros.
@watchitplayed.tv
We make videos that help you discover, learn and play board games - find your next new favorite game with us!
@3mbg.bsky.social
Pakeha, Martian, Reviewer, (He/Him) Aotearoa! COIN Wargame Designer - Red Dust Rebellion. https://www.youtube.com/c/3MinuteBoardGames
@cephalofair.bsky.social
Designer of board games. Father of the coolest toddler in the world. He/Him
@shutupshow.bsky.social
board game videos and podcasts with heart! https://beacons.ai/shutupshow
@nopunincluded.com
Proudly independent board game reviewers. https://youtube.com/nopunincluded
@lorak.bsky.social
reporter at cnbc.com. email: lora.kolodny@nbcuni.com - ex-wsj, techcrunch & all over. i cover: elon musk cos. mostly tesla (some climate tech startups). my posts here are my own. optimistic on the inside. dm me on signal: lorakolodny.55
@volts.wtf
I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at http://volts.wtf!
@scottwiener.bsky.social
CA State Senator, representing San Francisco & northern San Mateo County. Chair, Senate Budget Committee. Passionate about health care, climate, making it easier/faster to build good things like housing, transit, clean energy. Democrat ๐ณ๏ธโ๐โก๏ธ๐๏ธscottwiener.com
@johnawilson.bsky.social
Analytics ๐ Senior Living ๐ต Plant-based โป๏ธ Nashville ๐ถ Asher's Dad ๐ Opinions are my own
@smus.com
hapax legomenon odin khaldun interaction engineer lowercase philosophant https://smus.com
@churowa.bsky.social
@davejewing.bsky.social
@alexandradove.bsky.social
@espiers.bsky.social
NYT opinion writer, Slate Money co-host, Dem messaging consultant, NYU prof, former EIC The New York Observer, Dealbreaker founder and Gawker founding editor. Brooklyn via Bama. Rednexican. Striver with no chill. https://linktr.ee/elizabethspiers
@acmelendrez.bsky.social
Formerly Elected San Mateo Democratic Party, @cademocrats.bsky.social Executive Board & Legislation Committee, DNC delegate. Alum: @yimbyaction.bsky.social, Housing Leadership Council ๐บ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฆ๐ซ
@countyofsanmateo.bsky.social
News, events & info from the County of San Mateo, protecting & enhancing the community's health, safety, welfare & natural resources.
@mmautner.bsky.social
Software + economics ๐ ๐ถ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐ Urban environmentalist, pro-freedom of movement & love
@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/
@dataandpolitics.net
Data and Politics. Engineer, then academic, now engineer again. Daytime is AI/ML research. I care a lot about the open Internet and security. Wikipedia administrator. Very San Francisco with an ATLien heart. A widow who misses their husband. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@rarebodyoils.bsky.social
in a city brass and ink i wandered crisping cinder scrolls to dust, breaking cryptic little emblems in my hands. you were never quite sure what i was, gentle witness that you played, and i was never really there
@massicotte.org
apple platform dev, outdoors, justice, games, he/him Every problem has a simple wrong answer https://github.com/mattmassicotte https://www.massicotte.org https://mastodon.social/@mattiem
@missionlocal.org
Independent, nonprofit news for San Francisco. Sign up for our newsletter: https://missionlocal.org/subscribe-to-the-mission-local-newsletter/ Donate to keep us writing: https://missionlocal.org/support-our-publication/
@itseieio.bsky.social
the internet can still be fun! https://onemillioncheckboxes.com โข http://eieio.games
@charity.wtf
cofounder/CTO @honeycombio, co-author of Observability Engineering and Database Reliability Engineering. I test in production and so do you. ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฆ
@polphilpod.bsky.social
Host of the Political Philosophy Podcast & editor of What is Freedom with OUP. Politics, philosophy, religion, & the odd food pics
@ass.golf
I draw the webcomic QUESTIONABLE CONTENT which is about robots who want to smooch www.ass.golf you can also find me on patreon: www.patreon.com/jephjacques My dog's name is Ollie and he is a smooth collie
@joshuaholland.bsky.social
Burned out political writer and podcast/radio talker. I was a regular contributor to Rolling Stone and The Nation and a staff writer for Bill Moyers, among others. Scuba diver and dog guy. https://weve-got-issues.simplecast.com/
@stevestreza.com
By day, senior iOS engineer @ Kickstarter. By night, making awesome VTuber merch at @DokiDreamers.bsky.social. Avatar by projecttiger.carrd.co. They/them. Masto: https://indieweb.social/@stevestreza Twitter: @SteveStreza