Team Optimism
These are the very best people in real life that happen to also use bluesky.
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@louisgray.bsky.social
@sanbeiji.com
Technical writer, Android DevRel @ Google, helping devs learn about security, passkeys, and AI. Inevitable posts about double bass, classical music, mountain biking, celiac & gluten-free cuisine, travel, 學中文, 臺灣文化, etc. Pourquoi ça ne brûle pas?
@johnmu.com
He/Him - johnmu.com - Skeets my own. Google Search Advocate. For #SEO: g.co/searchcentral . Cheese. Watches. Birds. Spreadsheets. Do you like cheese? Say hi
@aaronw.dev
Open Source Engineering + Developer Relations at Microsoft + Azure ☁️ | Go (@golang.org), Cloud Native, Linux 🐧 🐍 🦀 ☕ 🍷📷 🎹 | Toronto 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧🇳🇿🇮🇱🌎 | 💨😷💉 | https://aaronw.dev/hello/
@haughey.com
Internet dork from way back You should probably also follow me here: https://bsky.app/profile/mathowie.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy Or my blog: https://a.wholelottanothing.org
@rakyll.org
Principal Engineer at Google. Simplicity and optimism. Personal opinions.
@parkermolloy.com
I write the media/internet/culture/politics/whatever newsletter The Present Age: www.readtpa.com Chicagoan / wife of @kaylapekkala.bsky.social / second favorite human to two dogs / not an activist / likes baseball
@aoc.bsky.social
Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible. ocasiocortez.com
@mmasnick.bsky.social
Techdirt guy. Writes about social media, copyright, free speech, content moderation, civil liberties and stuff like that. Once wrote a paper that may have helped inspire this service & now I'm on its board: https://bit.ly/protocolnotplatform
@kylierobison.com
nothing is real, you are dreaming, this is not a trash can, i’m an AI reporter for wired.com my two accomplishments here are that i invited AOC and i started the first-ever Hellthread http://kyliebytes.com • sf
@kristy.bsky.social
Bored Technologist. Aspiring Writer. This is a lifestyle account. https://www.thestraddlers.com/ 1887 forever 🧡💚🐍
@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
@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
@ogrady.ai
Writer, Photographer, boy+girl Dad 👨💻 Founded PowerPage.org in 1995⚡️ iStock by Getty Images contributor 📷 Bluesky user #11,326 🦋 #Norcal📍
@sarahjeong.bsky.social
editor @ the verge. send pitches and death threats to sarah.jeong@theverge.com
@realstevebeam.bsky.social
Baltimore Born. DC schooled. Dad. Engineer. MBA. Ride bikes a lot. Favourite bands aren't hip. Prefers British spelling.
@tiffani.bsky.social
@zeigen.bsky.social
Father of 2 in the Bay Area; passionate about running, Burning Man, live music, & justice. (He/him.)
@ranee.bsky.social
Only child. Startup Marketer. 5x exits, 1x IPO. PADI diver focused on reef and marine conservation 🌊🤿🪸🐳🦈
@paul.kinlan.me
Lead for Chrome Developer Relations at Google. Web Developer. Avid user of AI tooling. I live in the beautiful town of Rhuthun in North Wales. Learning Welsh and loving Wales. https://paul.kinlan.me
@jonwiley.com
I've designed things that saved you time. Texan. Occasional Kiwi. CO2 age 331.
@josephsmarr.com
Principal Engineer at Shopify. Former CTO of Triller. Former Principal Engineer at Google (NLP for Assistant, founding team for G+ and Photos). Former CTO of Plaxo.
@favorite.cat
@yourfondest love in Twitter and Instagram This account has nothing to do with my work as a grave digger, or as professional keyboard user, so don’t be uncool. 🆘 650-448-9052 / doug@favorite.cat
@delicioustoast.com
He/Him/Cis - Opinions my own, posts too, republishing disallowed. Mostly tired. Sometimes confused, sometimes annoyed, sometimes busy. #spreadsheets 🚀🚀🚀
@siegel.bsky.social
I use Macs to turn caffeine into bugs. Occasional KitchenAid mixer content tagged #Mixerology. He/him.
@thejournalista.com
I write. I tell stories. I'm funny. I'm cute. I'm fat, but don't worry, baby. You still love me. I promise. www.thejournalista.com www.thejudgereport.com
@om.co
Just a writer with things to say! ✉️ Newsletter: CrazyStupidTech.com 🔗 Blog: om.co 📸 Photos: PhotosbyOm.com
@persistent.info
Engineer at Sierra, formerly of Tailscale, Slack, Quip, Google Chrome and Google Reader.
@jedmund.com
Software designer @ https://jedmund.com Previously @ Pinterest (1st design hire), Figma, Slack. グラブルやってます・日本語OK
@kvox.bsky.social
Stubborn San Franciscan. Connector, reassurer, dog enthusiast, art collector, veteran technology observer and yes, optimist. Wrote Taking the Work Out of Networking. #resist
@jasonhowell.bsky.social
Tech Podcaster: Techsploder, AI Inside, Android Faithful, DTNS. Writer: ZDNet, Digital Trends, Micro Center News. Content creator: youtube.com/@JasonHowell
@jennab.bsky.social
@fredericl.bsky.social
Digital transformation leader. Grumpy. Newsletter: https://siliconfilter.com
@lizasperling.bsky.social
👋 Here for serendipity. Alpha girl, forever in beta. Mutt mama and amateur doodler. @lizasperling at 🐦 site
@dewittclinton.com
I work on machine learning at Google. Father, husband, and Eph. dewittclinton.com
@busterbenson.com
Founder of https://750words.com. Author of “Why Are We Yelling? The Art of Productive Disagreement”. Temporarily human. http://busterbenson.com
@notmrtibbs.com
Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot Tracker with @tonycal.bsky.social and @shutthedore.bsky.social Tracker: tracker.fyi More: bbhoftracker.com
@ljw.bsky.social
Product Operations @Google Prev: DevRel & Accelerators @eBay & some other places. FKA @pinkyswearing on Twitter
@kamilah.dev
🇯🇲 Engineering Leader at Gusto Board member /dev/color iOS enthusiast 📚 + 🧩 + 🥘 + 🎶 Trekkie 🖖🏾
@kennorton.com
Executive Coach to Product Leaders (he/him). Previously: 14 years at Google. 💚 I was @kennethn on the bad place. https://www.bringthedonuts.com
@shellen.com
Now: Something incredibly cool, I bet Then: Fable, Slack, Pinterest, Boxer, Brizzly.com, Google Reader, Blogger etc. shellen.com
@rickklau.com
Co-founder & CEO, Onsemble. Husband. Dad. Previously: California's Chief Technology Innovation Officer, 13+ years Google, FeedBurner. he / him.
@stevenlevy.bsky.social
Still writing. Editor at Large WIRED. Hackers, Crypto, Facebook: The Inside Story, Insanely Great and other books. Signal: stevenlevy.72
@b.astrel.la
usually thinking about what it’s like to be people on the internet married to @ericajoy.astrel.la
@cdibona.bsky.social
Released a few open source projects here and there. Dad, Skiiier, Nerd, Villager.
@alexwilhelm.bsky.social
I help host This Week in Startups and write Cautious Optimism! @alex over on twitter
@jguynn.bsky.social
Taking life one skeet at a time. Words @ USA TODAY. Find me at jguynn@usatoday.com
@jayjaffe.bsky.social
Senior writer at @FanGraphs.com, formerly SI.com and Baseball Prospectus, creator of JAWS, author of The Cooperstown Casebook (2017). Not sticking to sports or paying $8.
@ianbetteridge.com
Anecdontalist. He of the eponymous law. FRSA. Good at writing and sums. Degrowther, and not a fan of capitalism. Your pal. The Eye of Sauron, but for headlines. Made by socialism and immigration, which seems to annoy people.
@leak.bsky.social
Security, privacy, respect. Was the Twitter CISO until it was terrible. Now LinkedIn CISO. they/them
@tessr.bsky.social
head of product at OP Labs • former crypto lead at Twitter • @_tessr over there
@kantrowitz.bsky.social
Hello Bluesky! I’m Alex Kantrowitz, host of Big Technology Podcast and author of Big Technology on Substack.
@inafried.bsky.social
Chief Technology Correspondent at Axios. Huge fan of the sportsball. Also Lego. She/her Aiplus.Axios.com
@grantbrisbee.bsky.social
Union man. I write about baseball and make stupid jokes, not necessarily in that order. For a midlife crisis expressed through record collecting, follow me @mystupidrecords.bsky.social
@keithlaw.bsky.social
I hate your favorite team. Words about baseball, board games, food, and more.
@waltmossberg.bsky.social
Now: News Literacy Project. Then: WSJ tech columnist, AllThingsD, Recode, D & Code conferences, Verge, CTRL-WALT-DELETE. Opinions are purely personal.
@juliaferraioli.com
Doing open source-y stuff, probably full of bees. opensourcestories.org co-founder. Human to Luna Rae Muppet Show. she/her 🏳️🌈
@mathonan.com
Editor in chief of MIT Technology Review. Formerly SF Bureau Chief at Buzzfeed News. Formerly Wired. Formerly @mat on twitter. Discos in Frisco
@tiffaniashleybell.com
Programmer. Transilient. An internet person at The Human Utility paying water bills & freeing people from debt. Nerded out at Howard, Harvard Kennedy School, YC, & Stanford GSB. F1 fan. Spoke at TED. Black-Scholes-Merton FTW In LAX or FAY 🏳️🌈
@backlon.com
Currently working at Google. Formerly Verge, Android Central, PreCentral, iMore, etc. Posts about bikes, tech, and whether or not today is Friday.
@almaer.com
Bringing nuance to a knife fight 🔪, surprisingly older than @bgalbs Past: Ajaxian, Shopify, Google, Mozilla, webOS, and more!
@harper.lol
post-normal person harper.lol / reading.lol / photos.lol / harper.blog @harper on the other place
@hypatia.bsky.social
Security, diversity, housing, Canadian stuff 🇨🇦. Cofounder and CEO of @tallpoppy.bsky.social; more at leighhoneywell.com
@therealfitz.com
Chasing Wonder, Engineer, Author, ORD Camp Instigator, Feminist. Previously: Founder & CTO of Tock, Xoogler, Ex-Apple. He/Him. Optimizing for kindness wonder.voyage debuggingteams.com
@weatherwest.bsky.social
Climate scientist-communicator focused on extreme events like floods, droughts, & wildfires on a warming planet. www.weatherwest.com
@ekp.bsky.social
CEO of Project Include early investor, ex-reddit, ex-VC, ex-lawyer ellenkpao.com
@triketora.com
founder & ceo @blockpartyapp.com: helping you deep clean your socials and live a better online life harvard bkc affiliate. cofounder project include. early eng at pinterest, quora, usds. stanford bs ee and ms cs. 2022 time woman of the year.
@dandrezner.bsky.social
Political science professor, writer, podcaster, shaker of hands with Mel Brooks — you know, the usual kinks.
@rusty.todayintabs.com
Back in the woods. https://www.todayontrail.com https://www.todayintabs.com
@zephoria.bsky.social
STS researcher who likes to look at things sideways. Founded Data & Society. Topics: Census | Youth | Data | Society Microsoft Research -> Cornell (2025) https://made-not-found-by-danah-boyd.ghost.io
@sarahp.bsky.social
TechCrunch reporter and editor. Used to be @sarahintampa / @sarahperezTC on Twitter. Tips? Signal +1 415-234-3994 or @sarahperez.01 / sarahp@techcrunch.com. Bluesky user #591
@h.olysh.it
Semi-retired technologist. Did k8s, GCE, gtalk and IE. Figuring shit out. Protect Trans kids 🏳️⚧️. Seattle. Signal: jbeda.99 he/him
@apf.bsky.social
I like writing silly skeets, but that doesn't pay so I also make Google Chrome. mamá, Eng Director, volunteer at Second Harvest. 🇺🇲🇨🇷 Twitter: @__apf__
@joshuatopolsky.com
A man in trouble. Founded The Verge, The Outline, & Input. Rebooted Gawker. Co-created Vox Media. Runs Sherwood. Makes rave music. Likes beautiful things. Hates schedules.
@jenn.bsky.social
👀 chief looker, @bestofdyingtwit.bsky.social 🕵🏻♀️ chief lurker, @bestofnextdoor.bsky.social 🗣️ chief talker, @takpr.bsky.social 🙅🏻♀️ def not @myunhingedskeet.bsky.social
@filmgirl.bsky.social
Twitter: film_girl Instagram: film_girl GitHub: filmgirl Mastodon: film_girl@mastodon.social DevRel @ Google DeepMind. Past: GitHub. Lover of OSS, media, tech and pop culture. Journalist (Mashable, Gizmodo) turned developer. I host podcasts and videos.
@bradfitz.com
I do computers. Married to @radkat.fitzpat.com. Three kids. Xoogler. Go (#golang) team 2010~2020. Made LiveJournal, OpenID, memcached. Currently at @Tailscale.com making WireGuard easy. Seattle, WA // Bainbridge
@mollyknight.bsky.social
Journalist and author. My newsletter, the Long Game, is about baseball, creativity, and mental health. You can find it here: https://mollyknight.substack.com. My dog is named Canelo.
@mekka.mekka-tech.com
Building Digital Ecosystems at Google. https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke He/him.
@drewmagary.bsky.social
Defector.com. SFGate.com. Six books. I'm just here for a good time.
@ericajoy.astrel.la
southern roots, oakland blossoms 🌸 tech leader (ex google/slack/msft/github/dccc/parkwood) @b.astrel.la’s weirder half Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. -John Lewis there will be typos
@andyrichter.co
I’m here now. Listen to my podcast https://teamcoco.com/podcasts/the-three-questions-with-andy-richter Or the Andy Richter Call In Show on Sirius XM https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScn1XQMtQTx8JVuafOOEWBkdqDUHPXlX4KShxmuMSgwGt3pkQ/viewform?pli=1
@scott.hanselman.com
I want you to win and be happy. Code, OSS, STEM, Beyoncé, T1D, open source artificial pancreases, Portland, 3D printing, sponsorship http://hanselminutes.com inclusive tech podcast! VP of Developer Community @ Microsoft 🌮 http://hanselman.com/about
@kateconger.com
tech reporter for the NYT! co-author of CHARACTER LIMIT! signal: kateconger.11 buy our book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737290/character-limit-by-kate-conger-and-ryan-mac/ tour dates & translations: https://linktr.ee/kateconger
@caseyjohnston.bsky.social
Pre order my book, A PHYSICAL EDUCATION Coming May 6 from Hachette: https://www.caseyjohnston.website/my-work/a-physical-education science writer/author Newsletter shesabeast.co Author of LIFTOFF couchtobarbell.com instagram: swolewoman
@zoeschiffer.bsky.social
Director of Business & Industry at WIRED. Author of Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk’s Twitter. Signal zoeschiffer.87
@pbump.com
Washington Post: Columnist Newsletter: "How To Read This Chart" Book: "The Aftermath" Email: philip.bump@washpost.com Signal: pbump.11