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Rian van der Merwe

// RIANVDM.COM

Rian van der Merwe is a product leader, curious learner, and music fanatic based in Portland, OR. He is a Director of Product at Cloudflare, supporting the Data and Productivity Platform teams. Rian writes a blog called Elezea for product managers, technology leaders, and other curious minds. He also maintains side projects including Listen to More, TL;DL, and a Last.fm MCP Server.

Product ManagementMusic Discovery
United States
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Richard Bloomfield

// RICHARDBLOOMFIELD.BLOG

Richard Bloomfield is a Product Manager and IT Business Analyst working for Workday. He lives in Dublin, Ireland, having moved there in 2007. Originally from Knaresborough in North Yorkshire, he also lived in Liverpool and Edinburgh. Richard has experience in the Healthcare, Telecoms, Utilities, Finance, and Online Gaming industries. He is also a semi-professional classical singer, having sung since childhood, and was a Lay Vicar Choral in Christ Church Cathedral from 2007 to 2015. He is interested in technology, gadgets, and cycling, using his bike as his main source of transportation. He is married to Louise.

TechnologyClassical Music
Ireland
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Magnus Dahl

// PIRUETT.SE

Piruett has been creating science fiction, fantasy, and general nerd content since 2007. Piruett is the creator of Selfiehösten, a photography project from 2013-2018 where they published self-portraits on Instagram to explore self-image and challenge male self-consciousness. Piruett is also compiling a lexicon of Swedish role-playing slang and is interested in older slang or terms that are not direct English loanwords.

PhotographyFantasy
Sweden
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Candost Dagdeviren

// CANDOST.BLOG

Candost Dagdeviren is a writer, software engineering leader, and problem solver. He focuses on creating high-performing systems and technology organizations by identifying the real problems. On his blog, he shares insights into humans, software, and leadership. He is interested in leadership, software engineering, philosophy, psychology, software architecture & design, urban & industrial design, exercising, finance, and Formula1 Racing. He is currently a software engineering manager at SumUp. He is also a part-time trainer for the AI Software Engineering Bootcamp by Digitale Leute.

WritingSystems Thinking
Germany
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Jason Moser

// MY.STUFFANDTHINGS.LOL

Jason Moser is a person that writes stuff on their website, stuff&things. They live in Central PA with their wife, cats, and a bearded dragon. Jason enjoys playing several musical instruments. They also get very involved in new technologies and are politically involved and progressive.

Central PA
United States
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Marjan Bugarinovic

// WONDERINGCHIMP.COM

Marjan is a DevOps engineer from Serbia with a passion for navigating the intersection of information technologies and sustainability. He is interested in topics such as Kubernetes, DevOps practices, Git, CI/CD, Observability, automation, and Golang. Personally, Marjan enjoys rock climbing, reading, exploring new things, learning languages, and playing the game of Go (Baduk). He uses this blog, Wondering Chimp, to explore and share his interests, both professional and personal.

DevopsKubernetes
Serbia
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Aditya Arora

// ARORA-ADITYA.COM
Personal
Canada
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Abhijith KR

// KEYAAR.IN

abhijithkeyaar loves text and bicycles. They make things with KL11 from Bengaluru and Kozhikode. They blog about things they ride, read, make, and appreciate at exif. Their current state-o’-affairs can be found at /now.

BloggerMaker
India
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Evgeny Lepekhin

// LEPEKHIN.RU

Evgeny Lepekhin is a leader and strategist based in Tyumen. He helps businesses overcome chaos, regain focus, and increase profits by building processes from scratch and bringing order to uncertainty. He consults with leaders and product teams, helping businesses increase profits through streamlined processes, clear communication, and attention management. Previously, he developed his own design studio for eight years and launched the online booking service "Okoshki." Evgeny also writes books, creates courses, maintains a blog, travels, and enjoys coffee and cycling.

Process OptimizationLeadership Consulting
Russia
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Gharda Derrian Tradewa

// GHARDATRADEWA.COM

Tradewa is a person with diverse interests who uses this platform to share discoveries that have shaped them. They write about topics such as statistics and personal growth. Tradewa can be contacted on Twitter at @gtradewa and on Github as tradewa.

Statistics
Indonesia
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Mark Ayers

// PHILOSERF.COM

Mark Ayers explores ideas publicly, reflecting on experience and sharing lessons learned. He aims to help others think better and to speak clearly. His experiences range from small towns to big cities, and from the Army to nonprofits and companies of all sizes. He values clarity, discipline, and the belief that thought becomes real when translated into accessible words. He emphasizes building, assuming good intentions, and keeping things simple.

Leadership
United States
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Daniel Steinberg

// DIMSUMTHINKING.COM

Dim Sum Thinking, Inc. creates apps such as Top Tracks, which transforms Apple Music playlists into radio stations, and Dough Temperature Calculator, a free app for bread bakers. They also host workshops and events, including sessions on Swift Concurrency, Foundation Models, App Intents, and Apple Intelligence. Dim Sum Thinking publishes a newsletter, podcast, and blog, and also creates videos and books.

PodcastWorkshops and Training
United States
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Ron Nelson

// HEREWITHRON.COM
Personal
United States
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Tony Xu

// TONYXU.IO

Tony Xu is a Software Engineer at LinkedIn. He is a father, husband, and cat owner living in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and son. Tony loves technology and follows advancements in web, mobile, and AI. He has a passion for designing and creating things with code. When not coding, he enjoys traveling with his family and making travel videos. He started his blog in 2018 to share his learnings and interests.

Web DevelopmentAi
United States
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Jeannette Goon

// JEANNETTEGOON.WORDPRESS.COM

Jeannette Goon is a PhD candidate researching media and cultures in Southeast Asia, with a focus on the female body. She also does strategic communications for the World Bank Group in Malaysia. Her blog (2019-2021) is a reflection of her pursuits and interests, ranging from essays on secular practices with religious origins to digital illustrations. She has previously quit her job to attend a coding bootcamp and started and sold an ecommerce business.

Southeast Asian StudiesMedia and Culture Research
Malaysia
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Bence Daniel Bodi

// BBENCE.ME

bbence is a GNU/Linux, cyber security, and free software enthusiast. He enjoys electronic music, particularly Braindance, and collecting vinyl records. He volunteers as an OpenStreetMap editor and holds a BSc in Computer Science from ELTE. Currently, bbence works as a Junior Information Security Expert focusing on Common Criteria while pursuing a master's degree in Cyber Security. He maintains a blog covering electronic music, libre software, OpenStreetMap, and other topics.

Cyber SecurityOpenStreetMap
Hungary
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Rachel Sheila Kan

// RSKAN.COM

Rachel Sheila Kan is a Change maker, Speaker, Author, Educator and Business developer in the Circular and Regenerative domain of Fashion. She is the founder of Circular Earth, a boutique Circularity Consultancy, and co-founded Real Circularity. Rachel also founded The Ecosystem Incubator, a collaborative working to create the future. With two decades of experience in design, product development, project management, and design management in fashion, she also lectures in the Business domain of Sustainability and Ethics as well as Business Development. Rachel is passionate about applying Circularity and collaboration to transform the fashion industry. She is the co-author of ”Real Circularity” and is a sought after lecturer, speaker and consultant in the areas of Sustainability, Circularity, Regenerative and living systems.

Circular FashionCircularity
United Kingdom
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Sean Breslin

// SEANBRESLIN.JP

Sean Breslin is originally from the U.K. and emigrated to Japan in 2001 after completing a B.A. Honours in Japanese language. He lived for a year on Shikoku before cycling to Kasugai in 2002, where he has lived since, with the exception of a few years in Inuyama. He enjoys photography, hiking, walking, and cycling across central Japan. He created his website to share photos and as a digital archive of his life for his daughter. He works as an English teacher and runs a school with his wife. He values being outdoors and exploring nature.

Japanese PhotographyCentral Japan
Japan
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Daren Lake

// DLAKECREATES.COM
Personal
Australia
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Moran Fong

// MORANFONG.COM

Moran Fong is an INFJ personality type who is passionate about cutting-edge technology, the internet, and society. They enjoy consuming diverse information and use their blog to document their life and various thoughts. Moran is interested in AI and technology and expresses a past desire to pursue a career in news. They value sincerity, even online, and appreciate the interesting individuals that make the internet a vibrant space.

China