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Vardhan Mahajan

// VARDHANMAHAJAN.COM

Vardhan is a software developer and researcher currently studying at UC Berkeley, where he is working on his undergraduate thesis on soil liqtion. He is the creator of ArnoAI, which aims to bring enterprise-grade AI automation to SMBs and professionals. He is also the author of 'The Unofficial College Playbook.' Vardhan enjoys building things, playing sports like Ultimate Frisbee, and tinkering with various tools and ideas. He aims to create useful things and help people, guided by the motto 'Hum yaha fun karne aaye hai.'

WritingResearch
India
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Brandon Crilly

// BRANDONCRILLY.COM

Brandon Crilly is a Canadian novelist, games writer, and speaker. He specializes in weird worlds with doses of cli-fi, characters on the sidelines and outside-the-box adventures. He is the author of *Catalyst* (2022), which won an IPPY Award for Fantasy in 2023, and *Castoff* (2025). Brandon has over 50 published short works and has contributed games writing to *The Expanse RPG*, *Shadowrun*, *Tales of the Valiant* and *TinyD6*. He is repped by Dylan Haston at Donald Maass Literary Agency.

Games WriterHopepunk
Canada
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Coy Lothrop

// COYLOTHROP.COM

Coy A. Lothrop is a fine artist, screenwriter, college educator, and treasure finder living in Northeast Texas. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, but has spent most of his life in East Texas. He holds associate degrees in Advertising & Graphic Design and Fine Arts, attended the Royal College of Art in London, and graduated from the University of North Texas. He earned his Master of Arts in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Tyler. Lothrop has taught at Kilgore College for 25 years, where he is a Professor of Visual Arts. He is passionate about connecting people through art and helping students find their voice. He is also a horror movie buff, a video game nerd, and an avid outdoorsman.

Fine ArtistScreenwriter
United States
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Vaughn Tan

// VAUGHNTAN.ORG

Vaughn Tan is a speaker, consultant, author, toolmaker, and strategy professor at UCL. He researches the difference between risk and uncertainty and explores the wider range of types of not-knowing. His speaking, consulting, and writing help leaders and their organizations understand uncertainty and design themselves to flourish in it. He is the author of The Uncertainty Mindset. He is currently a Fellow of the Singapore Government’s Centre for Strategic Futures, a research fellow at the Future of Life Foundation’s programme on AI for human reasoning, at the Ethereum Foundation’s protocols research programme, and at MOD./University of South Australia. He works with the leadership teams of corporations, startups, governments, and NGOs to develop their innovation capacity and ability to manage uncertainty.

Uncertainty ManagementInnovation Strategy
Singapore
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Bilal Özlü

// BILALOZLU.COM
Personal
Turkey
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Christian Praß

// PRASS.TECH

Christian Praß is a software developer who writes about web development topics on prass.tech. He covers subjects such as Astro, CSS, HTML, and Swift. His posts include guides, reflections, and updates on his projects.

Web DevelopmentSoftware Development
Germany
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sol2070

// SOL2070.IN

This website, sol2070.in, is a personal counter-cultural zine covering topics such as books, science fiction, psychedelics, anarchism, and free software. The site features articles and reading club notes on literature, anticapitalism, psychedelics, alternatives to big tech, and nature. It is built using free software and aims to be a safe haven free from big tech.

AnticapitalismPsychedelics
Brazil
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Emmanuele Villa

// EMMANUELEVILLA.COM

Emmanuele Villa is a lead mobile developer and senior technical consultant at Fincons. He designs and develops cross-platform applications for mobile, web, desktop, and TV, focusing on architecture, performance, and CI/CD pipelines. He works with technologies like Kotlin Multiplatform, React Native, Xamarin, and Android native, using MVVM, Redux, and reactive programming patterns. Emmanuele also teaches technology courses at U3 Carate Brianza and is currently pursuing a second bachelor's degree in History at the University of Milan, where he previously earned BSc and MSc degrees in Computer Science. Outside of work, he creates mobile apps and indie games and runs a YouTube channel covering topics like AI and quantum computing. His hobbies include ant keeping, videogames, D&D, and One Piece.

Kotlin MultiplatformCross-Platform Development
Italy
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Javier Cervantes

// JVRC.CA

Javier C is an entrepreneur and principal software engineer. He focuses on topics such as high-performance teams, continuous integration, and future-proof software development skills. He writes about asynchronous collaboration, AI tools, flexible schedules, and other strategies for thriving in the modern tech landscape. He also provides resources on Hypermedia APIs.

Software EngineeringHigh-Performance Teams
Canada
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Luka Prinčič

// PRIN.LU

Luka Prinčič is a musician, sound designer, and media artist living and working in Ljubljana, Slovenia. They specialize in computer music, elaborated funk beats, immersive soundscapes, incidental music for live arts and video, and digital media experiments. Their livecoding performance has been described as creating cinematic ambient soundworlds. As a veteran of the Slovene breaks and bass club scene, they have been organizing night events in Ljubljana since the late 90's. Luka Prinčič works at the Emanat Institute and runs Kamizdat, a boutique netlabel.

Computer MusicMedia Art
Slovenia
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Odoardus

// ODOARDUS.BEARBLOG.DEV

Odoardus is a PhD student in Classical Studies, focusing on "Ways of contact with the Intelligible/Divine in the Neoplatonic and Christian philosophies from the 3rd to the 6th centuries A.D." He was born in 1995 and is originally from Mafra, but currently lives in Lisbon. He is interested in Greek and Roman literature and art, Ancient Philosophy, Theology, Literature, Pop Culture, Technology and other random things, which he writes about on his blog. He enjoys reading, outdoor activities like hiking and mountain biking, and studying languages. He speaks Portuguese, English, and Italian fluently, and also speaks French and Spanish. He is currently studying Modern Greek and Japanese. He also knows Latin and Ancient Greek and translates things into Portuguese. His translation of Longus' Daphnis and Chloe will be published soon.

Classical StudiesAncient Philosophy
Portugal
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Raven Winters

// RAVENWINTERS.ORG

Raven Winters is a nurse, photographer, and Linux enthusiast. She identifies as a trans girl and practices relationship anarchism. Raven is a vegan for the animals, a leftist, and a union steward. She enjoys outdoor activities and considers herself a silly adventurer. She creates free-to-use photography, mostly landscapes, and shares her thoughts and experiences on her website and Mastodon. Raven has many interests and strives to experience new things.

Transgender AdvocacyUnion Steward
United States
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İsmail Efe Top

// ISMAILEFE.ORG

İsmail Efe Top is a student at METU, majoring in Foreign Language Education and minoring in Logic and Philosophy of Science. He is interested in Corpus Linguistics and plans to pursue an academic career in that field. He enjoys discovering new places, programming, and customizing the programs he uses. He created his blog site using org-mode and pandoc.

Foreign Language EducationCorpus Linguistics
Turkey
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Gabriel Silva Brandão

// CAIXOLA.GABRIELBRANDAO.NET

Gabriel Brandão, also known as Brands, is a 24-year-old Software Engineer and musician. He created this website, "Caixola do Brands," as a digital garden to document his learning process for specific projects. Currently, he is focusing on his Belting André Barroso Certification and migrating to Neovim as his text editor/IDE. He intends to write, draw, and record content related to these projects, though the site may evolve to include other topics as he explores new ideas.

MusicSoftware Engineering
Brazil
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Suen

// BDFZ.NET

SUEN SUEN studies with many so-called students, reading works by so-called ancient and modern people. Then, they believe or disbelieve. They seem to be associated with a school (看,這學校). They are involved in projects related to AI, including AI memorization, AI textbooks, and AI college entrance exams. They also maintain a to-do list and are connected to various individuals and groups, as indicated by the links on the website.

AI EducationStudent Collaboration
China
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Victor de Paiva

// VICTORDEPAIVA.COM

Victor de Paiva is a joguinista, producer, game designer, narrative designer, and writer. He is fascinated by games as a means of expression and by the miracle of seeing complex projects to the end. Victor is the Founder of Garoa Studios. He currently works as a Product Manager at Nuuvem and as a Columnist at Controles Voadores. His past affiliations include Caramelo Games, ACJOGOS-RJ, Itaú Bank, GDP UFRJ, and GameJam+.

Game DesignNarrative Design
Brazil
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Brad Sukala

// BCS.OMG.LOL

Brad Sukala is the Owner and Managing Partner of Fabrik Labs Media. Located in the Philadelphia area, he enjoys leading diverse teams to create engaging digital product and operational experiences. His strengths include providing structure to teams, establishing digital product strategy, and designing complex business systems. Travel is a passion, and he finds visiting new places and observing different ways of life fascinating.

Digital Product StrategyBusiness Systems Design
United States
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Koh An Ting

// KOHANTING.WORDPRESS.COM

Koh An Ting (she/they) is a reader, writer, and educator who delights in subverting genres. An Ting is the author of *Food Haikus* (Purple Ink Press, 2025), a poetry collection pairing haikus with photographs of Singaporean food. An Ting is also the author of *Fearfully & Wonderfully Made: Stories from Conversion Therapy Survivors in Singapore* (Rainbow Lapis Press, 2025), which debuted at number nine on The Straits Times Weekly Bestseller, Non-Fiction. In December 2025, An Ting launched *Makan & Meaning*, a YouTube channel centering under-represented books, with an emphasis on Southeast Asian authors.

Southeast Asian AuthorsConversion Therapy
Singapore
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Matthew Porter

// PORTERHOME.COM

Matthew Porter is part of the Porter family, along with Courtney, Avery, Gabriel, and Owen. He writes about topics such as AI governance, company culture, and personal development on PorterHome.com. He reflects on past experiences at companies like Contegix, IBM Global Services, and NetFactor Technologies LLC to provide insights on technology, policy, and human behavior in the workplace. He emphasizes the importance of intentionality, governance, and aligning organizational behavior with stated values.

TechnologyPolicy
United States
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William Mysterious Woodard

// SOCIALGAFF.WHIRLING.TOP
Tower Exploration
United States