Websites from United States

André Lametti is a pathologist with interests in cytopathology, head and neck/endocrine pathology, and technology applied to pathology. He is currently a Head and Neck/Endocrine Pathology fellow at UPMC in Pittsburgh, PA. He graduated from the Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology and Area of Focused Competence – Cytopathology programmes at McGill University in Montréal, Canada (class of ‘25). His interests include artificial intelligence, free and open source software, and self-hosting.

Andrew Lars Wilson is an academic entrepreneur, historian, writer, translator, and critical editor of Bartolomé de las Casas. He is a hurdler, hiker, cyclist, climber, and barefoot runner. He is also a builder, bricoleur, woodworker, and computer craftsman. Born in the USA, he feels at home in four continents and is a polyglot.

Carol is interested in various topics and shares her notes on this website. After blogging for around 15 years on php/mysql platforms, she now uses statically generated sites. This particular site is built on markdown files published from Obsidian using the Obsidian Digital Garden plugin. Carol can be found on Mastodon and Bluesky.

John Lanza is a writer, creator, business owner, podcaster, and speaker. He runs Snigglezoo, engaging kids to "Share, Save & Spend Smart" and empowering their parents to raise money-smart kids. John is the author of "The Art of Allowance: A Short, Practical Guide to Raising Money-Smart, Money-Empowered Kids" and "The Money Mammals Share & Save & Spend Smart Series." He enjoys running, reading, board games, trains, and computers. He is interested in the power of habits and the money simplicity shift. He seeks discussions to help open his mind and clarify his thinking. He also enjoys programming.

Paul Berens is a product marketer and business strategy leader with a management consulting foundation. He is currently bringing data products to market and helping build a SaaS business at VarianMedSys, with previous experience at HP and Deloitte. He has deep experience with product market fit, go-to-market strategy and product launches, positioning and messaging, integrated marketing / demand generation, SaaS, measurement and analytics. He is interested in resonant stories, unanticipated insights, transformational technology, meaningful relationships, and Arbejdsglæde.

Cedar Lehman (they/she) is a student political activist and an Information Science and Technology student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). They are a library enthusiast, an avid reader, and an occasional writer. Cedar is currently the secretary of the Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) at UWM and organizes with the Milwaukee Anti-War Committee (MAC). They advocate for free software and are interested in cybersecurity, IT-systems management, political theory, theology, freedom of information, and Minecraft.

Chia-Lun (Charles) Tsai is a Master of Computer Science student at UIUC. He reads books and applies the knowledge gained to improve his life. He previously studied Computer Science at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University and interned at NVIDIA Taiwan and Microsoft. He also studied abroad in Gothenburg, Sweden at Chalmers tekniska högskola. He enjoys reading for learning and growth and maintains a blog.

Evan Chen, also known as vEnhance, recently completed his number theory PhD at MIT. His thesis was supervised by Wei Zhang. He is a math olympiad coach who runs his own training program and streams olympiad math. As a high school student, Evan was an IMO gold medalist and a winner of the 2014 USA math olympiad. He wrote the textbook Euclidean Geometry in Math Olympiads while in high school. His hobbies include Arch Linux, competitive Hanabi and puzzle hunts.

Juxta Sprague is a young professional with degrees in both Science and Art. Based in the Midwest, Juxta researches, experiments with, and writes about technology in the 21st Century, focusing on the relationship between society, culture, and the technologies that make the internet possible. Juxta publishes writings on Cu29.Science and freelances as tech support for live events and media projects. In their spare time, Juxta streams video games on Twitch.

Stephen Hackett lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife, three kids, and a cat. He has been self-employed since 2015 and is a nerd for a living. He co-founded the Relay podcast network in 2014. He co-hosts the Mac Power Users podcast with David Sparks and Connected with Myke Hurley and Federico Viticci. Stephen also works with David Smith on his portfolio of apps as Managing Director. He has been writing the 512 Pixels blog since 2008.

Edward A. Palmer of Gemini Skies is a passionate and dedicated writer, digital artist, and photographer. He creates art straight from the heart, drawing inspiration from pain and personal growth. His piece, "Wailing Soul," was selected for the cover of the "Doomer Anthology." He invites viewers to explore his art gallery and get to know him through his creations.

Nick Palkowski helps businesses grow with video and live streams. He focuses on helping clients build an audience and increase sales. He also offers a 'Build Your Studio' course.

Eric Scouten is a world traveler, photographer, software developer, and digital storyteller. He works at Adobe, helping to implement the Content Authenticity Initiative. He shares his travel stories and other content through a newsletter and on social media platforms like Mastodon, LinkedIn, Facebook, and GitHub.

Nate Sykes is a small business owner and theater fan who lives abroad as a digital nomad. He previously ran The People Company, a staffing firm, which he sold in December 2025. In his spare time, he runs Understudies.org, a resource for NYC theatergoers that sends email alerts when understudies are performing on Broadway.

Sean Kelly is an officer in the US Space Force currently assigned to the Pentagon in Washington D.C., where he leads change in the commercial space sector and strengthens the space industrial base. Previously, he was an Olmsted Scholar in Seoul, South Korea. He has experience in satellite and launch vehicle processing and integration, Model-Based Systems Engineering focused on CubeSat architecture design, and as an Operational Test Engineer. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an MS in Space Systems Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He also attended USAF Test Pilot School, Space Test. His hobbies include outdoor adventures, cycling, cooking, astrophotography, and 3D printing.

David Lee is an MBA candidate at Stanford GSB and an aspiring builder in AI. He spent the last five years in Product and BizOps scaling Shippo, a Series E startup, to over $2 billion in shipping transaction volume. His work included pricing, corporate strategy, 0 to 1 product initiatives, and crisis management, contributing over $6 million in operating profit. He is the co-founder of DraftEdge, a fantasy football analytics platform. He also created an AI Agent Tee Time Caller that books Stanford Golf tee times. He completed his undergraduate studies at Cal Poly SLO in Economics, Statistics, and CS.

Tom Harner is a husband, father, and grandfather. He identifies as an analyst, sheep rancher, coffee snob, and book collector. Above all, he considers himself a lifelong student. He uses his website to experiment in public, exploring ideas through writing, software, systems, and small projects. He focuses on learning that compounds over time.

Ginger Locke is an EMS Educator and Associate Professor of EMS Professions at Austin Community College in Austin, Texas. She hosts the Medic Mindset podcast, created in 2016 as a resource for her paramedic students. The podcast focuses on job satisfaction and career longevity for paramedics. Ginger occasionally speaks at conferences on topics like human performance, communication, and education. She interviews paramedics, EMS medical directors, and EMS educators for her podcast.

Jim Eagar helps people learn about healthy productivity and wise living concepts. His aim is to help people live more self-aware and intentional lives, and have more fulfilling, happy, and purposeful lives. He is interested in productivity tools and using tech to live a more creative and intentional life. Jim is a retired minister, chaplain, lawyer, and JAG. He is married to Lanette and they live in Rapid City, South Dakota. He enjoys hiking, backpacking, Apple products, learning, and sharing his knowledge. He also volunteers as a park ranger.

Adrian Artiles is a software engineer and entrepreneur based in San Francisco. He is the founder of Kionin, a company that builds platforms. Adrian has a degree in finance and marketing and paid for college through day trading, building websites, and student loans. He previously worked for telecom startups in Chicago and San Francisco. He enjoys exercising, meditating, reading, socializing, and traveling.

Nathaniel Budijono studied computer science, math, computational biology, and computational chemistry at the University of Minnesota. His professional experience includes building ETL pipelines, researching genetic interaction networks, productionalizing explainable machine learning models, and using language models to study the linguistics of incels. He supports Nucleate Dojo, Socratica, and NAVA.

Ben, also known as Venya, is a musician and audio professional based in the greater Nashville, TN area. A recent retiree from the US Army in late 2024, he completed the studio engineering program at Blackbird Studio in March 2025. He now works as a freelancer, focusing on tracking, editing, and mixing audio. Venya plays bass guitar for various local and remote projects, including Colors of Creation, Fall Line Drive, The Void Conspiracy, and Mr. Mark’s Improv Jam. He is interested in making music creation more accessible through open source tools, open licensing, and shared resources.

Alex Wood is a software developer who works on agentic AI applications for Amazon Web Services. He has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Previously, he worked on inventory planning and control at Amazon.com and on the AWS SDK for Ruby team. He also wrote the Ruby runtime for AWS Lambda and worked on serverless tooling in the AWS SAM and AWS SAM CLI space. He has spoken at numerous conferences and appeared on several podcasts.