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Sean Bonner is an author, artist, activist, and cultural alchemist. He is the co-editor/author of CRYPTOPUNKS: Free To Claim and wrote an introduction for Covert to Overt: The Under/Overground Art of Shepard Fairey. Since 2020, he has been involved in digital/crypto/art, working with artists and platforms, and as a Venture Partner with gmjp. He heads up web3 exploration for Obey Giant Art and co-created the virtual musician 8tari Lofi Punk with DJ Muggs. He was an Associate Professor at Keio University and a researcher at MIT. He co-founded Safecast and co-authored 50 Shades of Green: Reimagining Philanthropy. He is a published street photographer and experimental musician. He co-founded Cross My Heart Hope To Die and Saturday Night Massacre and has collaborated with monochrom and Soul Assassins. He also co-founded Coffee Common and the first hackerspace in Los Angeles. He has been an Artist In Residence at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, a Hacker In Residence at Sparkfun in Colorado, and an Entrepreneur In Residence at The Groop in Los Angeles.

Sean MacAvaney is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the University of Glasgow and a member of the Terrier Team. He earned his PhD at Georgetown University under Nazli Goharian and Ophir Frieder, where he was a member of the IR Lab. His research focuses on applying machine learning to problems in IR and NLP. He received the ACM SIGIR Early Career Researcher Award, the AI2 Intern of the Year Award, the ARCS Endowment Fellowship, and paper awards at SIGIR, ECIR, and COLING. Prior to graduate school, he worked as a software developer at IIT/SourceTech. He is currently looking for PhD students.

Stan Stewart is a pianist, composer, and songwriter who creates singer-songwriter and instrumental music. He improvises and adapts to situations, connecting with others through his creative tools. Some of his earliest memories are of playing the family baby grand piano and singing at church. He wrote his first composition on the piano at a young age and later taught himself guitar. He played in several bands while living in Europe and now writes and performs original music and poetry, often inspired by day-to-day interactions. He hopes to reach others who are unsure of their own creative process.

Steven Cravis is a pianist, composer and soundtracks producer in San Francisco. He is influenced by Sting, George Winston, Hans Zimmer and Andreas Vollenweider. His works have been heard in the award winning QUELL app, Calm app, Animal Planet, CBS, CNN, NBC, Matchroom Sport (UK) and more. He has released Soul Sampler Vol. VII and a 17 track piano album called Cloudwalker. Steven Cravis Radio is available on PANDORA (United States Only).

Terry Lin started Build My Online Store in 2012 after leaving the investment banking world. He recognized a need for resources to help people start and grow e-commerce businesses. Terry shares stories, experiences, and advice from e-commerce store owners through the Build My Online Store blog and podcast. He also runs his own online store and shares his experiences as case studies. Terry's background includes reselling textbooks on Amazon in college, providing him with early experience in e-commerce.

Arni is an Icelander living and working in Europe. He misses blogging and views this website as a blog, old school. His posts are short-form, ideally with a link for further exploration. He aims for weekly posts, ranging from grace to geopolitics, and considers the website excerpts from a notebook of his observations.

Chris Winters is a software developer and engineering manager at Turnitin. He is married to Barbara Alsko and they have one child named Ella, and three cats named Richard, Wanda, and Annabel. Chris is interested in technology, including feed reading via NewsBlur, and attends Ruby and Go meetings in Pittsburgh. He also enjoys vegetable gardening, reading fiction and comic books, running, and bicycling.

Bob Martens is the Director of Information Technology for Martin Luther College. He also teaches online at Martin Luther College and The College of Saint Scholastica, focusing on technology and its application in professional and educational contexts. Bob completed his PhD in Leadership from University of the Cumberlands in 2023. He is now writing and offering consulting through Living Water Leadership, a Substack site he started in 2024, to further his research into servant leadership and ministry. Bob lives in New Ulm, Minnesota with his wife and four children.

Fernando Gros is a writer and artist who has been sharing essays, music, and photographs on his website since 2004. Based in Melbourne, he has also lived in various cities including Santiago, Sydney, London, Delhi, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo. His essays focus on simplifying lives, healing relationships with technology, and fostering creative work. He is passionate about helping people unlock their creativity and believes in bringing kindness and mindfulness to personal productivity. He has a background in music and theology, and his work reflects his experiences and challenges in creative practice.

Anthony Ongaro is a writer, filmmaker, and creator in his mid-30s, currently living in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the creator of Break the Twitch, a platform focused on helping people minimize distractions, build better habits, and live more intentionally. Through articles, videos, and a podcast, Anthony shares his experiences and learnings on topics such as minimalism, mindfulness, and owning one's attention.

Henri Bergius is a hacker, sailor, and the author of NoFlo. He focuses on decoupling software. He created the NoFlo Flow-Based Programming project, which led to Flowhub. He has spoken at technology conferences globally and participated in EU research efforts, including Interactive Knowledge Systems and SmarcOS. He also worked on semantic web standards as an invited expert in W3C.

iajrz writes about a variety of topics, including personal experiences, setting up home infrastructure, and reflections on technology and society. Their posts cover subjects such as focus, arguing, and the importance of checking one's beliefs. They also share stories and thoughts inspired by others' work.

Daniel Andrlik lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia. He is a podcast host and producer, writer of speculative fiction, a rabid reader, a programmer, and a product management guru. He studied religion with a specialty in the Hebrew Bible for six years. He is a product executive.

Han Toan Lim is a testing crafter who shares knowledge about testing and other things on his mind. His blog reflects his personal opinions, which do not necessarily reflect the opinions of his employer, previous employers, or any association or foundation where he was a board member. He shares stories based on real-world experiences, with George being a fictive person in fictional situations.

Lenny Gale is a finance guy with a creative entrepreneurial spirit. He lives in Minneapolis, MN with his wife Shalva, their three children, and rescue dog, Lucy. He worked with corporate FP&A teams as a consultant for half a decade. For eleven years, he has sold Vitamix blenders through Life is No Yoke, a top Vitamix affiliate partner in North America. Lenny is at a turning point in his career and looking to buy into the next thing.

Zen Savona is a Software Engineer, musician, and human being. They primarily work with React, Elixir, and C++. Zen maintains a few small libraries and contributes to some larger ones on Github. Their music can be found on Soundcloud, and pictures are on Instagram. They can be contacted via @zensavona or email.

Eddie Shorer is a retired middle-school teacher from Los Angeles. He holds a BA in Japanese and English Intercultural Studies and an MA in Popular Culture Studies. He lived in Japan, teaching English and making tofu. Back in L.A., he owned a bohemian Internet coffeehouse and now drives old Saabs. A 23-year veteran of slot car racing, he presented papers on the topic at Popular Culture Association National Conferences between 2007 and 2021. He is the author of "Slot Car Racing in Popular Culture."