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People I Follow🔗︎

This list ended up being way longer than I anticipated. If I wrote about someone here, there's a good chance I've sponsored them in some way. Via Patreon, or buying merch, or books they've authored, etc... I would advocate that you do the same for interesting people that in some way, provide value to you. All are simply ordered alphabetically.

Bert Hubert🔗︎

I came across Bert's site via a post to Hackernews that linked to this article: Reverse Engineering the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine. Nowhere have I found a more concise and compelling depiction of how mRNA can be used to help humans fight pathogens. In '22, he wrote a fascinating little tool that beeps everytime google tracks you (demo here). More recently, he's spent time deep diving on climate change.

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Topics Bert covers

Bert's topics are so broad, it's difficult for me to articulate in a bulleted list. But I've followed him for:

  • mRNA Education
  • Climate Science
  • General Technology

Corey Schafer🔗︎

Credited by much of the community with the best free Python tutorials available. Corey is very good at introducing a topic, then showing you a more elegant / advanced way to do the same thing. If you want to get started with web development, Corey's courses on Flask or Django are top notch. I also highly recommend his videos covering VS Code (win/mac).

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Topics Corey covers
  • Python
  • Flask
  • Django

Jeff Geerling🔗︎

A tech generalist who regularly couples his educational videos with written blog posts (super helpful). He's authored a number of books, contributes to several open source projects, and is exteremely transparent about the challenges he's had with Crohn's... often raising money and advocating for folks going through similar struggles. He also does videos with his dad over at Geerling Engineering, a channel that covers awesome Radio stuff.

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Topics Jeff covers
  • Ansible
  • Home Automation
  • Linux
  • Raspberry Pi
  • NAS
  • Open Source Software
  • Home Media Server
  • Retro Gaming

Kirk Byers🔗︎

Kirk has a great free course geared towards Network Engineers wanting to learn Python. He also offeres several paid courses covering Ansible, Python, Netmiko, and Nornir... helping folks get started with Network Automation.

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Topics Kirk covers
  • Network Automation
  • Python

Scott Manley🔗︎

A dev for Apple by trade, but he rarely ever talks about that. No, this Scotsman graces the Internet with an uncanny intellect for Space, Physics, and Flying. He's a go-to resource for summarized space happenings with Deep Space Updates - Space News. Scott recently acquired his private pilot certificate, and shared this fun post being recognized over radio by a Blackhawk pilot. Lastly, I will never not be jealous of his Lego livestream builds where he'll crack open an IPA, build for a few hours, and banter with his followers raking in a few hundred from super chats.

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Topics Scott covers
  • Space News
  • Physics
  • Kerbal Space Program
  • Flying

Simon Sarris🔗︎

Professionally, Simon builds GoJS, but I follow for all the other things he spends time on. Primarily, the beautiful home he's built, but also, various writings and side projects:

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Topics Simon covers
  • Homestead
  • Wood Working
  • Tech

Simon Willison🔗︎

Simon is developer behind Django, Datasette, and my favorite GenAI utility llm. What I find most impressive about Simon, is his insatiable curiosity and sheer output. His blog is vast. Covering everything from data journalism to fascinating experiments and creative use cases for GenAI tooling. Simon has a knack for breaking down complex topics into digestible pieces. He also actively shares his ongoing projects and ideas through weekly newsletters and TILs (Today I Learned).

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Topics Simon covers
  • Data Journalism
  • Django
  • Datasette
  • Generative AI
  • Software Development

Tall Paul Tech🔗︎

An unapologetically brash Austrailian who knows a ton about RF & networking. Paul spends his time mounting Discone antennas, doing deep dives on packet captures, and occasionally plays music / cooks. If you're in networking, this playlist is a must. If you happen to live around Brisbane, he does do an annual meetup... Otherwise, you can find him on IRC.

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Topics Paul covers
  • RTL SDR
  • Tesla
  • Solar
  • LibreNMS
  • Wireshark
  • OSI Model
  • Multicast

Tim Urban🔗︎

The mind behind Wait But Why. Long form blog posts that take really complex topics and break them down into bits anyone can understand. Check this one out all about the brain, or this one about energy production. He also recently authored a book.

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Topics Tim covers
  • Life
  • Human Nature
  • Science
  • Stick Figure Art