Toronto/LA Documentary Film Festival @docfestival.bsky.social 4 tiers to enhance your film.
- in person fest
- audience feedback video
- podcast interview
- virtual showcase
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/toronto-festival/
https://filmfreeway.com/TorontoDocumentaryFilmFestival
Gil Durán @gilduran.com California writer. Ida Tarbell stan.
Author: NYT Bestselling “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy.” https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Nerd-Reich/Gil-Duran/9781668221402
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Heather Burns @heatherburnstech.bsky.social freelance UK tech policy x human rights / midlife MPhil student @ Strathclyde Law School, researching US tech policy x Christian Nationalism / IANAL / https://heatherburns.tech / 💬 on Signal / open to work, hire me pls / "bad ass Glaswegian" apparently
Rachel @rachelneedsanap.bsky.social Religious Studies & Hebrew Bible PhD student📚/Jewish✡️/ADHD & Autistic🎧/Mythology Nerd🏺/Recovering Attorney ⚖️/Perpetually Sleepy💤
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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social Historian/art historian (12C & 18C esp), lover of Old Roses, literature, art, music, pigeons & other cute creatures! Trans-inclusive egalitarian #FBPE #UKEUFriend #Aspie
GilchristHeritage at the Other Place. Posts in personal capacity.
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Chris Ward @mostxlnt.com Writer since I was 6. Earned my living writing for 25 years. Now teach for a living & write for fun in the South of France. @mostxlnt everywhere. mostxlnt.com for longer meanderings.
Naive art, landscapes, beaches, opera esp. Mozart, cook, pride.
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Here is mostly politics, food; fetish stuff on the alt. TERFs not welcome.
grahamix @smack.co.uk 50-something gay geek in North London. Woke as fuck. Cancelling patriachs left, right and centre. "Combat sodomite" in training.
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Kelvyn Taylor @vibroseis.bsky.social Ex-seismic layabout. Former editor of Personal Computer World magazine (UK) and deputy editor of PC Mag (UK). Copywriter, guitarist, grandad. Coach parties welcome.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4NZ9fFEB04t6Awy8ajslle?si=zEdzN8BjQH-Yrck-Ms1oMw
Rik Ferguson @rikferguson.com Immigrant. VP Security Intelligence @Forescout, Co-founder @RespectInSec. Board @vaultree, Cybersecurity Futurist, Researcher, Award-winning writer/producer. He/Him. Pussy in bio.
Substack - Ferguson.ink
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The Crazy World of Arthur Brownlow @wazzock.eurosky.social Here because there's nowhere else to go now. And you know what? I'm rather enjoying it. See pinned post regarding what makes me tick and if you're going to follow me, POST SOMETHING!
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Jeff Ondich @ondich.bsky.social Minnesotan, professor, programmer. ICE out of everywhere.
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Dan Hon @danhon.com Hi, it's me, I'm the problem etc etc
me: about.danhon.com
work: verylittlegravitas.com/
show: verylittlegravitas.com/how-people-work/live
newsletter: thingsthatcaughtmyattention.com
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social Political Communication Prof at GWU. Flaming Hydra.
I write about the history and future of tech and politics. My next book, Vaporware, Inc.: How Silicon Valley Sells the Future to Control the Present, arrives on January 12, 2027.
Davekarpf.beehiiv.com
midshipnews.org @midshipnews.org MASKIROVKA my first novel is out !
5.0 out of 5 stars: Page turner, brilliant new Cold War thriller.
👉 https://amzn.eu/d/2IHjNWV
Grey ships, black boats
Once a midship, always a midship!
https://www.midshipnews.org/
Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social Researcher, therapist, heavily caffeinated. Frequently described as a bit of a handful. 🖤 (She/her) 🏳️⚧️ jessk.org/blog
ModernDayNTK @modernday.ntk.net via http://NTK.net : premier lifestyle destination for '90s dotcom burnouts and has-beens
Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social MINNEAPOLIS. ALSO: SAINT PAUL. This is the ideal BlueSky bio. You should copy it. ALT: Circle is hot dog man putting ketchup on himself. Banner is me as Jimmy Carter. /j /hj /s
Project Moonbase @projectmoonbase.com Project Moonbase - The Historic Sound of the Future | Unusual music show I
Podcast | Space cult. DJ Bongoboy & MC Zirconium
The Multiverse, Edinburgh
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Electrasy @electrasy.online British alt-rock band behind top 20 hit #MorningAfterglow, #CosmicCastaway, #MillionPictures + more. Grit, melody & heart from the 90s that still burns bright today. New music, live energy & lost gems on Bandcamp and YouTube ➡️ https://linktr.ee/electrasy
Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social SFF author, triple Hugo award winner (and three times Locus award too), over a million books sold.
Mostly on Mastodon: @cstross@wandering.shop
Blog: https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/
Joelle McTigue 📷 @joellemctigue.bsky.social Artist examining memory as unstable matter shaped by movement, repetition, access, power, and erasure. Madrid. joellemctigue.com
Shortwave Radiogram @swradiogram.bsky.social Transmitting text and images via analog shortwave radio broadcasting. See http://swradiogram.net . Produced and presented by Kim Andrew Elliott.
Some listeners are reporting decodes to @SWRadiogram on X.
Cyberflaneurs @cyberflaneurs.bsky.social
🇨🇦𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙙𝙮🇺🇦 @multiverseandy.bsky.social #NAFO #BLM #landback #MMIWG - Cannabis botanist - Musician/DJ - Photography - Gibson - King - Moorcock - Rucker - Ellison - Zelazny - Philip K Dick - Carlin - Zappa - King Crimson - Brian Eno - Bjork - tool - Little Feat - extroverted atheist
Danny Palmer @dannypalmer.bsky.social Freelance cybersecurity journalist & writer. Welsh. SE London.
Also likely to post about games, rugby, F1, wrestling & the cat.
I have a Simpsons reference for every occasion.
Lucy R. Fisher @richmondie.bsky.social Editor, proofreader, photographer, writer, painter, artist, singer. Lives in London, United Kingdom.
Garbage Day @garbageday.email I'm a newsletter (and sometimes other stuff) about the internet (and sometimes other stuff)
Rhapsody Angel @rhapsodyangel.bsky.social Sci Fi, fantasy and Astronomy geek.
https://ko-fi.com/amanda1971
Robert Baldock @robertbaldock.bsky.social Space age bachelor by night and co-presenter of:
Project Moonbase: @projectmoonbase.com
AMS: @aleatorymusic.bsky.social
Ellen Reynor @ellenrey.bsky.social PhD, academic, Dyslexia, UDL. formerly Dublin City University. Retired. Tennis fan, rugby too.
Cate Adams @cate-adams.bsky.social CateAdams on AO3.
Kirk/Spock fanfiction writer.
I road bike, swim, sorta run, look at rocks and cats and drink coffee. And martinis.
Brendan Alford @balford.bsky.social Professional Code Monkey, part-time ZX Spectrum tickler. Opinions my own etc.
Dr Nerdware @nerdware.bsky.social Subgenius
Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social Helping you better understand web accessibility for people with disabilities. Created by @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social.
DevonChurchLand @devonchurchland.bsky.social Extraordinary churches, enchanting art, deep history…
Unofficial Hackaday Feed @hackaday-feed.bsky.social Unofficial feed from https://hackaday.com/
Whaley Queen of the Woke @simonwhale.bsky.social Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.
I tend to tweet at night ....mostly
Follows Back Like Buffalo Bill With A Tub Of Lotion
Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social Wit, raconteur, bon viveur. He is none of these things. A purveyor of cheap mummery and piffle since 1976. Throws random words at a screen for Set The Tape. Bluesky’s foremost Biggles: Adventures In Time aficionado.
gurnaik @gurnaik.bsky.social "There seems little point in wasting time on such an explanation since you would be incapable of understanding it."
IT consultant at a global megacorp.
Not old enough to read DMs.
Occasional #Wulferhampton passer-by.
He/Him.
Alistair Kelman @alistairk.bsky.social Alistair Kelman, often referred to as Ali Kelman, is a prominent figure in the legal and technology sectors. Kelman began his legal career as a barrister specializing in intellectual property law, focusing on computer-based inventions. see: alikelman.com
Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social I had a marvellous time ruining everything.
Professor of Genetics @UCL, Public Humanities Fellow @SAS. Ex-President of @Humanists_UK Genetics, race, eugenics, books, cricket, +–=÷×
@kbjmanagement
adamrutherford.com
fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social Confess your sins anonymously - will the internet absolve you?
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Run @robmanuel.b3ta.com- N Nick Bristow @nickbristow.bsky.social Electronics geek, avid reader, radio amateur, and grumpy 60+ year-old who hates the Tories.
@mikecadden.bsky.social @mikecadden.bsky.social
David Peacock @pavonis.net Computers aren't the thing. They are the thing that gets us to the thing.
Retired: science s/w web & mob tech. Devon 🇬🇧
Into: Tech Innovation Apple #ShotOniPhone Science SciFi Music Books Walking Nature Cooking Dogs 🇪🇺🇩🇪
@davidpeacock@mastodonapp.uk
Paul Ockenden @ockenden.com Ex PC Pro columnist. Ex-owner of one of the UK's first digital agencies. Now happily retired. I was once famous for missing deadlines, now I don’t miss them at all!
Based in Shoreham-by-Sea (between Brighton and Worthing) on the Sussex Coast, UK.
Eating Beagles 🎱 @eatingbeagles.bsky.social No, we still don’t eat Beagles. Yes, we are Attorneys. Parody account of Beagles posing as real lawyers. The Grove & St. Petersburg, FL
Ian @ianrendall.bsky.social Games, movies, fishing. Used to do bass but not so much now. Portland, Dorset. Politically apathetic but definitely left AF.
Secret Edinburgh @secretedinburgh.bsky.social Underemployed flâneuse sharing info about #Edinburgh beyond the castle ie overlooked, neglected, underappreciated, everyday & mundane treasures inc
- Graveyards
- Guerrilla Gardens
- Street Art
- Indie Retail
- Hidden Gems
she/her
Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social A transatlantic podcast exploring the world of espionage, terrorism, geopolitics, and intrigue | Co-hosted by @chriscarrfilm.bsky.social and @mattfulton.net | linktr.ee/secretsandspies
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
https://linktr.ee/anneapplebaum
Gutsick Gibbon: A Gentle and Modern Ape @gutsickgibbon.bsky.social Loser ape with a poor grip on self control
Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/GutsickGibbon
BryanK @bryank1.bsky.social Left leaning, pro-Europe, pro-green, pro-compassion. Will follow back like minded souls.
Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social Award-winning #podcast preserving the stories of the #ColdWar before they are lost...
Listen & follow for free at https://coldwarconversations.com/
Hosted & produced by Ian Sanders, Fellow of Royal Historical Society & Manchester Museum
Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social "Top egghead neuroscientist" - The Daily Star
Author, science communicator/pundit, former psychiatry lecturer, occasional wit, frazzled parent, balding
The Idiot Brain 10 Year Anniversary Edition : https://amzn.eu/d/3GVTx02
Roger McCarthy @rogermccarthy.bsky.social 'Prince, I can hear the trumpet of Germinal,
The tumbrils toiling up the terrible way;
Even to-day your royal head may fall,
I think I will not hang myself to-day'.
(Chesterton)
Jens Scherbl @jensscherbl.bsky.social Tell ’em a hookah smoking caterpillar has given you the call.
Chorister9retired @chorister9retired.bsky.social The woolly headed Chorister bear belonging to Mary Hawkins. All thoughts his own, and certified full of fluff.
Ken Shirriff @righto.com Computer history. Reverse-engineering old chips. Restored Apollo Guidance Computer, Alto. Ex-Google, Sun, Msft. So-called boffin.
PA @perveen-akhtar.bsky.social Mancunian living in London
David Meyer @superglaze.eurosky.social Technology journalist and host of Tech Gets Real, singer and guitarist in The Board. Desperately trying to focus on nice things. However…
Homepage: https://dmeyer.eu/ / TGR: https://www.youtube.com/@TechGetsReal / The Board: https://theboardmusic.com/
@sashmanners.bsky.social @sashmanners.bsky.social
Marc Riley. @marcrileydj.bsky.social WILD DONKEY. BROADCASTER. The Fall 78-83. Not a real Doctor. Met Bowie, Woody and Ronno. Ner ner ner ner ner.
COLOSSAL 🛎️end…
Lisbet Sherlock @lisbet.bsky.social Historian. Writer. Researcher. Current projects: Tolson sister #suffragettes and history of @FarmWoodoaks. Trustee at British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social and Chair at Dorset Wildlife Trust @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
Corinne Salisbury @cjsalisbury.bsky.social Playwright. Theatre Producer. Geek. Multi-brained small-child-juggler. Exec Producer @Fifth Word, Producer @Company of Wolves. Playwrights Studio Scotland awardee. Often found writing feminist/speculative/humanist sci-fi/horror. Derby- and Sheffield-made
Liz @meejahoar.bsky.social Yanq-Aussie | longtime UK resident | recovering lawyer | anti-Brexit | pro-EU | liberal progressive | Harris-Welz 2024 | ally | GSOH
Iain Thomson @iainthomson.bsky.social UK journalist in SF covering security, space, and science, and stuff that looks fun. Into sailing, F1, F5, the Oxford comma, and Marmite.
All views my own. Signal: iainthomson.60 if you want to talk. Reluctantly siliconlimey on Insta & iainthomson on X.
ZDNET @zdnet.bsky.social Tomorrow belongs to those who embrace it today.
www.zdnet.com
Charles McLellan @chasm56.bsky.social Tech journalist (retired); mostly music, dog walking and DIY these days. If you’re looking, US border people, Trump is a Berkeley Hunt and ICE agents are murderous tools of a fascist regime.
Ian Williams @iandw.bsky.social
Gavin Syme @gavinsyme.bsky.social Retired most IT related job titles you can stick manager at the end of.
Possibly because when my manager was told that IT should have someone in a particular role because the Scottish Government said so, I was it.
Can provide loans of #proofofcat
Emmanuel PARODY @eparody.bsky.social Journaliste, consultant, analyste tech et économie des medias. Ex Sec général du GESTE. Adtech Club, ex mind Media Les Échos, CBS ZDNet, CNET, Gamekult
Declan Curry @declancurry.com Biz journalist for 25+ yrs. Thanks for following! Might amuse or inform. If you don’t like whimsy or sarcasm, look away now. No one else wants these views. 👬
Ian Fogg @ianfogg.bsky.social Tech industry analyst – Research Director AI, Networks, and Innovation at FDM CCS Insight
Signal: ianfogg.42
@ianfogg@mastodon.social
@ianfogg42 on threads (same username, but now inactive on twitter)
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social Writer, storyteller. Nebula, Hugo, Ignyte finalist. Work in
@strangehorizons, @Slate, @LightspeedMag etc. http://shivramdas.net. 2006 Time Magazine Person of the Year
scruss @scruss.bsky.social aka Stewart Russell: hairy old Scottish nerdy git living in Toronto
@c9j.bsky.social @c9j.bsky.social
@the-canary.bsky.social @the-canary.bsky.social He/Him | Boricua 🇵🇷💚 | Programmer (Full Stack and Game dev, Open-Source Advocate) | Artist (Photography and Illustration) | Love reading (Philosophy , sci-fi, sociology, computer science research papers) | Gamer | Film nerd | Eat hot chips and lie
Shane McHugh @shanemchugh.bsky.social Talking about engineering, technology, research security and systems thinking. Fan of cats, Arsenal, weird lit, and both kinds of music.
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Stephan Geering @stephangeering.bsky.social Chief Privacy Officer at Instructure. IAPP board member. Posts are my personal views. Dad, immigrant, tech geek. He/him/his. Substack: https://incbetter.substack.com/
Jonathan Zittrain @zittrain.bsky.social A small creature who likes to run around in universities.
Prof. Harvard Law School, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Harvard Kennedy School. EFF Board. Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and the HLS Library.
evacide @evacide.bsky.social Director of Cybersecurity @eff.org
Co-founder of @stopstalkerware.bsky.social
These opinions are my own, not my employer's
I did a TED talk once
Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com Political technologist, bringing democracy to the internet. Brussels, 🇪🇺.
• tech, governance, science, politics, philosophy, infrastructure, cats, terrible puns
• DASL, Eurosky/Mu, Modal
• ex W3C, NYT
• Signal robin.77
Katie Moussouris (she/her/she-hulk/she-ra)🌻 @k8em0.bsky.social Founder & CEO LutaSecurity @payequitynow MIT&Harvard visiting scholar, @MasonNatSec fellow, 1/2 Chamoru, 1/2 Greek all-American hacker
Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social Journalist, currently at The New York Times. I cover privacy, technology, A.I., and the strange times we live in. Named after the Led Zeppelin song. Author of YOUR FACE BELONGS TO US. (Yes, in my head it will always be All Your Face Are Belong To Us)
the grugq @thegrugq.bsky.social
Danielle Citron @daniellecitron.bsky.social Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law; Vice President of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative; #MacFellow; Author of The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age (2022) and Hate Crimes in Cyberspace (2014) 🍋
Lea Kissner @leak.bsky.social Security, privacy, respect. Was the Twitter CISO until it was terrible. Now LinkedIn CISO. they/them
Whitney Merrill @wbm312.bsky.social I nudge people to care about privacy and security. CPO/DPO. Privacy/infosec lawyer. Hacker. Fighting for privacy, digital civil liberties & the users. Ex @EA @FTC |my views are my own. I used to post on Twitter at @wbm312.
Kim Zetter @kimzetter.bsky.social Journalist - cyber/natn'l security. Speaker. Georgetown adjunct prof. Author - COUNTDOWN TO ZERO DAY: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
Signal: KimZ.42
https://www.zetter-zeroday.com
Alex Stamos @stamos.org CPO/CSO of Corridor.dev, teaching at Stanford.
Amie Stepanovich @amiest.bsky.social Privacy, tech, security
My opinions are mine.