Sacha Chua A fantastic and regularly updated blog with lots of content on using EMACS. The blog includes a lot of self-reflection on how to live and organise your life. She is naturally scientifically minded, and so likes to experiment with different ways to organise her life and see what works.

Maggie Appleton Maggi trained as an anthropologist but ended up working in big tech. She has an interesting and fresh perspective on technology that isn’t just reactive but also doesn’t blindly accept that new technology is naturally good.

A Smart Bear - Longform Jason Cohen’s blog about the business of start-ups. Lot’s of enjoyable and insightful essays from someone who has had success with several startups but also has the humility to understand that while talent and hardwork are part of success, luck and being in the right place at the right time also help.

Freerange Statistics Peter Ellis’s blog. Peter is a statistician who is currently the Director of the Statistics for Development Division at the Pacific Community.

Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science Blog with articles by Andrew Gelman and others.

Paul Graham’s Essays Paul Graham was one of the founders of Y Combinator, a tremendously successful start-up incubator. He writes very well and his essays cover a diverse range of topics.

Martin Fowler Martin Fowler is one of the thought leaders at Thoughtworks. His website covers emerging practice in the software engineering field.

Joel on Software Not as active as it used to be, in fact not really that active at all. But Joel has written extensively on the business of software.

Barnaby Wainfan’s substack A newsletter from a retired aeronautical engineer with an interest in homebuilt aircraft.

Blair Hudson’s Sublight Substack Blair is a friend of mine who now lives not too far away from me, and many years ago worked at the same firm as me. He’s always been an early adopter of technology and is now leading some of the generative AI work at the Commonwealth Bank.