Back in the last century I followed a few key people (by which I mean "white men”) closely as the web evolved into an app platform. I just thought to look them up to see where their attention is, today. Maybe I’d find some new inspiration?

• Tim Bray is politically active in admirable ways, and into software architecture that’s deeper than my interests.
• Philips Greenspun cares mostly about planes and thinks a little too highly of his own social perspective.
• Craig McClanahan is retired and offline.
• Jon Udell is making Hypothesis happen, which is awesome.
• Dave Winer is still fighting for feed syndication, bless him, and too caught up in the Trump flurry.