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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 01/04/2026

getting medication for ADHD changed my life! (for the better)

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henry ✷ @strange.website · 01/01/2026

you’re right! it feels mostly awful to Go Online™, these days. the internet in a sad state, for reason after reason after reason. but there is a way to fix it; to trade the voidful howling for a quiet & joyful song. here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

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How to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 29/11/2025

Especially with the colder weather - helps to clear the head. Hope things improve soon!

ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 28/11/2025

Map tiles for www.toiletmap.org.uk are now completely powered using a new API running on an @cloudflare.social worker. Over the next few months we'll be looking to ship a new frontend experience and fully migrate over to our new API as part of our move from Vercel We have an app on the way too!!

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

There's always money for more driving

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 21/11/2025

and yes the artwork is wonderful!

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 21/11/2025

Snagged a great deal on a vinyl copy of one of my favourite albums. Couldn’t pass it up!! Certainly the new stand out LP in my collection

Two vinyl sleeves from the Lemon Jelly album 'Lost Horizons' displayed on a wooden table. The sleeve on the left features a bright, stylized vector illustration of rolling orange fields and a coastline under a blue sky. The sleeve on the right features a contrasting dark blue vector illustration of a city skyline and house at night. In the background, there are PlayStation and Nintendo Switch controllers and small potted plants.

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 14/11/2025

a fantastic first half to #ffconf - some really thought provoking talks!

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 14/11/2025

ooh! I’m about, been a while! Loving it so far

ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 26/10/2025

you can see why the romans left

ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 04/10/2025

real time networked game/app between deskhogs might be cool

ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 04/10/2025

May your desk hog bring you much joy ✨

ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 28/08/2025

it took a while but is definitely worth it! if you have a local independent gym instead of a chain they can often be quieter and have a really good supportive community

ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 31/07/2025

I haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but big congrats!! Is it the Today programme with Amol Rajan next??

Gail Ramster @gaillyk.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

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I’m an academic on the telly! Life ambition unlocked.

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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

The world breaks my heart every day in multiple ways, but also a bluebird alerted me to a barred owl this evening

A blurry cell phone pic of a barred owl sitting on a branch in twilight

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 22/07/2025

recently started becoming really paranoid about using Spotify because I have no idea if they’ll start suggesting unlabelled AI generated music / artists. I’ll be cancelling when my current subscription period is up I think

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 05/07/2025

The link would've been a helpful addition to the prior post: www.toiletmap.org.uk/dataset The data is refreshed daily by a CRON job

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Toilet Map: Our Data

ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 05/07/2025

We've just put our new Toilet Map dataset page live. You can use it to download a copy of our entire dataset to do with as you wish. It's licensed under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/...) I'm looking to put some time into documenting our API soon also!

ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 05/07/2025

Some Saturday reading 📖 My new copy of @gaillyk.bsky.social and @jo-anneb.bsky.social 's new book arrived just in time to pick up on my walk into town.

A café table with a cup of coffee, a glass of water, an almond croissant, and the book 'Designing Inclusive Public Toilets: Wee the People' by Jo-Anne Bichard & Gail Ramster.

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Gail Ramster @gaillyk.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

My book is published today 📚. It’s called Designing Inclusive Public Toilets: Wee the People, written with @jo-anneb.bsky.social. It’s part inclusive design guide, part manifesto for better public toilets 🚽. Buy copies for all your friends! 🎁. Here’s what you’ll find inside 🧵

Copy of the book 'Designing Inclusive Public Toilets' in front of white bathroom tiles. In the foreground is a rubber duck.

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 30/04/2025

I’ll be walking a marathon with some mates for Macmillan in May along the North Norfolk coast 🥾🥾 if you can spare some pennies for the fundraising it’d be super appreciated 💚 I’ll post some pics of the views afterwards www.justgiving.com/page/oliver-...

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 22/04/2025

Some time back in Norwich

A view of Norwich Cathedral’s spire rising in the background under a partly cloudy sky, seen from behind a curtain of green willow branches. A red-brick building lines a calm river on the right side of the image.

A bottle and a pint glass of beer sit on a weathered wooden picnic table, which is painted with colorful, peeling designs including musical notes and abstract shapes

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 05/04/2025

did you find anything good?

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 05/04/2025

oh interesting! I might go have a go sometime

ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 05/04/2025

oh cool! did you have to get permission?

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 27/03/2025

Policy idea: rail card allowance past the 26-30 year old cap for people who don’t own a car?

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 20/03/2025

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 02/03/2025

finally picked an IBM Model M up, I used one ages ago at work and loved it - well worth the investment

A vintage IBM Model M mechanical keyboard with a coiled cable is placed on a kitchen countertop. The keyboard has a beige and gray color scheme with a full-sized layout, including a number pad and function keys.

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ollie @olliethinks.co.uk · 16/02/2025

does anyone know of a nice open source smart speaker platform (maybe pi based?) I'd like something for the kitchen to set timers, play the radio, ask random llm questions to perhaps that isn't owned by a big corp