Reposted by Tim PaulTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"Are you selling me a solution or a dependency?" is a question I think more people should ask. 4639431081
Reposted by Tim PaulIgnacia Orellana @ignaciaorellana.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I’ve been thinking a lot about how easy it is for teams to get caught up in following a methodology. I did some work recently to try to communicate the core messages behind the agile-user centred methodology. And now I have written something about it. ignaciaorellana.com/posts/beyond... 1125
Reposted by Tim PaulLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 05/09/2026As gangs of masked men block Dover port, I will just leave this here www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comFive Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance 3923951157
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 23/08/2026You know when people argue that we shouldn't give generative AI such a hard time, because other industries are worse for the environment? Here's a short post I wrote about that www.timpaul.co.uk/posts/tu-quo... 041
Reposted by Tim PaulCoco @cocochan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Whoever those lucky civil servants are who get the secondments into mayoral authorities, I hope they have the subtle balance of enough self-confidence to drive the roles forward, tempered with enough humility to recognise the skills and expertise that already exist locally. No superheroes, please. 0152
Reposted by Tim PaulMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 20/08/2026If we don’t act, the climate crisis could cost London up to £36bn a year by the 2050s. After another summer of record-breaking heat, now is the time to adapt homes, neighbourhoods and infrastructure to be ready for a hotter future. 1419259
Reposted by Tim PaulAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Imagine if hundreds of people died in hurricane or floods smashing through Europe Heatwaves have already killed that many ppl. They are a silent killer in that they dont generate outrage or fear. Hope this by @economist.com helps save lives as Europeans wake up to danger bsky.app/profile/eate... 331244673
Reposted by Tim PaulDan Hon @danhon.com · 06/08/2026Land Acknowledgments, but make them Data Acknowledgments that AI providers are required to display and recite before any session may begin. 1348
Reposted by Tim PaulSarah Gold 🇵🇸 ✊🏼 🕊️ @sarahtgold.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Blogged about why the PM's plans to scrap Digital ID is the wrong right decision medium.com/writing-by-i... 052
Reposted by Tim PaulTom Loosemore @tomski.com · 18/07/2026Deckchair shuffling is for the unserious. loosemore.com/2026/07/18/d...loosemore.comDeckchair shuffling is for the unseriousThe FT and Guardian report that the new PM will disband the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSIT), splitting its functions between a beefed-up Department for Business and Trade (D… 32612
Reposted by Tim PaulFrankie Roberto @frankieroberto.com · 16/07/2026The GOVUK design system team have today added the interruption page pattern and component: design-system.service.gov.uk/patterns/int... - based on previous work by teams across government. 🎉 This is a great example of where it is sometimes helpful to add some friction into a digital journey.design-system.service.gov.ukInterruption pagesPause the user journey to give them important information 0186
Reposted by Tim PaulSarah Drummond @rufflemuffin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Took a break to build BinFax for the people of Clacton binfax.netlify.app 57634
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 01/07/2026➡️ You can find out more about the role and apply here: lnkd.in/euWgJBmY 000
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 01/07/2026➡️ You can join our open Q&A on Teams, 8 July 1-1:30pm: lnkd.in/eFj3-Xp6 100
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 01/07/2026🚨🚨🚨 We're hiring User Researchers at GDS's Incubator for AI - come join our growing UCD team 😀 More details and links in 🧵 101
Reposted by Tim PaulTom Loosemore @tomski.com · 17/06/2026There's some genuinely excellent use of LLMs in all this. takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/build-gemi...takes.jamesomalley.co.ukHere's how the government is using AI to speed up the planning systemThese two new systems could be genuinely revolutionary 2116
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 17/06/2026Nice! Was chatting about just this with @kubabartwicki.bsky.social last week. This arms race condition will apply to any government service that allocates a finite resource - eg. most of them. I fear the real risk will be we end up punishing legitimate applicants 020
Reposted by Tim PaulAoife @chiefbreenie.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Senior Service Designer Closes 1 July www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg... 013
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 15/06/2026Just went for a tinnitus-related ear test last week, so can relate. For me, cause unclear - I’m guessing a lifetime of headphones, gigs and (in the olden days) clubs… 100
Reposted by Tim PaulCoco @cocochan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK saves 'millions' of pounds by ditching Palantir for refugee systemThe government said its in-house IT system was 13113
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 18/03/2026Would love to hear those thoughts - half assembled or otherwise 😃 000
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 17/03/2026Honestly, I spent more time trying to overcome Apple’s draconian audio playback policies than any actual app features. They are so determined to get you into the App Store 😔 110
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 17/03/2026Hey this is lovely! ☺️ Kind of what I set out to make before my hard pivot into drone 110
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 17/03/2026Here's a blog post about a thing I made recently 😊 www.timpaul.co.uk/posts/doom-loops/ And here's the thing: doomloop.cc 2133
Reposted by Tim PaulKyle Shevlin (he/him) @kyleshevl.in · 03/03/2026*Means of production dramatically improves* Me: Sweet. I make same stuff in less time now. Them: No, no, no! You must make more stuff in same time. Never same stuff in less time, silly peasant. 1359
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 28/02/2026It’s Google’s code editor with Gemini built in, so I’m guessing it’s a similar experience to Claude code plus an IDE! 020
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 28/02/2026So funny - I am literally coding a drone synth/sequencer with Antigravity right now 310
Reposted by Tim PaulMartin Wright @mynameismartin.co.uk · 15/02/2026Report from the field, trying to figure out if I'm about to be automated out of a job. www.mynameismartin.co.uk/blog/how-im-...mynameismartin.co.ukHow I’m dealing with the pressure to adopt AI as a designer — mynameismartinI’ve spent the last month trying to catch up with AI in design, and I have news. Things haven't settled, the ground is still moving, and sitting with uncertainty might be the best position right now 174
Reposted by Tim PaulHarry Metcalfe @harrym.com · 14/02/2026A certain campaign website launched last week was a bit security-broken, in a way that has wider lessons for AI-coded stuff. Writing 👇 blog.harrym.com/p/hold-the-s...blog.harrym.comHold the security: a vibe-coding storyVibe-coded doesn't mean vibe-secure, so we should try and stop the internet being full of even more broken things 046
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 12/02/2026I just completed it - thanks for the nudge 🙏 Perhaps it was down temporarily? 120
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 05/01/2026Happy new year! Here's a thing about some less serious AI experiments I did over the Xmas break: www.timpaul.co.uk/posts/xmas-2... 2132
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 30/12/2025Xmas break silliness - I thought I'd combine multiple NY resolutions and learn Spanish whilst running and listening to home made verb-conjugation-techno (built with 11 Labs and Strudel) soundcloud.com/timpaul-1/se...soundcloud.comSer (proof of concept)Quick sketch of an idea to combine text-to-voice with Strudel live coding to make running music that can also help me learn Spanish! 130
Reposted by Tim PaulDuncan Brown @duncanjbrown.com · 27/12/2025My 2025 #yearnote as—sorry!—a listicle. mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/2025/mechanicalsurvival.com10 lessons from 2025Technology & identity in GDS and the NHS 3175
Reposted by Tim PaulAnna Goss @annagoss.co · 22/10/2025wrote down some stuff about closing FF Studio, what I was proud of and what I'd do differently if I did it again notes.annagoss.co/closing-ff/notes.annagoss.coDesigning a design studioAnna Goss, service designer 4316
Reposted by Tim PaulDuncan Brown @duncanjbrown.com · 18/10/2025Clichés take hold in political language, a vicious cycle that runs through campaign speeches, through citizens’ expectations, and down into the software we build or procure by cliché, whose accordingly poor performance invites further calls for simplification. mechanicalsurvival.com/blog/design-...mechanicalsurvival.comDesign by clichéWe reject cliché. We require true names 163
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 06/10/2025Had a very enjoyable top deck, front seat bus ride to work, chatting on Signal to @duncanjbrown.com about this absolute banger of a talk he gave 0100
Tim Paul @timpaul.co.uk · 08/09/2025Oh god we literally bought a fridge from them yesterday and I’ve already fielded one cold call to upsell me insurance 210