Jonty
@fairless.xyz
Service designer, mechanic, & cargobike charity trustee. Used to work night shift. 📍Edinburgh 🏴
Some follow @dasbarrett.bsky.social because he's Head of Data & AI for Citizens Advice.
I follow him because of the deranged carbohydrate experiments.
I follow him because of the deranged carbohydrate experiments.
Buckle up friend it’s time for bread made out of crisps 🍞 🥔
Full disclosure it was not a flawless first attempt.
The aim was to make a loaf of bread where the majority ingredient is crisps.
1. Buy 450g of crisps, without shame
Full disclosure it was not a flawless first attempt.
The aim was to make a loaf of bread where the majority ingredient is crisps.
1. Buy 450g of crisps, without shame
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Some follow @dasbarrett.bsky.social because he's Head of Data & AI for Citizens Advice.
I follow him because of the deranged carbohydrate experiments.
I follow him because of the deranged carbohydrate experiments.
Reposted by Jonty
New favourite about page. www.vhely-hutchinson.com/about
About — Victoria Hely-Hutchinson
www.vhely-hutchinson.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
New favourite about page. www.vhely-hutchinson.com/about
Early morning squirrel patrol
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Early morning squirrel patrol
This meeting could have been a slow walk into the wine dark sea
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
This meeting could have been a slow walk into the wine dark sea
chat is this good
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
chat is this good
Scenes from an autumn run. Definitely up there as one of the top four seasons
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Scenes from an autumn run. Definitely up there as one of the top four seasons
Yes
I just wish for someone to market a eInk smartphone so successful that the internet would need to be completely rewritten to avoid video contents.
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Yes
Is the AI bubble gong to be as bad as 2008? @dsquareddigest.bsky.social says it'll be bad, but structurally less catastrophic.
2008 collapsed the foundations. But AI assets are still held as risk assets - meaning less essential stuff relies on them.
backofmind.substack.com/p/are-we-hav...
2008 collapsed the foundations. But AI assets are still held as risk assets - meaning less essential stuff relies on them.
backofmind.substack.com/p/are-we-hav...
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Is the AI bubble gong to be as bad as 2008? @dsquareddigest.bsky.social says it'll be bad, but structurally less catastrophic.
2008 collapsed the foundations. But AI assets are still held as risk assets - meaning less essential stuff relies on them.
backofmind.substack.com/p/are-we-hav...
2008 collapsed the foundations. But AI assets are still held as risk assets - meaning less essential stuff relies on them.
backofmind.substack.com/p/are-we-hav...
Reposted by Jonty
We've written about the 5 things that are needed in any scenario to create an organisation that can design and deliver services well
This is for all the people stepping into leading service design, whether it's in their title or not.
good.services/writing/comm...
This is for all the people stepping into leading service design, whether it's in their title or not.
good.services/writing/comm...
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
We've written about the 5 things that are needed in any scenario to create an organisation that can design and deliver services well
This is for all the people stepping into leading service design, whether it's in their title or not.
good.services/writing/comm...
This is for all the people stepping into leading service design, whether it's in their title or not.
good.services/writing/comm...
Nobody's saying it, but bike + kids + council fireworks is one of the top 5 kinda evenings
November 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Nobody's saying it, but bike + kids + council fireworks is one of the top 5 kinda evenings
Absolutely sick machine. Nothing cooler than a fully loaded omnium. Will be watching out for this beast around town.
👍 "It's made so many aspects of my work easier or even possible. I really appreciate it!"
😍 We helped #AceCouriers get an #Omnium #cargobike
☝️ See our #cargobike grants to local microbusinesses
@edi.bike @laidbackbikes.bsky.social @davidfkey.bsky.social @fairless.xyz @sw20.info @edfoc.bsky.social
😍 We helped #AceCouriers get an #Omnium #cargobike
☝️ See our #cargobike grants to local microbusinesses
@edi.bike @laidbackbikes.bsky.social @davidfkey.bsky.social @fairless.xyz @sw20.info @edfoc.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Absolutely sick machine. Nothing cooler than a fully loaded omnium. Will be watching out for this beast around town.
Deadline: *approaches*
My brain & nervous system:
My brain & nervous system:
yup, that's me. i bet you're wondering how i got myself into this situation
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Deadline: *approaches*
My brain & nervous system:
My brain & nervous system:
Feeling overwhelmed? Don't be! There's a hot new solution in town: Kessler Syndrome!
Many of your problems will vanish along with GPS and comms. Total planetary lock-in is just a few Starlink collisions away ✨
Great podcast from T&R: pca.st/episode/2c13...
Many of your problems will vanish along with GPS and comms. Total planetary lock-in is just a few Starlink collisions away ✨
Great podcast from T&R: pca.st/episode/2c13...
003: The Space Trash Apocalypse You Haven’t Been Thinking About
pca.st
October 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Feeling overwhelmed? Don't be! There's a hot new solution in town: Kessler Syndrome!
Many of your problems will vanish along with GPS and comms. Total planetary lock-in is just a few Starlink collisions away ✨
Great podcast from T&R: pca.st/episode/2c13...
Many of your problems will vanish along with GPS and comms. Total planetary lock-in is just a few Starlink collisions away ✨
Great podcast from T&R: pca.st/episode/2c13...
I love Edward Hopper. This is 'Office in a Small City'. Go and look at some Edward Hopper paintings. They'll make you feel better. Or, at least, a little more delicate.
corporate AI hype rally got me standing around my apartment power disassociating. i’m listening to Enya and staring out my windows like this
October 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I love Edward Hopper. This is 'Office in a Small City'. Go and look at some Edward Hopper paintings. They'll make you feel better. Or, at least, a little more delicate.
Reposted by Jonty
Folks, I'm looking for a huge favour.
We (Transform Wales) are making some stickers to go with the book. There is one that is screaming out for a very specific style outside of our brand. None of us are graphic designers.
Would anyone be up for helping design it? Will share details via PM.
TIA
We (Transform Wales) are making some stickers to go with the book. There is one that is screaming out for a very specific style outside of our brand. None of us are graphic designers.
Would anyone be up for helping design it? Will share details via PM.
TIA
October 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Folks, I'm looking for a huge favour.
We (Transform Wales) are making some stickers to go with the book. There is one that is screaming out for a very specific style outside of our brand. None of us are graphic designers.
Would anyone be up for helping design it? Will share details via PM.
TIA
We (Transform Wales) are making some stickers to go with the book. There is one that is screaming out for a very specific style outside of our brand. None of us are graphic designers.
Would anyone be up for helping design it? Will share details via PM.
TIA
✨🤗 A Handy Reminder 🤗✨
Perfect timing for this story to drop on the same day Amazon lays off 30,000 workers due to claims of AI efficiencies.
If companies have less work for people to do, they don’t give you Fridays off, they lay off people until everyone has a full workweek.
If companies have less work for people to do, they don’t give you Fridays off, they lay off people until everyone has a full workweek.
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says AI will shorten our workweek | TechCrunch
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says that, in a few years, we should be working a 3-4 day workweek because of AI.
techcrunch.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
✨🤗 A Handy Reminder 🤗✨
Had a drink with the local window cleaner back in March. He already did our windows, but we swapped numbers.
Haven't met since, but he keeps in touch. I think it's my favourite friendship.
Haven't met since, but he keeps in touch. I think it's my favourite friendship.
October 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Had a drink with the local window cleaner back in March. He already did our windows, but we swapped numbers.
Haven't met since, but he keeps in touch. I think it's my favourite friendship.
Haven't met since, but he keeps in touch. I think it's my favourite friendship.
I need a version of the Bruce Almighty 'B-E-A-Utiful' / Lady Gaga 'B-A-N-A-N-A-S' spelling trick, but for the word b̶e̶a̶u̶r̶a̶u̶c̶r̶a̶c̶y̶ b̶e̶r̶a̶c̶r̶a̶c̶y̶ b̶e̶r̶e̶a̶u̶c̶r̶a̶c̶y̶ b̶u̶r̶e̶a̶c̶r̶a̶c̶y̶ fuck it
October 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I need a version of the Bruce Almighty 'B-E-A-Utiful' / Lady Gaga 'B-A-N-A-N-A-S' spelling trick, but for the word b̶e̶a̶u̶r̶a̶u̶c̶r̶a̶c̶y̶ b̶e̶r̶a̶c̶r̶a̶c̶y̶ b̶e̶r̶e̶a̶u̶c̶r̶a̶c̶y̶ b̶u̶r̶e̶a̶c̶r̶a̶c̶y̶ fuck it
This is why customer research is important, y'all.
If the GM CEO had popped out on a bike, she'd see drivers catching up on work, sending emails, and watching their favourite show behind the wheel, even today!
If the GM CEO had popped out on a bike, she'd see drivers catching up on work, sending emails, and watching their favourite show behind the wheel, even today!
“Imagine you step into your vehicle, you push a button, and it drives you to the office. You catch up on work, send emails, or watch an episode of your favorite show,” said GM CEO Mary Barra.
This exists, it's called a bus
www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/c...
This exists, it's called a bus
www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/c...
GM will introduce eyes-off driving in 2028 | CNN Business
General Motors, the 100-year-old car company, plans to offer Americans hands-free driving and the freedom to watch a movie on the go.
share.google
October 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This is why customer research is important, y'all.
If the GM CEO had popped out on a bike, she'd see drivers catching up on work, sending emails, and watching their favourite show behind the wheel, even today!
If the GM CEO had popped out on a bike, she'd see drivers catching up on work, sending emails, and watching their favourite show behind the wheel, even today!
This looks like a joke map, making fun of the UK as not a serious country - calling us "8,000 weird towns in a damp trenchcoat". Yeah we heard you.
But it's not a joke map. It's a very serious map. It reminds us to be on our guard against those 'Gramfy croojer' freaks in the next village over.
But it's not a joke map. It's a very serious map. It reminds us to be on our guard against those 'Gramfy croojer' freaks in the next village over.
I like to think that this map of all the regional names for woodlice in the UK could also be a map illustrating the new tribes of humans to be found on the same landmass after The Great Digital Crash and ensuing breakdown of society.
October 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This looks like a joke map, making fun of the UK as not a serious country - calling us "8,000 weird towns in a damp trenchcoat". Yeah we heard you.
But it's not a joke map. It's a very serious map. It reminds us to be on our guard against those 'Gramfy croojer' freaks in the next village over.
But it's not a joke map. It's a very serious map. It reminds us to be on our guard against those 'Gramfy croojer' freaks in the next village over.
Happy to report the Scotland East data centre successfully received its Lego v2 architecture update while meeting 100% SLAs throughout
October 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Happy to report the Scotland East data centre successfully received its Lego v2 architecture update while meeting 100% SLAs throughout
Reposted by Jonty
Clichés 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-...
Design by cliché
We reject cliché. We require true names
mechanicalsurvival.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Clichés 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-...
The intersection in the Venn diagram of people who appreciate this is the width of a human hair.
October 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The intersection in the Venn diagram of people who appreciate this is the width of a human hair.
*Record scratch*
*Freeze frame*
Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here...
*Freeze frame*
Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here...
October 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
*Record scratch*
*Freeze frame*
Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here...
*Freeze frame*
Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here...
Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
October 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...
Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...