Ollie Francis
@olliefrancis.bsky.social
Sheffield writer of epic eco-fantasy🐻 and the BadFiction podcast🎧
Exec. of Blank Street Writers 📝
Teaches literature and other stories 📚
Mostly cross posting from Mastodon - @olliefrancis@mastodon.world
Exec. of Blank Street Writers 📝
Teaches literature and other stories 📚
Mostly cross posting from Mastodon - @olliefrancis@mastodon.world
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Ollie Francis
@olliefrancis.bsky.social
· Aug 24
Introducing Four Mountains!
YouTube video by Hadfield Games
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I'm making a card game and sharing what I learn along the way.
Come follow!
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#FourMountains
#cardgames #boardgames #tabletopgames #gamedesign #indiegames #indieboardgames #kickstarter #crowdfunding #bgg #gamingcommunity #makingof #sheffield
Come follow!
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#FourMountains
#cardgames #boardgames #tabletopgames #gamedesign #indiegames #indieboardgames #kickstarter #crowdfunding #bgg #gamingcommunity #makingof #sheffield
Reposted by Ollie Francis
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Original post: mastodonapp.uk/@GetCarter/1...
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Original post: mastodonapp.uk/@GetCarter/1...
Original post: h4.io/@brettezelel...
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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I'm more convinced every day that I don't make my decisions based on logic but on emotion. What I choose to do is founded on invisible intuition pumps churning away somewhere in my subconscious that I have no access to except in the way they make me feel.
#emotion #emotionism #mind #decisionmaking
#emotion #emotionism #mind #decisionmaking
November 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I'm more convinced every day that I don't make my decisions based on logic but on emotion. What I choose to do is founded on invisible intuition pumps churning away somewhere in my subconscious that I have no access to except in the way they make me feel.
#emotion #emotionism #mind #decisionmaking
#emotion #emotionism #mind #decisionmaking
A cracking 300th episode from # TechWontSaveUs on the need to move away from US tech dependency, even beyond Trump.
#technology
music.youtube.com/watch?v=UR92...
#technology
music.youtube.com/watch?v=UR92...
We Need to Cut Our Dependence on US Tech. Here’s How to Start.
music.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A cracking 300th episode from # TechWontSaveUs on the need to move away from US tech dependency, even beyond Trump.
#technology
music.youtube.com/watch?v=UR92...
#technology
music.youtube.com/watch?v=UR92...
Particularly proud of our low-effort #Halloween decorations this year.
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Particularly proud of our low-effort #Halloween decorations this year.
Particularly proud of our low-effort #Halloween decorations this year.
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Particularly proud of our low-effort #Halloween decorations this year.
Always slightly chilled by the truth behind Hayes' words here: that personal property and the public good do not always align - and where they diverge, the law prefers to preserve the former over the latter.
October 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Always slightly chilled by the truth behind Hayes' words here: that personal property and the public good do not always align - and where they diverge, the law prefers to preserve the former over the latter.
#TheDollmaker by Nina Allan (who I can't find on Bluesky or the Fediverse) is a spectacular layering of storylines where the same plot plays out in different sizes again and again.
It's like reading an echo.
#reading #books
It's like reading an echo.
#reading #books
October 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#TheDollmaker by Nina Allan (who I can't find on Bluesky or the Fediverse) is a spectacular layering of storylines where the same plot plays out in different sizes again and again.
It's like reading an echo.
#reading #books
It's like reading an echo.
#reading #books
I keep forgetting social media exists. I kinda like that. ♥️
October 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I keep forgetting social media exists. I kinda like that. ♥️
Original post: climatejustice.social/@PaulaToTheP...
October 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Original post: climatejustice.social/@PaulaToTheP...
#Loops is a federated version of TicTok, if you're after a video sharing feed without the algorithm.
Original post: mastodon.social/@dansup/1154...
Original post: mastodon.social/@dansup/1154...
October 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#Loops is a federated version of TicTok, if you're after a video sharing feed without the algorithm.
Original post: mastodon.social/@dansup/1154...
Original post: mastodon.social/@dansup/1154...
Been thinking about the chances of an imminent societal collapse (because, hey ho why not?).
Money is the ultimate non-perishable. Yet it is also the ultimate perishable following the end of the finance system, when it will up and vanish like Keyer Soze.
Money is the ultimate non-perishable. Yet it is also the ultimate perishable following the end of the finance system, when it will up and vanish like Keyer Soze.
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Been thinking about the chances of an imminent societal collapse (because, hey ho why not?).
Money is the ultimate non-perishable. Yet it is also the ultimate perishable following the end of the finance system, when it will up and vanish like Keyer Soze.
Money is the ultimate non-perishable. Yet it is also the ultimate perishable following the end of the finance system, when it will up and vanish like Keyer Soze.
I just got ID'd.
I'm 42 in six months.
BEST DAY EVER.
I'm 42 in six months.
BEST DAY EVER.
October 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I just got ID'd.
I'm 42 in six months.
BEST DAY EVER.
I'm 42 in six months.
BEST DAY EVER.
Original post: mas.to/@kityates/11...
October 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Original post: mas.to/@kityates/11...
Reposted by Ollie Francis
Israel continues Gaza bombardment as Trump plan negotiators arrive in Cairo
Israel continues Gaza bombardment as Trump plan negotiators arrive in Cairo
Talks on Monday expected to focus on release of hostages and end to war, after Israel kills 63 people in Gaza in past day
Negotiators have arrived in Cairo before talks on Monday expected to focus on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and a broader end to the war, as Israel continued strikes on the Palestinian territory, killing 63 people in the last 24 hours.
The talks on Monday would focus on the first phase of Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza, the Egyptian foreign ministry said, which is the release of the remaining 48 hostages held by Hamas in return for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Israel continues Gaza bombardment as Trump plan negotiators arrive in Cairo
"Oh no, Officer. LAST week was the Judean People's Front. This is the People's Front of Judea."
#protest
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#protest
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office | Police | The Guardian
Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
"Oh no, Officer. LAST week was the Judean People's Front. This is the People's Front of Judea."
#protest
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
#protest
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The typewriter gave secretaries more responsibilities; the washing machine gave women the 'opportunity' to both work AND look after the house; the smartphone means your emails can always reach you.
#AI isn't going to take your job or make it easier - it will just give you more to do.
#AI isn't going to take your job or make it easier - it will just give you more to do.
September 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The typewriter gave secretaries more responsibilities; the washing machine gave women the 'opportunity' to both work AND look after the house; the smartphone means your emails can always reach you.
#AI isn't going to take your job or make it easier - it will just give you more to do.
#AI isn't going to take your job or make it easier - it will just give you more to do.
Been working on a set of AI principles for education with colleagues this week. The first is "AI is a tool, not a replacement for thinking". In an education setting, this matters more than any potential productivity gain.
#AI #Education #Schools
#AI #Education #Schools
September 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Been working on a set of AI principles for education with colleagues this week. The first is "AI is a tool, not a replacement for thinking". In an education setting, this matters more than any potential productivity gain.
#AI #Education #Schools
#AI #Education #Schools
I've tried to put this I to practice by tagging and linking quotes as I store them. It's meant I'm able to draw on them more easily later on when I'm exploring a topic. I can't fully explore a quote every time I read one, unfortunately.
#Notes #SecondBrain
#Notes #SecondBrain
September 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I've tried to put this I to practice by tagging and linking quotes as I store them. It's meant I'm able to draw on them more easily later on when I'm exploring a topic. I can't fully explore a quote every time I read one, unfortunately.
#Notes #SecondBrain
#Notes #SecondBrain
I hereby label the UK's swing to the Right the 'Danning Kruger Effect': the dumber the idea, the more confidently they scream it. 🤣
#UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
MP Danny Kruger says Tory party ‘is over’ as he defects to Reform | Conservatives | The Guardian
East Wiltshire MP says he hopes others follow his path and accuses former party of clinging to ‘defunct institutions’
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September 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I hereby label the UK's swing to the Right the 'Danning Kruger Effect': the dumber the idea, the more confidently they scream it. 🤣
#UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#UKPolitics
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The 'Danning' Kruger Effect
#UKPolitics
#UKPolitics
September 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The 'Danning' Kruger Effect
#UKPolitics
#UKPolitics