Will Furnell
@willfurnell.com
Sysadmin by day, infra nerd by night | autistic | they/them | 🏳️🌈
I’ve written a post about beautiful infrastructure and nature reserves to visit in the Netherlands! willfurnell.com/blog/dutch-i...
October 4, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I’ve written a post about beautiful infrastructure and nature reserves to visit in the Netherlands! willfurnell.com/blog/dutch-i...
I met a true celebrity this week, actually starstruck
September 19, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I met a true celebrity this week, actually starstruck
Flash storage at work is incredible - I can fit 75 TERABYTES in the palm of my hand (mostly)!!
August 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Flash storage at work is incredible - I can fit 75 TERABYTES in the palm of my hand (mostly)!!
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An autistic woman whose greatest fear is someone being cross with her has reportedly baked enough cakes, pastries and biscuits for the entire world’s population as a preventative measure.
Preventative! Autistic woman bakes for entire population, just in case someone out there is mad at her
This article is an It's a Superpower?? special, set in the world of our audio sitcom! To find out more, see the bottom of the piece. An autistic woman whose greatest fear is someone being cross with…
thedailytism.com
August 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
An autistic woman whose greatest fear is someone being cross with her has reportedly baked enough cakes, pastries and biscuits for the entire world’s population as a preventative measure.
extremely cursed smart car
June 22, 2026 at 6:18 PM
extremely cursed smart car
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I'm sorry what? As part of its 1987 rebrand British Rail's sectorised freight business Railfreight had its own branded After Eight mints and called them AFTER FREIGHT!?
June 5, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I'm sorry what? As part of its 1987 rebrand British Rail's sectorised freight business Railfreight had its own branded After Eight mints and called them AFTER FREIGHT!?
I wrote up (and added photos of!) my recent infrastructure rail based trip to Germany, check it out! Thanks to te @infraclub.bsky.social travel map :) willfurnell.com/blog/german-...
German Infrastructure Trip
In October 2025, thanks to some of my own research and the Infrastructure Club Travel Guide I decided to go on an infrastructure tour of the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany!
I chose this area...
willfurnell.com
April 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I wrote up (and added photos of!) my recent infrastructure rail based trip to Germany, check it out! Thanks to te @infraclub.bsky.social travel map :) willfurnell.com/blog/german-...
Do you love liminal spaces? I've finally written a post about the Dallas Pedestrian Network! willfurnell.com/blog/dallas-...
March 28, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Do you love liminal spaces? I've finally written a post about the Dallas Pedestrian Network! willfurnell.com/blog/dallas-...
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Did you know that the number of pharmacies in England open after 9pm has decreased by 95% in just three years?
I did some data analysis on this, inspired by needing an out of hours pharmacy over Christmas, and it has been featured in the Financial Times today: as.ft.com/r/4333cab1-6...
I did some data analysis on this, inspired by needing an out of hours pharmacy over Christmas, and it has been featured in the Financial Times today: as.ft.com/r/4333cab1-6...
Number of late-night pharmacies in England plummets
[FREE TO READ] Decline comes after cash-strapped chemists reduced opening hours to cut costs
as.ft.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Did you know that the number of pharmacies in England open after 9pm has decreased by 95% in just three years?
I did some data analysis on this, inspired by needing an out of hours pharmacy over Christmas, and it has been featured in the Financial Times today: as.ft.com/r/4333cab1-6...
I did some data analysis on this, inspired by needing an out of hours pharmacy over Christmas, and it has been featured in the Financial Times today: as.ft.com/r/4333cab1-6...
Anyone else going to @cfgmgmtcamp.bsky.social #cfgmgmtcamp #cfgmgmtcamp2026 and want to chat about HPC? I’m going alone so would be great to meet some new people! :)
February 1, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Anyone else going to @cfgmgmtcamp.bsky.social #cfgmgmtcamp #cfgmgmtcamp2026 and want to chat about HPC? I’m going alone so would be great to meet some new people! :)
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
September 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.
Doing tours of our datacentre reminds me how desensitised to how much storage we have - over 500PB seems far too normal to me now!
September 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Doing tours of our datacentre reminds me how desensitised to how much storage we have - over 500PB seems far too normal to me now!
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@politicanimal.bsky.social hello! Given your extensive travels, is there any cool railway journeys you’d recommend on the continent starting from London? Not nessasarily pretty views - anything weird and wonderful? Thank you!!
August 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
@politicanimal.bsky.social hello! Given your extensive travels, is there any cool railway journeys you’d recommend on the continent starting from London? Not nessasarily pretty views - anything weird and wonderful? Thank you!!
I would like to learn BSL. Does anyone have any course recommendations please? #bsl #britishsignlanguage #signlanguage #deaf
August 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I would like to learn BSL. Does anyone have any course recommendations please? #bsl #britishsignlanguage #signlanguage #deaf
@thewheatgerm.bsky.social where do you buy your clothes from please?
April 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
@thewheatgerm.bsky.social where do you buy your clothes from please?
I’ve added much better rear floor mats to my car
April 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I’ve added much better rear floor mats to my car
Anyone know why my TV has gone demonic? (sound on)
February 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Anyone know why my TV has gone demonic? (sound on)
We have a new telephone…
February 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We have a new telephone…
I'm going to overengineer the shit out of this phone mount
January 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'm going to overengineer the shit out of this phone mount
BIG and LONG trains in Atlanta!
December 23, 2024 at 9:04 PM
BIG and LONG trains in Atlanta!
Visited a listed cat flap yesterday!
December 7, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Visited a listed cat flap yesterday!
Oh no I’ve found another niche web store relevant to my interests therailwayshop.co.uk
The Railway Shop - Specialist Railway Equipment Suppliers
The Railway Shop - manufacturer and supplier of high quality products at competitive prices for the UK's railway industry and beyond. Visit TRSL today to see what we can do for you.
therailwayshop.co.uk
December 1, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Oh no I’ve found another niche web store relevant to my interests therailwayshop.co.uk