Phil Gyford
@phil.gyford.com
More active on Mastodon. Can't read DMs here because I won't upload my ID.
At https://www.gyford.com
In Herefordshire, UK.
Also runs @samuelpepys.bsky.social and @ooh.directory
At https://www.gyford.com
In Herefordshire, UK.
Also runs @samuelpepys.bsky.social and @ooh.directory
I like the Apple Weather app but even if its daily summaries of precipitation chance are statistically accurate (although I don't understand how) I'd say they usually give a less-than-useful impression.
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I like the Apple Weather app but even if its daily summaries of precipitation chance are statistically accurate (although I don't understand how) I'd say they usually give a less-than-useful impression.
Perhaps I’ve misunderstood but iOS 26 still has them? And it sounds like the new toggle in 26.1 is “added” rather than replacing these? (It’s still daft though, yes.)
October 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Perhaps I’ve misunderstood but iOS 26 still has them? And it sounds like the new toggle in 26.1 is “added” rather than replacing these? (It’s still daft though, yes.)
TypePad has not only closed but already has broken images on its "Bye!" page
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 AM
TypePad has not only closed but already has broken images on its "Bye!" page
After Saturday's far-right march, police would like you to let them know if you recognise those suspected of violent disorder, using the platform owned by a man encouraging violent disorder.
September 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
After Saturday's far-right march, police would like you to let them know if you recognise those suspected of violent disorder, using the platform owned by a man encouraging violent disorder.
Metadata nerds: If I’m archiving a TypePad blog to a new domain and URL, and fixing links etc to work in the new location, should I also change rdf:about and dc:identifier values to use the new page's location? Or should they remain as they were because that's what the page "is” even if it moves?
September 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Metadata nerds: If I’m archiving a TypePad blog to a new domain and URL, and fixing links etc to work in the new location, should I also change rdf:about and dc:identifier values to use the new page's location? Or should they remain as they were because that's what the page "is” even if it moves?
Imagine sending someone a self-portrait and they respond like this.
www.pepysdiary.com/letters/1675...
www.pepysdiary.com/letters/1675...
August 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Imagine sending someone a self-portrait and they respond like this.
www.pepysdiary.com/letters/1675...
www.pepysdiary.com/letters/1675...
The Childhood of a Leader (2015)
July 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The Childhood of a Leader (2015)
I stand corrected: the page also doesn't scroll when viewed in Firefox or Safari on my macOS (works in Chrome). If you turn off JS then it'll scroll but you can't open any of the stages to view the acts, even though they're all there in the page's HTML.
June 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I stand corrected: the page also doesn't scroll when viewed in Firefox or Safari on my macOS (works in Chrome). If you turn off JS then it'll scroll but you can't open any of the stages to view the acts, even though they're all there in the page's HTML.
It's OK though because I can use the Reader view to see the full line-up. Oh.
June 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's OK though because I can use the Reader view to see the full line-up. Oh.
Apple's "liquid glass", so readable.
June 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Apple's "liquid glass", so readable.
You never know… My Dad left behind piles of old journals (see image). It would be a shame to recycle them all so if you want any, or know anyone or any place that might, please let me know. Feel free to pass this on.
April 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
You never know… My Dad left behind piles of old journals (see image). It would be a shame to recycle them all so if you want any, or know anyone or any place that might, please let me know. Feel free to pass this on.
The WhatsApp AI refuses to be shut down. I’ll have to call, or become, Sam Slade, Robo-Hunter.
March 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The WhatsApp AI refuses to be shut down. I’ll have to call, or become, Sam Slade, Robo-Hunter.
Just discovered by visiting ooh.directory myself that my own blog (www.gyford.com) is 25 years old today!
March 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Just discovered by visiting ooh.directory myself that my own blog (www.gyford.com) is 25 years old today!
Age yourself with a film you saw in the cinema
February 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Age yourself with a film you saw in the cinema
Twitter was rarely a great place - I made this image in 2018. A lesson in quite how far something can keep on sliding, after you think it's really bad.
I'm baffled by the otherwise reasonable collaborators still posting there and I wonder what it would take, if anything, for them to stop.
I'm baffled by the otherwise reasonable collaborators still posting there and I wonder what it would take, if anything, for them to stop.
January 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Twitter was rarely a great place - I made this image in 2018. A lesson in quite how far something can keep on sliding, after you think it's really bad.
I'm baffled by the otherwise reasonable collaborators still posting there and I wonder what it would take, if anything, for them to stop.
I'm baffled by the otherwise reasonable collaborators still posting there and I wonder what it would take, if anything, for them to stop.
It looks a bit like what Thomas Cromwell wears in 'The Mirror and the Light'. Turns out it's two hats - he takes the top one off to reveal the ear-covering skull cap style hat underneath.
December 3, 2024 at 7:40 AM
It looks a bit like what Thomas Cromwell wears in 'The Mirror and the Light'. Turns out it's two hats - he takes the top one off to reveal the ear-covering skull cap style hat underneath.
Glad I’m doing something right.
July 31, 2023 at 10:52 AM
Glad I’m doing something right.
It might be hot today but I’ve been into it for years actually
May 2, 2023 at 5:49 AM
It might be hot today but I’ve been into it for years actually