Phil Bloomfield
@philbloomfield.bsky.social
Dadda, runner, sketcher, survivor.
Brighton says, stop the killing of children in Gaza. Peter Kyle, do better.
July 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Brighton says, stop the killing of children in Gaza. Peter Kyle, do better.
Parenthood and middle age is about pleasing none of the people all of the time.
June 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Parenthood and middle age is about pleasing none of the people all of the time.
I read the phrase ‘synthetic focus groups’ in a WP article about how PR agencies are using AI and I think my time is up.
May 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I read the phrase ‘synthetic focus groups’ in a WP article about how PR agencies are using AI and I think my time is up.
As it happens I’m rereading Don Delillo’s White Noise and vaguely threatening ‘Rare Atmospheric Phenomenon’ in Spain today reminds me of the book’s Airborne Toxic Event.
April 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
As it happens I’m rereading Don Delillo’s White Noise and vaguely threatening ‘Rare Atmospheric Phenomenon’ in Spain today reminds me of the book’s Airborne Toxic Event.
Travel industry contacts, this is well worth a listen.
And here's the episode for your ears' pleasure. Huge thanks to @simoncalder.bsky.social for having me, and for being up for having a thoughtful discussion about what adding this tech to the travel experience means. shows.acast.com/green-list-t...
April 17th - Careful with that tech when you are on your airport journey | Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
Kate Bevin talks about the tech at airport security
shows.acast.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Travel industry contacts, this is well worth a listen.
Out of my way, I’ve been vindicated!
People who walk at a fast pace were almost half as likely to develop atrial fibrillation, a condition which affects 1.5 million people in the UK
Brisk walkers on the right path for better heart health
www.thetimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Out of my way, I’ve been vindicated!
He really is completely fucking toto.
April 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
He really is completely fucking toto.
You never hear about spontaneous human combustion anymore. When I was a kid in the 70s it was a top three peril, easily. Right up there with quicksand and piranhas. Then, poof, up in smoke. No more.
April 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
You never hear about spontaneous human combustion anymore. When I was a kid in the 70s it was a top three peril, easily. Right up there with quicksand and piranhas. Then, poof, up in smoke. No more.
UK 2016: hahaha, with Brexit we definitely fucked ourselves more than any country ever could!
USA 2025: Hold my - now more expensive - beer.
USA 2025: Hold my - now more expensive - beer.
April 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
UK 2016: hahaha, with Brexit we definitely fucked ourselves more than any country ever could!
USA 2025: Hold my - now more expensive - beer.
USA 2025: Hold my - now more expensive - beer.
Happy Bewildered Dads At The Park Day to all those who observe.
March 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Happy Bewildered Dads At The Park Day to all those who observe.
This is bad.
RIP International American Tourism Industry (and good luck to travel-adjacent businesses):
March 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
This is bad.
The mostly likely scenario for triggering Armageddon is that one of these mouth breathing bozos leans on the button when reaching across his desk to shitpost on his Discord chat.
March 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The mostly likely scenario for triggering Armageddon is that one of these mouth breathing bozos leans on the button when reaching across his desk to shitpost on his Discord chat.
First Paddington, then Dangermouse. If I was Bagpus or Morph, I’d be worried.
March 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
First Paddington, then Dangermouse. If I was Bagpus or Morph, I’d be worried.
I regret to inform you that two portly men in their 60s have been given a travelogue where they ‘meander around France’.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
‘Do we love each other? Of course’: Men Behaving Badly’s Neil Morrissey and Martin Clunes reunite
A quarter of a century on from their beloved 90s sitcom, the pair are teaming up for a travel series where they meander around France. They discuss being an odd fit in ‘lad’ culture and why getting ba...
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I regret to inform you that two portly men in their 60s have been given a travelogue where they ‘meander around France’.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Introducing ChatOAP, the world's first AI taught on a 'large grandparent model' (LGM).
March 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Introducing ChatOAP, the world's first AI taught on a 'large grandparent model' (LGM).
‘When they go low, we go high’ really worked out as a strategy didn’t it?
March 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
‘When they go low, we go high’ really worked out as a strategy didn’t it?
South Carolina court clears way for first execution by firing squad in 15 years
South Carolina court clears way for first execution by firing squad in 15 years
Lawyers for Brad Sigmon said he chose a death by firing squad because he thought lethal injection would be tortuous
South Carolina’s supreme court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of convicted murderer Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for his…
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Things are bad, yes. But imagine how much worse it would be if Johnson or Truss were in charge.
March 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Things are bad, yes. But imagine how much worse it would be if Johnson or Truss were in charge.