Patrick Gibson

Patrick Gibson

@pgib.me

Problem-solver, food-creator, artist-wannabe, generalist. Lover of elegance, nice things, dry humour (and wine).

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A little #drawing for a card based on a Maurice Sendak drawing found in “A Hole Is To Dig”.

You’d think it would be fairly conspicuous that the catering cart would have had to be pushed by at least a couple really strong people given the sheer mass of what was inside… 🙄 I really hope there’s video of him being crammed in there. That must have been quite the feat as well.

“Chin grinder’s wind piano” is the best name for a harmonica ever. (Credit: Laslo from What We Do In The Shadows)

Dear companies—don’t insult your customers by using an LLM to answer support requests, giving them names like Janet and Fin to create the illusion of a staff.

Some #NYTCrossplay bugs I’m hoping someone can fix: 🧵 1. About 8-9 seconds of going into a game, the Play button changes its shade of grey for no reason.

Some #NYTCrossplay bugs I’m hoping someone can fix: 🧵 1. About 8-9 seconds of going into a game, the Play button changes its shade of grey for no reason.

Some #NYTCrossplay bugs I’m hoping someone can fix: 🧵 1. About 8-9 seconds of going into a game, the Play button changes its shade of grey for no reason.

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3. If I’m in a game with someone and they make their move, the push notification should be swallowed—the board already, and the notification is not useful.

Some #NYTCrossplay bugs I’m hoping someone can fix: 🧵 1. About 8-9 seconds of going into a game, the Play button changes its shade of grey for no reason.

2. A blank tile disappears if you add it to the board and then tap elsewhere. It does not return to the tray, and you have to exit the game and go back in.

For whatever reason, the #Crossplay gods are cursing me with a lot of ℹ️s in multiple games. Not a fan of this.

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Big news! I'm launching a tiny Mac app 🥺🔍🤏 It's called TinyStart, and it's a Launcher & Emoji picker! Unlike Spotlight, TinyStart is super fast at showing results, and it's not overcrowded with search results you don't need. it's €5, you pay for it once and future updates are free! tinystart.app

tinystart.appTinyStart, a Tiny Launcher and Emoji Picker for Your MacTinyStart, a tiny launcher for your Mac. Launch apps, insert Emojis, open Links and Folders, and more.

A little birthday card I made this week based on a Wallace Tripp illustration. Dip pen and watercolor. #illustration #watercolor #handmade

If you haven’t plugged your #PlayDate into good headphones or a stereo/speaker system and listened to the catalog music in its entirety, you a) have been missing out, and b) are in for a real treat. I had heard it plenty of times with the built in speaker, but a lot of what’s there is lost. 🧑‍🍳😘

@bsky.app Not sure if there is a better way to report a bug, but I keep getting stuck in a video that I can’t close on iOS. Tap a video to go fullscreen. Tap to make the controls go away. Start a drag left to right but then abort it after a short distance. Now you are stuck. This video is your life.

Of course it makes sense, but until tonight, I’ve never thought about dogs (and cats) having belly buttons. But they do.

Why would you buy wrapping paper when you can just buy a big roll of kraft paper and spend 5x as long on each gift? 🤷🏻‍♂️ #christmas #timemanagement

Well, I have much to learn, but this is my first print with an oil-based ink. I used a mini Phonemo tattoo printer to transfer the design, and I guess I used too much gel because it really bled. #linocut #printmaking

All I want for Christmas is for iOS to stop offloading apps I regularly use—or better yet, let my flag certain apps as “never, ever offload”! #ios

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Microsoft made it ubiquitous, yet Times New Roman is a British typeface designed for The Times newspaper in 1931. It was inspired by an earlier British typeface, Plantin, in turn modelled on 16th century French renaissance type by Robert Granjon. 1/7