Sightings from Phil Taylor: things made, thought or survived.https://ruru.ink/en-nzhttps://ruru.ink/notes/the-holiday-reading-took-claude-three-days/https://ruru.ink/notes/the-holiday-reading-took-claude-three-days/Beatrix had run out of books. The library was open, but I'd already written a brief.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:57:00 GMTSide projectClaude CodeReadingphil@ruru.ink (Phil Taylor)https://ruru.ink/notes/gemini-offered-the-owl-moves-now/https://ruru.ink/notes/gemini-offered-the-owl-moves-now/Gemini made the owl move. Claude then had to make it move again, without the video.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMTSide projectAnimationOwlsphil@ruru.ink (Phil Taylor)https://ruru.ink/notes/gave-it-a-design-went-to-bed/https://ruru.ink/notes/gave-it-a-design-went-to-bed/Claude built the website overnight. My contribution was going to bed.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:20:00 GMTSide projectDesign systemsNight shiftphil@ruru.ink (Phil Taylor)https://ruru.ink/notes/gave-it-a-rulebook-got-a-design/https://ruru.ink/notes/gave-it-a-rulebook-got-a-design/I asked for a designer who ignores convention. Then I spent the evening putting it back.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:40:00 GMTSide projectDesign systemsWeb designphil@ruru.ink (Phil Taylor)https://ruru.ink/notes/gave-it-an-owl-got-a-rulebook/https://ruru.ink/notes/gave-it-an-owl-got-a-rulebook/One picture of an owl went in and a brand guide came out. The owl's wrong date is now the rule.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:20:00 GMTBrandingSide projectDesign systemsphil@ruru.ink (Phil Taylor)https://ruru.ink/notes/asked-for-a-logo-got-an-owl/https://ruru.ink/notes/asked-for-a-logo-got-an-owl/The web address had been doing email on its own since 2021. It finally has something to wear.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:45:00 GMTBrandingSide projectOwlsphil@ruru.ink (Phil Taylor)https://ruru.ink/notes/how-do-you-say-goodbye-to-a-rugby-team/https://ruru.ink/notes/how-do-you-say-goodbye-to-a-rugby-team/I made the Panthers a patch, so they'd have something to keep besides my offside explanations.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:00:00 GMTRugbyBrandingphil@ruru.ink (Phil Taylor)https://ruru.ink/notes/an-in-flight-quiz-three-hours-out/https://ruru.ink/notes/an-in-flight-quiz-three-hours-out/The intermediate prize-giving needed entertainment. I had three hours and a fond memory of the Air New Zealand quiz.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:39:00 GMTSide projectWeb designRugbyphil@ruru.ink (Phil Taylor)https://ruru.ink/notes/the-patch-chatgpt-made-for-a-label-that-doesnt-exist/https://ruru.ink/notes/the-patch-chatgpt-made-for-a-label-that-doesnt-exist/ChatGPT designed a patch for a high-fashion streetwear label. The label is a Year 8 rugby team.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:39:00 GMTBrandingSide projectRugbyphil@ruru.ink (Phil Taylor)https://ruru.ink/notes/gave-it-a-spreadsheet-got-a-cms/https://ruru.ink/notes/gave-it-a-spreadsheet-got-a-cms/The Rolly Rebels website now runs off a Google Sheet. The forms, for the first time, remember what you told them.Wed, 06 May 2026 21:44:00 GMTSide projectGolden OldiesGoogle Sheetsphil@ruru.ink (Phil Taylor)https://ruru.ink/notes/built-a-website-touched-no-code/https://ruru.ink/notes/built-a-website-touched-no-code/It looked exactly like the design. It also did nothing, which the design had never mentioned.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:05:00 GMTSide projectWeb designGolden Oldiesphil@ruru.ink (Phil Taylor)