You may already have realised, but the spam annotations are now thankfully under control again. The problem began when I omitted a crucial text file when...
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Terry Foreman
thforeman
Jul 2, 2008 11:43 pm
Phil, We marvel at what you do and are grateful for it, so we have patience aplenty!...
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Todd Bernhardt
beat_town
Jul 3, 2008 1:33 am
Indeed! Now that we've got that settled can I interest you in a mortgage on a Canadian pharmacy with a connection to Nigerian royalty?  ;-) ... From: Terry...
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Susan Thomas
susan.thomas@...
Jul 3, 2008 2:39 am
Or lots of suspiciously cheap Viagra? ;-) Seriously, many thanks Phil for all you do! My spam filters chuck over 200 things a day into my trash -...
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Terry Foreman
thforeman
Jul 21, 2008 10:13 pm
What Pepys et al. would have worn at Magdalen College, Cambridge, on ceremonial occasions http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/2008_07/hats.html The...
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Michael Robinson
robinsonmf
Jul 26, 2008 9:47 am
Find could end 350-year science dispute By Jane Elliott Health reporter, BBC News Alexander was the first person born deaf to be taught to speak Who first...
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dustrat@...
atthesignoft...
Jul 29, 2008 7:25 pm
I'm letting my friends and acquaintances know that I've joined with other people from all over the country in a commitment to blog once weekly for Barack ...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Jul 29, 2008 7:36 pm
Kit, Thanks for your email, but please keep posts to this group on-topic, ie related to Pepys. Thanks, Phil...
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Shawn Laasch
shawnlaasch
Jul 29, 2008 7:41 pm
Phil, I moderate a local Freecycle group and have been seeing more and more of these -- what happens is that a subscriber lets a web site (Facebook, etc) send...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Jul 29, 2008 9:25 pm
I think that was the case this time, and it's easily done. A reminder to us all to be extra careful when doing this kind of thing! Phil...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Jul 29, 2008 9:50 pm
I'm sorry that I promised a post like this many months ago, but here it finally is... A lot of statistics about the site: ...
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Michael Robinson
robinsonmf
Jul 30, 2008 8:23 am
"He was the author of Animal Farm, 1984 and some of the most memorable political writing of the 20th Century. But, as his diaries show, George Orwell was also...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Aug 7, 2008 11:23 pm
http://www.pepysdiary.com/about/archive/2008/08/07/8873.php Some time ago I added the average monthly temperature and links to the House of Commons and House...
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Susan Thomas
susan.thomas@...
Aug 8, 2008 9:23 am
Dear Phil, Thank you for all your efforts to "add value"to this site - as if it wasn't wonderful anyway! Your hard work is always appreciated. A.S....
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Terry Foreman
thforeman
Aug 8, 2008 4:23 pm
Indeed, Phil, how fun! The Earls Colne material is a worthy addition to an already-rich site! Thanks so much. Terry Foreman...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Aug 9, 2008 1:35 pm
I thought it might be useful to show some of the places that Pepys often visits on a single map, to get a good idea of how much he's travelling. I've tried...
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Matt Lee
mattleeoh
Aug 9, 2008 1:46 pm
I like it. It gives great context. I know very little about google maps, but is it possible to color the pins based on context in the diary? (Haven't...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Aug 9, 2008 1:48 pm
Hi Matt, The only colour coding I've done so far is to make the place where Sam has lived red - everything else is blue. There are other colours that we could...
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Terry Foreman
thforeman
Aug 9, 2008 5:21 pm
I like it too and for somewhat different reasons. I'm a map-person, who hasn't spent enough time in and about London to get a sense of the scale at all; but...
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Kelly
cyclesmithys...
Aug 10, 2008 1:10 am
number the pointers. Keep them rolling Kelly ... From: Phil Gyford <lists@...> Subject: [pepysdiary] A map of Samuel Pepys' London To:...
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Michael Robinson
robinsonmf
Aug 10, 2008 5:51 am
Detailed Notice of Sale of Henry B. Wheatley's Library NY Times, March 17th. 1918: curiously, not a Pepys related item listed. ...
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Richard Histon
rhiston
Aug 10, 2008 12:17 pm
I've had a good look at this and posted a comment, how clever. I'm sure Pepys would love this sort of thing given his love of things new. On my to do list is a...
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Todd Bernhardt
beat_town
Aug 10, 2008 1:40 pm
Maybe a color for business and a color for pleasure? Although, given Mrs. Bagwell's visits to the office, that could get tricky...  :-) This looks great,...
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Matt Lee
mattleeoh
Aug 10, 2008 2:20 pm
That would be tricky. I'm sure roads have moved several times since 1660. That also could be quite a bit of work. Sounds like an in-depth article for...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Aug 10, 2008 11:04 pm
Thanks for the feedback everyone. Here's another version I've been working on, which I think is better and more flexible (it's still pretty rough): ...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Aug 10, 2008 11:06 pm
... I think we'd be surprised how many of the roads are in exactly the same place, even if some of them have since turned into motorways. But I think the...
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Susan Thomas
susan.thomas@...
Aug 11, 2008 12:48 am
Thank you so much for this - have spent a merry nostaligic time looking at this map! oh, dear. Must work....... A.S....
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Terry Foreman
thforeman
Aug 11, 2008 6:57 pm
Phil, Thanks for the hover-labels, which are more helpful to me (speaking only for myself) than the scale that disappeared. (I can get the scale by opening...
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Phil Gyford
gyford
Aug 11, 2008 8:46 pm
... Whoops, I hadn't even noticed the scale had gone - it's back now, sorry about that! Phil -- Phil Gyford http://www.gyford.com/...
