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Month: January 2017

Hesiod’s Brush, the paintings of Gustave Moreau: 14 Overview and index

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Did Moreau succeed in changing history painting, or should his works remain obscure, a minor cul-de-sac in art history?

January 31, 2017 General, Painting

How does your Thunderbolt port go?

What goes across on every Mac except an iMac, where it can wiggle worryingly?

January 31, 2017 Macs, Technology

Changing Stories: Ovid’s Metamorphoses on canvas, 1 – Lycaon, cannibalism, and werewolves

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Did Jupiter destroy cannibalistic practices, or did a cult of his originate them? Dark doings in this tale of lycanthropy.

January 30, 2017 General, Language, Life, Painting

How secure is your VPN?

VPN is important protection when you use public-access WiFi, and many now rely on it to protect them from government snooping. Do you trust it?

January 30, 2017 Macs, Technology

Sargent’s Furies: a rare but powerful story

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On the ceiling of a stairway of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is one of Sargent’s last and greatest paintings: one of the greatest narrative paintings of the 20th century.

January 29, 2017 General, Painting

Last Week on my Mac: Setapp and software rental

A new method of buying software should have been welcome, had it not been for its use of an old and restrictive rental system.

January 29, 2017 Macs, Technology

Fire, surgery, and surrogate pregnancy: an unpaintable story?

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Not an easy story to paint, Ovid’s clear account has been largely ignored. Because it is now too absurd to show?

January 28, 2017 General, Painting

A storm in the digest: why services will be going down

The workhorses of computer security, message digests and security certificates, are in the process of changing. Some disruption will result.

January 28, 2017 Macs, Technology

Hesiod’s Brush, the paintings of Gustave Moreau: 13 Jupiter and Semele

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His last masterpiece has some of the richest symbols, icons, and decoration of all his works. A detailed look at his finale.

January 27, 2017 General, Painting

Apple File System: what it means, what it brings

It looks like this will arrive shortly on iOS devices, with 10.3. What does it offer for Macs, and when will it ship?

January 27, 2017 Macs, Technology

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