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Month: June 2020

Visual illusions in paintings: Foreshortening

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Not an illusion as such, it has been used to great effect by a wide range of painters from Mantegna to Munch.

June 7, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: 10.16 is all about tools and maturity

Without addressing shortcomings in tools and maturity of macOS, 10.16 has flawed foundations, and is likely to fall flat.

June 7, 2020 Macs, Technology

Visual illusions in paintings: Glare and Venus Effects

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Two illusions used extensively by painters for centuries before they were recognised. Glare used to accentuate brightness, and Venus for reflection in a mirror.

June 6, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 50

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: I don’t […]

June 6, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Did your Mac crash, freeze or panic?

How to tell apart unexpected quits, WindowServer crashes, kernel panics, and more – and what to do about them.

June 6, 2020 Macs, Technology

Finale: The Exposition Universelle of 1900, 2

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More superb paintings from the end of the nineteenth century, including the amazing Martin’s unique merger of Symbolism and Divisionism.

June 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

WindowServer-GPU crash: different from a kernel panic

What is wrong when, out of the blue, the display freezes for ten seconds, then you see a black screen and are asked to log back into your account? Malware perhaps?

June 5, 2020 Macs, Technology

Finale: The Exposition Universelle of 1900, 1

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Looking back at the art of the nineteenth century, there was a large section devoted to Impressionism, but acclaimed Symbolist and other paintings too.

June 4, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Safari 13.1.1 and the lost pages

Making a local HTML file your Home page can cause quite strange behaviour in Safari 13.1.1. Have you experienced this, or can you reproduce it?

June 4, 2020 Macs, Technology

How Tintoretto flourished by giving a painting away

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How to succeed as a painter in Venice? According to Tintoretto, cut your prices so they just cover the cost of materials. If necessary, give a painting or two away to secure the commission.

June 3, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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