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Analysing natural languages with Nalaprop

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Identifies, parses and analyses text in any of 8 languages supported by Mojave and later. Ideal for learners, word frequency analysis, and much more.

August 10, 2021 General, Language, Macs, Technology

Don Quixote 22: Madness confirmed

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The canon of Toledo confronts Don Quixote, and tries to reason with him. This only confirms the opinion that the knight is mad. Then a goatherd arrives on the scene.

August 9, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 111

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 111. Here are my solutions to them. 1: Twenty-three […]

August 9, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

How Apple intends checking images for CSAM

Apple’s controversial proposals to check photos for CSAM content before they’re uploaded to iCloud depend on image matching, as explained here.

August 9, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Blur in paintings: 2 depth and movement

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Blurring for dramatic effect, and to mimic photographic depth of field effects, were used in the 19th century, but motion blur came later.

August 8, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Where’s the accelerator?

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Three recent WWDC sessions extolling Apple’s “extensive reference material” and Xcode can’t find anything on these rich and extensive libraries.

August 8, 2021 Macs, Technology

Blur in paintings: 1 perspective and edges

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There were few good reasons to blur what should be sharp edges in paintings. Aerial perspective and Vermeer’s unusual optical effects explored in paintings.

August 7, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 111

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Twenty-three years ago, […]

August 7, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: File systems

Turning the data blocks into files and directories, these have common functions and additional features which can give rise to tricky problems.

August 7, 2021 Macs, Technology

Impressionist painting in Britain: 3 The New English Art Club

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In the early 1880s, several young British artists returned from training Paris, and in 1886 formed a new club as an alternative to the Royal Society.

August 6, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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