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Category Archive: General

How colours get hacked by the web

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In the original JPEG image, the yellow and red are clearly distinguishable. By the time they’ve been rendered, they are hard to tell apart. Unless you’re colour-blind.

August 16, 2021 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

To the beach! 2

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From Charles Conder’s Holiday at Mentone, Australia, to Pierre Bonnard on the beach at Arcachon in south-west France, in 1922.

August 15, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: Trust Apple

Apple hasn’t trusted us with the knowledge of what’s in macOS 11.5.2 update, but expects us to trust it not to abuse its checks on CSAM.

August 15, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

To the beach! 1

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From West and Frith’s early paintings of the beach at Ramsgate, through their increasing popularity in the 19th century, to Boudin, Monet and Renoir.

August 14, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 112

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Choose the lot […]

August 14, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

How to compare two PDF documents

We often need to compare two documents, such as legal agreements or revisions of a report. How can we do this if they’re PDFs?

August 14, 2021 General, Language, Macs, Technology

Impressionist painting in Britain: 4 Philip Wilson Steer

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From 1887, he was the most prominent British Impressionist, painting bright, high chroma beach views in particular.

August 13, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Reject: Jules Bastien-Lepage’s Annunciation to the Shepherds

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Submitted for the final round of the Prix de Rome in 1875, the jury rejected it on a trumped-up technicality. The effect was to change the history of painting.

August 12, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Francisco Goya: 8 Lives of Saints

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A dramatic painting of a scene from a play, a cupola in what’s now Goya’s mausoleum, a woman asleep, and an allegory of Cupid and Psyche.

August 11, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Still Life History: Eccentricities

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A parrot, coral, snuffed-out candles, human skulls, worn-out boots, a bottle of poison and a syringe: all objects in still life paintings.

August 10, 2021 General, Life, Painting

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