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in-, en-, im-, em-, il-, and ir-: almost morphological nuts

Adding in- as a prefix in English turns out to be more complex than it at first seems. All you have to know is the meaning of in- and the origin of the word.

April 7, 2015 Language

Getting resilient

I am a great believer in the Internet remaining relatively unregulated, free to all, and free for all. But we need direction to provide better for disruption and disaster.

April 7, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Favourite Paintings 17: Camille Corot, View of Rome: Castel Sant’Angelo, 1826-7

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A superb plein air painting of this scene on the River Tiber is part of the foundation that Corot laid for Impressionism.

April 6, 2015 Painting

Network hardware – shifting packets

Can you tell a router from a switch, do you know the MAC of your Mac, and what is the difference between IEEE 802.11b and g?

April 6, 2015 Macs, Technology

The Internet of Threats

Just as drug cheats always seem several steps ahead of those trying to stop doping in sport, so computer security is always playing catch-up to hackers. And now they can hack into vending machines.

April 6, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Unsupported – how to re-use your old Macs safely

Why hoard or recycle your old Macs when you could do something useful – but not dangerous – with them?

April 5, 2015 Macs, Technology

In a word – keen

From a brave king, to the pungent taste of mustard, with a wail on the side – all in the one word.

April 5, 2015 General, Language

Making space: 2 Size, distance, position

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The importance of relative size, and height in the picture plane, in imparting depth and space in painting.

April 5, 2015 Painting

The joy of TeX

Few computer products thrive for over 30 years: the Mac (31 years young), Unix in its many guises (46), and TeX (37) each spring to mind.

April 5, 2015 General, Language, Macs, Technology

SSL and HTTPS – should you trust them again?

Most of our financial and personal transactions should be protected by secure Internet connections. A year on, how has the Heartbleed bug changed this?

April 4, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

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