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Are there flaws in some ARM64 instructions?

Many processors like the ARM64 have instructions to perform fused multiply-add operations. Do they deliver reduced error and better performance?

July 19, 2021 Macs, Technology

Into the Rococo: In Memoriam Antoine Watteau 2

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Major paintings from the last four years of his life, including his final visit to the commedia dell’arte, an unusual Judgement of Paris, and a shop sign.

July 18, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Last Week on My Mac: The perils of M1 Ownership

The primary admin account on an M1 Mac is its Owner, responsible for authorising the installation and use of second operating systems. Here’s what can go wrong with Ownership.

July 18, 2021 Macs, Technology

Into the Rococo: In Memoriam Antoine Watteau 1

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Marking 300 years since the woefully early death of the master of the Rococo. Early paintings show the development of the fΓͺte galante, and its zenith in ‘Embarkation for Cythera’.

July 17, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Saturday Mac riddles 108

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through family time, shopping and recreation. 1: Etching, impression or […]

July 17, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Explainer: Property lists and preferences

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They’re XML, structured into dictionaries and arrays containing key-value pairs. Preference plists are managed, and need special treatment.

July 17, 2021 Macs, Technology

Impressionist painting in Britain: Introduction

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Was there a void in British landscape painting after Turner died? Impressionist works by Whistler, Sickert, Steer, Clausen and others appear to have been forgotten.

July 16, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Code in ARM Assembly: Bit operations

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An overview of bit operations, including MOVK for 16-bit immediate values, bit shift operations, bitwise AND, OR, XOR, and more, plus a cheat sheet.

July 16, 2021 Macs, Technology

Reject: Mary Cassatt’s Little Girl in a Blue Armchair

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Both her entries to the Salon in 1877 had been rejected. Then she submitted this masterpiece to the jury for the American pavilion at the Exposition Universelle in 1878.

July 15, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Is it safe yet to upgrade to Big Sur?

macOS 11.5 will be available in a few days. Should you risk upgrading? Here are some of the major issues which you need to consider when deciding and planning any upgrade.

July 15, 2021 Macs, Technology

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