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Mojave may make Macs molasses

Some Macs start running the Mojave upgrade like it’s molasses or treacle: starting an app takes a minute or more, and other function grind to a halt. Here’s why, and what you should do.

October 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

Plutarch’s Lives in Paint: 18a Phocion

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One of the greatest Athenian generals, whose career coincided with a time when Athens was a shipwrecked state. The people voted for his execution. Two Poussin landscapes, and more.

October 12, 2018 General, Life, Painting

How to use the unified log to see what’s going wrong

It’s actually even easier to browse the unified log and discover what is going wrong with a reproducible problem. Here’s how.

October 12, 2018 Macs, Technology

Jerusalem Delivered: 4 Clorinda saves Sophronia and Olindo

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The crusaders start their march down the Mediterranean coast towards Jerusalem. Gabriel appears to Godfrey, and a young couple are saved from being burned at the stake by a ‘pagan’ woman knight.

October 11, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Beyond mere appearance: Dark Mode, the semantics of colour, and text without print

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We’re still writing most text in black on a white background on displays with wide colour and high-resolution. Why not use colour for additional meaning?

October 11, 2018 General, Language, Macs, Technology

Radical Views: Egon Schiele 2, 1912-13

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Held in custody on charges of seducing a girl under age, these years were not easy. But his landscapes developed well, thanks to the influence of Klimt.

October 10, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Watching Mojave’s privacy protection at work

TCC observed loading overrides during startup, and two typical sequences responding to access requests. Useful tips for fixing problems.

October 10, 2018 Macs, Technology

Comment back to normal

I have returned controls over the posting of comments to normal: you are again very welcome to post […]

October 9, 2018 General, Language, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology, xattr

Between Klimt, Mucha, and Hodler: The art of Kolo Moser 2, 1899-1910

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He returned to painting in 1907, when he started making landscapes inspired by those first of Klimt, then of Hodler.

October 9, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Dark Mode bugs in Mojave

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Displaying thumbnails and previews with white text on white background is a good party-trick, but quickly gets tedious.

October 9, 2018 Macs, Technology

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