Regular readers will realise I’m a bit of a Mac fan: and the I’m sitting in front of one as I write.
I’m one who’s very aware the most recent version of the Mac’s operating system, macOS Monterey, got released, yesterday.
I think I’m going to wait a few days, before installing it.
Partly? Because there’s a few things I want to catch up with, first: including a dentist visit, today, and another episode of Lovecraft County, tonight.
But partly?
Because I’ve got to clear some room on my hard drive.
The installer’s a bit big*.
~≈🧀≈~
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga†, Edith‡, Mum^ and Debbiª putting in their answers: with everyone scoring ten out of ten.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q5) Pablo painted lots of harlequins in his Rose Period. A harlequin is a type of what: clown, hunter or farmer?
A5) Clown. (Apparently? The Italians used to call this type of character, the zanni)
Q6) His Les Demoiselles d’Avignon was painted in 1907. It’s currently in the Museum of Modern Art. In which US city: New York, Chicago or San Francisco?
Q9) Picasso’s The Dream and Lie of Franco was intended to be sold as postcards: to raise funds for the Republicans. During what: the Spanish Civil War, the Chinese Civil War or the Chaco War?
Q10) Finally … ? Picasso’s best known painting marked the bombing of Guernica. By whom: the Germans and Italians, the English and Americans or the Spanish Fascists?
The quizmaster’s decisions about scores are final.
Thank you for coming: have a good day.
* Apple are slowly introducing what’s called Apple Silicon processors to their computers, their own processing chips: and moving away from Intel ones. This has an effect on software: much like it did when Apple shifted from PPC processors, to Intel ones. Basically? Current versions of the operating systems include code for the new M series chips, and for the remaining Intel ones. The two sets of code means the Monterey — and Big Sur — installers are a lot bigger than they could be. (Catalina, as I recall was some eight gigabytes.)
† It’s sad for them, I know that, Olga. I’d actually like to hear news from the trial, once it starts: I’d like to know what happens. That’s not the important bit: the important bit is that it brings some closure to the families. It’s going to be a while, given the law doesn’t move fast!
I get the impression a real handgun’s about the weight of a largish laptop, but in a smaller physical package: so fairly substantial. A fake one would have to weigh a lot, and recoil, to let an actor give the same impression. And, yes: Baldwin must be devastated! It’s possibly not going to reassure him to know that the Assistant Director who handed him the gun was fired from a previous film, over gun safety concerns.
At times like that? The fact the original lightsabres were made out of old fashioned camera flashes possibly isn’t reassuring!
‡ I don’t either, Edith. But I’m getting the impression replacing guns on set is going to be hard to do: even under the circumstances!
^ Hello Mum!
ª Yeah … it’s getting around about, Debbi! I’m going to try and see it, when possible: then do a review. It sounds like it’s going to be impressive.
º Alfred has since been outdone by Private Frazer …
Q3) Cakes (I guess kings and queens have a chequered history with cakes... Marie Antoinette and her cakes)
Q4) English (Good for him!)
Q5) The Great Let's hope the death of the photography director isn't in vain, and at least it brings some tighter security measures onto filming. I have the ebook version of Lovecraft County, but not sure when I'll be able to get to it, as I have many books pending review. I never seem to find time to watch series these days and only the odd movie. Funnily enough, I went for a walk with my mother on Sunday, and we found a big pile of abandoned DVDs, including the old Dune one... Yes, I rescued them.
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Q1) The Anglo-Saxons
ReplyDeleteQ2) Wessex
Q3) Cakes (I guess kings and queens have a chequered history with cakes... Marie Antoinette and her cakes)
Q4) English (Good for him!)
Q5) The Great
Let's hope the death of the photography director isn't in vain, and at least it brings some tighter security measures onto filming.
I have the ebook version of Lovecraft County, but not sure when I'll be able to get to it, as I have many books pending review. I never seem to find time to watch series these days and only the odd movie. Funnily enough, I went for a walk with my mother on Sunday, and we found a big pile of abandoned DVDs, including the old Dune one... Yes, I rescued them.
1. Anglo-Saxon
ReplyDelete2, Essex
3. Cakes
4. Latin
5. Great
You have a good point.
1 Anglo Saxsons
ReplyDelete2 Wessex
3 Cakes
4 English
5 The Great
"We're doomed!" Just saying. :)
ReplyDelete1. the Anglo-Saxons
2. Wessex
3. cakes
4. English
5. Great (or the Really, Really Great, by his enthusiastic supporters!) :)