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LizKat said:
It does sort of have that suggestion with the tails of the cats, doesn't it. I'm intrigued by the ways that Asian designers use colors in novelty designs too. The thing with most novelty fabrics, even the ones with designs enclosed in panels or panes, is that a little usually goes a long way. They can be expensive, so one likes to wait for a sale... but the vendors are aware of that and often stipulate the sale price requires purchase of a whole yard of the stuff! Surely that became the genesis of the "take me home" pile at quilt guilds where members trade fabrics they've too much of ever to use.

Novelty designs presented inside little panes --on some sort of background print to allow for a seam allowance when cutting-- turn out to be pretty useful, or rather they make the fabrics seem more easily useful. Otherwise one can spend half an hour with an acrylic square moving it over the surface at different angles to "corral" just the right view of objects in the print before cutting a piece for some project, and when that view isn't aligned with the grain of the fabric, it can present challenges related to the stretchiness of on-the-bias cuts later on when sewing the piece.
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I remember how - as a teenager, on my first visit to France - I was brought to see The Lion and the Unicorn series of tapestries - in a museum I had never heard of (they are in the Musée de Cluny in the centre of Paris) and how I was absolutely awestruck, bowled over by their beauty.

Every single time since, whenever I have had occasion to visit Paris, I have returned to the Lion and the Unicorn tapestries, and would simply sit there, for an hour or so, struck silent by wonder and awed delight.

However, I suspect that it may yet be another year or so before conditions allow for another return visit. Something to look forward to.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
I remember how - as a teenager, on my first visit to France - I was brought to see The Lion and the Unicorn series of tapestries - in a museum I had never heard of (they are in the Musée de Cluny in the centre of Paris) and how I was absolutely awestruck, bowled over by their beauty.

Every single time since, whiners I have had occasion to visit Paris, I have returned to the Lion and the Unicorn tapestries, and would simply sit there, for an hour or so, struck silent by wonder and awed delight.

However, I suspect that it may yet be another year or so before conditions allow for another return visit. Something to look forward to.
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Even images of medieval tapestries are gorgeous; can't imagine what it's like to see the ones in Cluny in person.

One of my favorite haunts in the city was up at The Cloisters, governed by the Metropolitan Museum and specializing in European medieval art, architecture and gardens etc, with an effort to focus on both secular and religious expressions. It's located in the very uppermost reaches of Manhattan, and houses among other wonderful works, the seven Flemish tapestries of The Hunt of the Unicorn. The Cloisters are a wonderful place for many other reasons of course, but that's always what comes first to me when I think of it. That and the serene places to walk and enjoy the beauty of the settings.

 
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Amazon’s suggestion of the Art of Thinking Critically made me laugh. Of course I know they mean critical in academic terms, but my very opinionated inner critic just snickered.

Hope everyone is having a good day.🙂

and remember...
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Apple fanboy said:
As are you! How are the Bluejays today?
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They are pretty quiet... annoying neighbors and their dogs making way too much noise today.

Yesterday, I saw the Jay that was molting a few weeks ago. Its crown is growing back. :) Also saw another Jay almost slip off a neighbor’s gutter because Starlings were provoking it. Then the Jay flew after them: haven’t heard the Starlings since.

How are the birds on your property? And is the keyboard issue fixed yet?

Glad to be born in a year that starts with 1. 🎉💥🎉
 
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kazmac said:
They are pretty quiet... annoying neighbors and their dogs making way too much noise today.

Yesterday I briefly saw the Jay that was molting a few weeks ago. Its crown is growing back. :) Also saw another Jay almost slip off a neighbor’s gutter because starlings were provoking it. Then the Jay flew after them.

How are the birds on your property? And is the keyboard issue fixed yet?
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The sparrows are slowly taking over. So we don’t see as much of the Robin and the rest. The blue tits and great tits still make daily visits.

I gave up on the keyboard as I had stuff to do. I’ll try again later for my second shift in the home office.
 
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Apple fanboy said:
The sparrows are slowly taking over. So we don’t see as much of the Robin and the rest. The blue tits and great tits still make daily visits.

I gave up on the keyboard as I had stuff to do. I’ll try again later for my second shift in the home office.
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Hmm is the external keyboard Bluetooth? Is it a newer Apple keyboard you have to charge? Or is wired?

Glad the Tits are still visiting. Hopefully, the Sparrows will behave.
 
kazmac said:
Hmm is the external keyboard Bluetooth? Is it a newer Apple keyboard you have to charge? Or is wired?

Glad the Tits are still visiting. Hopefully, the Sparrows will behave.
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Lol. They never do!
Older wired Mac keyboard. I have the same one at home for work. I’ll try that later. But I’ve been having ongoing issues with my work MacBook Air for a while. It’s a 2017 one.
At home I have the space grey wireless one paired with my Mac Mini.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Lol. They never do!
Older wired Mac keyboard. I have the same one at home for work. I’ll try that later. But I’ve been having ongoing issues with my work MacBook Air for a while. It’s a 2017 one.
At home I have the space grey wireless one paired with my Mac Mini.
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Well, certainly try the SMC reset for the MBA ports to hopefully fix the issue with wired keyboard. It could be that. I had port issues with this iMac, but resetting the SMC has fixed it (Ports acting like they were dead, now all of them work again).

  • If all your ports are malfunctioning, try resetting your Mac SMC. If you have an older MacBook Air that lacks a T2 Security Chip, start by heading over to the Apple Menu and choosing to shut down the computer. Once your Mac has shut down, press and hold the Shift + Control + Option keys and the Power button simultaneously for 10 seconds, then release. Now, press the Power button again.
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kazmac said:
Well, certainly try the SMC reset for the MBA ports to hopefully fix the issue with wired keyboard. It could be that. I had port issues with this iMac, but resetting the SMC has fixed it (Ports acting like they were dead, now all of them work again).

  • If all your ports are malfunctioning, try resetting your Mac SMC. If you have an older MacBook Air that lacks a T2 Security Chip, start by heading over to the Apple Menu and choosing to shut down the computer. Once your Mac has shut down, press and hold the Shift + Control + Option keys and the Power button simultaneously for 10 seconds, then release. Now, press the Power button again.
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Thank you. Defiantly a pre T2 chip model. I'll give that a go later.
 
Expensive music.

I buy a fair amount of my CD's and records from www.discogs.com and once a month they publish the most expensive items sold.

blog.discogs.com

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Discogs Digs is the place to start your journey of music discovery. Explore recommendations, unique stories, guides, and more.
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Pretty wild to see albums being sold in the thousands of dollars range. Most of them on the list I've not heard of, and some I most certainly have.
 
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SandboxGeneral said:
Expensive music.

I buy a fair amount of my CD's and records from www.discogs.com and once a month they publish the most expensive items sold.

blog.discogs.com

Discogs Digs | Discogs

Discogs Digs is the place to start your journey of music discovery. Explore recommendations, unique stories, guides, and more.
blog.discogs.com blog.discogs.com

Pretty wild to see albums being sold in the thousands of dollars range. Most of them on the list I've not heard of, and some I most certainly have.
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Are these new CDs? I've got a 20th anniversary edition (with original postcards) of Dark Side of the Moon, and my word, that price gives me pause.
 
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Namara said:
Are these new CDs? I've got a 20th anniversary edition (with original postcards) of Dark Side of the Moon, and my word, that price gives me pause.
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Not likely. Most CD’s, records and cassettes are used and there is a condition rating system so you have an idea about playability and whatnot. Depending on what’s out there you can find mint, never opened media for sale.

Plus there are lots of rare albums and neat stuff as well. Early this year I found a very rare and mostly unknown Tool live album on this website. It was in Russia of all places too. I took a chance and bought it thinking I might receive it, or I might not. But the seller shipped it right away and after a while it arrived. It was in great condition as advertised too.
 
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I switched to APFS and so far I noticed 0 difference and 0 advantage. What am I missing?
 
SandboxGeneral said:
Expensive music.

I buy a fair amount of my CD's and records from www.discogs.com and once a month they publish the most expensive items sold.

blog.discogs.com

Discogs Digs | Discogs

Discogs Digs is the place to start your journey of music discovery. Explore recommendations, unique stories, guides, and more.
blog.discogs.com blog.discogs.com

Pretty wild to see albums being sold in the thousands of dollars range. Most of them on the list I've not heard of, and some I most certainly have.
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Whats the difference between genre and style?
and why are people paying thousands for cd's/vinyl ? I am guessing they are collector item but its very rare on other media types like film/videogames to reach thousands of dollars in value. Plus, if one item in your library costs $2K, how expensive is your collection library and how rich are you!?
 
RhianB said:
Whether or not I would survive a kid #3. :D
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A third child? I would t have survived another one. My wife and I decided two was enough so I had a vasectomy last year at the age of 37. I was supposed to have my follow up checkup in March but then COVID came and all appointments were cancelled. I’m guessing it’ll be more than a year before I find out whether it worked or not lol. That’s on my mind...
 
The-Real-Deal82 said:
A third child? I would t have survived another one. My wife and I decided two was enough so I had a vasectomy last year at the age of 37. I was supposed to have my follow up checkup in March but then COVID came and all appointments were cancelled. I’m guessing it’ll be more than a year before I find out whether it worked or not lol. That’s on my mind...
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Friends of mine had a third. They said it was alright until they had the third. Then they were outnumbered.
 
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