{"id":5136,"date":"2015-05-15T16:28:02","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T20:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=5136"},"modified":"2015-05-15T16:28:02","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T20:28:02","slug":"ah-the-internets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/ah-the-internets\/","title":{"rendered":"Ah, the Internets!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah, the Internets!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t prowl youTube often; I’m a reader, not a watcher. But sometimes I do watch vids, of course. Two weeks ago I watched some videos about repairing stone steps and fixing my lawn tractor’s carburetor. They were good; I learned things.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>Smooth Move—Smooth Painting Surfaces<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Recently I tired watching videos by so called art experts.  Holy mackerel–what a waste of time! Aren’t ‘experts’ supposed to, you know, know something? I’m pretty jaded but I’m still amazed by how easily some people are impressed by themselves. Some people actually believe that all they have to do is assume an air of authority and–voila!–they’re expert enough to instruct others.<\/p>\n

I’m not going to post links because I’m a live and let live type, but seriously, what are they thinking?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ah, the Internets! I don’t prowl youTube often; I’m a reader, not a watcher. But sometimes I do watch vids, of course. Two weeks ago I watched some videos about repairing stone steps and fixing my lawn tractor’s carburetor. They were good; I learned things. Read moreSmooth Move—Smooth Painting SurfacesRecently I tired watching videos by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"status","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[235,24],"tags":[258],"class_list":["post-5136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-status","hentry","category-anecdotes","category-shop_talk","tag-so-called-experts","post_format-post-format-status"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6950,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2017\/03\/studio-journal-31917\/","url_meta":{"origin":5136,"position":0},"title":"Studio journal 3\/19\/17","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"March 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I recently bought some\u00a0of Rublev's Lead Oil Ground. \u00a0I've had mixed results with Rublev products. \u00a0Their oil paint is excellent. \u00a0Their burnt sienna is top shelf. \u00a0However, much of their stuff is less than wonderful. \u00a0They purport to be experts but I don't see any evidence for that claim. \u00a0They\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "materials"","block_context":{"text":"materials","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/materials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/studio-2017-3-19.jpg?fit=800%2C540&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/studio-2017-3-19.jpg?fit=800%2C540&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/studio-2017-3-19.jpg?fit=800%2C540&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/studio-2017-3-19.jpg?fit=800%2C540&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1561,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2013\/04\/lost-secrets-of-the-masters\/","url_meta":{"origin":5136,"position":1},"title":"Lost Secrets of the Masters Part I","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"April 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"We are in the midst of a surging revival of interest in historical painting methods. 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