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  Does anyone know of a reputable website that lists macOS software (something I can share with my users)? Something like versiontracker or macupdate of yore?

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  Tried using Fable 5 to see if it could handle a SwiftData NULL relationship issue I’ve been having for a year. It first did a bunch of things that could *not* work in SwiftData (inserting objects into the model at init time), then reverted all those changes when it couldn’t work. Burned through over half my monthly credits…

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  WTF, ChatGPT, why are you giving me random notifications?!

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  Hmm, there’s enough raw energy in one gram of matter to mow about 570,000 football fields.

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  One major problem with antidepressants is that they can take up to 6 weeks for any positive result to be seen (negative side effects can show up the first day or within 2-3 days). Are any ADHD meds like this? Are there “instant” ADHD meds? Instant like work within 1-2 weeks or less?

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@pmcg/116869676193050707 I think the last time anything to do with the DVD Player was updated was when I discovered a security issue in the way the framework worked… Edit: It saved an unsigned binary to a temp folder and then blindly loaded it into the application using the DVD framework.

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@rosyna/116702944608084552 I still haven’t been able to find a job. Sigh. Depression and ADHD sucks ass. The 9th is the final day unless I get help for rent again. I hate asking for help so much but am so happy when I receive it. I’ve got $42 to my name and weekly therapy is $40. I’m all out of mental health medications as I can’t afford a new doctor and the adult testing to get on ADHD meds is very expensive (I’m near Apple Park). I need help and/or a job!

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@rosyna/116874934781272858 If I can get funded via GoFundMe, which haxie would people like to see most if it’s possible to implement in today’s macOS world without disabling SIP? I got one vote for FruitMenu. See the list at here but, of course, ShapeShifter is not possible. https://web.archive.org/web/20121226225850/http://unsanity.com/products

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@rosyna/116875021000271358 I just got a notice my electricity will be disconnected in 48 hours for non-payment. Sigh.

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  I didn’t know a feature existed that, if you long tap a folder with notifications on iOS 26, it’ll show which apps have notifications in the folder in the popup menu. TIL…

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  QuickTime plugins are back after having been removed in macOS 14! #WWDC24 https://developer.apple.com/documentation/mediaextension

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  I guess I better make peace with being evicted unless anyone has a job they can pay me for within the next 14 calendar days. I’ll take anything, I have deep knowledge of iOS and especially macOS and have an unusual ability to learn new things quickly and deeply. So deeply. And I exceed at finding and fixing bugs. Previously worked at Apple. #FediHire Résumé: https://paradisefacade.com/about

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  If you’re developing an iOS app and see a few users running a version of iOS that’s a few years old, is it ok to just ask those users why they stick to that version? (After making sure their model ID can actually run newer versions of iOS, of course)

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  Ever feel like there’s an annoying air bubble under your eyelid? What’s the fix?

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  Sigh. Has anyone else had problems with their Apple Watch Ocean Band peeling apart at the watch attachment point? It’s the only band that handles my OCD and they’re expensive to replace!

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  What’s this code for? SW-8571-5375-4124

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  Apple needs to bring back revisions! r2 >>> v2

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  Oh my. Seems someones at Apple added categories to NSNull. How bizarre.

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  I’m getting false positive warnings on Apple Silicon apps not being supported on future versions of macOS. But this app, SQLPro for SQLite, is a fat app. The only thing it has is an x64 subprocess for a Legacy Color Picker extension, which is automatic launch by AppKit and is entirely Apple’s code!

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  Ugh, SwiftData’s ORM capability really goes to crap when your database gets too large! I’m currently setting about 10,000 relationships and it is so incredibly slow with just a handful being set per second.

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  Does anyone know the best current legal method to watch every Doctor Who episode since 2005 online in the US since HBO dropped it?

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  Google claims “Android is now the fastest mobile platform for web browsing when using Chrome”. I find this interesting because Chrome on Android doesn’t support extensions or content blockers, two technologies that greatly increase the speed and responsiveness of browsing… https://blog.chromium.org/2026/03/android-sets-new-record-for-mobile-web.html

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  I always follow the WebKit blog for its release notes. One great thing about it is that when the blog announces a new technology preview, a new beta of iOS always follows within a few days… https://webkit.org/blog/

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  Predictions are an anathema to science-deniers.

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@rosyna/116319500964346146 I am soo close. Just $2000 away from not being evicted and losing *everything*. Please, please help me. Also, any minor jobs you need done, I’ll do them if you can’t pay for a full job/contract!

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  I remember how, back when Apple was using Intel processors, Apple wouldn’t enable some security features either because they weren’t available on all SKUs Apple used, they where buggy as hell outside Windows, or the security they promised just wasn’t there. This is probably not a subtoot…

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  Wtf, Apple?! Don’t be changing the design of the duck head on power adapters without telling people! Especially don’t do it randomly with two different variants on the market at once! https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/02/apples-new-macbook-pro-charger-includes-change-that-breaks-accessory-compatibility/

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  Does anyone remember ObjectSupportLib and the problems it could cause? #classicmac #MARCHintosh

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  26!!!

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  Remember when people used to subscribe to physical magazines? Especially computer and gaming magazines?