Great! They can block malware as soon as they find out. Love it!
Catalina is checking notarization of unsigned executables
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Re: Catalina is checking notarization of unsigned executables
#162Why don't companies come out and tell people what they're doing these days? Telemetry is getting to the point where people such as doctors and lawyers might be violating the law by using a modern computer. And people in the defense industry? Doesn't Apple employ thousands of forns? Who's audited their datasystems and ensured that this stuff stays private? Much easier and better to just stop using it all and move to a…
If only moving to Linux were an option for everyone. The other day I tried for the 100th time to move to Linux. I installed a recent build of a maintained, popular distribution (no it doesn't matter which one - I have tried them all), on hardware that is famous for it's Linux support. Everything worked for a day and a half, then the sound just fucking died. No input or output. I get millions of people use Linux daily…
I got a purism laptop that has carefully chosen hardware. All the hardware has blob-free drivers.
It has worked very well for me. I originally installed qubes years ago, but it was all the security of vm/containers with 1/10th of the convenience. I switched to arch, it was a completely painless install and that's what I have now.
(hardware-wise it is more of the same - standardized screws on the case, 19v power adapter with standard barrel jack, socketed standard memory, m.2, sata)
Re: Catalina is checking notarization of unsigned executables
#163Why don't companies come out and tell people what they're doing these days? Telemetry is getting to the point where people such as doctors and lawyers might be violating the law by using a modern computer. And people in the defense industry? Doesn't Apple employ thousands of forns? Who's audited their datasystems and ensured that this stuff stays private? Much easier and better to just stop using it all and move to a…
I don't know about BSD, but even "mainstream" Linux (i.e. Ubuntu and the like) has telemetry now. This sort of spyware is everywhere. I think Windows 10 was the first to really normalise such behaviour on the desktop, and all the others just followed along. where people such as doctors and lawyers might be violating the law by using a modern computer That reminds me of a story I heard not long ago --- a company wante…
ubuntu has lots.
huge privacy settings pane with legalese, motd-news phones home, snapd continues to reinstall itself and use resources, whoopsie and kerneloops phone home. amazon app, apport, ubuntu-report, unattended-upgrades...
I haven't tried 20.04 yet, don't know if it is worse or better.
Re: Catalina is checking notarization of unsigned executables
#164Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't know about BSD, but even "mainstream" Linux (i.e. Ubuntu and the like) has telemetry now. This sort of spyware is everywhere. I think Windows 10 was the first to really normalise such behaviour on the desktop, and all the others just followed along. where people such as doctors and lawyers might be violating the law by using a modern computer That reminds me of a story I heard not long ago --- a company wante…
Does Debian do any telemetry besides popcorn? I'd be real surprised.
I haven't seen much with debian. they do updates and ntp pools but they are not for telemetry.
arch didn't seem to do anything.
heck, even pfsense phones home. Last I remember there was some data file it downloaded each time they used for metrics.
ubuntu phones home a lot.
Re: Catalina is checking notarization of unsigned executables
#165Earlier quoted context omitted.
If only moving to Linux were an option for everyone. The other day I tried for the 100th time to move to Linux. I installed a recent build of a maintained, popular distribution (no it doesn't matter which one - I have tried them all), on hardware that is famous for it's Linux support. Everything worked for a day and a half, then the sound just fucking died. No input or output. I get millions of people use Linux daily…
I got a purism laptop that has carefully chosen hardware. All the hardware has blob-free drivers. It has worked very well for me. I originally installed qubes years ago, but it was all the security of vm/containers with 1/10th of the convenience. I switched to arch, it was a completely painless install and that's what I have now. (hardware-wise it is more of the same - standardized screws on the case, 19v power adapt…
Yeah, I bought something similar to that. The entire machine can run off the Linux kernel with zero proprietary drivers. Unfortunately even that didn't help me with my bad luck so far.
I have decided to give up trying Linux, at-least for a few years.
Re: Catalina is checking notarization of unsigned executables
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I have both of the issues you describe. Unfortunately, while the kernel panics will most likely be fixed eventually (10.15.4 is a complete shitshow, even by Catalina standards), it seems the dGPU is actually working as designed with the high idle power draw. If you search for “navi multiple monitor power draw” you can find reports of desktop AMD cards that predate the 16” MacBook Pro that exhibit the exact same behav…
> you search for “navi multiple monitor power draw” you can find reports of desktop AMD cards that predate the 16” MacBook Pro that exhibit the exact same behaviour. It’s something to do with memory clocks and mismatched resolutions/refresh rates between monitors, and I very much doubt it will ever be addressed via software (if it even can be). At least when operating in clamshell mode with one external monitor, I ca…
From the 60+ page MacRumours forum thread about the issue, a lot of people don't have the issue at all in clamshell mode (even without the SwitchResX hackery).
My understanding of the issue is that the card has variable memory clocks to save power. However, to avoid visual distortion/tearing, the clocks can only be changed during the monitor's v-blank. However, when you have multiple monitors, presumably you would need extra circuitry or at least some mechanism ensure each monitor is in sync, or to detect when the blanking intervals match when using monitors with different refresh rates. I don't have a strong knowledge of this sort of thing, so I don't know how exactly this is achieved, but in this case AMD has "solved" the problem by simply running the memory clocks at full tilt 100% of the time, thereby avoiding the need to precisely time changes in speed.
Re: Catalina is checking notarization of unsigned executables
#167Earlier quoted context omitted.
> you search for “navi multiple monitor power draw” you can find reports of desktop AMD cards that predate the 16” MacBook Pro that exhibit the exact same behaviour. It’s something to do with memory clocks and mismatched resolutions/refresh rates between monitors, and I very much doubt it will ever be addressed via software (if it even can be). At least when operating in clamshell mode with one external monitor, I ca…
From the 60+ page MacRumours forum thread about the issue, a lot of people don't have the issue at all in clamshell mode (even without the SwitchResX hackery). My understanding of the issue is that the card has variable memory clocks to save power. However, to avoid visual distortion/tearing, the clocks can only be changed during the monitor's v-blank. However, when you have multiple monitors, presumably you would ne…
Right. The problem shouldn’t happen at all in clamshell mode because there is just one monitor. But it seems like in certain configurations the MacOS or the driver gets confused.
Re: Catalina is checking notarization of unsigned executables
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My 16” is a huge disappointment. After swearing off Intel PCs after a disaster ours X1 Carbon, I switched back to a 2013 15” until this month. Figured after six months bugs would be ironed out. Wrong. I’m seeing two major glitches that have macrumors threads dozens of pages long: 1) with an external display connected, dGPU utilization shoots up to 20W at idle. (The rest of machine draws well under 10W at idle.) That…
Since 10.15.4, my 16" started having kernel panics while waking up from sleep. Disabling Power Nap seems to mitigate this. While this is an awful stopgap solution, at least I can get back to work.
Fixed in the latest beta.
Re: Catalina is checking notarization of unsigned executables
#169Earlier quoted context omitted.
My partner is a graphic designer who loathed her 13" macbook that her work got her. She finally got an upgrade to a 16", i9, 64 gigs of ram. It runs adobe software like total shit. I think it's something to do with Catalina + accessing files in Google Drive File Stream + Adobe. It runs illustrator horribly. It's basically the saddest thing I've ever seen. I think I'll get her a 17" XPS for christmas this year.
For what it's worth, I have _never_ had good luck with "big vendor" software (like Adobe) and using any sort of synced cloud-based filestore. I have had untold issues with things and as soon as I moved files local, everything magically went away. Might try that!
You can also set the relevant folders to keep the files always available offline.
Re: Catalina is checking notarization of unsigned executables
#170Earlier quoted context omitted.
Since 10.15.4, my 16" started having kernel panics while waking up from sleep. Disabling Power Nap seems to mitigate this. While this is an awful stopgap solution, at least I can get back to work.
Fixed in the latest beta.
I’m on the latest beta and it still kernel panics for me with the same message.