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I'm not sure I agree with much of these, which makes sense because this is definitely not 'sensible defaults' it is just someones preferred settings. I wouldn't copy this unless you know for sure this is how you want your system configured.
How do people generally discover these default variables? Is there a manual from Apple or is it just exploratory?
I scrolled through the first few and every single one was either something I didn’t like or a bad idea.
Wouldn't be better to call this "cheat sheet"? macOS already has sensible defaults, that's how people who have no interest in dealing with computers can use their machines for years with no issues or servicing(unless a latte is spilled over the keyboard). Then, you can customise behaviour for some specific things to fit your workflow. The problem with diverging from defaults without putting much thought on it is that…
> Wouldn't be better to call this "cheat sheet"? Why would you call a script that actually changes things and doesn't actually show you a cheat sheet a "cheat sheet?"
How does one find all of these "defaults" settings? Is there a reference somewhere?
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I'm not sure I agree with much of these, which makes sense because this is definitely not 'sensible defaults' it is just someones preferred settings. I wouldn't copy this unless you know for sure this is how you want your system configured.
I think the most sensible defaults are those that come out of the box, rather than spending time tweaking things.
As most of the comments here on HN are taking issue with the weirdly editorialised HN title, rather than with the content, it would be great if a moderator could change the title to something more accurate like "Mathias Bynens' macOS defaults"