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Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by playcache »

submeta wrote: post #2

Unbelievable. When I read the tweet (tried to post here as well), I suddenly realized why my Mac was unresponsive an hour ago. Here is another tweet that describes the problem in more detail: https://mobile.twitter.com/llanga/status/1326989724704268289 > I am currently unable to work because macOS sends hashes of every opened executable to some server of theirs and when `trustd` and `syspolicyd` are unable to do so,…

Ha! So that's what it was. Last night (I just woke up in the UK) my macbook pro started to crawl, I started to threat that it might be the SSD starting to fail.

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by playcache »

27182818284 wrote: post #155
read_if_gay_ wrote: post #57

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I started panicking mildly thinking my drive was failing or something. And just before this, I finally managed to fix Spotlight pegging one core at 100% constantly. Next thing, I reboot into a laggy system. macOS is my favorite OS, but the shit I put up with... it's basically an abusive relationship at this point.

Same. Panic attack. Thought the SSD was dying. I ran Disk Utility diagnostics and started coming up with plans to reformat and restore as a last resort. Apple folks in this thread, this was terrible

Incredible I had the exact same thing. 2019 MB pro I bought for music production and ableton started to lag incredibly badly and the whole desktop was unresponsive. I started to search my email to see what warranty I had.

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by jhoechtl »

areoform wrote: post #533
submeta wrote: post #2

Unbelievable. When I read the tweet (tried to post here as well), I suddenly realized why my Mac was unresponsive an hour ago. Here is another tweet that describes the problem in more detail: https://mobile.twitter.com/llanga/status/1326989724704268289 > I am currently unable to work because macOS sends hashes of every opened executable to some server of theirs and when `trustd` and `syspolicyd` are unable to do so,…

So yesterday I wrote about the blurring lines of ownership, and people came back with some fairly disparate responses. It's fair to say that I was mostly dismissed. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25058952 And this is why I won't be moving to Apple silicon. Apple already has the ability to restrict whats apps I can run (they can simply toggle a switch for all users to "no unsigned binaries"), and congrats! Apple…

> edit - It's also really hard as a designer + developer + would-be researcher in the making to find a good computer.

I woukld agree on desginer.

Absolutely not on developer or researcher.

Actually MacOS is for the reasons you mentioned incredibly developer-unfriendly (unless you target is of course the iOS ecosystem).

And for research there is no better platform but Linux. Unless you are in clicky-colorful frontend applications where I would doubt you are doing serious research.

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by chimen »

submeta wrote: post #2

Unbelievable. When I read the tweet (tried to post here as well), I suddenly realized why my Mac was unresponsive an hour ago. Here is another tweet that describes the problem in more detail: https://mobile.twitter.com/llanga/status/1326989724704268289 > I am currently unable to work because macOS sends hashes of every opened executable to some server of theirs and when `trustd` and `syspolicyd` are unable to do so,…

Using a premium DNS with filtering features make sense: https://dnsadblock.com

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by pomian »

pgt wrote: post #390

A compelling way to enact change at large corporates is to vocally communicate when and why you are forced back into a buying position as a customer. Apple VPs who are listening, especially Craig Federighi - here is an early warning for you. The HN crowd may seem fringe, but they are living in the future. I de-Googled my entire life over similar transgressions by Google and several of my friends are gradually going t…

From a another post on this page, someone recommended to look at Metabox. I never heard of them. I just looked over their site. Some very very cool options. Been in business a long time. https://www.metabox.com.au/ I've tried Alienware -used to be good, bit not very impressed since Dell days, I've tried Razer- always some issues, Dell g and XPS seems the best, up to now. But this Metabox looks really fun. Wonder if others have tried?

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by kmlx »

jason0597 wrote: post #298
mlindner wrote: post #264

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> software can/will fail to launch if some central company server goes down The central company server didn't go down. If it was down there would be no problem. The problem is that the server is slow.

You're missing the point. I don't care if Apple has the most reliable servers in the world. Phoning home the hashes of the binaries you run is an outright violation of user privacy.

wait till you find out about antivirus software

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by Thorrez »

mahkeiro wrote: post #668
Thorrez wrote: post #622

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I agree with you that Apple is doing way too much to restrict users. But I also agree with Craig in that I don't see how Apple silicon is useful for them in helping to restrict users.

It is useful as a justification. Not from a technical point of view, but just to support the pathway they have planned and the story around it.

How is it useful as a justification? I don't see how forced signature verification can be more easily justified on a M1 Mac than on an Intel Mac.

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by peterburkimsher »

ant6n wrote: post #674
peterburkimsher wrote: post #620

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Yes, I can specifically say that 2 other people have chosen not to update past Mojave 10.14 because of my advice. I'm experimenting with Linux these days. There are some minor annoyances with using an outdated version of macOS. Unfortunately those apply to not just one or two apps, but every part of the OS when using Linux. Basic things like WiFi drivers or sleep support. I'm encouraged by the trackpad driver project…

I should update to Mojave one of these days...

Not if you want Time Machine; stay on HFS+ if you're a dev and want easier cross-platform support.

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by blub »

mav3rick wrote: post #699
ls65536 wrote: post #564

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> The HN crowd may seem fringe, but they are living in the future. The other thing that really can't be discounted here is that a lot of the HN crowd are likely the default go-to people in their circle of family and friends for this sort of stuff, and in many cases they may also have major purchasing influence and technical decision making power in their respective businesses. Turning off one of them may be inconsequ…

God the self importance of this community. The world can live without the 1000 people here.

Corps like Google or Apple are so big that the amount of HN customers and their friends/relatives are a drop in the ocean. This is just a PR mess for them, that's all.

They mop it up and move on.

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by envolt »

Initially I noticed this behaviour on my work laptop (where I've joined recently); where I was able to get the app working as soon as I used to switch my location to Home (non-VPN/Proxy). I though it has something to do with work configuration.

For past few days I'm also experiencing the similar behaviour on my personal laptop.

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