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Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by s3krit »

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…

>So if I had to choose an alternate path, what would such a path look like that could eventually approach the build quality of an Apple Macbook Pro? That product doesn't have to exist yet, it just has to be on the path.

Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 2 is what I use and I'm very happy with it. My requirements were a moderately high-performance laptop, hybrid/discrete graphics, not excessively bulky and good Linux support. I can't fault my choice. The only issue I had with hardware compatibility under Linux was due to me receiving it a couple days after launch and the drivers for the wifi card not yet being in the kernel used by Debian or Ubuntu (no longer an issue iirc). Happy to answer any specific questions you have.

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by jwineinger »

dylan604 wrote: post #409
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,…

I keep reading in the tweets how all Macs are unusable. Is this an OS bug that doesn't effect older OSes? I'm on Mojave on my 2017 MBP, and have had zero issues at all. When was `trustd` introduced?

My 2018 MPB on Mojave had some serious issues launching apps for a little while yesterday (3PM central) afternoon. It seemed to resolve within an hour though. Not sure how that lines up with the outage described here.

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by romanovcode »

sliken wrote: post #379
romanovcode wrote: post #117

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This has happened since forever on Mac, Windows and Ubuntu.

Sorry, not on Ubuntu. It's easy to check, compile a binary, run it, and use wireshark to watch your uplink.

Ubuntu did upload what applications you launched to Amazon.

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by [deleted] »

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…

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Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by bluedino »

radicalbyte wrote: post #760
areoform wrote: post #533

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

Dell XPS have an option for a fantastic 4K screen. After calibration it's better than the Retina screen on my 2013 MBP.

I don't know why they don't use a 2560x1440 for the 13" model

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by phendrenad2 »

robocat wrote: post #669
augustl wrote: post #24

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That's correct. AFAIK Catalina will check online for everything, even binaries you compile yourself.

Microsoft Windows also uploads your private exe’s, and then runs them on Microsoft servers: https://medium.com/sensorfu/how-my-application-ran-away-and-...

TL;DR: It's an option that can be disabled, unlike on Mac. Also doesn't lock up your PC if Apple's network is having a bad day.

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by iCarrot »

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…

>Apple can now make their machine reject a new, third-party repair part like a bad transplant. Should they choose to.

It seems the iPhone 12 is already rejecting non-original parts, even if the part comes from another iPhone 12: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24924761

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by iso1631 »

grishka wrote: post #816
iso1631 wrote: post #792

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Give me, the owner of the computer, over the keystore for the root certificates I trust, and code signing is great. > I'm mostly libertarian, but if I ever become a president, this would be one of the first things I'd make illegal, right after shortening the copyright term to like 3 years. As a libertarian I can see the argument for getting rid of presumptive copyright (and tanking the US economy), but the government…

> but the government preventing people from entering into contracts that you don't like? It's not that. Plain and simple: in an ideal world, more money shouldn't grant more power and immunity. Governments should disincentivize this growth into the sky by, for example, progressive taxation for companies. The world would be a better place if tech companies actually competed with each other by making better products, no…

That does not sound like a libertarian view at all.

Re: macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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Post by quantgenius »

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…

Get a Thinkpad. I replaced a 2015 MacBook Pro with a Thinkpad P1 Gen2 and love it. The trackpad isn’t as nice. The keyboard is better. Running WSL2 you have a great Unixy development environment in Windows. Or just install Linux. As thin and light as a MacBook Pro. Much better thermals, though still not awesome. Other, somewhat larger Thinkpads have better thermals. You can upgrade your RAM, add 2 SSDs and other peripherals like a 4G card etc if you like. Thinkpads come with fantastic service. Next business day on-site repair including for accidental damage and they mean it. Looks: It’s the design Apple copied for their very first laptops and is IMO better looking. They got it right the first time and haven’t changed it materially. Built like a tank. Not quite a tough book but they will take some abuse.
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