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You had full root for more than a decade on any macOS machine.

We also used to use wep encryption on wifi networks

And then you didn't. What's the purpose of saying this?

All consumer-operating systems also used to be single user with administrative access by default. Shall we return to that, too?


The point of saying this is to let you realize that the last ten years weren't a disaster.

You might add Bitcoin, Lighting or Monero to your donations page. Would've gladly dropped you a few bucks but I don't use any of the services you're offering.

Thanks for the suggestion, that’s a fair point. I currently rely on a couple of mainstream platforms mainly to keep things simple, but I do see the value in more open and permissionless options like Bitcoin/Lightning or Monero.

I’ll definitely consider adding at least one of them going forward. Really appreciate the willingness to support.


Maybe look into dual licensing. You could allow all free use but require a custom license fee for all commercial use.

>Maybe look into dual licensing.

No, no, not at all as a FOSS developer.

> I’m planning a non-intrusive in-app prompt to remind users about donations something subtle, because many users forget once they start using the app, rather than only seeing the donation info in the README.

As I mentioned previously, the above approach seems to be well enough and good.


Of all the Linux features to copy, they chose this.

I actually wish macOS would clone Alt-dragging from anywhere to drag and Alt-right clicking to resize from anywhere from Linux (at least GNOME and KDE Plasma have this built-in). That would certainly solve most of the complaints in the original post.

macOS has Cmd + Ctrl + drag to move windows. Alt + drag seems unlikely given that it's already often used for "copy" actions.

I just tried that on Tahoe (26.2) and it didn't drag the window with Ctrl+Cmd+drag. Is it supposed to work on all windows?

It's sort of hidden feature (I could bet that before "system preferences.app" redesign you could have found it there, but I don't see it anymore).

This comment explains how to do it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46585551


Oddly, the one thing it doesn't work on for me is the main area of the System Preferences window. Everything else I've tried seems to work, though.

KDE doesn't actually suffer from this problem.

*GNOME features, not Linux features. No such issues over here on KDE.

I have often felt like GNOME is the most Apple-y of desktop environments; they're very form over function. Not surprising to me at all that both would pick a design that seems beautiful until you try to use it.


Indeed, no such "invisible drag areas" here either using just FVWM2.

Shortly after Windows 10 came out I was joking that Microsoft finally made a Linux distribution (by replicating all the jankiness we usually associate with it).

Now I guess it's Apple's turn.


Wait, they implemented Alt-Drag/Right drag?

I believe the parent is referring to how GNOME 3.0 had some really bad resizing grabs. Single-pixel widths at the edges, and almost impossible to hit corners.

Latter versions significantly improved it.


Has been a major issue for me with Xfce and Gnome over the years, mostly just switched window managers.

Xfce is just ridiculous, it has 1px thin area to grab, and last time I checked they just mentioned you should use alt right click instead.

I was about to suggest Xfce as an example where window resizing is effortless due to the <super>+<right click> behavior. You can just grab the rough sector of a window to resize it.

Any reason why you're not using it?


Sort of! Cmd + Ctrl + drag moves windows now.

I can live with that compromise for now. Thanks for the lengthy response!

> Yeah, because millions of people are just stupid remote-controlled robotic zombies who will, upon a command of the CIA, go into the streets against Basij thugs who are willing to shoot at them.

What a lazy and ignorant attempt of spinning this. That's on the same level as the "so many people would know, no one could keep it a secret" fact check drivel. You don't need people to be stupid, "remote-controlled" nor robotic zombies. You just need to keep on funding assets, recruit new people and the seeds will form a groundwork sooner or later.

I recommend picking up a book on this some time: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/cia-intervention

Some of these operations werde decades long.

> But I find the opinion that everyone in the world just obediently dances by someone's flute quite dehumanizing.

Basically no one means this when they speak of regime change operations and people participating in it.

I know a few activists who were involved in sending dialup numbers to fax machines during the Arab Spring during the Internet blackout in Egypt and most of them are pretty much aware that they were mostly pawns for Western governments.


Iranian economy is absolutely terrible, their government hangs people like there is no tomorrow, the ayatollahs dip their beaks into every viable business and steal like crows, the official ideology of the system is a primitive medieval theocracy pushed on educated and modern people. Plus the very same government, after spending a lot of money on arming itself, proved incapable of beating back an aerial assault of the "Little Satan" back in June.

If I lived in Iran, I would need no CIA to be angry about the status quo.


Not at all what I was saying and I know all that. The Iranians have all reasons to be angry at their government. No one disputes that.

> Basically no one means this when they speak of regime change operations and people participating in it.

They do though. Spinning the 2014 Maidan Revolution as a fully illegitimate CIA-backed coup (with the implicit conclusion that it's against the will of the people) is one of the main rhetorical pillars used to justify Putin's invasion of Ukraine.


Well, can't argue with facts, unless you believe the fact checkers.

Had to laugh out loud when checking this out. So now you're expected to keep two pieces of glass clean in order to a) not see smudges and b) not scratch the original display because there may be dirt on the touch screen and you can't just close your laptop shut anymore if you're in a hurry?

Not even a hint of a price region as well. Can't imagine anyone really asking for this. Just get an iPad.

Edit: Correction on the no price thing, it's relatively cheap for Kickstarter.


Not even close to security provided by GrapheneOS, ships Android 15 and the phone looks quite ugly with that big branding on it. I'll stick with GrapheneOS and Pixels.


Some data magicians unlocked the secrets of the Oculists are while back, which got me to finally dig into some occult literature and various secret societies. Hope this does the same for others.


All other interview processes (that I've witnessed or heard of) waste anyone's time with barely anything to show for though, regardless if it ever comes to a offer.


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