Reports that macOS 15.5 frees up lots of disk space https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/1km81zl/major_disk_space_freed_after_macos_155_update/ Has Apple secretly purchased @siracusa Hyperspace app and bundled it? #macOS #Apple

#photography sky

@randomphrase Ha, yes, well spotted. What a treat.

Filled in a form to get an insurance quote. Gave them info including name, date of birth and phone number. They then called and to "confirm" asked for my name and date of birth. I jokingly asked if they wanted my phone number. Surely this is security theatre?

@FChagnard There should be a hashtag #trix

@siracusa all this talk of RamDoubler and DiskDoubler on ATP triggered a memory of a time in the 90s when somoene released software that drastically sped up Finder copies. I was working at Apple at the time and we were amazed. It turned out that the Finder was updating the progress bar so frequently that it slowed down the file copy!

@vk2di Yes, it's probably no good for CW as it's looking for voice.

A truely beautiful piece of writing on a blog. Thanks @gruber https://daringfireball.net/2024/11/how_it_went

@fixatedpersonsunit @MsDropbear425 @shaknais Why is the Liberal party mis-named?

@parisba Looks like here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSuX83ay4OujogylrO6FQRw6c2vM5JeFa

@parisba Is the talk going to be online somewhere? I’d love to watch. VK3TPM here by the way.

@siracusa Another button? Jony Ive will be turning in his grave. Oh… wait a minute..

Interesting observation: “The best marketers in the world are tobacco companies, tech companies, universities, and the Republican Party. The GOP primarily represents the wealthiest 1% of Americans and corporations, yet manages to get about 47% of the vote, because people will support reducing the top marginal tax rate, hoping they’ll someday benefit.” - Scott Galloway

Great story on the extremely large telescope by Jonathan Webb. Wonderful photos too. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-09-27/extremely-large-telescope-chile-atacama-australian-astronomy/104305650

Quick update: According to some data, X/Twitter has 245 million daily active users worldwide. According to Apptopia, X/Twitter is estimated to have around 121 million daily active users, significantly lower compared to company announcements. Losing Brazil’s 20 million is significant. Overall there are about 5.45 billion internet users worldwide. 5.17b is total social media user base. This implies X has less than 4% of social media users.

@caseyliss done! Note that I’m in Australia so I guess it’s regional.

Hey @caseyliss I think Callsheet app has been featured by Apple. Just got this email:

@jillL Started falling out that day I guess

“Don't be afraid, don't be scared, it won't hurt you. It's uranium” #AusPol