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benguild··on macOS Golden Gate Is a Buggy Mess
This is AI at work
benguild··on Docker Sandboxes – Disposable, isolated sandboxes for AI agents
Apple Container is an interesting work in progress: https://github.com/apple/container
benguild··on Fable is not a useful model
It seems like Opus is a lot slower than Fable, or it’s throttled
benguild··on Resetting Xbox
The hardware side doesn’t make sense as much anymore. I mean if we have these massive cloud datacenters for AI and people can’t even have disc copies then why
benguild··on Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation
This sucks. It’s better to have physical copies for retro gaming down the road
benguild··on I'm going back to writing code by hand
“The only people I've heard saying that generated code is fine are those who don't read it.” Are you sure these people aren’t busy working rather than chatting? (haha)

But in all seriousness it depends on what you’re doing with it. Writing a quick tool using an LLM is much easier than context changing to write it yourself. If you need the tool, that’s very valuable.

benguild··on Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others
The fact that they’d exclude “.git” and other things without being transparent about it is scandalous
benguild··on Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents
“Great, now let’s see California…” - Patrick Bateman
benguild··on Bucketsquatting is finally dead
If you try to create a new iOS/macOS software project and sign it with a "com.apple." prefix in the bundle ID, Apple's system blocks it… for example.

It's pretty clear this type of ID'ing is an issue in general, unfortunately. Companies often protect themselves as a band-aid but not others in the same situations since the problems aren't frequent enough to warrant a design change. So, when it does become a problem, it could end up being a deep one.

benguild··on Second Win11 emergency out of band update to address disastrous Patch Tuesday
are they vibe coding?
benguild··on Ask HN: Share your personal website
https://benguild.com
benguild··on The fuck off contact page
This website is a great example of when I’d want to use reader mode in my browser and it also breaks that
benguild··on Seed. LINE's Custom Typeface
is this necessary?
benguild··on Apple Removes Tea Dating Apps over Privacy Violations and User Complaints
prev: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44732995

> Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?

> Furthermore, it’s being promoted in the “Top Charts” while the “App Privacy” card says they only collect email addresses.

benguild··on Fartscroll-Lid: An app that plays fart sounds when opening or closing a MacBook
Been waiting for this
benguild··on NINA: Rebuilding the original AIM, AOL Desktop, Yahoo and ICQ platforms
the sad thing about this is what made it magical before was the people that were on there, and it’s impossible to get that back now!
benguild··on AI is turning Apple into a "loser"
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44519452 I just posted that the Foundation Models aren’t really delivering much confidence
benguild··on A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen
this is cool but does it meet strong safety standards?
benguild··on Things Are Bad at Tesla. They're About to Get Much Worse
Are TikTok users being steered to anti-Elon content as retaliation for DOGE or something?
benguild··on X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links
This is incredibly stupid if true
benguild··on Visual Basic 6 rebuilt in C# – complete with form designer and IDE in browser
This is the kind of content I am here for
benguild··on More annoying macOS 15 Sequoia prompts: Bluetooth
I wonder if there were a lot of support calls about people whose keyboards wouldn’t connect, etc.

Unlike a touch screen device, folks may not understand that disabling Bluetooth for no reason has input consequences

benguild··on Google Has Officially Killed Cache Links
Seems like a really good opportunity for a browser extension to offer links to other sources
benguild··on FTC Pushed to Crack Down on Companies That Ruin Hardware via Software Updates
Great news for anyone who owns a “Smart TV”
benguild··on Apple's permissions features are out of balance
it definitely seems like they're using "consumer privacy" as a way to gate/limit whether other companies are allowed to build certain types of third-party apps.
benguild··on Tell HN: ChatGPT Mac app removed Cmd+Q menu shortcut/item to discourage quitting
This is ridiculous… the only convenient way to quit now is by command-clicking the dock icon
benguild··on Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland
same with third-party App Stores or any other thing like that
benguild··on What happened to blogs
Social media gobbled up the distribution
benguild··on Dyson to axe around 1k jobs in Britain
it has to be because of those combination sink hand dryers. terrible!
benguild··on Chase will soon share their customers' credit card with digital wallet Paze
great, how do we opt out
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