Matt Edwards

How it started Jeff Johnson (@lapcatsoftware) seems to have noticed it first: Hey Apple users: If you’re now experiencing hangs launching apps on the Mac, I figured out the problem using Little Snitch. It’s trustd connecting to ocsp.apple.com. Denying that connection fixes it, because OCSP is a soft failure. (Disconnect internet also fixes.) 2024-11-10: Editor’s footnote.1 Tweet link. The day where no one could open software on their Mac’s because Apple’s OCSP server was very, very slow. ...

70F in November – nice! ...

Not bad. Still injured. ...

Highlights of the day. Rainy Day The mountains are gorgeous in the rain. Sitting outside and listening to the rain echo off the trees across the mountains is enchanting. Or ensorcelling. Podcasts I was worried last week, early in the week, that I would not be bringing enough podcasts with me on vacation. I’ve hit the end of my typical playlists (tech, economics) on regular weeks at home while working - so clearly a 10+ hour car trip and lots of time social-distancing in a cabin in the woods would drain my playlists immediately. ...

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Beautiful views. ...

From Tidbits: It was a gray day in late 2005. I was sitting at my desk, writing code for the next year’s iPod. Without knocking, the director of iPod Software—my boss’s boss—abruptly entered and closed the door behind him. He cut to the chase. “I have a special assignment for you. Your boss doesn’t know about it. You’ll help two engineers from the US Department of Energy build a special iPod. Report only to me.” ...

Hello, North Carolina. ...

Order granting qualified immunity: Clarence Jamison wasn’t jaywalking.[efn_note]That was Michael Brown. See Max Ehrenfreund, The risks of walking while black in Ferguson, WASH. POST (Mar. 4, 2015).[/efn_note] He wasn’t outside playing with a toy gun.[efn_note]That was 12-year-old Tamir Rice. See Zola Ray, This Is The Toy Gun That Got Tamir Rice Killed 3 Years Ago Today, NEWSWEEK (Nov. 22, 2017).[/efn_note] He didn’t look like a “suspicious person.”[efn_note]That was Elijah McClain. See Claire Lampen, What We Know About the Killing of Elijah McClain, THE CUT (July 5, 2020).[/efn_note] ...

Groin strain. Uh oh. Not a problem with the hip or joint. Time to break out some compression shorts, heat packs, and gentle stretches. Not sure when I’ll be biking or hiking again, as repeated strains can lead to worse damage. 😭 ...