Speculation in JavaScriptCore
Filip Pizlo: This post is all about speculative compilation, or just speculation for short, in the context of the JavaScriptCore virtual machine. Speculative compilation is ideal for making dynamic...
View Articlemacintosh.js
Felix Rieseberg: This is Mac OS 8, running in an Electron app pretending to be a 1991 Macintosh Quadra. Yes, it's the full thing. Via Dan Moren: I fired it up to take it for a spin and it worked pretty...
View ArticleKeeping Dropbox
David Sparks: iCloud Drive and sharing have not failed me. On the contrary, they have worked better than I expected. […] The trouble is those instances where I am not in control. For example, I have...
View ArticleExposure Notification Update
Howard Oakley (Hacker News): According to figures obtained by the BBC, of the 83 million people in Germany, only around 16 million have downloaded this app since it launched in June. That’s less than...
View ArticleDropbox Dark Pattern
Nick Heer: While the biggest tech CEOs testifying before some of the dumbest people are stymied by WebEx problems, I want to direct your attention to this Dropbox screen. Would you assume that both of...
View ArticleTim Cook’s App Store Testimony
Juli Clover (also: 1, 2): Apple CEO Tim Cook is today participating in an antitrust hearing with the U.S. House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee alongside Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Amazon CEO...
View ArticleSchiller Interview Before the App Store Hearing
Stephen Nellis (via MacRumors): But when the App Store launched in 2008 with 500 apps, Apple executives viewed it as an experiment in offering a compellingly low commission rate to attract developers,...
View ArticleMarsEdit 4.4
MarsEdit 4.4 now supports Micro.blog and can search the values of custom fields. However, there seems to be a regression that causes the app to beachball for 30 seconds each time I publish a post....
View ArticlemacOS 10.15.6 Bug Causes Crashes With Virtualization
Hartley Charlton (tweet): Users of virtualization software have reported that macOS 10.15.6 crashes repeatedly when running virtual machines.A regression in the App Sandbox component of macOS 10.15.6...
View ArticleNew EU Regulations for App Stores
Seth Barton: The rules, which you can see here in full if you’re happy to fight through them, or as discussed here by the EGDF’s Jari-Pekka Kaleva on GI.Biz, cover a wide range of ongoing issues that...
View ArticleSteve Wozniak Sues YouTube Over Bitcoin Scams
Monica Chin: According to the lawsuit, filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, crooks have been posting videos on the platform claiming that Wozniak is hosting a bitcoin promotion....
View Article64-bit ScanSnap Manager for Older Scanners
Dave Kitabjian: Fujitsu announced it wouldn’t support Catalina well over a year ago, and many ScanSnap owners have already gone through the Five Stages of Grief and resolved to buy either a new scanner...
View ArticleHopper for Apple Silicon and Big Sur
Vincent Bénony: Today, I’m happy to announce that Hopper will fully support macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon CPU! macOS Big Sur changes a lot of things under the hood. For instance, there is a new way...
View ArticleLogitech Folio Touch Keyboard Case
Juli Clover: Logitech today announced the launch of the Logitech Folio Touch, a new keyboard case with trackpad designed for the 11-inch iPad Pro models released in 2018 and 2020. It’s $160 vs....
View ArticleUSB-C Is Still a Mess
Robert Triggs (via Hacker News): Moving phones between different chargers, even of the same current and voltage ratings, often won’t produce the same charging speeds. Furthermore, picking a third party...
View ArticleE-Verify’s “SSN Lock” Is Nothing of the Sort
Brian Krebs: One of the most-read advice columns on this site is a 2018 piece called “Plant Your Flag, Mark Your Territory,” which tried to impress upon readers the importance of creating accounts at...
View Article“No-Logging” VPN Providers
Craig Silverman (tweet, also: Nick Heer): Sensor Tower, a popular analytics platform for tech developers and investors, has been secretly collecting data from millions of people who have installed...
View ArticleProgramming Job Interviews
Chris Parnin and Matt Shipman (via Hacker News, 2, 3): A new study from North Carolina State University and Microsoft finds that the technical interviews currently used in hiring for many software...
View ArticlePolymorphic Interfaces
Swift by Sundell (tweet, Reddit): Dave Abrahams joins John to talk about Protocol-Oriented Programming and how to make the most out of the Swift Standard Library. Also, discussions on Swift’s overall...
View ArticleAnother Apple-Funded App Store Study
Juli Clover (Slashdot, Hacker News): As Apple CEO Tim Cook gears up to testify in an App Store antitrust hearing before the House Judiciary Committee next week, Apple has commissioned a study from...
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