sneak @sneak@sneak.berlin

looks like someone is crossposting my toots without authorization to nostr.

if you are reading this at https://iris.to/npub1s6u73hepwap3wpzvhw2g0dv80a72eqrv4jlcgn4rl3t22vk46v9qadatx9 then you're getting scammed; this account and data is posted only at @sneak on activitypub.

@danymat this has been true since iphone 1

macOS 14.4.0 will phone-home to apple's data collector (xp.apple.com) even with analytics off when doing an update. new behavior however is that it will also do this when only "download updates" (but not install them) automatically is enabled.

it also contacts gs.apple.com to get the signed boot ticket (and transmit your ECID) at download time, which happens background/automatically even if you've told it not to install updates automatically.

they're already out with the propaganda

https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-vision-pro/unauthorized-modification-of-visionos-dev58c4a41bf/visionos

@danymat i use my public phone number

starship IFT-3 launch in 25 minutes - stream is up at https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-3

372k viewers so far

i am now @sneak.07 on signal

@selzero @Tooden you are correct that you don't understand the point i am trying to make. PS: the s is not capitalized

this is your periodic reminder that you should:

a) turn off wifi
b) run an ethernet cable to your computer
c) get a WIRED headset with boom mic
d) use an external webcam
e) use a key light

for fuck's sake it's 2024 learn how to make phone calls

@mattblaze @survivalmachine i also carry around $15k of camera gear thanks to crypto, much the same deal. i’ve got a 61MP a7r4 with the trinity of f/2.8 g masters (16-35, 35-70, 70-200) and i’m definitely a slut for optics and resolution, but 150MP for another $20k on top seems like massive overkill/flex. to each their own, though.

@selzero about the same number of children die every day from lack of clean water (~20k) as the IDF has killed in the entire weekslong war. the defining human emotion is apathy.

@simon “small enough to read, doesn’t have too many random giant subdependencies”. then i scan it for noob errors or common mistakes. more if i’m writing something actually security-critical (then i try to stick to stdlib). this is in re: golang.

@mattblaze @survivalmachine it was a friendly question but ok, as you wish

@survivalmachine @mattblaze as if all early crypto people aren’t millionaires with toys lol. 35k is 35k

@mattblaze did you rent it or is this a humblebrag that you carry around a $35k camera?

today is actually a full moon so i can’t tell if the full moon rising over the ridge in the joshua tree at night “environment” for the AVP is always a full moon, or if some nameless engineer at apple programmed it to dynamically match the actual phase of the moon.

i really need to update my mastodon and mattermost instances, the latest mobile clients don’t like talking to my servers. this sort of attitude toward forcing users onto an api upgrade treadmill is pathological.

for google accounts with advanced protection turned on (aka mandatory hardware FIDO/U2F 2FA), it’s impossible to login on apple vision pro due to the fact that you cannot NFC or USB to your U2F keys. this is a problem.

@newt @sneak lol what a life. ebay shipping costs a lot and is slow. amazon has things to me in single digit hours. there is zero comparison.