Monthly update #0393 • January 2023
Monthly update 393 • January 2023 • 2023-01-01 - 2023-01-31
Monthly Updates
Blog
Privacy Roundup #0198 • January 2023
January 2023 opened the year with record European fines against Meta, a run of credential and API breaches, and ransomware crews crippling postal and gaming firms.
Privacy
What is usbctelemetryd?
If you see usbctelemetryd running on your Mac, here is what this USB-C monitoring process does.
Mac
Eurobloat #0152 • December 2022
The month Brussels caught a suitcase of Qatari cash, voted to tax your petrol and your boiler, and lectured Hungary on corruption with a straight face.
Eurobloat
What is lightsoutmanagementd?
If you see lightsoutmanagementd running on your Mac, here is what this power management process does.
Mac
Quiet 4.0 and a commitment
TLDR: Quiet 4.0 is a restart of Quiet and a commitment to support it for a while.
Projects
The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget
We were like strangers on a train, the passengers and I, hurtling through the night, revealing intimacies we would never have dreamed of sharing during the brighter light of day.
Gems
Your own personal website
Owning a corner of the internet gives you control. A personal website lets you build something lasting. Here is why you should create one, how to start, and what to include.
Essays
The Strangely Beautiful Experience of Google Reviews
I slept under the overpass that night, and in the morning, I wrote a review: “Reasonably good bridge. A little loud for sleeping.” I gave it four stars. After I set off on my bike, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
Gems
What is srp-mdns-proxy?
If you see srp-mdns-proxy running on your Mac, here is what this smart home networking process does.
Mac
20 years of Safari
Safari was introduced in Mac OS X Panther on January 7, 2003. It was also included with the first generation iPhone, which was released in 2007.
Mac
New Year, New Me
The Vapor team has launched a new design for their blog, marking the initial step in updating all Vapor websites to reflect the framework’s maturity and provide a consistent, modern look.
Development
Using RSS feeds
RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, offers a clean, efficient way to stay updated with your favourite websites without the distractions of modern web browsing.
Essays
Privacy Roundup #0197 • December 2022
December 2022 closed the year with record fines against Meta and Epic Games, fresh breaches at LastPass and TikTok, and a landmark shift towards encryption as Apple finally embraced it and abandoned its photo scanning.
Privacy
Build by Tony Fadell
Tony Fadell’s Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making distills lessons from his 30-year career in Silicon Valley, where he led teams creating the iPod, iPhone, and Nest Learning Thermostat.
Books
Monthly update #0392 • December 2022
Monthly update 392 • December 2022 • 2022-12-01 - 2022-12-31
Monthly Updates
Goals of 2023
This year’s theme is being more positive. I am pessimistic.
Journal
Reflecting on the year 2022
Reflection on the year 2022, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
Eurobloat #0151 • November 2022
The month Brussels invented three brand new taxes for itself, set a gas cap so high it could never trigger, and ordered every boardroom to hit a quota while two member states screamed at each other over a single rescue ship.
Eurobloat
What is a Wildcard Person?
You know that person on your team who seems to be good at everything? I mean the literal definition of the word good. Not master. Good. When a problem comes up that nobody else has any experience with, this person volunteers to jump in head-first.
Gems
Merry Christmas
Each Christmas I return to the core message. Jesus was born to live among us and save us.
Christianity
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Viktor E. Frankl’s Man's Search for Meaning recounts his survival in Nazi concentration camps during World War II and introduces his psychological theory, logotherapy.
Books
The Future of Foundation
Apple announced a new open-source Foundation project, rewritten in Swift to eliminate C code wrapping, improve performance, and simplify contributions.
Development
Monthly update #0391 • November 2022
Monthly update 391 • November 2022 • 2022-11-01 - 2022-11-30
Monthly Updates
Privacy Roundup #0196 • November 2022
November 2022 brought record regulator action against Big Tech, a run of mass scraping and ransomware breaches, and fresh fights over surveillance and encryption.
Privacy