Maps of Meaning 11: The Flood and the Tower
Peterson explores belief systems. They help people assign value and act in the world. Belief systems regulate emotions. They allow cooperation and competition without constant conflict.
Gems
Blog
Pentecost
The meaning of Pentecost stays vital in adulthood. The coming of the Holy Spirit marks the birth of the church.
Christianity
Mezzamorphis by Delirious?
A late discovery of Delirious?'s 1999 album, a bold step from worship band into ambitious British rock.
Music
Useful macOS defaults: Image Capture
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.ImageCapture, controlling what happens when you connect a camera or phone.
Mac
Monthly update #0349 • May 2019
Monthly update 349 • May 2019 • 2019-05-01 - 2019-05-31
Monthly Updates
Ascension Day
The meaning of Ascension Day stays vital in adulthood. The ascension of Christ marks his return to glory.
Christianity
Maps of Meaning 10: Genesis and the Buddha
Peterson examines why people defend belief systems fiercely. These systems guide action and value. They help people cooperate without conflict.
Gems
Practical differences between Bash and Zsh
Apple is switching the default shell on macOS from Bash to Zsh. Here is what that means in practice.
Mac
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019), directed by Chad Stahelski, follows John as he is declared excommunicado and given a bounty of fourteen million dollars. Keanu Reeves plays John Wick, now hunted by every assassin in New York with nowhere to hide.
Movies
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory is an American comedy series. It aired on CBS from 24 September 2007 to 16 May 2019. Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady created it. Jim Parsons plays Sheldon Cooper, a brilliant but socially lost physicist who shares a flat with his friend and fellow scientist Leonard Hofstadter.
TV Series
Maps of Meaning 09: Patterns of Symbolic Representation
Peterson discusses archetypes as universal patterns. They appear in myths, stories, and images. These patterns are deep. They come from human experience across time.
Gems
What is mediaremoteagent?
If you see mediaremoteagent in Activity Monitor, here is what this macOS process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0348 • April 2019
Monthly update 348 • April 2019 • 2019-04-01 - 2019-04-30
Monthly Updates
Maps of Meaning 08: Neuropsychology of Symbolic Representation
Peterson explores what makes things most real. Real things last long across time. They appear in many situations. He rejects the idea that humans evolved only on the African veldt. Patterns from all evolutionary history shape people.
Gems
Privacy and User Experience
Good serie on privacy and user experience by Smashing Magazine. Worth the read!
Development
Internal Phone Numbers
Internal Phone Numbers let you quickly lookup phone numbers from your colleagues.
Projects
People by Hillsong United
Hillsong United's 2019 live worship record gathers a congregation around songs of grace, fire, and being found.
Music
CoreGraphics Geometry Primitives
The article provides a concise guide to Core Graphics geometry types in Swift, essential for Quartz 2D drawing on Apple platforms, covering CGFloat, CGPoint, CGVector, CGSize, and CGRect, with iOS using a top-left origin and macOS a bottom-left origin by default.
Development
Happy Easter
The meaning of Easter stays vital in adulthood. Resurrection day marks the start of new possibilities.
Christianity
Good Friday
The meaning of Good Friday stays vital in adulthood. The death of Christ marks the cost of sin and the gift of grace.
Christianity
Maps of Meaning 07: Images of Story and Metastory
Peterson explores how basic categories frame the world. These categories appear first in images. They exist long before names or words.
Gems
Guided Access
Guided Access, introduced in iOS 6, is an accessibility feature that locks an iOS app to prevent unintended exits, configurable to disable specific screen regions, hardware buttons, motion, keyboards, touch, or set time limits, activated via triple-clicking the Home/Side button or Siri.
Development
What is displaypolicyd?
If you see displaypolicyd running on your Mac, here is what this display management process does.
Mac
Inception: Music from the Motion Picture by Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer's 2010 release, a cinematic score built to carry a story. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
Music
RealCharlieKirk
The YouTube channel RealCharlieKirk is run by Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, and focuses on conservative political commentary, interviews, and discussions.
Gems