Eurobloat #0050 • June 2014
The month Brussels installed a Commission president nobody had voted for, charged banks to hold money, and handed Google the job of deciding what the public may remember.
Eurobloat
Blog
NSOperation
NSOperation is an abstract class for a single unit of work. It manages state, priority, dependencies, and cancellation in a thread-safe way.
Development
What is akd?
If you see akd running on your Mac, here is what this Apple authentication process does.
Mac
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows concludes the series as Harry, Ron, and Hermione hunt Horcruxes to defeat Voldemort, now controlling the wizarding world.
Books
Monthly update #0290 • June 2014
Monthly update 290 • June 2014 • 2014-06-01 - 2014-06-30
Monthly Updates
De Cock en de dode tempeliers by A.C. Baantjer
A body with a dagger in its back is found in the basement of a house for sale. The murder seems linked to a secret group called the Brotherhood of the Cross.
Books
Privacy Roundup #0095 • June 2014
One year after the first Snowden leak, June 2014 mixed fresh surveillance disclosures with a wave of breaches, encryption launches and a landmark cell phone ruling.
Privacy
What is watchdogd?
If you see watchdogd running on your Mac, here is what this system health monitoring process does.
Mac
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts uncovers Voldemort’s past through Dumbledore’s lessons, while a mysterious book aids his magic.
Books
Eurobloat #0049 • May 2014
A month when Brussels invented the right to scrub the internet of inconvenient facts, watched a record-low turnout reward the parties that want it gone, and still found time to write a fond essay about its own flag.
Eurobloat
Useful macOS defaults: Preview
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Preview, controlling how Preview opens and displays files.
Mac
Pentecost
The Christian view of Pentecost deepens with time. The coming of the Holy Spirit points to Gods ongoing work.
Christianity
De Cock en de dwaze maagden by A.C. Baantjer
A young woman reports that her boyfriend has gone missing. It looks like a simple break-up, but it turns into a far harder case.
Books
Privacy Roundup #0094 • May 2014
May 2014 turned the first anniversary of the Snowden leaks into a wave of fresh NSA disclosures, while Europe handed people a right to be forgotten and a run of huge breaches struck eBay, Orange and others.
Privacy
Monthly update #0289 • May 2014
Monthly update 289 • May 2014 • 2014-05-01 - 2014-05-31
Monthly Updates
Eurobloat #0048 • April 2014
The month Brussels spent building a single market for everything from your mobile bill to your bank account, while its own court tore up the surveillance machine the EU had insisted every member state must run.
Eurobloat
Ascension Day
The Christian view of Ascension Day deepens with time. Jesus ascending to heaven points to his authority over all.
Christianity
Introvert in business
For me it was easy to pick this subject because I’m an introvert myself. I wrote a majority of this article on a small island in Norway. Almost no people, so almost no distractions. It was wonderful to see words appear on the screen out of nowhere.
Essays
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix follows Harry’s fifth year, where he faces a Ministry denying Voldemort’s return and a tyrannical new teacher, Umbridge.
Books
What is diagnosticservicesd?
If you see diagnosticservicesd running on your Mac, here is what this Apple diagnostics process does.
Mac
IBAction / IBOutlet / IBOutletCollection
The article explores the roles of IBAction, IBOutlet, and IBOutletCollection in Objective-C development for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch, highlighting their evolution from necessary Interface Builder directives to vestigial yet culturally significant markers.
Development
De Cock en dood door hamerslag by A.C. Baantjer
The body of an Antwerp diamond dealer is found in a squat. There are no signs of crime, but valuable diamonds are missing. De Cock is asked to help.
Books
Monthly update #0288 • April 2014
Monthly update 288 • April 2014 • 2014-04-01 - 2014-04-30
Monthly Updates
Møkster Day 08
Day 8 of 8 to Møkster, an island in Norway.
Trips
Møkster Day 07
Day 7 of 8 to Møkster, an island in Norway.
Trips