Reflecting on the year 2015
Reflection on the year 2015, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
2015
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Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is a British drama series. It aired on ITV from 26 September 2010 to 25 December 2015. Julian Fellowes wrote it. Hugh Bonneville plays Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, who runs a grand estate in the Yorkshire countryside during the early twentieth century.
TV Series
Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies (2015), directed by Steven Spielberg, tells the true story of James Donovan. He is a lawyer who swaps spies during the Cold War. Tom Hanks plays Donovan with steady calm.
Movies
Monthly update #0307 • November 2015
Monthly update 307 • November 2015 • 2015-11-01 - 2015-11-30
Monthly Updates
Swift 3 API Design Guidelines
Swift 3 aims to set API design guidelines and apply them across libraries to make the language feel more unified.
Development
The Swift Linux Port
Apple released a Linux port of Swift with the open source project launch. Users can build it from sources or download binaries for Ubuntu on x86_64 architecture.
Development
The Swift.org Blog
Apple has launched the open source Swift project and the Swift.org website. They aim to work with the community to fix issues, add features, and expand Swift to new platforms.
Development
Look Who's Back
Look Who's Back (2015), directed by David Wnendt, adapts Timur Vermes's book. It places Adolf in modern Berlin. He wakes up in 2014. Oliver Masucci plays Adolf with sharp mimicry and deadpan humour. He thinks the world is his again.
Movies
Make Me by Lee Child
Make Me drops Reacher in the isolated town of Mother’s Rest, investigating a journalist’s disappearance into a dark web conspiracy. With her partner, he uncovers a sinister underground service.
Books
Asterix and the Missing Scroll by Jean-Yves Ferri
It is the thirty-sixth book in the Asterix series. Caesar writes his memoirs but leaves out the Gaul village. A scribe leaks the missing chapter.
Books
Useful macOS defaults: Spotlight
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Spotlight and Spotlight indexing controls.
Mac
What is bootinstalld?
If you see bootinstalld running on your Mac, here is what this macOS installation process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0306 • October 2015
Monthly update 306 • October 2015 • 2015-10-01 - 2015-10-31
Monthly Updates
What is a .xip file?
If you have downloaded Xcode from Apple, you have seen a .xip file. Here is what it is and how it works.
Mac
Monthly update #0305 • September 2015
Monthly update 305 • September 2015 • 2015-09-01 - 2015-09-30
Monthly Updates
What is diagnosticd?
If you see diagnosticd running on your Mac, here is what this unified diagnostics process does.
Mac
What Happens Next Will Amaze You
When the Snowden revelations first came to light, it felt like we might be heading towards an Orwellian dystopia. Now we know that the situation is much worse.
Gems
Inside Out
Inside Out (2015), directed by Pete Docter, shows the mind of Riley, an eleven-year-old girl. Amy Poehler voices Joy, the leader who keeps smiles. Phyllis Smith acts as Sadness, soft and blue.
Movies
What is iOSScreenCaptureAssistant?
If you see iOSScreenCaptureAssistant running on your Mac, here is what this iPhone screen capture process does.
Mac
NSURL
NSURL is Foundation’s class for URLs. Create it with NSURL(string:), it returns nil if the string is invalid.
Development
Monthly update #0304 • August 2015
Monthly update 304 • August 2015 • 2015-08-01 - 2015-08-31
Monthly Updates
What is misagent?
If you see misagent running on your Mac, here is what this provisioning profile process does.
Mac
Useful macOS defaults: Activity Monitor
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.ActivityMonitor, controlling what Activity Monitor shows.
Mac
What are the systemstats processes?
If you see systemstats.analysis, systemstats.daily, or systemstats.microstackshot_periodic on your Mac, here is what they do.
Mac
Monthly update #0303 • July 2015
Monthly update 303 • July 2015 • 2015-07-01 - 2015-07-31
Monthly Updates