Swift 2.3
Apple announced Swift 2.3 as a minor update from Swift 2.2.1. The main change is that it works with Apple’s macOS 10.12, iOS 10, watchOS 3, and tvOS 10 SDKs, and it updates LLVM and Clang to match Swift 3.
Development
2016
95 posts
Monthly update #0313 • May 2016
Monthly update 313 • May 2016 • 2016-05-01 - 2016-05-31
Monthly Updates
Privacy Roundup #0118 • May 2016
May 2016 was the month of the historical mega breach, as hundreds of millions of old LinkedIn, MySpace, Tumblr and Fling credentials surfaced for sale, while Europe locked in the GDPR and lawmakers fought over encryption.
Privacy
Eurobloat #0072 • April 2016
The month Brussels passed a continent-sized data regime, voted to file every air passenger, deported Pakistanis to Turkey to mend a bargain it should never have struck, and graded Poland's homework.
Eurobloat
Useful macOS defaults: Calendar
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.iCal, controlling how Calendar displays and handles events.
Mac
Homebrew - List of all packages installed
When you use Homebrew to manage software on your Mac, you often want to know exactly what you have installed. This helps when you set up a new computer or share your setup with others.
Mac
What is usbsmartcardreaderd?
If you see usbsmartcardreaderd running on your Mac, here is what this smart card reader process does.
Mac
Pentecost
Pentecost remains a time of reflection for me. The coming of the Holy Spirit proves Gods love in action.
Christianity
Swift 3.0 Release Process
Swift 3.0 marks a major release without source compatibility to Swift 2.2. It brings key changes to the language and standard library through the evolution process.
Development
Ascension Day
Ascension Day remains a time of reflection for me. The ascension of Jesus proves he is Lord of all.
Christianity
Privacy Roundup #0117 • April 2016
April 2016 was the month encryption went mainstream and lawmakers pushed back, as WhatsApp and Viber locked down a billion chats, Europe adopted the GDPR, and giant leaks from Panama to the Philippines laid bare how poorly personal data was guarded.
Privacy
Monthly update #0312 • April 2016
Monthly update 312 • April 2016 • 2016-04-01 - 2016-04-30
Monthly Updates
Eurobloat #0071 • March 2016
The month Brussels paid an unsavoury regime to do the border control it would not do itself, told tobacco firms to get lost, and discovered to its horror that shops in different countries charge different prices.
Eurobloat
Go All the Way by Charles Bukowski
if you're going to try, go all the way. otherwise, don't even start.
Gems
The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski
your life is your life; don't let it be clubbed into dank submission.
Gems
What are symptomsd and symptomsd-diag?
If you see symptomsd running on your Mac, here is what this network diagnostics process does.
Mac
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), directed by Michael Bay, shows the attack on a US compound in Libya in 2012 AD. John Krasinski plays Jack Silva, a guard who fights to stay alive.
Movies
What is bosreporter?
If you see bosreporter running on your Mac, here is what this boot and shutdown reporting process does.
Mac
Privacy Roundup #0116 • March 2016
March 2016 was dominated by the Apple versus FBI encryption fight, a wave of payroll phishing and healthcare breaches, and fresh moves by regulators and courts to rein in surveillance.
Privacy
Monthly update #0311 • March 2016
Monthly update 311 • March 2016 • 2016-03-01 - 2016-03-31
Monthly Updates
New Features in Swift 2.2
Swift 2.2 adds features such as compile-time version checks with #if swift(>=3.0), checked selectors using #selector to avoid runtime errors, built-in tuple comparisons up to six elements, and allows most keywords as argument labels without backticks.
Development
The Night Manager
The Night Manager is a British thriller series. It aired on BBC One from 21 February to 27 March 2016. David Farr wrote it, based on the novel by John le Carré. Tom Hiddleston plays Jonathan Pine, a former soldier turned hotel night manager who is recruited to infiltrate the inner circle of an arms dealer.
TV Series
Happy Easter
Easter remains a time of renewal for me. The resurrection proves the claims of Jesus.
Christianity
What is MobileFileIntegrity?
If you see MobileFileIntegrity running on your Mac, here is what this code integrity process does.
Mac
Good Friday
Good Friday remains a time of reflection for me. The death of Jesus proves the depth of Gods love.
Christianity