Reflecting on the year 2019
Reflection on the year 2019, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
2019
118 posts
Merry Christmas
The meaning of Christmas stays vital in adulthood. The birth of Christ marks the start of our salvation.
Christianity
Tesseract
The day-night cycle and the cycle of the seasons have been an important part of human civilization for millennia.
Gems
Useful macOS defaults: Network Browser
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.NetworkBrowser, controlling how your Mac discovers network devices.
Mac
AVSpeechSynthesizer
The article highlights the role of Swift’s AVSpeechSynthesizer, introduced in iOS 7 and macOS 10.14, in enabling speech synthesis for computer-assisted communication across languages, supporting over 30 languages with voices selected via IETF Language Tags.
Development
Revolutions by Jean-Michel Jarre
A late discovery of Jean-Michel Jarre's 1988 album, electronic music that folds machines and world sounds together.
Music
Monthly update #0355 • November 2019
Monthly update 355 • November 2019 • 2019-11-01 - 2019-11-30
Monthly Updates
Blue Moon by Lee Child
Blue Moon pits Reacher against rival Albanian and Ukrainian gangs in a city turf war after he helps an elderly man robbed for loan shark debts.
Books
What is installcoordinationd?
If you see installcoordinationd running on your Mac, here is what this installation coordination process does.
Mac
Everyday Life by Coldplay
Coldplay's 2019 double album wanders far from arena pop into gospel, protest, and prayer for ordinary days.
Music
Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter by Jean-Yves Ferri
It is the thirty-eighth book in the Asterix series. A teenage girl named Adrenaline arrives in the village. She is the daughter of a famous Gaulish chief.
Books
All Things Are Possible by Hillsong Worship
Hillsong's 1997 live album led by Darlene Zschech, a foundational worship record I came to much later.
Music
Swift Numerics
The Swift Numerics open-source project introduces a modular Swift package for numerical computing, filling gaps in the Standard Library with modules like Real and Complex.
Development
Monthly update #0354 • October 2019
Monthly update 354 • October 2019 • 2019-10-01 - 2019-10-31
Monthly Updates
SSWG Annual Update '19
The Swift Server Work Group (SSWG) has made significant progress in its first year, establishing an incubation process for defining high-quality Swift packages through community pitches, reviews, and acceptance.
Development
What is findmydeviced?
If you see findmydeviced running on your Mac, here is what this Find My device tracking process does.
Mac
Earth and Sun
The day-night cycle and the cycle of the seasons have been an important part of human civilization for millennia.
Gems
New Diagnostic Architecture Overview
Swift 5.2 enhances compiler diagnostics through a new infrastructure that uses 'constraint fixes' to pinpoint type errors more accurately, allowing the type checker to continue solving and report multiple issues with actionable guidance, unlike the old system's vague guesses.
Development
What is CoreAuthentication.daemon?
If you see CoreAuthentication.daemon running on your Mac, here is what this authentication process does.
Mac
What is storagekitd?
If you see storagekitd running on your Mac, here is what this storage management process does.
Mac
Paradoxology by Elevation Worship
Elevation Worship's 2019 record reworks recent songs into a quieter, more reflective set of modern worship.
Music
What is runningboardd?
If you see runningboardd running on your Mac, here is what this process lifecycle manager does.
Mac
Monthly update #0353 • September 2019
Monthly update 353 • September 2019 • 2019-09-01 - 2019-09-30
Monthly Updates
The Spy
The Spy is a French limited series. It aired on Netflix on 6 September 2019. Gideon Raff created it. Sacha Baron Cohen plays Eli Cohen, a real Mossad agent who went undercover in Syria during the early 1960s and rose to the highest levels of its government.
TV Series
Swift 5.2 Release Process
Swift 5.2 focuses on delivering significant improvements in quality and performance.
Development