Monthly update #0364 • August 2020
Monthly update 364 • August 2020 • 2020-08-01 - 2020-08-31
Monthly Updates
2020
86 posts
Introducing Swift Cluster Membership
Swift Cluster Membership is a new open-source Swift package for server applications, providing reusable, runtime agnostic implementations of cluster membership protocols for distributed systems like databases and key-value stores.
Development
The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 2] by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 2] delves into the heart of the Soviet labor camps, describing the brutal daily life, forced work, and psychological toll on prisoners.
Books
Monthly update #0363 • July 2020
Monthly update 363 • July 2020 • 2020-07-01 - 2020-07-31
Monthly Updates
Introducing Swift Service Lifecycle
Swift Service Lifecycle is a new open-source Swift package designed to simplify and standardise the management of startup and shutdown sequences for server applications.
Development
Useful macOS defaults: Notes
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Notes, controlling how Apple Notes behaves.
Mac
What are uarpassetmanagerd, uarpd, and uarphidd?
If you see UARP processes running on your Mac, here is what these accessory firmware update processes do.
Mac
Monthly update #0362 • June 2020
Monthly update 362 • June 2020 • 2020-06-01 - 2020-06-30
Monthly Updates
Lights and Shadows
It’s hard to describe how paramount light is. Ultimately, it is the only thing we see. But just as important the presence of light is, so is its absence.
Gems
What is audiomxd?
If you see audiomxd running on your Mac, here is what this audio mixing process does.
Mac
The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1] by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1] exposes the Soviet Union's vast prison camp system through a blend of personal stories, historical facts, and sharp analysis.
Books
Monthly update #0361 • May 2020
Monthly update 361 • May 2020 • 2020-05-01 - 2020-05-31
Monthly Updates
What is syspolicyd?
If you see syspolicyd running on your Mac, here is what this Gatekeeper and system policy process does.
Mac
Pentecost
Three decades after my first memories Pentecost still inspires. The Holy Spirit came down and that fact changes history.
Christianity
Introducing Swift AWS Lambda Runtime
The Swift AWS Lambda Runtime is a new open-source Swift package that simplifies building server-less functions for AWS Lambda, enabling Swift developers to create scalable, cost-effective cloud solutions with low memory use and fast startup.
Development
BrandBook
BrandBook makes connecting your employees with your brand identity as easy as clicking a button. By keeping everything about your brand in one place, you can empower your team to use it the right way.
Projects
Ascension Day
Three decades after my first memories Ascension Day still inspires. Jesus ascended to heaven.
Christianity
What is accessoryupdaterd?
If you see accessoryupdaterd running on your Mac, here is what this accessory firmware update process does.
Mac
Homeland
Homeland is an American spy thriller series. It aired on Showtime from 2 October 2011 to 26 April 2020. Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa created it. The show bases loosely on the Israeli series Prisoners of War. Claire Danes plays Carrie Mathison, a CIA officer with bipolar disorder.
TV Series
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
Jordan B. Peterson's 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos gives clear advice on how to live better. He draws from psychology, old stories, religion, and his own life.
Books
Additional Linux Distributions
The Swift project now officially supports Ubuntu 20.04, CentOS 8, and Amazon Linux 2, alongside Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04, with downloadable toolchains and Docker images available on Swift.org.
Development
Monthly update #0360 • April 2020
Monthly update 360 • April 2020 • 2020-04-01 - 2020-04-30
Monthly Updates
SecKey moving to Universal Purchases
SecKey moving to Universal Purchases
Projects
Quiet moving to Universal Purchases
Quiet moving to Universal Purchases
Projects
Bordertown
Bordertown is a Finnish crime drama series. It aired on Yle from 16 October 2016 to 2020. Miikko Oikkonen created it. Ville Virtanen plays Kari Sorjonen, a brilliant detective with an unusual mind who moves his family from Helsinki to the quiet border town of Lappeenranta, near the Russian frontier.
TV Series