Interstellar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer's 2014 release, a cinematic score built to carry a story. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
2021
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Eurobloat #0136 • August 2021
The month Brussels quietly switched on the legal machinery for scanning your private messages, refused to pay for a border fence, and lectured Afghans to please stay where they were.
Eurobloat
Swift 5.5 Released!
Swift 5.5 is a major release introducing powerful concurrency features like async/await, structured concurrency, and Actors, alongside other enhancements.
Development
Clarkson's Farm
Clarkson's Farm is a British documentary series. It came out on Amazon Prime Video on 11 June 2021. The show follows Jeremy Clarkson, known from car programmes, as he takes over running his 1000-acre farm in the Cotswolds after the old manager retires.
TV Series
What is fairplaydeviceidentityd?
If you see fairplaydeviceidentityd running on your Mac, here is what this device identity process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0376 • August 2021
Monthly update 376 • August 2021 • 2021-08-01 - 2021-08-31
Monthly Updates
Privacy Roundup #0181 • August 2021
Apple's plan to scan iPhones for child abuse imagery dominated the month, while record breaches at T-Mobile and a flood of leaks, ransomware thefts and new surveillance laws kept regulators and researchers busy.
Privacy
Eurobloat #0135 • July 2021
The month Brussels unveiled its largest ever legislative bonfire, invented a brand new tax on imports, ordered private messages scanned, and capped the cash in your pocket at ten thousand euros.
Eurobloat
What is seld?
If you see seld running on your Mac, here is what this sealed system volume process does.
Mac
Interrobang by Switchfoot
Switchfoot's restless 2021 album, a record of questions and conviction, sharp guitars and honest doubt held together by hope.
Music
Time for a Turning Point by Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk’s The College Scam: How America's Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America's Youth challenges the value of traditional college education, arguing it burdens students with debt while promoting progressive ideologies.
Books
Dreamchaser by Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman's 2013 release, soaring vocal lines over lush arrangements. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
Useful macOS defaults: Messages
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.MobileSMS, controlling how Messages behaves on macOS.
Mac
Privacy Roundup #0180 • July 2021
July 2021 was dominated by the Pegasus Project, which exposed how government clients of NSO Group spyware targeted journalists, activists and world leaders, while record fines, supply-chain ransomware and a wave of breaches underlined how exposed ordinary people remain.
Privacy
Monthly update #0375 • July 2021
Monthly update 375 • July 2021 • 2021-07-01 - 2021-07-31
Monthly Updates
Eurobloat #0134 • June 2021
The month Brussels handed every citizen a scannable health pass, drew up a digital identity wallet, started borrowing in its own name and declared abortion a European right, all while failing to keep a single migrant off the Belarusian buses.
Eurobloat
Naval Architecture
When I first heard the term naval architecture I thought it was the artistic practice of designing beautiful boats. It turns out it’s a proper scientific discipline dedicated to the engineering of ships.
Gems
What is findmybeaconingd?
If you see findmybeaconingd running on your Mac, here is what this Find My beacon process does.
Mac
What is corecaptured?
If you see corecaptured running on your Mac, here is what this camera and screen capture process does.
Mac
Monthly update #0374 • June 2021
Monthly update 374 • June 2021 • 2021-06-01 - 2021-06-30
Monthly Updates
Privacy Roundup #0179 • June 2021
June 2021 paired a string of corporate breaches and ransomware payouts with landmark court wins for privacy, as regulators and police surveillance both came under fresh scrutiny.
Privacy
Martin Mans Aan het Orgel by Martin Mans
Martin Mans's 2013 release, a resonant programme for the organ. It came to me long after release and earned its place.
Music
Eurobloat #0133 • May 2021
The month Brussels threw itself a party about its own future, drew up plans for a single corporate tax rulebook, and demanded the right to inspect newly free Britain's homework on data.
Eurobloat
I do not have a smartphone
I sold my iPhone and bought a basic Nokia phone for 35 euros. I also sold my smarthome devices, Apple Watch, and AirPods.
Journal
What is searchpartyd?
If you see searchpartyd running on your Mac, here is what this Find My network process does.
Mac