Today, I learned that you get a caterpillar if you repeatedly press ⌘⌃S in the Calculator.
@vancura Remember, the security and safety of your data on macOS is handled by people with the same dedication to fit, finish, and testing, as those who allowed that to reach the release build.
@metaning Not really. Entirely different people handle CoreOS and other security-related systems in the kernel than those implementing the UI code.
@vancura Company culture is driven from the top. If you see a problem in one place, you can be sure it's occurring everywhere else as well.
@metaning You know, I am far from an Apple fanboy. I know about a zillion issues in all their products, but I don’t think it’d be fair to summarize that if you see a UI code issue in the calculator (and there are a few, not just the caterpillar bug), everything in the company is rotten. Bugs are normal and everywhere. Not just at Apple. Just dig a bit, and you’ll see them all around you.

@vancura Any yet bugs are "everywhere" so one should assume the calculator *is* typical of the quality, and reliability of all the work done, and OK'd for release by Apple.

Hell, the entire Sonoma release had non-functional PCI mass storage drivers, which was literally the only unique use case for the 2023 Mac Pro, Apple's most expensive "pro" product.

Andy Baio (@andybaio@xoxo.zone)

Found a weird thing hiding in macOS! https://waxy.org/2023/04/the-bitcoin-whitepaper-is-hidden-in-every-modern-copy-of-macos/

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