apple tells me authoritatively that the next macos version WILL be installed tonight, I have no choice in the matter

then it goes to do it, and all the sudden it's like, "umm can i pwease have ur password to do the installation??? 🥺 "

@andrewrk they did once force one on me (and others) a couple of years ago while bypassing the password prompt. I managed to catch it in time and stop it due to network traffic blinkenlights. Others weren’t so lucky. Lots of people were pissed.
@andrewrk I remember a Snow Leopard system I had once tried to update itself automatically and just got stuck, it stayed stuck like that forever all the way til I retired that system
@andrewrk Consider switching to a ThinkPad running Kali Linux. Also consider becoming an Agent of THOSE WHO KNOW for the VLC 2.9 Foundation.
@vlc29 @andrewrk
Please do not recommend Kali as a general-purpose OS. Unlike other Linux distros like Ubuntu or Fedora, it's not meant for that. Even the official Kali documentation says not to use it for that:
https://www.kali.org/docs/introduction/should-i-use-kali-linux/
Should I Use Kali Linux? | Kali Linux Documentation

What’s Different About Kali Linux? Kali Linux is specifically geared to meet the requirements of professional penetration testing and security auditing. To achieve this, several core changes have been implemented in Kali Linux which reflect these needs: Network services disabled by default: Kali Linux contains systemd hooks that disable network services by default. These hooks allow us to install various services on Kali Linux, while ensuring that our distribution remains secure by default, no matter what packages are installed. Additional services such as Bluetooth are also blocklisted by default.

Kali Linux
@phi1997 @andrewrk We recommed it for cyberdecks, skids, and Agents of THOSE WHO KNOW for wage matrix disruption. For general use, we recommend Fedora. It's used by many of THOSE WHO KNOW at the VLC 2.9 Foundation. However, we believe that the next big thing is skids using Kali Linux on ThinkPads to disrupt the wage matrix.

@vlc29 is this J-B? Hello!

I have a Mac precisely to test my software on Mac. Why would I need another Linux computer besides the 10 I already have?

@andrewrk To become THOSE WHO KNOW and get increasing numbers of computers, XR headsets, and advanced technology until you experience cyberpsychosis.