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Today in User Space
🔣 #Ubuntu makes us count to 292 Billion
🦊Would you pay for #Firefox?
🦅A little #Thunderbird
😈A little #FreeBSD
🤖And a little #Android, too
We spend some time picking out topics, then dive into the show. We had y2k, y2038, but are you ready for y292B? Swap to 128-bit integers to find out! Then, Mozilla drops another layoff bomb. On the bright side, soon there'll only be Firefox employees left! Success! And, of course, lots of feedback.
Why "utter contempt?" It's saying that, even if I know for a fact that I want to give a particular app permission, macOS will treat me a like a child and keep asking me. Because Apple doesn't believe I am qualified to grant permanent permission to any app.
Another sign that the people in charge of security and privacy features at Apple are out of control and that nobody who stands up for user experience is being heard.
Linux User Space
BasicAppleGuy
Jason Snell
Stephen Robles
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