I wanted to downgrade my 2020 Intel MacBook to Sequoia. I tried DFU, but it doesn’t work because DFU is only for AS. I tried a USB installer, but that didn’t work either because the T2 chip firmware can’t be rolled back. I asked Claude what I can do about it, this was the answer.

MTLCompilerService goes wild in Tahoe, consistently using over 90% of my Intel MacBook's CPU. It's a nice tradeoff: my system is completely unusable, but at least the windows look shiny and transparent

I really love the iPad, but it's a really tough sell now that the MacBook Neo is a thing

Tahoe is a bad choice for Apple’s send-off to Intel Macs. I have a 2020 MacBook Pro, which, sure, isn’t a workstation by any means, but it ran very smoothly, even for some light Xcode use. Now it’s barely usable, opening Finder is enough to bring the machine to a crawl

Updated for 2026

Remember when people thought that everyone would be able to build apps because SwiftUI was so simple?

One awesome thing about LLMs is reviving abandoned hobby projects stuck at 40-60% due to the "this part is boring" wall. I still love "artisanally" coding the parts I want to learn and/or challenge myself with, but LLMs handle the boring boilerplate now :)