Apple released a background security update that restarts your computer. Other than the update mechanism being buried in settings / privacy and security/ background security improvements it is not very « background » 🧐 https://eclecticlight.co/2026/03/17/apple-has-just-released-the-first-background-security-improvement-for-macos-tahoe/

I added some MHL creation and verification tools to my code.matx.ca site (and GitHub). Drop Verify to create some quick MHLs and other verification artifacts and MHL Verify to verify them or any other MHL created by professional card copy apps. Also released CopyTrust my card copy application, multi-source, multi-destination. More info on my blog: https://macvfx.blog/2026/03/13/trust-but-verify/

"I hit a snag while patching the changelog table: the file appears to have become empty unexpectedly." Ummm.... "I hit a tooling issue: the patch operation zeroed out (file)",,, ahhh,,, "The shell script patch got mangled because perl expanded $0 inside the replacement string" .. eeek "I found an unexpected tool failure that zeroed (File).swift during patching"
Oh dear. Is there a problem with robots or humans using robots? Always backup. Use version control. This is not a game!

when you're trying to code but the robots doing the actual work say "what?" API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Internal server error"}

If you appreciate the hard work of creative awesome people then buy them coffee buymeacoffee.com/latenitefilms Chris Hocking is doing amazing work with Final Cut Pro and the entire creative ecosphere of post production. Definitely check out https://fcp.cafe @latenite

Build apps, solve problems. Solving everyday real life challenges by building apps. And it's fun.
https://macvfx.blog/2026/02/17/keep-on-keeping-on/

EV charging cables cut. Not what you want to see after you drive a long way. Cable theft is a thing. Not cool.