> Worth noting, Patriot Front had a huge leak of data in 2022 (400GB).

> [Patriot Front Fascist Leak Exposes Nationwide Racist Campaigns](https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/patriot-front-fascist-leak-ex...)

> You can download it at the following torrent address:

> magnet:?xt=urn:btih:2c87816e4c81990fb25bbca43dd8d578eaa55886&dn=patriotfront&tr=udp%3A%2F%2F9.rarbg.to%3A2920&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexodus.desync.com%3A6969

> I'm seeding this on a permanent basis. I have gigabit uplink. Please leach and share. Expose these nazi fucks.

I know a new phone or Mac bangs hard on indexing even pre-foundation models. I haven't set up a new device with 27, so I don't know how much that might have increased.

> You don't know that for sure.

> all of the Macs out there run the same operating system,

Wrong. Lots of Mac users skipped the Liquid Glass OSes. I was one until I bought an M5 that came with it. In fact, I was two versions behind on my M1 because the one before Tahoe also offered nothing that I wanted.

> the same software.

This referring to third-party software (my interpretation) is also wrong. People have wildly different setups, at least among us nerds.

> This can't an issue of a defective Mac.

Again, you don't know that. But your comment later on about two models having said issue is concerning. That said, there's a high likelihood that you run the same software on each.

> I am right now using my M5, on low power mode on a flat surface and it's almost too hot to type on.

If that's the case, I begin to suspect that the physical sensitivity that you mentioned in a different comment is the source. If that's the case, I'm empathetic cause it'd really suck to have that reaction. I can only make my M1 hot enough to noticeably warm up (or get hot) when slamming the CPU / GPU. I would hate for it to feel that way to me during normal use and you have my genuine sympathy if that's your experience on a machine running at normal levels. And if that's it, then get an external kbd and mouse. Not an ideal solution, but it sounds like the best option. Not portable. I know. But I'm looking for solutions here and there may be some compromise needed.

Plus one for this tool. I've been using it for about eight months or so. Useful for keeping Backblaze and other daemons from taking over when they're supposed to be invisible.

> Unfortunately, this does nothing for services such as WindowServer which now often takes up 50-100% of a core just on its own.

WindowServer can be a real dog (Finder, too, if opening lots of windows with videos that can be previewed in QuickLook). Closing all of the open windows is inconvenient, but it solves the issue until they get built up again and stay open for an extended period of time. I hope they address this in the future; we'll see how a new CEO prioritizes software quality. I'm the most hopeful that I've been in five or more years given the change in leadership. Doesn't mean it'll happen.

> I have fibromyalgia and seem to be sensitive to hot keys; my Thinkpad regularly getting to hot to touch with even light usage is EXACTLY why I went and bought a MacBook one morning in '23.

That shouldn't happen on a machine built in 2023. Take it to an Apple Store (or third-party) and see if a repair tech agrees. I repaired laptops that overheated when I had that role. There was a debacle about thermal paste a decade and a half ago (maybe longer). If it's under AppleCare, you might be able to get it fixed at no extra charge. If not, I'm sorry that it'll cost money, but Apple offers a flat-rate repair for laptops. Maybe they'll say it's fine and it'll be frustrating, but it's worth exploring.

Try applying for those jobs when you have a history of high paying white collar jobs on your resume. You won't get called. I know this from firsthand experience.

If I manage people who collect trash, why would I hire the person who is clearly down on their luck, who will certainly jump at an opportunity for another white collar position, when I have lots of people to choose from who won't have other opportunities?

This is the best rationalization I've been able to find for why I got zero calls when I was, in effect, unemployable due to a years-long period of joblessness. Within one month of completing a temp job that was back in a white collar position, I had phone interviews and a job offer.

1. A frontend to MacOS Quicklook that gives me many additional playback controls.

2. A daemon that listens for messages on my LAN to add scheduled notifications to my preferred app launcher without cluttering my reminders.

3. An improved version of a tool I built to watch for specific streamers and capture the content compared to the one I created years ago. I wouldn’t have enhanced it beyond the version I had that was good enough.

4. A metadata inspector that I can invoke in the GUI with a hotkey focusing only on the stuff I’m interested in seeing.

5. A hotkey terminal launcher based on the color themes I have configured on my device so I can arrow through and choose in the moment.

etc, etc, etc…

That's convenient.

Also, I received a similar response when inquiring about a financial account that had been overlooked (there are reasons, I'm not getting into it) for a couple of decades. "Can't help you. Too old for us to have records." Well, my records are printed documents. Why can't you tell me anything? Reminds me of when the USA government stole my money from a bank transfer claiming suspicion of whatever (my landlord had a Middle Eastern sounding name and it was the 2000s) and then said they had no record of it when I provided all the required documentation to recover it.

In both cases, unfortunately, I concluded that the odds are so stacked against me that I gave up. Convenient system if you're fabulously wealthy or a massive org (such as corporations and government).

It can probably happen.

We used to try a command and then alter it slightly to see what it would do.

Far from it. This shows a strong ability to generate an image known to be frequently used as a model test. This isn't a measure of thought.