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New comment by mgrunwald_ in "OpenAI Is Preparing to File for an IPO Soon"

mgrunwald_ — Thu, 21 May 2026 14:08:25 +0000

Exactly. I remember the beginnings of ChatGPT, OpenAI looked like the future and Google had Bard, which was not very good. It looked like Google was soon to become irrelevant. Fast forward to today and they have a lot of great products in this space powered by their own custom AI chips.

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – A Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:55:59 +0000

Thanks for the comment, I'm glad you like it!

Yes, the pre-release is intended for testing purposes, so thanks for bringing the battery health issue to my attention. It is calculated from the the battery's reported design capacity and current capacity, but the reported values seem to be unreliable across different systems.

The password generator suggestion is interesting, but I intentionally gave the user only one password generator option in the base version of the app - the most secure one :)

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – A Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:35:20 +0000

I'm glad you like it!

I might consider adding this in a future release, although at this point I'm focusing on keeping the app's footprint minimal, so every feature addition has to be carefully considered :)

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – A Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:32:39 +0000

I understand your skepticism, but as the original poster and creator of this I am actually a little surprised, too!

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – The Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:30:56 +0000

Thanks!

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – The Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:25:55 +0000

As the original poster and creator I am actually a little surprised, too!

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – The Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:53:45 +0000

Not really just command line preferences. The app has many more features that use native macOS APIs. But thanks for your comment!

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – The Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:43:27 +0000

Understandable. Yes, it asks for sudo from time to time, but it is designed to be as safe as possible in what it does.

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – The Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:39:18 +0000

Thanks!

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – The Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:39:07 +0000

I'm very glad you like it! Thanks!

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – The Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:38:42 +0000

Understandable! You can come back later when everything is in place and the app is officially released, signed and notarized :)

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – A Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:20:28 +0000

Thank you for saying this! As stated on the website, this is a pre-release. Those who are not sure, absolutely do not have to install this and can wait for the official, notarized release. In the meantime, the app gets tested in the real world.

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – A Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:14:20 +0000

Gatekeeper and notarization are not silliness. They exist for a reason. I thought it would be a good idea to release the app during development when I am sure that it works correctly and then maybe get some feedback from early users.

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – The Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:08:24 +0000

The donors are 100% real, early supporters of the app.

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – The Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:07:48 +0000

The SSL certificate is issued through Cloudflare. What issues are you having?

New comment by mgrunwald_ in "Ghostmoon.app – A Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar"

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:06:34 +0000

Understandable! This is a pre-release of the app. You can come back later when everything is in place and the app is officially released, signed and notarized :)

Ghostmoon.app – A Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar

mgrunwald_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:25:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.mgrunwald.com/ghostmoon/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47572910

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