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Sorry, soon as I saw the line that disables the startup chime I knew everything here was wrong.

• johnvaluk 6y ago
  Can you elaborate? I despise the startup chime and disable it on all of my Macs. Why should they announce a startup when none of my other devices do? Why would I want to wake a sleeping baby or annoy other library patrons? This is one of the most obnoxious decisions Apple ever forced on its users (and, yes, I was happy when the illuminated logo on the laptop lid was finally put to rest).
  • agloeregrets 6y ago
    It’s intended originally to confirm boot, a real issue to solve back in the day. Some people get a warm nostalgia from it now. Not all choices need to be logical to improve a product for some.
  • seanalltogether 6y ago
    Because if you ever run into a problem where your computer doesn't turn on, the startup sound is your first indicator of whether the screen is faulty, or the board is faulty.
    • gowld 6y ago
      It's a Mac. "whether the screen is faulty, or the board is faulty" have the same fix.
      • sneak 6y ago
        Not if you know how to take apart computers.
        • leetcrew 6y ago
          and own a blowdryer.
      • samatman 6y ago
        Among the many differences, if the screen is faulty, one can plug in an external monitor, and: get files off, perform a backup, use the computer, and so on and so forth.
        • prvc 6y ago
          >if the screen is faulty, one can plug in an external monitor You don't need a chime in order to try that.
          • Macha 6y ago
            Its useful to know if it'll work before digging into the box o' cables for usb-c to display port
            • prvc 6y ago
              The convenience of that rare scenario is outweighed by the annoyance of hearing the chime thousands of times, imho.
  • kube-system 6y ago
    I have plenty of devices that announce startup, I can think of at least one in every room of the house. Everything from my pfSense box to my washing machine.
• msbarnett 6y ago
  It doesn’t get any better when a few lines further down he disables the LaunchServices quarantine and frames it as eliminating a dialogue box instead of as eliminating a major mitigation to browser vulnerabilities. (a fun game whenever these silly scripts get posted is to count how many different security measures they silently disable with little to no warning to the naive)
  • agloeregrets 6y ago
    THIS. Holy crap this. Running this script will disable major security features on macOS intended to prevent phishing and remote execution.
• anoncake 6y ago
  Turning startup sounds off is definitely the sensible default for laptops.
• doctor_eval 6y ago
  Yes! The startup sound is part of the long history of the Mac. It’s entirely nostalgic for me and always reminds me of the sense of wonder I felt when I first used a 128K Mac.
  • jzl 6y ago
    Just the other day my mind was blown when I learned that the startup chord was inspired by the chord at the end of A Day In The Life from Sgt. Pepper's. Source? The guy who created it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5838mfezO8M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5838mfezO8M A Day In The Life (time link to a few seconds before it hits at 4:21): https://youtu.be/usNsCeOV4GM?t=249 https://youtu.be/usNsCeOV4GM?t=249