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I cannot replicate this, I believe the twitter use got hooked on a red herring here. To be fair anything anti-apple is a quick way to get clicks.

by urda 4y ago

mhh__ 4y ago
Anything apple (both ways) is a good way to get clicks on hackernews at least.
- urda 4y ago
  This is also true! I just can't replicate it, and another user ( leodriesch ) pointed out they may be a few versions behind. That's not something I can replicate right now.
- pessimizer 4y ago
  It's a lot better than it used to be, when every Daring Fireball entry stayed on the front page for days.
leodriesch 4y ago
The screenshots are from a version before the Big Sur visual refresh, so at least 2 major versions behind the current release. Could just be a bug that has been fixed already.
- urda 4y ago
  I did not realize this / check this. I had made the assumption of latest macOS and-what-have-you. I however, cannot setup that environment right now.
- outworlder 4y ago
  I saw infrequent scans from locationd, every few minutes. Until I opened the Maps app, that is. Then it started triggering frequent scans. Sure, Maps may want to know your location, but it should not have the ability to constantly poll wifi. Also, different chipsets may display different behavior. Older wifi chipsets may have more trouble with this.
ActionHank 4y ago
I've seen this myself, turning off location services solved the issue for me. It's definitely there and happening.
- chomp 4y ago
  Seconded, this is definitely a thing.
  - op00to 4y ago
    Thirded, my game streaming got way better when I turned off location services.
urda 4y ago
Downvotes because another user disagreed with a tweet after they made a fair attempt to reproduce the issue? That's not the spirit of HN.
- cmeacham98 4y ago
  Don't play dumb, you're receiving downvotes because you implied OP was lying: > To be fair anything anti-apple is a quick way to get clicks.
- Dylan16807 4y ago
  You got downvotes for being wrong about the issue being real. You get credit for attempting a test but your personal test failed. Oh well. A few downvotes in that case are normal and fine.

I cannot replicate this, I believe the twitter use got hooked on a red herring here. To be fair anything anti-apple is a quick way to get clicks.

by urda 4y ago

I cannot replicate this, I believe the twitter use got hooked on a red herring here. To be fair anything anti-apple is a quick way to get clicks.

mhh__ 4y ago

Anything apple (both ways) is a good way to get clicks on hackernews at least.

urda 4y ago
This is also true! I just can't replicate it, and another user ( leodriesch ) pointed out they may be a few versions behind. That's not something I can replicate right now.
pessimizer 4y ago
It's a lot better than it used to be, when every Daring Fireball entry stayed on the front page for days.

leodriesch 4y ago

The screenshots are from a version before the Big Sur visual refresh, so at least 2 major versions behind the current release. Could just be a bug that has been fixed already.

urda 4y ago
I did not realize this / check this. I had made the assumption of latest macOS and-what-have-you. I however, cannot setup that environment right now.
outworlder 4y ago
I saw infrequent scans from locationd, every few minutes. Until I opened the Maps app, that is. Then it started triggering frequent scans. Sure, Maps may want to know your location, but it should not have the ability to constantly poll wifi. Also, different chipsets may display different behavior. Older wifi chipsets may have more trouble with this.

ActionHank 4y ago

I've seen this myself, turning off location services solved the issue for me. It's definitely there and happening.

chomp 4y ago
Seconded, this is definitely a thing.
- op00to 4y ago
  Thirded, my game streaming got way better when I turned off location services.

urda 4y ago

Downvotes because another user disagreed with a tweet after they made a fair attempt to reproduce the issue? That's not the spirit of HN.

cmeacham98 4y ago
Don't play dumb, you're receiving downvotes because you implied OP was lying: > To be fair anything anti-apple is a quick way to get clicks.
Dylan16807 4y ago
You got downvotes for being wrong about the issue being real. You get credit for attempting a test but your personal test failed. Oh well. A few downvotes in that case are normal and fine.