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macOS Ventura is the official name. The linked site is a Mac blog so they omitted the prefix. Your anger should be directed at hn policy for requiring original

macOS Ventura is the official name. The linked site is a Mac blog so they omitted the prefix. Your anger should be directed at hn policy for requiring original headlines at the cost of clarity, not Apple or the Mac blog

erulabs 4y ago
Fair point. I’m not angry, I’m just getting old :P
- prpl 4y ago
  Don’t worry, there is at least a lifetime on the usage.
detrites 4y ago
Actually... > please use the original title, unless it is misleading The policy appears to invite the adding of clarity. Ie, disambiguation in this case.
- dylan604 4y ago
  Yes, because on a tech related forum, the disambiguation of city name vs the name of an OS is front of mind on almost all readers
  - andybak 4y ago
    I had no idea what it was about. I don't keep MacOS version names in my head. I assumed it was the name of a company. "Mac" somewhere in the title would have been very useful.
    - partdavid 4y ago
      Why? Macintosh is a kind of apple. Apples are fruits. Quarantine is a public health protocol. Surely we need to make it "Operating system for Cupertino (California)-based 'Apple Computer Inc.' computers version 13 changes app privilege management scheme with new xattr". Way better.
      - akerl_ 4y ago
        It seems you’ve tumbled down a slippery slope.
      - vlunkr 4y ago
        These version names are around for one year, if you're not a Mac user, it's pretty easy to be out of the loop. It's a safe place to draw the line.
        detrites 4y ago
        Even as a Mac user it can get a bit much.
        notbuyingit 4y ago
        This thread is hilarious. I'm very familiar with xattr, but as somehow who chooses not to use an proprietary OS, whose proponents whine about constantly here, I had absolutely no idea what this would be about until I read comments. I thought maybe Ventura was a sandboxing platform or tool or something. But no apparently I'm an asshole or idiot for not keeping up with annual releases of a niche os. Jokes on jokes.
      - doodpants 4y ago
        No, McIntosh is a kind of apple. Macintosh is a computer.
        throwaway744678 4y ago
        I thought it was some kind of rain coat
      - masklinn 4y ago
        Surely you also need to specify that these are said operating system's extended attribute feature and not the generic and platonic ideal for extended attributes? A reader might get confused and think this applies to Linus's Unix Which Is Not Actually An Unix.
      - mtlmtlmtlmtl 4y ago
    - afandian 4y ago
      I used to when they were big cats. It’s been downhill since…
  - smoldesu 4y ago
    In the original context of a Mac-focused blog, I think it makes sense. On HN though, I have to admit I had no idea which it was because of the way it's worded. If the subject was "Apple" or "MacOS" then it would read much nicer imo.
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erulabs 4y ago

Fair point. I’m not angry, I’m just getting old :P

prpl 4y ago
Don’t worry, there is at least a lifetime on the usage.

detrites 4y ago

Actually... > please use the original title, unless it is misleading The policy appears to invite the adding of clarity. Ie, disambiguation in this case.

dylan604 4y ago
Yes, because on a tech related forum, the disambiguation of city name vs the name of an OS is front of mind on almost all readers
- andybak 4y ago
  I had no idea what it was about. I don't keep MacOS version names in my head. I assumed it was the name of a company. "Mac" somewhere in the title would have been very useful.
  - partdavid 4y ago
    Why? Macintosh is a kind of apple. Apples are fruits. Quarantine is a public health protocol. Surely we need to make it "Operating system for Cupertino (California)-based 'Apple Computer Inc.' computers version 13 changes app privilege management scheme with new xattr". Way better.
    - akerl_ 4y ago
      It seems you’ve tumbled down a slippery slope.
    - vlunkr 4y ago
      These version names are around for one year, if you're not a Mac user, it's pretty easy to be out of the loop. It's a safe place to draw the line.
      - detrites 4y ago
        Even as a Mac user it can get a bit much.
      - notbuyingit 4y ago
        This thread is hilarious. I'm very familiar with xattr, but as somehow who chooses not to use an proprietary OS, whose proponents whine about constantly here, I had absolutely no idea what this would be about until I read comments. I thought maybe Ventura was a sandboxing platform or tool or something. But no apparently I'm an asshole or idiot for not keeping up with annual releases of a niche os. Jokes on jokes.
    - doodpants 4y ago
      No, McIntosh is a kind of apple. Macintosh is a computer.
      - throwaway744678 4y ago
        I thought it was some kind of rain coat
    - masklinn 4y ago
      Surely you also need to specify that these are said operating system's extended attribute feature and not the generic and platonic ideal for extended attributes? A reader might get confused and think this applies to Linus's Unix Which Is Not Actually An Unix.
    - mtlmtlmtlmtl 4y ago
  - afandian 4y ago
    I used to when they were big cats. It’s been downhill since…
- smoldesu 4y ago
  In the original context of a Mac-focused blog, I think it makes sense. On HN though, I have to admit I had no idea which it was because of the way it's worded. If the subject was "Apple" or "MacOS" then it would read much nicer imo.

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