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What new limitations has macos added?

by jamil7 3y ago

jacknews 3y ago
It's not all necessarily new, but for example on every update I seem to get 'Operation not permitted' somewhere new. Then why can't I change the spaces animation (turn it off)? Windows snapping without leaving a gap on the edge of the screen? Etc, etc. And are they now doing scans for copyright-infringing media and so on - I wouldn't be surprised. I'm an adult. It's my computer. Let me do what I want with it.
- actualwitch 3y ago
  > why can't I change the spaces animation (turn it off)? You can turn on "reduce motion" and it will replace it with a much simpler fade in.
  - jacknews 3y ago
    Sure, but that affects other things too - why can't I just turn this one annoying animation off completely?
    - wraptile 3y ago
      That's what killed Macos for me. What's the point of all that hardware if everything has 0.5 second delay - it's ridiculous.
      - sokoloff 3y ago
        For casual computer users, that animation/delay is the difference between “oh no, what just happened?!” and “oh, that button sucks this window down into the taskbar picture where I can easily find it later. Cool.” You want the window to just vanish (which I get), because you have a model of computing that doesn’t need the genie animation. Most everyone on HN has a model of computers far in excess of the median computer user.
        Karunamon 3y ago
        That explains the default, not their inability to change the behavior.
        sokoloff 3y ago
        Interesting. I could have sworn in older macOS that it could be disabled entirely. In Ventura, via settings, I can adjust it from taking 11 frames, 23, or 29 frames (manually counted in a screen recording), but I can't seem to completely eliminate the animation. TIL.
- jamil7 3y ago
  Fair enough, like you said, these aren't new, though. > Then why can't I change the spaces animation (turn it off)? Windows snapping without leaving a gap on the edge of the screen? Etc, etc. Spaces is irritating, I just don't use it, Apple has a tendency to introduce new workspace and window management solutions and then abandon them. Yabai or Amethyst might be you closer to what you want (both open source). > And are they now doing scans for copyright-infringing media and so on - I wouldn't be surprised. This isn't true AFAIK.
  - SamuelAdams 3y ago
    I’m not sure about copyright infringed media but they are scanning for CSAM now. https://www.wired.com/story/apple-communication-safety-nude-detection/ https://www.wired.com/story/apple-communication-safety-nude-...
    - hedora 3y ago
      The article you linked doesn’t say they are. Its title claims they are, but that appears to be clickbait. In the body of the article, the author confuses the cancelled always on filter for illegal images that reports to authorities and an opt-in, on-device filter for unwanted adult images.

What new limitations has macos added?

by jamil7 3y ago

What new limitations has macos added?

It's not all necessarily new, but for example on every update I seem to get 'Operation not permitted' somewhere new. Then why can't I change the spaces animation (turn it off)? Windows snapping without leaving a gap on the edge of the screen? Etc, etc. And are they now doing scans for copyright-infringing media and so on - I wouldn't be surprised. I'm an adult. It's my computer. Let me do what I want with it.

actualwitch 3y ago
> why can't I change the spaces animation (turn it off)? You can turn on "reduce motion" and it will replace it with a much simpler fade in.
- jacknews 3y ago
  Sure, but that affects other things too - why can't I just turn this one annoying animation off completely?
  - wraptile 3y ago
    That's what killed Macos for me. What's the point of all that hardware if everything has 0.5 second delay - it's ridiculous.
    - sokoloff 3y ago
      For casual computer users, that animation/delay is the difference between “oh no, what just happened?!” and “oh, that button sucks this window down into the taskbar picture where I can easily find it later. Cool.” You want the window to just vanish (which I get), because you have a model of computing that doesn’t need the genie animation. Most everyone on HN has a model of computers far in excess of the median computer user.
      - Karunamon 3y ago
        That explains the default, not their inability to change the behavior.
        sokoloff 3y ago
        Interesting. I could have sworn in older macOS that it could be disabled entirely. In Ventura, via settings, I can adjust it from taking 11 frames, 23, or 29 frames (manually counted in a screen recording), but I can't seem to completely eliminate the animation. TIL.
jamil7 3y ago
Fair enough, like you said, these aren't new, though. > Then why can't I change the spaces animation (turn it off)? Windows snapping without leaving a gap on the edge of the screen? Etc, etc. Spaces is irritating, I just don't use it, Apple has a tendency to introduce new workspace and window management solutions and then abandon them. Yabai or Amethyst might be you closer to what you want (both open source). > And are they now doing scans for copyright-infringing media and so on - I wouldn't be surprised. This isn't true AFAIK.
- SamuelAdams 3y ago
  I’m not sure about copyright infringed media but they are scanning for CSAM now. https://www.wired.com/story/apple-communication-safety-nude-detection/ https://www.wired.com/story/apple-communication-safety-nude-...
  - hedora 3y ago
    The article you linked doesn’t say they are. Its title claims they are, but that appears to be clickbait. In the body of the article, the author confuses the cancelled always on filter for illegal images that reports to authorities and an opt-in, on-device filter for unwanted adult images.