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This headline has annoyed me. macOS Tahoe 26.3 has been working absolutely fine for me, and probably millions of others. It isn't working for _you_, and you do

This headline has annoyed me. macOS Tahoe 26.3 has been working absolutely fine for me, and probably millions of others. It isn't working for _you_, and you don't know why yet. This isn't yet useful information and doesn't indicate that the entire OS is broken (universally).

gregoriol 7mo ago
Yeah the title is annoying because it doesn't say what is broken. The user has a quite specific problem and the title should reflect that. However overall the title has some truth: Tahoe of all versions fits the most the description of broken. It's the Windows Vista of macOs versions.
rock_artist 7mo ago
I totally agree. As HN is focused on developers. I think author should report and investigate of course. But, currently there’s one report with nothing informative except the pink (which from my knowledge is related to metal). But nothing (yet) useful for broader discussion.
- hipsterstal1n 7mo ago
  But the author wouldn't get clicks if they wrote a more truthful and less clickbaity headline, such as "My computer doesn't work since I upgraded to 26.3 and I have no idea why".
kcplate 7mo ago
I tend to view these reports through 2 user lenses. User 1 - the user who generally uses signed, safe software, using the device for non-engineering productivity, content consumption, and creative uses. Then there is the user 2s. Thats the user with the unsigned software. That download and compiles the random “Show HN” without deep examination. That is experimenting at the lower levels, and might have written some home brewed scripts and apps running on their device. Generally the user 1s aren’t complaining about updates unless there is an controversial UI or UX change. These are the more reliable reference group for the overall success or failure of an OS update. User 2s contain all the edge cases configurations that the OS publisher can never fully test for, and generally just aren't reliable evaluators of OS updates.

gregoriol 7mo ago

Yeah the title is annoying because it doesn't say what is broken. The user has a quite specific problem and the title should reflect that. However overall the title has some truth: Tahoe of all versions fits the most the description of broken. It's the Windows Vista of macOs versions.

rock_artist 7mo ago

I totally agree. As HN is focused on developers. I think author should report and investigate of course. But, currently there’s one report with nothing informative except the pink (which from my knowledge is related to metal). But nothing (yet) useful for broader discussion.

hipsterstal1n 7mo ago
But the author wouldn't get clicks if they wrote a more truthful and less clickbaity headline, such as "My computer doesn't work since I upgraded to 26.3 and I have no idea why".

kcplate 7mo ago

I tend to view these reports through 2 user lenses. User 1 - the user who generally uses signed, safe software, using the device for non-engineering productivity, content consumption, and creative uses. Then there is the user 2s. Thats the user with the unsigned software. That download and compiles the random “Show HN” without deep examination. That is experimenting at the lower levels, and might have written some home brewed scripts and apps running on their device. Generally the user 1s aren’t complaining about updates unless there is an controversial UI or UX change. These are the more reliable reference group for the overall success or failure of an OS update. User 2s contain all the edge cases configurations that the OS publisher can never fully test for, and generally just aren't reliable evaluators of OS updates.