Last night I dreamt I was sitting on a terrace outside some computer event, explaining to a bunch of tech geeks how loud the fans in my former PC were.

When I mentioned I've got a totally silent Mac now, suddenly Tim Cook was sitting next to me, backing up my claim by showing the internals of my Mac, while telling us how the Apple engineers designed a noise-resistant titanium wall for the case. 😆

I'm not an Apple fanboy, but I did wake up smiling. 😁

#apple #mac #hardware #dream #MacOS #funny

"Losing confidence" sums up my feeling towards declining software quality at #Apple in #macOS
Nice write up by Howard, as per usual:

eclecticlight.co/2025/11/30/last-week-on-my-mac-losing-confidence/

Last Week on My Mac: Losing confidence

What was the key to successfully learning to drive, ride a bike, or speak a foreign language? Confidence, and it’s every bit as important in computing, and in macOS.

^{The Eclectic Light Company}

#Pornhub Is Urging Tech Giants to Enact Device-Based #AgeVerification

The company sent letters to #Apple , #Google , and #Microsoft pushing for an alternative way to keep minors from viewing #porn , as #US and #UK laws have caused its traffic to plummet.
#privacy #security

wired.com/story/pornhub-is-urg…

Apple introduces iPhone Pocket.

OK, I get that this type of phone carrier is quite popular in parts of the world, much like the crossbody strap.

But the price. Oof.

- $149.95 for the short strap
- $229.95 for the shoulder strap

Anyone buying this?

apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/int…
#Apple

#Signal is not secure!

1
It supports #surveillance
counterpunch.org/2025/03/07/th…

2
#SignalApp is #Trump friendly
therecord.media/signal-no-long…

3
It collects your #Metadata like #WhatsApp
primal.net/e/note14hf9d3fkkhrs…

4
Everyone can spy you
heise.de/-10515774

#UnPlugTrump & #DeleteSignal

Check:

SecureMessagingApps.com

rate
🟩=3
🟨=1
🟥=0

=

86 #Threema = Winner

81 #SimpleXChat
80 #Signal
77 #Session
68 #Wire
56 #Element / #Matrix
37 #Apple #iMessage
32 #WhatsApp
27 #Telegram
26 #FB Messenger

The Revolution Will Not Be Signaled - CounterPunch.org

We are constantly told that the messaging platform Signal is totally secure and benevolent. While Signal may be preferable to the dominant alternatives

^{The Mapping Project (CounterPunch.org)}

Apple fined $261,000 for poisoning people.

(Apple made that money back in about 21.5 seconds.)

#BigTech #Apple #poisoning #fines #bullshit #regulation mastodon.social/@ashleygjovik/…

Ashley M. Gjøvik, JD (@ashleygjovik@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image "Former Apple employee Ashley Gjøvik moved into one of the adjacent apartments in 2020 only to fall badly ill with indications of chemical poisoning, she told SFGATE.

^{Ashley M. Gjøvik, JD (Mastodon)}