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Metuson Malicious attack on Wikipedia – what we know and what we’re doing

Assuming that all formats contain the exact same data, i.e. they were generated at the exact same time, which is the (1) most useful for offline viewing (2) most future proof for archival and backup? Is there another, more viable/useful format?

Metuson Just Delete Me – A directory of direct links to delete your account

So do those records get deleted eventually? Or do they live on forever like some kind of ghost?

Metuson Apple reveals App Store takedown demands by governments

Apple can grant access to its devices? I thought they can only grant access to a subset of things saved on iCloud, what is stored on devices should be off-limits.

Metuson Without a GUI: How to Live Entirely in a Terminal

> Or even someone who is truly proficient with NeXT or MacOS and able to use the object APIs that applications expose to script their environments efficiently.

Where can I read up on this? I want to get more proficient with macOS and this sounds interesting.