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antijavaon NeXTSTEP on Pa-RISC

I used to have a NeXTStep HP workstation back in the day. Worldcom had hundreds of them running custom network monitoring. I think we were one of,the biggest NeXT installations outside of the NSA.

antijavaon Getting a job at Apple without going to college or doing LeetCode

Reminds me of a privacy training I had to do at Apple. They made a point in the invite to be on time because they had a lot to cover and lateness would not be tolerated. A VP rolled in 2 minutes late and tried the “do you know who I am” thing. The instructor basically said “I don’t care. You are late. Go away and reschedule for another time”. I loved that he could just shut down a VP like that.

antijavaon That ChatGPT iPhone app has serious privacy issues you need to know about

What about the privacy issue that you can’t use it without giving them your phone number? I downloaded the app hoping I could finally use it since the app supports Sign-in with AppleId, but it still wants my phone number.

antijavaon First ROM Shadowing

The TRS-80 CoCo used ROM shadowing to allow access to all 64K of RAM. The default mode was 32K RAM and 32K ROM.

antijavaon The Internet origin story you know is wrong

Not one mention of FIdoNet?

antijavaon Apple employee group rejects planned return to the office

Apple Park is nice for the amenities but the open plan does indeed suck. Still open plan at Apple Park is still a step up from my previous open plan office in Sunnyvale. Same shitty open plan but worse amenities.

antijavaon A toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for tech

What does the Permanente quarry have to do with tech exactly? It is a limestone quarry and has been since 1939.

antijavaon The clever cryptography behind Apple’s “Find My” feature

If you turn off Find My iPhone it will also disable the new Bluetooth beaconing feature.

antijavaon The Big 5.0: Transit app gets a makeover

I tried both for a while. I liked The Citymaper UI better, but Transit actually shows the live position of the bus. Transit wins. This is with VTA in Santa Clara, California.

antijavaon Is the open office layout dead?

Many people at Apple don’t have private offices today. I think this may only be true in some of the main IL buildings. I’ve been in open plan for two years now since moving to Sunnyvale and still dislike it.

antijavaon How Apple Set the Internet Back 15 Years

I find it ironic that he rails on barriers to content, but you can't view a demo of his app without the barrier of giving him your email address.