@havn I completely agree. We live in a world where “new is always better" so it's refreshingly freeing to instead take pleasure in the nice things we have. It's somewhat easier with something like a nice pen, but it's definitely worthwhile doing the same with all the nice things we have, even the ones normally considered to be mundane.
I remember reading your 2024 post but am going to read it again now in the context of this conversation, thank you 🙂
@havn I was looking on my iPhone before so I couldn't see it very well- now on a Mac it looks like you are opening a minimized windows of Applications in one video and opening the Applications folder in another.
I can confirm in both cases macOS 15.7.3 the icons are there instantly. And this is on an iMac M4 that often shows me beachballs WAY too often.
@Havn I had been a Mac user my whole life. Made the Linux jump a couple months ago and don’t think I’ll ever return. Especially after Tahoe, the difference in polish is just not that large. Third-party developers carry the day but they’re not getting cut for 30% by a monopolist that loves to abet American fascists.
@dxzdb In the first video, it's the Application folder placed on the dock. On the second it's the same folder from the Finder sidebar.
It at least happens the first time I open it after logging in — and then the icons are cached. (Not sure for how long?)
It's like a bad implementation of lazy images on a web page. However, the icons are already on disk! Is it even needed? And why so slow?
@slngshot-dvnngrod.bsky.social Yeah, I do have some longing looks towards Linux. I wrote a blog post called Locked-In-O-Meter: iPhone Edition earlier, and I plan to do a Mac version as well! But my three main reasons for why it’s hard to move off the Mac are:
- I’d take a larger hit on the hardware compared to moving phone platforms. (Even though Frameworks are cool.)
- There’s a bunch of software I need, like Logic Pro and Affinity (the latter could perhaps be emulated from Windows?).
- There’s a lot of third-party software I’d really miss. Like Bike, Ulysses, Raycast, Paste, Cleanshot, BetterTouchTool, etc. Even after Tahoe, I love using my Mac — because of apps like that.
Also, with the Mac I can, to a larger extent (compared to the iPhone — not Linux), fix the things I don’t like.
Haha, yeah — the 30% thing was just a tongue-in-cheek jab at Apple. (Since, apparently, the party giving the other the business deserves 30 %.)
@Havn @havn If you ever come across an old laptop, I would definitely give Linux a spin. The community prioritizes so many of the ideals you champion here like customizability, modularity, and data ownership. Running a routine system update and getting hundreds of megabytes of updated code written by volunteers all over the world is a genuinely beautiful, humanistic experience. I’ve found reasonable software alternatives for everything so far. With a cursory search, there is a Linux-Affinity-Installer github repo and Ardour as a free, open source DAW. (Or you could just consign the Mac to exclusively being a Logic Pro-Affinity machine 😇)
Your blog and posts like the the Locked-In-O-Meter actually contributed to my growing dissatisfaction with Apple. Another inspiring blog was beardystarstuff.net which I only mention because it seems up your alley.
Anyway, thanks for all the blogging!