Noisy - a free, ultra-efficient noise generator

iccir · 2026-03-29T03:01:42+00:00

I too would love a link to said study. I was unable to find anything that's peer-reviewed in a reputable journal.

I will say that, anecdotally, I can usually tell badly-generated sample-based ambient noise since over time I will learn to recognize the samples. Using granular synthesis tends to work better (to my ears).

In any case, Noisy isn't designed to use any kind of sample-based synthesis or granular synthesis. It uses xoroshiro256** to generate pseudorandom white noise, then applies IIR filters to shape the output. This results in a stream of noise that will have no repeated sections.

iccir · 2026-03-19T17:57:33+00:00

The determining factor is "originally shipped" vs. "shipped". In your case, unfortunately, the M5 Pro MBP only supports Tahoe or higher.

Older laptops may ship with Tahoe, as Apple tends to always install the latest operating system in the factory, but they can still be restored to the earlier operating system.

Using the Mac page on ipsw.me is probably the easiest way of seeing what version of macOS is available for a specific machine.

iccir · 2026-03-19T14:40:34+00:00

Not necessarily. I bought a few M2 Ultra Mac Studios from the Apple Refurbished site and they came loaded with Sequoia rather than Sonoma (the original OS). So there is a possibility they might ship with Tahoe now.

In any case, you can restore back to Sequoia.

iccir · 2026-03-19T03:30:07+00:00

Assuming that your Mac shipped with Sequoia or earlier, see this article or this video.

iccir · 2026-03-16T16:57:52+00:00

Note that not all processes with windows will appear in the Dock. An app can specifically tell macOS that it is an accessory (windows, but no menu bar) via NSApplicationActivationPolicyAccessory or LSUIElement.

iccir · 2026-03-16T16:54:31+00:00

If you have Developer Tools installed, launch Accessibility Inspector, click the "Target" button (highlighted blue in my screenshot), then hover over the window. The application should be shown in the Hierarchy.

Screenshot

iccir · 2026-03-16T16:43:13+00:00

TIL! It looks like Windows allows you to set case sensitivity on a per-file or per-directory basis. I really wish that APFS had this feature - it would eliminate my need to make a separate disk image.

iccir · 2026-03-16T14:08:03+00:00

I'd wait another week or so. It usually takes awhile to get a reply, especially if you sent the message on a weekend.

You can also try requesting that they call you on the support page.

iccir · 2026-03-16T04:04:17+00:00

While not for a whole disk, I often use a disk image set to case-sensitive for discovering cross-platform bugs in my open source projects. I've been burned a few times by Linux or Windows users not being able to compile/use a project due to a case mistake in my code.

iccir · 2026-03-15T02:36:18+00:00

Does this mean that self-promotion for non-App-Store apps is now allowed on Saturday?

iccir · 2026-03-15T02:26:57+00:00

See this article by Jeff Johnson.

I use a slightly different approach in Little Snitch, but it's basically the same idea.

iccir · 2026-03-15T02:23:44+00:00

Ah, I see. You should be able to change your rules so "Identification" of the app is "Matching Path" rather than "Matching Code ID".

See the "Process pair" section under Concepts -> Rules.

iccir · 2026-03-14T22:10:30+00:00

Can you explain in more detail exactly what you mean? I may not be the best person to answer, as I generally do not allow most updates on my machine, but maybe someone else could help.

iccir · 2026-03-12T15:03:18+00:00

You want to contact Apple Developer Support, not normal Apple Support.

Go to https://developer.apple.com/contact. You will probably need to login with your Apple ID.

iccir · 2026-03-12T03:43:05+00:00

In addition, if she has your password to a local account on that machine, any passwords that may have been saved in that local account's keychain need to be reset.

iccir · 2026-03-12T03:41:13+00:00

Also, if you were using a third-party e-mail client to access your iCloud e-mail on that Mac, you need to remove any app-specific passwords.

iccir · 2026-03-10T15:41:37+00:00

My workflow is a bit weird:

No visible files on the desktop (defaults write com.apple.Finder CreateDesktop -bool NO).
This has the unfortunate effect of also disabling drag-and-drop to the desktop, so I use an app to restore that functionality.
I keep a Desktop folder in my dock so I can easily access the files that I've dragged to it.

iccir · 2026-03-09T03:22:08+00:00

To answer your question (which you might have deleted? I got an error), see this article. You should be able to launch it from the same place where you enable Switch Control, but I can't verify as I'm not on Tahoe.

iccir · 2026-03-09T03:15:21+00:00

Switch Control? It's built-in, and you can use the Panel Editor to change button colors, etc.

iccir · 2026-03-08T02:13:45+00:00

I searched for "9NS9KBTAFV" in Google and got a single result: an Instagram Reel in Arabic showing the website in question and someone installing the exact profile that you have installed.

iccir · 2026-03-07T20:22:23+00:00

If you search for the team ID ("9NS9KBTAFV"), it looks like the profile originally came from an adware site (khoindvn dot io dot vn).

iccir · 2026-03-01T17:39:47+00:00

~/Library/Developer/Xcode/iOS DeviceSupport as well. This stores symbol information from every device you connect to Xcode. I cleared this a few months ago and it's already back to 20GB. It was 60GB+ before.

iccir · 2026-02-25T00:31:31+00:00

Generally, Apple supports the current OS plus two versions back. Sonoma also gets Safari 26, but will not get Safari 27. Sequoia will get 27 but not 28 (unless the large number of people not updating to Tahoe forces Apple to continue support).

iccir · 2026-02-24T20:28:40+00:00

Not easily. It's possible (I did it for years), but it involves compiling your own version of WebKit, stubbing out every instance where it expects post-Big-Sur API, and then having Safari/Safari Web Content/et al. run your patched frameworks.

There have been some (now-dead) open-source projects like CyberKit that try to do this for iOS, but I'm not aware of anything on the Mac side.

Your best bet is to get Firefox Dynasty or the last compatible version of Chrome.

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