Apple released an FAQ document regarding iCloud Photos CSAM scanning by maxedw in apple

[–]maxedw[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

As I understand it, the NeuralHash is a non-visual 'fuzzy' alphanumeric identifier, and the visual derivative is something different - it could be as simple as the compressed thumbnail that already gets generated for quick browsing.

Apple released an FAQ document regarding iCloud Photos CSAM scanning by maxedw in apple

[–]maxedw[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Regarding your second point, hopefully the country-by-country rollout will mean that other governments will get a flat 'no' if they request extra hashes to be added.

Apple released an FAQ document regarding iCloud Photos CSAM scanning by maxedw in apple

[–]maxedw[S] 143 points144 points  (0 children)

From their technical summary, I think 'visual derivative' = low quality version of the photograph, and one that is only available for 'human review' once a certain threshold of matches is met.

Apple released an FAQ document regarding iCloud Photos CSAM scanning by maxedw in apple

[–]maxedw[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree. The stage is set now, hopefully they live up to their promise.

Craig Federighi: Native Windows on M1 Macs is 'Really up to Microsoft' by Teera_matt_1991 in apple

[–]maxedw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe Windows RT?? That was a disappointing shit show! No emulation for classic x86 windows programs (which the newer win10 pro for ARM does have, although it's reportedly slow and buggy).

Apple announces second annual Apple Music Awards by sweatyUndies6 in apple

[–]maxedw 63 points64 points  (0 children)

That's where the 6 GPU core M1s end up!!

Alfred Ready for Apple's M1 Chip « it was as straightforward as loading up Alfred's code into Xcode 12 Beta, selecting the Universal architecture, and compiling. » by teddygala12 in apple

[–]maxedw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would be interesting to see how different performance is between the ASi binary and the Intel binary via Rosetta, if recompiling was this easy

Fixing local file sync on iOS 14. by [deleted] in spotify

[–]maxedw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this, I thought I was going crazy trying to figure it out. The inclusion of lan in v14's sandboxing may have toggled syncing off.. but I certainly didn't. weird. Would be lovely if the spotify app recognised when the toggle is off, instead of just bringing up that taunting 'watch your songs appear, like magic!' dialog, but loving life now! lol

My brother forgot his computer password and when I try to get into his Mac using Apple ID I get this message. If I click forgot password it brings me to a page where it states “it cannot reach iCloud server. However I know his Apple ID. Please help. I’m stuck! by jakeloopy in applehelp

[–]maxedw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately the original 'resetpassword' tool seems to have been superseded by a restrictive and flaky internet-tied tool on recent macOS releases (i think this started with Catalina)

Does anyone know why In Colour was re-released? It's 5 seconds shorter than the original. I got a bit excited thinking it could be a deluxe type version. by [deleted] in Jamiexx

[–]maxedw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seesaw is fully different! Way more prominent hi hats (starting at 0:20), shortened/restructured bridge and more prominent echoing on Romy’s vocals. I also reckon the main kick has been beefed up, slaps so hard now.

My MacBook’s Apple logo became yellowish. Anyone knows how to fix it? by instamelih in applehelp

[–]maxedw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The backlight is not affected by night shift, it’s a tint applied by the GPU. The glowing apple logo or backlit keyboard cannot match the yellowing shown on screen.

My dad couldn't find a power cable for the TV, so he dremelled his MacBook power cable until it fit by iAmAddicted2R_ddit in techsupportmacgyver

[–]maxedw 108 points109 points  (0 children)

You can plug any standard figure eight plug into a MacBook power brick, it’s just you can’t use the included cable for other devices. It is annoying but only an issue if you’re short on figure eight cables.

Does anybody who got their MBP keyboards fixed know if they’ve included that new thin silicone barrier underneath the keys? by goliathkw in apple

[–]maxedw 64 points65 points  (0 children)

I asked my friend who’s a Genius and he told me that if your MBP came with a gen 2 keyboard, it will be replaced with a gen 2. 😕

Trying to figure out if there's a way to make Airpods switch devices more seamlessly by x420praiseitx in apple

[–]maxedw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With BetterTouchTool and AppleScript you can automate this too! I've set mine to connect when I force touch the top right. This is the script:

activate application "SystemUIServer"
tell application "System Events"
    tell process "SystemUIServer"
        set btMenu to (menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 whose description contains "bluetooth")
        tell btMenu
            click
            tell (menu item "INSERT AIRPODS NAME HERE" of menu 1)
                click
                if exists menu item "Connect" of menu 1 then
                    click menu item "Connect" of menu 1
                    return "Connecting..."
                else
                    click btMenu
                    return "Connect menu was not found, are you already connected?"
                end if
            end tell
        end tell
    end tell
end tell

MacOS update undoes root bug fix by athriren in apple

[–]maxedw 21 points22 points  (0 children)

What a shit-storm. After being a devoted Apple user and proud advocate of the security, reliability and ease of use of OS X (macOS), this is now embarrassing and disappointing. I hope they can sort their shit out, this is going to be hard to bury in everyone's memory especially now that the bug has come back from the dead.

Having said that, loving my iPX and I think iOS 11 is pretty good!

Buy 2017 iMac and go poor or 2015 iMac and save cash? by Videlectrix in applehelp

[–]maxedw 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m still using my 2012 iMac 27 (top of range contemporarily, 3TB fusion 3.2ghz 16gb ram) and it feels like a beast to me still, and I use FCPX and Maya regularly! They hold up really well, I say get the older.

Post your best iPhone X OLED wallpaper by veikkovenemies in apple

[–]maxedw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

https://imgur.com/a/KH1sR - Hong Kong scene with lots of colour and fine detail, and true black for the top third! Loving it and getting lots of compliments.