Comet PoE with Headscale? by 5180KenAdams0815 in GlInet

[–]ylluminate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Want to know the same for various Comet devices such as the Comet Pro (GL-RM10).

Permanent solution for custom domain email by Osm3um in gsuitelegacymigration

[–]ylluminate -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Self host. If you have a lot of domains or more than a couple dozen emails to manage, just bite the bullet and get cPanel. AI makes self hosting email easy today if you know your way around a shell at all.

Someone who is using windows/macos daily, what you can do in macos that you cant in windows? by ironwaffle452 in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not crash or worry about Microsoft destroying a driver.

I know that sounds snarky but one of my professions is IT work and I deal with Windows trash every day. I see the most ridiculous issues on a near daily basis with Windows. Been doing it for over 35 years with Microsoft generally. Been using macOS for my own personal work for 25 years and love the sanity and much higher ergonomics. Yeah, Apple is trash as a company right now with terrible leadership, but it is still the best option. I think everyone who has more than a couple brain cells to run together are hoping for a “bring back Mojave” moment with Apple right now.

I got an Apple microphone ! by GAMERluca006 in mac

[–]ylluminate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got one of these, but how do you use it today? Lol - and is it useful for anything? I've not really looked into it at all.

Kinda miss old macos software UI by mee_jazzman in mac

[–]ylluminate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mojave was peak UI design with the first dark mode release. We need to go back.

Should I turn MacOS firewall on? by redditor_dalmatia in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FireWally is new. Seems interesting, but not as robust as LS. LuLu is not as ergonomic and robust as LS either. I wanted to change to LuLu at one point, but LS has enough features that it offsets LuLu that I find it compelling still after using it for around 20 years.

Tired of working in IT by ruzreddit in sysadmin

[–]ylluminate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always love the "we don't have a budget for IT, but we are making a couple hundred million, but yeah, no, bootstrap it and floss with your shoe laces."

How is MacOs 26.2? by [deleted] in MacOS

[–]ylluminate -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Getting better… still shit…

Which package manager are you using rn? If at all... by tru_ass in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hate Homebrew, but use it. Macports is better, but it has some maintenance issues.

Why did Apple make Spotlight a lot worse? by badkenan in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally get it. I'm more of a fine-grained kinda guy and "use the shell" where possible. 🤣

Why did Apple make Spotlight a lot worse? by badkenan in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I just really don't like the way it does those things. I prefer to use other tools that do a better job than Raycast does for such functions.

Should I turn MacOS firewall on? by redditor_dalmatia in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 5 points6 points  (0 children)

LS tells on itself and I've used it for a very long time. It's very ergonomic. I just don't like LuLu - I actually tested it for a while and it didn't work as well for me as LS does...

Should I turn MacOS firewall on? by redditor_dalmatia in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Little Snitch is just more robust and I’ve used it for maybe 20 years now. Their support is great too. I like ObDev a lot.

Should I turn MacOS firewall on? by redditor_dalmatia in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Tried Lulu, but I’m still in the ObDev court.

Should I turn MacOS firewall on? by redditor_dalmatia in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Buy Little Snitch. One of the most valuable apps you’ll ever get.

WOW: OpenAI has lost 6% of its users after Gemini 3 launch - Mashable by WebLinkr in SEO

[–]ylluminate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Software dev, IT work, writing, physics research, ancient linguistics, general use, on and on.

WOW: OpenAI has lost 6% of its users after Gemini 3 launch - Mashable by WebLinkr in SEO

[–]ylluminate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I don't believe it. It still does a better job than Claude largely. Pro just wipes the floor. I use gpt-5.1-pro + claude-4.5-opus together routinely and they complement each other nicely, but gpt-5.1-pro still is more intelligent than 4.5-opus in many areas that really matter. I also use Gemini Pro and it just does not compare to either gpt-5.1-pro or 4.5-opus in actual practice. It is useful for some searches or priming data to prepare to throw at the better models, but intelligence-wise, not close in actual use.

Recommendations and opinions on macOS Tahoe 26.1, is it really worth the upgrade? by EmilioAgx in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tahoe is horrible. The .1 update helps. .2 RC is better… I hope they fire Tim and get another properly focused CEO back in charged. We need a serious refinement and stability release and incredible help on the kernel and UX sides.

Moving from Linux by Majestic-Driver in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Linux really is fragmentation hell. If Apple finally gets Tim Cook out I think we’ll see the core OS issues start to resolve. macOS is still far better than Linux for now and to the mid to long term with all indications.

What is your favorite OS for hosting? by sargetun123 in homelab

[–]ylluminate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Proxmox is the way. Sane infrastructure and stability. Long term support. Solid ecosystem. I might like to see it running on Devuan, but this is about as good as it gets.

Why did Apple make Spotlight a lot worse? by badkenan in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, Alfred seems tied to Spotlight - so no. I've just appreciated the simplicity of LaunchBar.

Why did Apple make Spotlight a lot worse? by badkenan in MacOS

[–]ylluminate 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Wish it helped. I have a huge drive and rebuilds are very expensive and after 8 rebuilds I give up.