Upgrading to macOS 14.4.1 seems to replace the system's FileVault key, at least when the key is not stored in iCloud.

I just encountered this and there's plenty of other reports: https://old.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/1b95aua/filevault_recovery_key_was_updated_after_144/ , https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255547095?sortBy=best

It's not mentioned in the 14.4 docs. Maybe an undisclosed vulnerability?

#macos

@rochelle No. I dine out a lot and I've never encountered this.

Only place I've seen explicit limits is coffee shops, since customers would otherwise "camp" with a laptop all day. Maybe they get parties watching sports on TV or something, though.

I planted seeds of 3 world-class varieties of purple/black heirloom tomatoes - just to give the plants away in about a month.

About 30 germinated. So far, friends have reserved 18. Hopefully these are the best tomatoes they've ever tasted 🙂

I planted these, chosen for taste intensity, yield, and chances of success in Seattle:

Adelaide Festival: https://victoryseeds.com/products/adelaide-festival-tomato

Dwarf Metallica: https://victoryseeds.com/products/dwarf-metallica-tomato

Fred's Tie Dye: https://victoryseeds.com/products/freds-tie-dye-tomato

#growyourown #tomatoes

Honeyhole Sandwiches is open again: https://www.honeyholeseattle.com/

At least from one sandwich, the Waverider has returned to the standards of the original owners. Turkey is turkey, smoked gouda is distinctly smoked, bread is chewy but not tough. 👍

#seattle #capitolhillseattle

On SimpleOptOut, I just expanded the deep links to tell your car maker not to share your detailed driving history:

Ford: https://simpleoptout.com/#ford

General Motors: https://simpleoptout.com/#general-motors

Honda: https://simpleoptout.com/#honda

Hyundai: https://simpleoptout.com/#hyundai

Kia: https://simpleoptout.com/#kia

Toyota: https://simpleoptout.com/#toyota

(Background: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-driver-tracking-insurance.html, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/technology/gm-lexis-nexis-driving-data.html, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39709991)

#privacy

companies and products that I've been impressed with recently:

Hero automated pill dispenser: https://herohealth.com/

Dirt Rally, which actually runs on macOS (https://store.steampowered.com/app/310560/DiRT_Rally/ + buy a third-party Steam key)

Swim Guru (Seattle area): https://www.swim.guru/

Wine Squirrel wine preserver: https://winesquirreldecanter.com/

"Broadcasts" for Apple platforms (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/broadcasts/id1469995354)

I bought 6 bare-root boysenberries from the farm of Rudy Boysen's granddaughter in Orland, CA. They were very well packed.

I'm soaking and transplanting them now. A friend wants 2, then I'll probably grow 2 indoors under grow lights and 2 outdoors.

#growyourown #yoloberryfarm

Tried online dating with OkCupid. Disclaimer: small sample size.

Tons of zombie profiles. >80% of my intros weren't acted on (not even rejected/passed) - they're still pending in someone's inbox, probably alongside many other intros.

My guess is that this is why OkCupid keeps removing features: the pool of active users has shrunk too much to make niche matches likely.

I wish profiles showed roughly when someone was last active (acted on an intro) - a week, a month, longer.

#productmanagement

How to make Airbnb better: along with a review, make guests list one thing that they didn't love or would change about the property.

From day 1, Airbnb tacitly encouraged bland 5-star reviews. They wanted the same fluffy 5-star reviews that hotel chain sites have.

12+ years later, the culture still discourages constructive criticism – even though that's what would help prospective guests. With so many properties, the lack of differentiation is a liability.

#productmanagement #airbnb