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The Desolation of Blog

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Jeff Johnson's personal blog on Apple platforms, macOS and iOS bugs, software development, App Store policies, and privacy.

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  • I foretold that Mac app notarization is security theater #Apple #Security #SoftwareDevelopment

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    Dec 22, 2025

  • Belated Liquid Glass on iPhone first impressions #Apple #iPhone #Tech

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    Dec 20, 2025

  • UserDefaults footgun #SoftwareDevelopment #Apple #Privacy

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    Dec 16, 2025

  • A critique of mathematical objectivity #Philosophy #Math #Objectivity

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    Dec 11, 2025

  • Reaching 10 million App Store users #AppStore #Software #Business

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    Dec 10, 2025

  • Feedback Assistant app mysteriously triggers IMTransferAgent #Apple #Software #macOS

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    Nov 28, 2025

  • Web browser status bars are nuts #WebBrowsers #Software #Bugs

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    Nov 25, 2025

  • Why iOS Safari does not open App Store app links #Apple #iOS #Safari

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    Nov 23, 2025

  • Web development tip: disable pointer events on link images #WebDev #Programming #AppleDev

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    Nov 22, 2025

  • Apple Messages app violates tracking number privacy #Apple #Privacy #Software

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    Nov 11, 2025

  • Stop The Mac App Store is not obsolete #Apple #Mac #AppStore

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    Oct 5, 2025

  • URL/NSURL double-encodes characters unnecessarily #Apple #Software #Dev

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    Sep 30, 2025

  • Safari 26 advanced fingerprinting protection: A confusing feature #Apple #Privacy #Software

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    Sep 29, 2025

  • GitHub-hosted copycat Mac app malware scam proliferates #Security #Malware #Software

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    Sep 27, 2025

  • Safari 26 changed address bar copying #Apple #Safari #Software

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    Sep 24, 2025

  • The psychology of fixing bugs, Part 2: Google #SoftwareDevelopment #Bugs #Psychology

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    Sep 10, 2025

  • The psychology of fixing bugs #SoftwareDevelopment #Bugs #Psychology

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    Aug 28, 2025

  • Apple wants a sysdiagnose for a feature request #Apple #Software #Dev

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    Aug 25, 2025

  • A critique of philosophical objectivity #Philosophy #Objectivity #Critique

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    Aug 25, 2025

  • iOS simulator Files app broken by symlink #Apple #iOSDev #Software

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    Aug 17, 2025
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