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Nicolás Alvarez

nicolas17@social.treehouse.systems

<p>Currently hacking and documenting Apple stuff for fun and no profit.</p>

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    Me: first I&#39;ll be busy with KDE stuff and then I&#39;ll go sightseeing in Graz, so I won&#39;t be doing any Apple-related stuff until I get back home. Also me:

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    Between July 27 and August 6, if your iPhone was already on iOS 18.7.8, Software Update showed &quot;update to iOS 18.7.8&quot; and would install 26.5.2 instead. Several liquid glass haters who were intentionally avoiding iOS 26 got screwed 💀 https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/1vfw3uk/psa_if_you_have_an_iphone_thats_currently_running/

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    @rotopenguin@mastodon.social @i0null@infosec.exchange that&#39;s the same as dirtyfrag

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    @davidgerard@circumstances.run @yukijoou@fedi.kemonomimi.gay @kimcrawley@zeroes.ca ?si= is definitely tracking

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    @atax1a@infosec.exchange @davidgerard@circumstances.run Pretty sure Filippo is a booster and would never write an article saying &quot;The explosion of AI has played a significant role in my own burnout&quot;

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    RE: https://mastodon.social/@markgurman/116488941638956307 You&amp;#39;re late this time 😉 https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/16/4-new-apple-intelligence-features-ios-27/

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    @fabio Remember when someone tried to burn an EU flag as a protest, but due to EU safety regulations the flag had flame retardant materials...

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    Reading this article again while waiting for Cargo to download its index https://nesbitt.io/2025/12/24/package-managers-keep-using-git-as-a-database.html

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    @Asklepian tiny-dfr doesn&#39;t support apps changing the touchbar contents at runtime, but I think if you stop tiny-dfr, the touchbar is just a display you can render your own window into.

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    I saved the entire Artemis II video stream (60GB, 230 hours, 1080p) if anyone wants it. Fire up your BitTorrent client and get this: https://data.nicolas17.xyz/NASA-ArtemisII-Live-Mission-Coverage-m3kR2KK8TEs.mkv.torrent

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    In response to the DarkSword vulnerabilities, Apple released backported security fixes for several iOS versions. They also started sending push notifications to get users to update: &quot;Critical Security Update Needed: Apple is aware of attacks targeting out-of-date iOS software, including the version on your iPhone. Install this critical update to protect your iPhone.&quot; How does this notification work? Did they foresee the need to send security alerts and build that capability into iOS...