I used to like playing racing games like Ridge Racer, and then they got real physics and lost all their fun.
Readit Newsanalogpixel commented on · Posted by u/nelkazzu
> Truckla is an excellent execution of a flawed idea. If you want to build a good pickup truck, you have to start with the frame.
But the "truck" that was "built from the frame" by Tesla was somehow worse. So his argument is frameworks built from the ground up will be ego projects that are big, ugly, shiny, and don't actually work
analogpixel commented on The thing that brought me joy stephenlewis.me/blog/the-... · Posted by u/monooso
Some people like the making and tinkering with 3D printers, but have no actual projects they want to make with them, nor do they have the skills to use CAD to design them. On the other side are the people that have no interest in 3D printers, and just use them to implement their ideas.
I'm starting to think programming might become the same thing; people that program will be the people that just like to tinker with code and have no real ideas to implement, while the people that have ideas will use LLMs to implement the code so they can just work on their idea.
I've seen the same thing with Linux. There are people that like to tinker with Linux, playing with every setting and every window manager, but don't actually use the computer to DO anything, and then there are people that don't care what the OS is, and are just using the computer as an actual tool to get something done.
analogpixel commented on Can You Disable Spotlight and Siri in macOS Tahoe? eclecticlight.co/2026/01/... · Posted by u/chmaynard
> I put files in sensible places
Good for you. Do you want a medal?
Finding files often means more than just looking in folders for adequately named files. Sometimes, it's looking for the contents of files, for things that aren't files (because some kinds of files on macOS aren't actually files, they're folders that are treated specially by the system), and for things like contacts, calendar events, reminders, mail, etc.
> Do you want a medal?
Only if it's tastefully done, and says something like "Grep Champion"
analogpixel commented on Can You Disable Spotlight and Siri in macOS Tahoe? eclecticlight.co/2026/01/... · Posted by u/chmaynard
I want spotlight to open applications and system settings. But full disk indexing makes spotlight basically useless for that, because its index is filled with crap. Instead of opening zed I accidentally open some random header file that’s sitting around in Xcode. It’s worse than useless. And that says nothing of the grotesque amount of cpu time spotlight wants to spend indexing all my files.
A feature I never wanted has ruined a feature I do want. It’s a complete own goal. In frustration I turned spotlight off completely a few months ago. Rip.
I think it's been said in this thread already, but it sounds like what you want is Alfred https://www.alfredapp.com/ it's a great app, use it every few minutes every day.
also, for opening apps, https://charmstone.app/ is pretty great.
Spotify is not just a music platform but a podcast platform too. I'll bet they make a good amount from Rogan's show. I don't see what the big deal is about giving money to the podcaster making podcasts instead of the artist making music.
The comment was more of social commentary on the fact that a group of people could spend a year of their lives doing something like making an album of music, and make substantially less money than someone that just makes up facts for 1 hour.
analogpixel commented on Can You Disable Spotlight and Siri in macOS Tahoe? eclecticlight.co/2026/01/... · Posted by u/chmaynard
I use Spotlight all the time to search for the contents of files. I don't memorize the contents and names of every file on my system, that's what my computer is for.
this is what grep is for. Why do I need a service constantly indexing my system and wasting resources for the few times a month I might need to run grep <string>?
what problem was really solved here?
I don't think it's nearly as good but I use Apple Music streaming since it's bundled and doesn't actively fund Joe Rogan's insanity.
Long ago I canceled my spotify because they were giving millions to Joe Rogan, but not the artist actually making music. You could spend a year making a solid album and make a fraction of what some dude that just spews gibberish makes in one episode.
I recently switched to an iPod and have a Samba server that I can use to access my music library on the go if needed, via WireGuard. Honestly, I could not be more happier with it. I think there are very few advantages for technically inclined people to still pay for streaming services, and the fees are not one of them.
I've started doing the same thing; I'm back to paying for my music, and listening to it on the devices I choose.
analogpixel commented on Can You Disable Spotlight and Siri in macOS Tahoe? eclecticlight.co/2026/01/... · Posted by u/chmaynard
I understand the desire to disable Siri system-wide, but Spotlight? How else are you going to find your files?
I'm often annoyed how slow/unreliable Spotlight is, especially in Mail, but what's the alternative here?
Store your files in a file structure that makes sense so you know where things are? I have never used Spotlight to find a file because I put files in sensible places.