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macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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2603 points mattsolle | 1 comments | 12 Nov 20 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.222s | source
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alexanderchr ◴[12 Nov 20 21:17 UTC] No.25075173[source]▶
My MacBook is basically unusable right now. This appears to be the reason. Is there any way to fix it without installing little snitch?

Edit: working as usual now, moments after i wrote this. But seriously Apple, how can you allow this to happen? Your services hanging should _never_ prevent my device from running things locally. This is seriously making me reconsider my next computer purchase.

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FanaHOVA ◴[12 Nov 20 21:22 UTC] No.25075233[source]▶
Turn off your internet, open the app, turn it back on.
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nixpulvis ◴[12 Nov 20 21:24 UTC] No.25075264[source]▶
I'm laughing so hard at this right now.

And people somehow still love their macs...

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dwaltrip ◴[12 Nov 20 22:00 UTC] No.25075691[source]▶
Because Windows is so much better?
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loeg ◴[12 Nov 20 22:06 UTC] No.25075769[source]▶
It doesn't have this particular failure mode, at least.
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valuearb ◴[12 Nov 20 22:14 UTC] No.25075889[source]▶
Both Linux and Windows perform similar checks.
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1. renewiltord ◴[12 Nov 20 22:25 UTC] No.25076030[source]▶
Do you know of a Wireshark filter that will reveal this on Ubuntu? What you're saying doesn't sound credible, but to incentivize, here's the bet:

If you can provide a Wireshark filter that will show a certificate check on a vanilla Ubuntu 20.04 system when the following commands are executed in a bash shell, then I will donate $25 to a charity of your choice. Commands follow:

    cat <<HEREDOC >/tmp/file.c
    #include <stdio.h>

    int main() {
      printf("Hello World");
      return 0;
    }
    HEREDOC
    gcc /tmp/file.c -o /tmp/app
    /tmp/app