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macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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2603 points mattsolle | 4 comments | 12 Nov 20 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.656s | source
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submeta ◴[12 Nov 20 21:15 UTC] No.25075156[source]▶
Unbelievable. When I read the tweet (tried to post here as well), I suddenly realized why my Mac was unresponsive an hour ago.

Here is another tweet that describes the problem in more detail:

https://mobile.twitter.com/llanga/status/1326989724704268289

> I am currently unable to work because macOS sends hashes of every opened executable to some server of theirs and when `trustd` and `syspolicyd` are unable to do so, the entire operating system grinds to a halt.

EDIT:

As others pointed out, I put this to my `/etc/hosts` file and refreshed it like so:

    sudo emacs /etc/hosts # add `0.0.0.0 ocsp.apple.com` 
    sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder # refresh hosts
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read_if_gay_ ◴[12 Nov 20 21:49 UTC] No.25075547[source]▶
I started panicking mildly thinking my drive was failing or something.

And just before this, I finally managed to fix Spotlight pegging one core at 100% constantly. Next thing, I reboot into a laggy system. macOS is my favorite OS, but the shit I put up with... it's basically an abusive relationship at this point.

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auslegung ◴[12 Nov 20 22:15 UTC] No.25075908[source]▶
> macOS is my favorite OS, but the shit I put up with...

Idk, the several Linux distros I’ve used recently, and Windows, have a much longer list of “shit _I_ put up with”

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GordonS ◴[12 Nov 20 22:35 UTC] No.25076146[source]▶
Can you really think of a single thing worse than this?
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jimmydorry ◴[12 Nov 20 23:26 UTC] No.25076730[source]▶
Computer failing to turn on as a buggy, mandatory update has replaced broken or replaced a driver with a non-functional one.
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GordonS ◴[13 Nov 20 00:08 UTC] No.25077086[source]▶
Fair enough, but that's not a typical experience on either Windows or Linux in this decade - if that's happened to you, then I think you've just been incredibly unlucky.
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1. voidmain0001 ◴[13 Nov 20 03:00 UTC] No.25078314[source]▶
On the other hand I was gifted a 2015 MacBook Pro 15 and I can't run away screaming fast enough from it. I know people rave about the touch pad, but when I use it I find apps get minimized, or don't launch or some other weird gesture causing behavior. I guarantee that this is classic PEBKAC. The other day a family member with a MacBook Pro asked me to assist them with Safari which on launch wouldn't appear. I was able to get it to appear by using the Finder or something which allowed me to pin/size Safari to one side of the screen, but on appearing the window simply displayed a single pixel frame with a black interior. I liked the process, launched it again but it did the same thing. I told them they would have more success with Google than me. I have never had those experiences with Windows. Yes I've had other lame experiences, but I can always solve them, it at least find a solution online. Again probably PEBCAK so no fan boy retorts please. In the end all programs and operating systems suck.
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2. mindri0t ◴[13 Nov 20 09:05 UTC] No.25080500[source]▶
I’m personally quite a big fan of the trackpad and gestures but I understand that they take some getting used to. If they are causing you frustration then you can turn them off under system preferences > trackpad in the “scroll and zoom” and “more gestures” sections. I’d recommend keeping most of the scroll ones and disabling most of the others, then one by one turning on any of the ones you think would be most useful as you get more used to them.

As for the Safari issue, I have no idea off the top of my head.

3. GordonS ◴[13 Nov 20 09:21 UTC] No.25080583[source]▶
I have to say I also don't understand all the fanfare for the MBP trackpad. I have a 13" 2016 MBP, and I actively dislike the trackpad. You need to use far too much pressure to "click" (even when the resistance at the lowest setting), and there is something "off" about the mouse pointer tracking - I can't figure out what it is, like if it feels too smooth, too jerky, I don't know, but it feels wrong somehow.

Oh, I do like the gesture support, though even Windows 10 supports gestures nowadays.

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4. whynaut ◴[13 Nov 20 14:59 UTC] No.25082883[source]▶
I think you can enable tap to click