They could have used a pre-populated mirror and airgapped the whole system from the internet. IMO this incident was 70% incompetence and 30% AI superpowers.
> it would be hard for me to give up my Linux setup and all the stuff I love about it, even for such performance...Linux progressed really nicely, while MacOS deteriorated at the same rate, and it's changing the balance and the decision for me.
I can relate. I'm one of the few people at work using linux, most use MacOS or Windows with WSL. Every single time I share my screen and run build commands, people comment on how fast my computer is, then seem surprised when I say I bought it before COVID.
I fixed it, it stays relatively the same vs original explanation, just had inverted defaults I have no idea why I thought '*' was the default. Definitely impacted by the confusing comment section haha.
I'm curious if there's a program that uses a simple detection model for UX components to locate clickable areas. This would allow for global navigation similar to VimiumC
