Yeah, the HN post title is sensationalist. I'm not "full blockchain/Web3", but (having not looked at it too closely) Tea seems like a nice idea on paper. Homebrew doesn't seem to have changed or stopped working.
The linked page title doesn't come across as derogatory to me, unless I am being naive. It appears the opposite actually, that the writer of the blog is supporting the interest in blockchain/ web3? I didn't (and don't plan to) listen to the 32min audio so maybe I am wrong. I agree Tea sounds like an awesome idea. I look forward to seeing if it takes off.
No, there are numerous accounts online of people losing all their purchases because of violating their terms of service or whatever. Having purchased content won't help.
It would have been better if we could've started experimenting with this stuff more than two years ago, but Facebook kept access locked up for their use only. I'm glad they're slowly doling out more access, but the industry is now set back by over two years, and any experimentation will now happen on Facebook's terms. Of course that's all for your protection. Of course it is.
They are not orthogonal. If you can install Linux, then you can sideload apps on macOS. It might involve invasive XNU patching with a hex editor, but it can be done.
It's not that involved, by the way. There's a command that you run to turn off gatekeeper [1].
Exactly, and this goes beyond mere self-signed code (Gatekeeper) and into things like SIP and private entitlements. As long as the user controls the bootloader, the user can also patch the OS to do whatever they want.
I think the OP is pointing out that installing Mac apps from places other than the App Store is not what most (if any) Mac users would call "sideloading". We just call it "installing." :)
It's 2 separate points, Apple explicitly said they allow sideloading (I wouldn't even call it side loading, it's just "install from outside the app store" and "allow unsigned applications if you want") and booting any other OS is allowed, there is even some amount of Apple documentation on how to do it, and success with both BSD and linux. Drivers are of course an issue.
As someone who used to run a Skynet portal and no longer does because it was costing me too much money: no, it's not funded by subsidy from minted coins.
Right now portals pay for the hosting of the files as a charitable service to the community. In the future, portals will charge users directly for extra features (with U.S. dollars!)
Some portals may be operating less out of charity, and more out of a desire to build mindshare about their portal in hopes of translating that mindshare into future revenue via subscriptions.
Even the main skynet portal doesn't run off a mint subsidy - it's funded by VC money instead :)
No problem on running a portal! It was fun to be part of it for a while. I may run one again in the future once it's a bit more sustainable.
I'm still interested in the project - I think we still haven't scratched the surface of what something like Skynet is capable of. That said, I'm a little less optimistic than others. I think it's going to be a long road to relevance.
