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1. ryandrake · 1791149394 · focus · HN ↗

   Reminds me of all the de-crufting you've always needed to do when you install Windows. Looks like we've gotten to the point on macOS too, where you need to run third party scripts on a new OS installation to gain back control of your system resources and remove unwanted crapware.

   1. azinman2 · 1791149858 · focus · HN ↗

      What makes you call it crapware? The new spotlight search (from Siri) is amazing and super convenient.

      1. lynndotpy · 1791150697 · focus · HN ↗

         The new spotlight search replaced what I previously used, made it function worse for what I used it for, and uses 30GiB of already very scarce disk space.

         For many users, it is a strict downgrade that was forced on them against their consent.

         1. empthought · 1791154936 · focus · HN ↗

            How was it "against their consent?" The Siri AI / Apple Intelligence feature required a user to explicitly enable it. It didn't just get enabled for you.

            I know this because I just explicitly enabled it, and now I have the new Spotlight search. I didn't have it before I enabled it.

            1. appletrotter · 1791156108 · focus · HN ↗

               I never asked for it, I had to disable it
            2. lynndotpy · 1791161842 · focus · HN ↗

               No, this is downloaded and installed upon installation of MacOS 27. The 30 GiB of "Apple Intelligence" is sitting on my disk against my consent. I've even taken pains to do all of the hacks (save for the novel one in this repo) to disable Siri AI.

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