Re:Tailscale's new macOS home
by corlinp on Thursday April 02, 2026 @08:12PM
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When I set up a Mac I have a short list of things that I need to install. When I set up Windows I have a much longer list of things that I need to un-install. I much prefer the former.
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Well said!
And when I setup nixos, I have a single command which installs/configures everything.
Windows isn't the alternative if you're on hacker news, OpenBSD and linux are the alternatives.
Re:Tailscale's new macOS home
by miki123211 on Friday April 03, 2026 @11:51AM
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To me, it's the difference between caring about productivity and caring about improving productivity.
If you care about productivity and want your computer to "just work", install stock Mac OS (with maybe a utility or two), and you don't have to worry about anything for the next 3 or so years.
If you want to constantly fiddle with configs and spend hours just so things work exactly the way you want them to, sure, go with a BSD or whatever.
No judgment either way, this is a hobby like any other. Some people like to paint, some people like assembling model airplanes, others like building their oS from source and making sure the window is exactly the shade of blue they want it to be. Nothing wrong with any of the three.
Re:Tailscale's new macOS home
by VerifiedReports on Friday April 03, 2026 @02:15PM
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Whataboutism