Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS

Re:Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for... by fleeno on Sunday April 12, 2026 @04:57PM (#47744396)

Why does it need to talk to facebook.com, ntp.org, aws.com, cloudflare.com, google.com, and windows.com?

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Re:Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for... by a-ve on Sunday April 12, 2026 @09:23PM (#47746449)

These are NTP servers for checking time via the app. I'll fix this in an update today - it shouldn't be required in the trial version.

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Re:Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for... by brandon272 on Monday April 13, 2026 @11:27AM (#47753416)

Facebook is needed to check the time?

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