cross-posted from: https://mbin.grits.dev/m/[email protected]/t/95555
Edit: Guys I didn’t write the headline; the subtitle that I added, I’ve now fixed tho
Edit: Also, the information about there being no escape is out of date – here’s a quick guide to how to fix the problem in the modern day
Q: When did this start?
A: This has been happening since at least macOS Catalina (10.15.x, released 7 October 2019). This did not just start with yesterday’s release of Big Sur, it has been happening silently for at least a year. According to Jeff Johnson of Lap Cat Software, this started with macOS Mojave, which was released on 24 September 2018.
Hmm, now I’m wondering exactly which version of macOS my parents’ old, no-longer-supported iMac is running. I want to say it’s from… 2011, maybe?
(Next time I update/replace their computer – which may be imminent, as they’re complaining of screen brightness problems that sounds like the backlight failing – they’ll finally be switched to Linux, of course. I didn’t quite feel Linux was fire-and-forget enough for me remotely supporting computer-illiterate users back in 2011, but I think it is now.)
Which version of Linux? I’ve been trying things out and considering swapping but things still don’t seem as solid as macOS or Windows. Most recently I’ve been trying Ubuntu, which is almost there but not quite.
