Linux-audio-dev December 2017

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Re: [LAD] Forgive me, for I have sinned, or: toss your Macintosh, as fast and wide as you can.

by Luddy Harrison

Did you rule out the obvious explanation, i.e., that this Mac had a previous owner, and the previous owner invoked Find My Mac at some point? As to a culprit, I would look to the reseller from whom you bought this machine and not Apple itself. Was Apple even involved directly in this transaction, other than the original sale of the new MBP to its first owner? -Luddy Harrison On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 4:00 AM <linux-audio-dev-request(a)lists.linuxaudio.org> wrote: > Send Linux-audio-dev mailing list submissions to > linux-audio-dev(a)lists.linuxaudio.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > linux-audio-dev-request(a)lists.linuxaudio.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > linux-audio-dev-owner(a)lists.linuxaudio.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linux-audio-dev digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Forgive me, for I have sinned, or: toss your Macintosh, as > fast and wide as you can. (J?rn Nettingsmeier) > 2. Re: Forgive me, for I have sinned, or: toss your Macintosh, > as fast and wide as you can. (David Runge) > 3. Re: Forgive me, for I have sinned, or: toss your Macintosh, > as fast and wide as you can. (Albert Graef) > 4. Re: Forgive me, for I have sinned, or: toss your Macintosh, > as fast and wide as you can. (Louigi Verona) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2017 10:37:19 +0100 > From: J?rn Nettingsmeier <nettings(a)stackingdwarves.net> > To: The Linux Audio Developers' Mailing List > <linux-audio-dev(a)lists.linuxaudio.org> > Subject: [LAD] Forgive me, for I have sinned, or: toss your Macintosh, > as fast and wide as you can. > Message-ID: <839b300f-71a8-3d88-e127-b7fc3edc5b87(a)stackingdwarves.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Here's me, having to deal with a 48 channel live recording over the > course of six shows. Since my MADI gear is kinda heavy and the rental > company had a Dante system on offer, I dusted off the 2013 Macbook pro I > bought used, purchased a Dante virtual soundcard license from Audinate > and happily tracked the first three shows with Ardour. > > On the train on an off-day, I started a rough mix-down so that the > client can begin the selection process. In the middle of exporting, my > Mac shuts down and boots into a PIN unlock screen, telling me it has > been locked via "Find-my-Mac". > > For the record, this Macbook had been purchased from a reputable large > online dealer, and it had been factory-reset and completely installed > from scratch. > > The first thing I find as I frantically research this issue (on my > proper laptop, that is controlled by me, not by some iFuckwits), is that > this iFeature even contains the option of a remote data wipe. > My excuses to my fellow passengers who got in the way of a stream of > expletives suddenly bursting forth from an otherwise unobtrusive > business traveller, as said traveller notices he doesn't have a > screwdriver to yank his data drive out of this ransomware machine, and > cannot even be sure it's off when it says it's off because of course the > battery cannot be removed without major surgery, either. > > Was able to salvage the data at home using a real operating system on > real hardware, and today I'm going to find an authorized mac reseller > and give the guy at the guru bar a day he will remember and testify > about at the next Apple employee incentive day. > > Long story short: don't. > > > > -- > J?rn Nettingsmeier > De Rijpgracht 8, 1055VR Amsterdam, Nederland > <https://maps.google.com/?q=De+Rijpgracht+8,+1055VR+Amsterdam,+Nederland&ent…> > Tel. +49 177 7937487 <+49%20177%207937487> > > Meister f?r Veranstaltungstechnik (B?hne/Studio), Tonmeister VDT > http://stackingdwarves.net > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2017 11:27:29 +0100 > From: David Runge <dave(a)sleepmap.de> > To: J?rn Nettingsmeier <nettings(a)stackingdwarves.net> > Cc: The Linux Audio Developers' Mailing List > <linux-audio-dev(a)lists.linuxaudio.org> > Subject: Re: [LAD] Forgive me, for I have sinned, or: toss your > Macintosh, as fast and wide as you can. > Message-ID: <20171204102729.GE16499(a)dvzrv.localdomain> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On 2017-12-04 10:37:19 (+0100), J?rn Nettingsmeier wrote: > > Long story short: don't. > Holy... > > Glad you got your data at least. This would also freak me out a lot... > > > -- > https://sleepmap.de >

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Linux-audio-dev December 2017