Sci-fi has a weird tick. Sci-fis I’ve read, watched, and played usually begin with a genius —a genius who makes the breakthrough. It is a breakthrough none has ever witnessed, and it is a breakthrough that will be a new founding of a future society. And the story arc of the world builder often correlates…
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How to Fix HomePod Setup Failed (401)
1st gen. HomePod is officially classified a “vintage” by Apple. I, for one, who benignly thought HomePod’s role in HomeKit is also depreciated, had to re-add the HomePod back to the home app. Symptoms When adding a HomePod to existing home in HomeKit, the app would produce “Setup Failed (401)” message after the login and…
Popular App Bartender Buy-out Raises Security Concerns
Probably the most unwanted surprise for many macOS users. The popular macOS app, Bartender, is indeed sold to an unknown third-party. Speculations seem to lead that the new owner is an iOS app publisher, but that is the least of our —or mine— concern. Not only Bartender already needed critical permissions to run, if you…
How to Set Time Machine Quota on NAS
I don’t recall Time Machine having a quota feature when it was originally announced back in OS X Leopard. Most users would use any hard drive lying around, and if needed, can set up a pseudo-quota by creating a volume in Disk Utility. Preface This method requires to setup a new destination. When I was…
How to Fix Erroneous Apple Music Geoblock Message
Being a music streaming platform, Apple Music isn’t free from geoblock. Or better yet, Apple Music and others are generally not from licensing disagreement often found in music industry. I personally find it odd that interested parties behind a streaming agreement would rather pull the song down, rather than keeping the fees on the balance…
How to Troubleshoot iRobot Roomba j7+ not Self-Emptying
iRobot Roomba lines —robot vacuums— are popular for its unusually powerful vacuums, but frankly lost its shine in recent years in convenience and smart departments. It’s late in the games with self-emptying, vacuum & mop combo, and self-cleaning or self-exchanging mop pads. But regardless, Roomba has its place as one of the finest robot vacuum…
Finding K-Pop Nyan Song
I was listening to Korean radio today. As a classical music fan, radio isn’t exactly my go-to for musics, but the radio was on nonetheless. Then it hit me like a freight truck. Or, like a tabby cat suddenly jumping on my laps so I chocked a little with some coffee in my mouth. It…