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4153 sats \ 26 comments \ @031ef7d322 5 Apr 2023 bitcoin
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718 sats \ 1 reply \ @SatoshiNakanodo 6 Apr 2023
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201 sats \ 0 replies \ @kilianbuhn 6 Apr 2023
Cool graphic šŸ˜Ž
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186 sats \ 6 replies \ @davidw 5 Apr 2023
What a find!
On 12.2.1, can confirm itā€™s there. Wonder how long it will be before Apple remove the Easter egg
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @SatoshiNakanodo 5 Apr 2023
Works on OS 13 as well. From this point forward I refuse to install any OS that does not have the Bitcoin whitepaper built in.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @jasenwar 5 Apr 2023
Unless Iā€™m blind I didnā€™t see it in 13.3
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6 sats \ 1 reply \ @mo 6 Apr 2023
I can see it in my recently updated Ventura 13.3
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullama 7 Apr 2023
Satoshi lives on!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @SatoshiNakanodo 6 Apr 2023
It's on 13.2.1. Possible they've already removed it. I'm never updating!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullama 6 Apr 2023
Interesting.
The file is found in every version of macOS from Mojave (10.14.0) to the current version (Ventura), but isnā€™t in High Sierra (10.13) or earlier.
So it might have lived from 10.14.0 to 13.2.1 if indeed it was removed.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @kilianbuhn 6 Apr 2023
In the Image Capture utility, the Bitcoin whitepaper is used as a sample document for a device called ā€œVirtual Scanner II,ā€ which is either hidden or not installed for everyone by default. Itā€™s not clear why itā€™s hidden for some or what exactly itā€™s used for, but Reid Beels suggested it may power the ā€œImport from iPhoneā€ feature.
Fascinating. That sounds sonon purpose šŸ˜±
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @Atreus 6 Apr 2023
There are Bitcoiners in every big tech company. A few of them are open about it, and others content themselves dropping silent orange pills.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @go 6 Apr 2023
This is like the Bitcoin Sign Guy, really
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @chungkingexpress 6 Apr 2023
Came here to say the same thing.
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @nullama 6 Apr 2023
Confirmed it's on macOS 13.2.1.
It's exactly the same file as bitcoin.pdf (same content and same metadata), just renamed to simpledoc.pdf
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @l0k18 6 Apr 2023
Have you checked the hash of the file?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullama 7 Apr 2023
It's the same file:
shasum bitcoin.pdf simpledoc.pdf 8de2fdb04edce612738eb51e14ecc426381f8ed8 bitcoin.pdf 8de2fdb04edce612738eb51e14ecc426381f8ed8 simpledoc.pdf
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9 sats \ 0 replies \ @0313131edf 6 Apr 2023
maybe Steve is involved ;)
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @shyfire 5 Apr 2023
Holy shit! Everything is source controlled, so I'm sure they know who dunnit. If you know someone at Apple, try to find out.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bolander72 9 Apr 2023
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Majjin 6 Apr 2023
Some based Apple employee(s) said to themselves, "Let's make sure that this idea never dies."
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheBTCManual 6 Apr 2023
Lol shit it actually worked, wonder who this legend is
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @chungkingexpress 6 Apr 2023
I tried it, this works!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Busybe3z 6 Apr 2023
I canā€™t believe it, I thought apple was against crypto!
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @Kaffi 6 Apr 2023
their employees aren't
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Humblestacker 6 Apr 2023
This is awesome!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Gren 6 Apr 2023 freebie
Nice one