The Bitcoin Whitepaper Is Hidden in Every Modern Copy of macOS \ stacker news ~bitcoin

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Cool graphic 😎

186 sats \ 6 replies \ @davidw 5 Apr 2023

What a find!

On 12.2.1, can confirm it’s there. Wonder how long it will be before Apple remove the Easter egg

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.

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @jase 5 Apr 2023

Unless I’m blind I didn’t see it in 13.3

6 sats \ 1 reply \ @mo 6 Apr 2023

I can see it in my recently updated Ventura 13.3

https://snipboard.io/B2Kabl.jpg

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullama 7 Apr 2023

Satoshi lives on!

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @SatoshiNakanodo 6 Apr 2023

It's on 13.2.1. Possible they've already removed it. I'm never updating!

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 isn’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.

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 “Virtual Scanner II,” which is either hidden or not installed for everyone by default. It’s not clear why it’s hidden for some or what exactly it’s used for, but Reid Beels suggested it may power the “Import from iPhone” feature.

Fascinating. That sounds sonon purpose 😱

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.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @go 6 Apr 2023

This is like the Bitcoin Sign Guy, really

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @chungkingexpress 6 Apr 2023

Came here to say the same thing.

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

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @l0k18 6 Apr 2023

Have you checked the hash of the file?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullama 7 Apr 2023

It's the same file:

shasum bitcoin.pdf simpledoc.pdf 8de2fdb04edce612738eb51e14ecc426381f8ed8 bitcoin.pdf 8de2fdb04edce612738eb51e14ecc426381f8ed8 simpledoc.pdf

9 sats \ 0 replies \ @0313131edf 6 Apr 2023

maybe Steve is involved ;)

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.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bolander72 9 Apr 2023

🥹

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."