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Hmmm... did #SwiftLang or #macOS URL(filePath:) change? A program that used this code let someURL = URL(filePath: “~foo/bar/”) used to give the a url “file://Users/foo/bar/“. Now it given me a url to my home folder. It looks like “~foo” is being treated as “~”. I'm sure this worked. A binary […]

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

A pic taken yesterday in the Marin Headlands for this #PhotoMonday.

Fort Cronkite and Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlancs as seen from Battery Mendell.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Is #SwiftUI Observable broken in Xcode 27.0? I've this (simplified) struct State: Equatable { var unsavedChanges = false // ... } (at)Observable (at)dynamicMemberLookup (at)MainActor public final class Store<State: Equatable, Event> { private(set) public var state: State // ... } An instance […]

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

October morning shadow. Me and my motorcycle with the sun at my back yesterday morning.

Long shadow of a man standing next to a motorcycle at the side of a road on an October morning. A road leads away. Mountains and a sky full of clouds are in the background.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

A companion to a picture I posted a while back: Model ship mast and spar rigging. Every knot seen including the knots used to make the ratlines were hand tied by my dad. #PhotoMonday

Detail of mast and spar riggiing on a model ship

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

I was in Kings Canyon the past few days. Most of the pics I took were disappointing. Happens, sometimes. This one is OK for #PhotoMonday. Portrait layout, may need to expand to see the full image.

A redwood in partially silhouette against blue early morning sky in Kings Canyon. The tree rises from a dark forest clearing, its reddish-brown trunk visible at the base and its conical crown reaching high into the sky. The orange glow from the walls of the canyon hit by the morning sun can be partially seen in the background on the right.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

A #monochrome image for #PhotoMonday. The SAGE building on top of Mt Umunhum. Wish they’d have left the monster of a radar dish on top of the building.

The concrete block of a building that used to house part of the SAGE cold war radar system on top of Mt Umunhum. Photo in black and white.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

For #PhotoMonday a picture of southern end of the San Francisco bay under blue sky. A thin cloud bank hides much of the east bay with Mt Diablo peaking above the clouds.

Southern end of the San Francisco Bay as viewed from Skyline Drive on the west. A bank of clouds shrouds the east bay with Mt Diablo peaking out of the top.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

Stopped at the coast near Pescadero on my way home from breakfast, Sunday. High overcast. Not too cold. #PhotoMonday

Triumph Tiger 900 motorcycle on its side stand in a dirt parking lot with the Pacific ocean in the background on an overcast day. The horizon mostly blends into the sky. Just off the shore is an out-of-focus rock outcropping populated by many birds.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

A picture taken Saturday from near the intersection of CA 84 and 35 for #PhotoMonday. I was waiting for some friends to finish their brunch at Alice’s. Got tired of waiting and took off for a ride. Surprised there weren't more bikes. It was a nice morning.

A roadside parking area with three motorcycles parked on a dirt shoulder in the foreground: a dark-colored bike on the left, a red sportbike beside it, and an orange adventure-touring motorcycle with a top case on the right. Across a two-lane road, a strip of single-story commercial buildings sits beneath a backdrop of tall evergreen trees under a clear blue sky. A bright yellow sports car is parked prominently in front of the shops, alongside a blue sports car, a white delivery van, and several other vehicles. A few people are visible near the storefronts.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

Low tide at Bodega Bay, circa 2009. I remember this boat apparently stuck in the mud being a somewhat constant part of the bay. Then one visit it wasn't there anymore. #PhotoMonday

A sailboat with its hull tilted heavily to one side and masts pointing diagonally skyward, sitting in calm, shallow water covered with patches of aquatic vegetation. The white hull is weathered and waterlogged, with rigging and ropes hanging loosely from the broken masts. A flock of white and gray birds (likely gulls or shorebirds) are gathered in the water around the wreckage and scattered across the midground. In the background, rolling hills covered in dry, brownish-green coastal vegetation rise under a muted, overcast sky. A narrow strip of developed shoreline with a few structures and utility poles separates the water from the hills.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

I got a new motorcycle after my last sprung a leak that would cost more to repair than the bike was worth. The new bike is a ’26 Triumph Tiger 900 Alpine Edition. I’ll use a snapshot of it taken on the way home from the dealer as my #PhotoMonday contribution this week.

Side view of a Triumph Tiger 900 Alpine Edition motorcycle parked at a scenic overlook. The tank of the motorcycle is white. The body trim has blue accents. The engine is black. A motorcycle helmet and backpack are on a curb in the background.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

New motorcycle requires a new profile image. The KTM is dead. Long live the Triumph Tiger 900.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2026

Guardian of the garden, a dragon with globe for #PhotoMonday. The globe used to be white. The yellowing was expected. The fact that it still charges and glows at night after many, many years in its corner of the garden was not. I did hit it with some spray paint […] [Original post on sfba.social]

A green metal dragon garden sculpture holding a globe in front of a stone retaining wall. There is a tree trunk to the right of the dragon and a branch full of green leaves above. The dragin stands on a brigth stones.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

SF and the bay as seen from Alameda on a sunny day. #PhotoMonday

San Francisco skyline and the western half of the SF-Oakland bay bridge under hazy blue skies as seen from across the bay in Alameda.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/07/2026

Similar to an image I posted a few years ago. This one was taken while camping at the Texas Springs campground in Death Valley. I was talking with another rider when sunset exploded around us. We stopped talking and started snapping. #PhotoMonday

A dramatic sunset sky with streaks of pink, orange, and purple clouds stretching diagonally across a deepening blue canvas. Below, a dark silhouette of mountain ridges and tree tops frames the bottom edge of the image, creating a striking contrast with the luminous sky above.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2026

WTF #Xcode I've been fighting UI testing for a #macos app. The program launches, but the main window doesn't open when run under the UI test runner. Works fine otherwise. Today I got a new Xcode warning trying to run this function. func testLaunch() async throws { let app = XCUIApplication() […]

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026

A fence post in #monochrome for #PhotoMonday. I guess that makes this post good for #monochromemonday, too This fence post is near the parking lot of the Morgan Territory Regional Preserve in the SF East Bay.

Black and white image of a 6x6 weathered fence post wrapped in strands of barbed wire. A field of tall grass and dark bushes are in the background.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

San Mateo Caltrain station. Took this pic waiting for a train into the city to pick up my motorcycle after a rare dealer service. #PhotoMonday

A sunlit Caltrain station platform on a clear blue day, viewed from one platform looking down the tracks. The foreground platform has a yellow tactile warning strip along the edge. A single set of railroad tracks runs diagonally from the bottom-left toward the center, with overhead catenary wires and poles for electric trains. On the far side of the tracks is a tan-colored station building with a distinctive clock tower featuring a large clock face near the top and a small pyramidal roof. Black metal fencing separates the tracks from the opposite platform area, where cars are parked. Vintage-style black lampposts line both platforms. In the background, other buildings and trees are visible under the bright sky.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

Maybe putting the point of an awl to a grinding wheel wasn’t the best idea. I wanted to sharpen it before poking holes in a drip line to insert drip emitters. When testing the line afterwards I fount three spots where I poked through the other side of the line unknowingly. Goof plugs (aptly […]

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026

For #PhotoMonday a picture taken at Westport-Union Landing where CA 1 leaves the Pacific and heads inland toward Leggett at US 101. It was somewhat strange to see blue sky instead of the Pacific marine layer I usually see when visiting this area.

A coastal landscape along the Pacific coastline on a clear, sunny day. The image shows a wide sandy beach curving along the shore, with foamy white ocean waves rolling in from the left. Several dark rock formations dot the surf zone and near the water's edge. The beach is framed on the right by eroded coastal bluffs with reddish-brown sandy soil and green coastal vegetation. Behind the bluffs, a forested hillside covered in dense trees rises steeply toward the top right of the frame.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026

Yeah, I got rained on while camping. Again. But a very light rain that mostly came down while asleep Monday night. As can be seen in this #PhotoMonday image I didn't suffer much during the few afternoon showers.

A campsite in a redwood forest. A light green dome tent sits pitched under a white tarp stretched overhead for rain protection. The tent's door is open, revealing the interior mesh and a sleeping pad inside. To the left of the tent are two folding camp chairs—one black and one brown—along with a small black camping table holding a metal mug. The ground is covered in pine needles and forest debris. Tall redwood tree trunks rise in the background among dense green undergrowth.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2026

This #PhotoMonday image was taken last September. If the weatherman is correct I’m probably doing the same thing this week: camping in the rain. If so it will be 4 campouts in a row that I've gotten rained upon.

Motorcycles in the rain in front of tents under tarps in a wooded campsite.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/05/2026

I went to breakfast at the Bell Tower Cafe yesterday. A picture of its bell tower for #PhotoMonday

A photograph taken on a clear sunny day showing the bell tower of a building. The image features a white wooden tower with black trim and dark shingled roofing. Atop the tower sits a small open belfry with a dark roof supported by four turned posts. A single reddish-brown bell hangs within the belfry, silhouetted against the shadowed interior. The background is a deep, cloudless blue sky, with green tree foliage visible on the right side and out-of-focus leaves in the blurred foreground on the left.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026

#SwiftUI and #macOS people, perhaps you can provide a clue. MacOS Single Window app -- not document based -- that uses an AppDelegate for, among other things, application(_, open) to handle finder “Open with…" of supported files. The issue: Using WindowGroup() {…} ⁃ select n files in finder […]

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2026

GeoTag is a free macOS app to edit GeoLocation data in your photos. Version 6 is now available. A dmg containing the app is available on the GeoTag home page; it is also approved for the Mac app store and will be available within 24 hours according to Apple. www.snafu.org/GeoTag

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GeoTag: A macOS Application to tag photo locations

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026

Another picture taken at Avila Beach in central Cal for #PhotoMonday. This one gets the #Monochrome treatment. Fitting, as it was a somewhat gray day with on and off rain. Harbor/pier view with a line kayaker heading toward the beach.

A black and white photograph depicting a beach scene. The shoreline is visible with gentle waves lapping at the sand. In the distance, there are hills and mountains rising above the water. A pier extends into the ocean, lined with small boats anchored nearby. The sky is overcast with clouds, adding a somber tone to the landscape. A lone figure in a kayak is paddling toward the beach.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/05/2026

The status of the web in 2026 from my tiny little corner… I have a small web site. It is mainly for family, a local motorcycle group, and the home page of an app I maintain that has active users. I’d realistically expect to get maybe 100-200 hits a day, sometimes less, probably more after an […]

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2026

Avila Beach in Central Cal on an on and off rainy day. #PhotoMonday

Avila beach. A view of the beach with a family playing in the sand and a couple walking in the distance. Boats are anchored in the harbor. Kayakers paddling in the smooth water. The sky is gray, filled with rain clouds.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2026

A #PhotoMonday image taken years ago. I saw a “door" picture posted by @sidewalksafari and thought “hey, I've got at least one of those” This is the one that came to mind.

Teal doors and windows in a white wall at Mission San Juan Bautista. A wooden bench is aganst the wall under one of tne windows.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2026

After some web site under-the-covers changes I was checking access logs and noticed that 301 redirects never go away, they just get expanded. Example: the site hosts an archive of messages from an email list that went away in 2013. Messages are still being referenced by “ […]

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2026

I really should remove these outdoor speakers. They are 30+ years old and never used because they sound like crap. But the birds find it a place to nest almost every year. This #PhotoMonday image is from a couple years ago. This year the nest is on top of its […] [Original post on sfba.social]

Close up of a small external speaker mounted to a wall under the eaves with a bird nest nestled between the top and back of the speaker and the wall

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/04/2026

#SwiftLang odditity. When can't you trust string count? When you need to add a \r for reasons let string1 = “12345\r” let string2 = “12345\r\n” string1.count == string2.count Both are of size 6 which is not helpful when trying to build a network packet and need to count ALL the bytes. Grumble […]

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2026

A #PhotoMonday image of what I'd have liked to see today, not the gray sky and rain I actually saw. At least the rain broke long enough to take a walk.

Close up of bright red and orange blossoms among green leaves on a sunny day.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/04/2026

I was going to take a picture of the cat yard art as I’d just 3D printed it a new body. Then the flowers grabbed my attention. #PhotoMonday

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/03/2026

Why is #macOS deciding to re-mount volumes I explicitly ejected since 26.4? Seems to happen whenever the mac wakes from sleep. Grumble.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/03/2026

The azalea cried out to be photographed. #PhotoMonday

Pinkish red azalia blossoms glowing in the light next to a black stone fountain.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/03/2026

Another strange happening in #macOS #SwiftUI If I launch the app I'm testing in Instruments (hit the record button) the main window does not open! I have to click on the icon of the app on the doc to open the window. Simplified SwiftUI code in question is something like this: var body: some […]

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2026

Pipe organ pipes. I’ve only been to this place twice for choir events (grandson sings) and have never heard the pipes in use. #PhotoMonday

Pipes for a pipe organ under an arched roof along a church wall.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/03/2026

#SwiftLang #SwiftUI #concurrency task priority inversion question. A SwiftUI view has a .task(id: ) modifier. The task, among other things, calls an async func .task(id: item) { // ... if let item { value = await item.someFunction() } // ... } someFunction() calls someOtherFunction() [not […]

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026

Is there a way in #Xcode to gather code coverage when not running tests? UI Testing is not an option as for some unknown reason this mac app often fails to display any window when run under UI tests, even simple tests created using the ‘record' button. As a workaround I’d like to enable code […]

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/03/2026

Cherry blossoms beginning to bloom in the back yard. This #PhotoMonday image was taken Sunday afternoon.

White Cherry blossoms at the end of a thin branch in front of a blurred background of yellows, greens, and blues.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2026

#Xcode #swiftlang question I’ve code that includes a local package “foo". When Xcode calculates its dependencies it somehow comes up with both “‘Foo’ in project ‘Foo’" and “‘Foo_Foo’ in project ‘Foo’”. Why? This is fatal to the test target as it tries to link FooTest twice resulting in […]

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2026

It's almost spring and the magnolias are blossoming, but none in the yard quite as nice as this picture I took almost 14 years ago. #PhotoMonday

A white magnolia blossom starting to open in the foreground. The out of focus background consists of various shades of brown.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2026

Yesterday after breakfast in Scotts Valley a suggestion was made to ride up Zayante Rd. With that route in mind the group turned toward highway 9 at the end of Mt Herman Rd instead of taking the left that would bring them to the bottom of Zayante. ??? I didn’t […] [Original post on sfba.social]

A street sign signalling the end of E Zayante Rd and the begging of Upper Zayante Rd. Parked along side is a KTM Motorcycke on its side stand.

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marc @marchyman.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2026

A sad #PhotoMonday for us. BC, the cat that adopted us eight years ago passed from heart failure Saturday. Here he is in better days about three years ago. We will miss him.

A brown cat with white belly, chest, and legs laying on a bed with his upper body supported by pillows.

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