Evidence-first research

Ask HN: Why does it matter if no one reads your novel as long as the AIs do?

AI can in principle surface content that you create that no humans consume directly. And it could even credit and financially compensate you whenever this happens. So it seems that you can have a creator-only economy where all humans create and the AIs do most of the consuming. And stuff that the AIs surface in their replies allows humans to indirectly consume some of your content (in which case you would be credited and financially compensated) and perhaps even lead to them directly consuming it as a result of the free advertising. Do you think this is workable as a future model for creation and consumption (and not just for novels)?

Photo Transfer via USB: transfer iPhone/iPad photos to your Mac into folders by trip, event or date

Hey, I'm the developer of the application **Photo Transfer via USB**. This is my first Mac application ever. And it is the first application I've ever published on stores. **Problem** The problem I was trying to solve was that every few months the memory of my ***iPhone (256GB)*** became full and I had to transfer a good chunk of them to the computer. I don't use ***iCloud*** or any other cloud services because, honestly, I don't like to upload my photos somewhere, depend on the internet and also pay for that. Additionally, I like my photos to be organized in folders by year and inside to have folders for each trip or event I had during that year. So my routine was to plug in the cable, select photos/videos in ***Image Capture***, copy them to folders and in the end to check that the number of photos matched. There were a lot of cases when it didn't which led to wasting time finding what is missing. Moreover, the issue that it also sends ***.AAE*** files and live videos which makes the tracking worse. I'm a software developer and I decided why not give it a try and develop a tool for myself. **How it works** You plug in the phone and the app shows you the folders it's about to create before it copies anything. You can group by ***day***, ***month***, ***event*** or ***trip***. Trips come from where the photos were taken, and the app works out where home is from your shooting history. Folder names are built from blocks like year, month, city or country, so they can look howeve

Show HN: Foremerge – Catch intent conflicts between parallel coding agents

At, GPTree, we run several coding agents across our team on one repo using parallel worktrees. Apart from wasted time reviewing and fixing conflicts at PR time, the failures that hurt the most are when multiple plans or tickets cause architecture changes that cannot both be true. Ex. one agent replaces a class while another one is in the process of extending it. Git only notices if the resulting patches happen to touch the same lines and the review only catches it if they are familiar with both tickets. Foremerge is a local "git like" coordination layer that sits above git (ie. does not interact with or change the way git and worktrees function), Before editing each agent publishes an intent and the scopes it will change, with the operation it plans to complete on each one. foremerge intent publish --agent "$A" \ --summary "Replace PaymentService with StripePaymentService" \ --scope symbol:PaymentService=replace foremerge intent publish --agent "$B" \ --summary "Add PayPal support to PaymentService" \ --scope symbol:PaymentService=extend The publish by the 2nd agent returns a HIGH destructive_vs_additive finding before writing any code. Agents keep their own worktrees and the shared state is one SQLite file in gits common direectory. No hooks, no merge drivers, nothing rewrites your history. It ships as one Rust binary with a CLI and MCP server with 18 tools and `foremerge setup all` wires it into Claude Code, Codex and Cursor. Because the protocol has nothing provider specif

Show HN: AI Changed How We Write Code. Why Hasn’t Code Review Changed?

TabLinker, a Mac-first tab & browser session manager for Safari, Chrome, Arc, Brave, Edge & more (iPhone/iPad too)

Hey everyone, I made TabLinker. It's a browser session manager for Mac (with iPhone/iPad companion apps). **Problem:** I run several browsers side by side, Safari for personal, Chrome for work, Arc for research, and I never close tabs because I don't want to lose something, especially the exact window layout I had going. Eventually each browser is carrying 40+ tabs and my Mac is running hot from all that idle memory. So I made TabLinker: pull every tab from whichever browsers are open into one place, save it as a session, and close everything without losing that layout. **What it does:** \- Imports every open tab across every window from Safari, Chrome, Brave, Edge, Arc, Vivaldi, Opera, Opera GX, Dia, Yandex, or Helium in one click, without needing a browser extension for most of them \- Restores a full window, every window at once, or a single tab, and groups a big multi-window import into a "By Window" view so it doesn't turn into one long list \- Suspends tabs you're not using to actually free up memory, while the session stays ready to restore instantly \- Saves whatever tab you're currently on with a single keyboard shortcut, and can run entirely from the menu bar with the Dock icon hidden \- Safari extension for quick saves and automatic session saving \- Siri and Shortcuts support: save links, capture your current session, create folders, or open a saved folder hands-free or on a schedule, including an action that saves your session and closes every tab for you \- iClo

When Claude CLI asks for feedback, responding authorizes conversation capture

Just an FYI. I had a funny feeling that when I don't dismiss the often appearing prompt to provide feedback on claude CLI's performance, I'm giving it authorization to capture the conversation. So I went and looked, and sure enough, it's in their terms. I went and looked because that prompt would appear really often and at points in my conversation where the transcript was long and potentially valuable. So if you don't want your long valuable transcripts used for training or other purposes, be sure to dismiss that solicitation for feedback because it's not just a number you're authorizing them to capture. https://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms Our use of Materials. We may use Materials to provide, maintain, and improve the Services and to develop other products and services, including training our models, unless you opt out of training through your account settings. Even if you opt out, we will use Materials for model training when: (1) you provide Feedback to us regarding any Materials, or (2) your Materials are flagged for safety review to improve our ability to detect harmful content, enforce our policies, or advance our safety research.

Ask HN: Is it impossible to disable Siri on macOS 27?

I disabled Siri in the Settings app, and then further disabled Siri and its extensions in Settings > Screen Time. Next, I disabled all Siri-related and Apple Intelligence-related services as per https://github.com/OleksandrKrupko/mac-os-debloat But after restarting, I could still see a "Siri" process running in Activity Monitor. Upon further inspection, I found that it is the "Siri AI.app". These "features", together with Apple's Personal Context sound very similar to Microsoft's Recall. Does anyone have the same experience? Is it really impossible to fully turn off Siri, Siri AI, Apple Intelligence and all related services and features on macOS 27?

[Monthly Roundup] Top Mac Apps & Threads -- August 2026

A monthly roundup pulling the highest-voted apps and threads from r/MacApps over the past month (not my picks, this is 100% based on upvotes & comments) -- for anyone who doesn't check the sub every day. All credit to original posters; click through for full details. # Top New App Discoveries 1. [**Flairy**](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1vi15u4/i_got_tired_of_every_mac_folder_looking_the_same/) *(Free)* \-- custom folder icons for macOS. Makes folders visually distinct so you can tell them apart at a glance. 766 votes, 345 comments. 2. [**Droppy 15**](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1vrorey/droppy_15_is_out_one_native_app_that_supercharges/) *(Lifetime)* \-- a notch app packed with features -- clipboard history, drag-and-drop across spaces, screenshot OCR, timers, window snapping, media controls, video sharing, and more, all in one. 555 votes, 517 comments. 3. [**Hold My Notes**](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1w2keho/hold_my_notes_sticky_notes_that_feels_real_and/) *(Lifetime)* \-- sticky notes that live on the edge of your screen. Hover to peek, click to open, mark complete to move it. 419 votes, 217 comments. 4. [**macUSB**](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1veckjt/os_macusb_the_allinone_bootable_usb_creator_for/) *(Free, open source)* \-- all-in-one bootable USB creator for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Can also download macOS installers directly from Apple's servers. 386 votes, 124 comments. 5. [**Antinote 2.0**](https://www.reddit

TabLinker, a Mac-first tab & browser session manager for Safari, Chrome, Arc, Brave, Edge & more (iPhone/iPad too)

Hey everyone, I made TabLinker. It's a browser session manager for Mac (with iPhone/iPad companion apps). **Problem:** I run several browsers side by side, Safari for personal, Chrome for work, Arc for research, and I never close tabs because I don't want to lose something, especially the exact window layout I had going. Eventually each browser is carrying 40+ tabs and my Mac is running hot from all that idle memory. So I made TabLinker: pull every tab from whichever browsers are open into one place, save it as a session, and close everything without losing that layout. **What it does:** \- Imports every open tab across every window from Safari, Chrome, Brave, Edge, Arc, Vivaldi, Opera, Opera GX, Dia, Yandex, or Helium in one click, without needing a browser extension for most of them \- Restores a full window, every window at once, or a single tab, and groups a big multi-window import into a "By Window" view so it doesn't turn into one long list \- Suspends tabs you're not using to actually free up memory, while the session stays ready to restore instantly \- Saves whatever tab you're currently on with a single keyboard shortcut, and can run entirely from the menu bar with the Dock icon hidden \- Safari extension for quick saves and automatic session saving \- Siri and Shortcuts support: save links, capture your current session, create folders, or open a saved folder hands-free or on a schedule, including an action that saves your session and closes every tab for you \- iClo

When Claude CLI asks for feedback, responding authorizes conversation capture

Just an FYI. I had a funny feeling that when I don't dismiss the often appearing prompt to provide feedback on claude CLI's performance, I'm giving it authorization to capture the conversation. So I went and looked, and sure enough, it's in their terms. I went and looked because that prompt would appear really often and at points in my conversation where the transcript was long and potentially valuable. So if you don't want your long valuable transcripts used for training or other purposes, be sure to dismiss that solicitation for feedback because it's not just a number you're authorizing them to capture. https://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms Our use of Materials. We may use Materials to provide, maintain, and improve the Services and to develop other products and services, including training our models, unless you opt out of training through your account settings. Even if you opt out, we will use Materials for model training when: (1) you provide Feedback to us regarding any Materials, or (2) your Materials are flagged for safety review to improve our ability to detect harmful content, enforce our policies, or advance our safety research.

Ask HN: Is it impossible to disable Siri on macOS 27?

I disabled Siri in the Settings app, and then further disabled Siri and its extensions in Settings > Screen Time. Next, I disabled all Siri-related and Apple Intelligence-related services as per https://github.com/OleksandrKrupko/mac-os-debloat But after restarting, I could still see a "Siri" process running in Activity Monitor. Upon further inspection, I found that it is the "Siri AI.app". These "features", together with Apple's Personal Context sound very similar to Microsoft's Recall. Does anyone have the same experience? Is it really impossible to fully turn off Siri, Siri AI, Apple Intelligence and all related services and features on macOS 27?

[Monthly Roundup] Top Mac Apps & Threads -- August 2026

A monthly roundup pulling the highest-voted apps and threads from r/MacApps over the past month (not my picks, this is 100% based on upvotes & comments) -- for anyone who doesn't check the sub every day. All credit to original posters; click through for full details. # Top New App Discoveries 1. [**Flairy**](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1vi15u4/i_got_tired_of_every_mac_folder_looking_the_same/) *(Free)* \-- custom folder icons for macOS. Makes folders visually distinct so you can tell them apart at a glance. 766 votes, 345 comments. 2. [**Droppy 15**](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1vrorey/droppy_15_is_out_one_native_app_that_supercharges/) *(Lifetime)* \-- a notch app packed with features -- clipboard history, drag-and-drop across spaces, screenshot OCR, timers, window snapping, media controls, video sharing, and more, all in one. 555 votes, 517 comments. 3. [**Hold My Notes**](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1w2keho/hold_my_notes_sticky_notes_that_feels_real_and/) *(Lifetime)* \-- sticky notes that live on the edge of your screen. Hover to peek, click to open, mark complete to move it. 419 votes, 217 comments. 4. [**macUSB**](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1veckjt/os_macusb_the_allinone_bootable_usb_creator_for/) *(Free, open source)* \-- all-in-one bootable USB creator for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Can also download macOS installers directly from Apple's servers. 386 votes, 124 comments. 5. [**Antinote 2.0**](https://www.reddit

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DBClient: a native Mac database client for 12 engines. Free for local databases, yearly licence for remote ones (I'm the dev)

Hi r/macapps. I'm the developer of DBClient, a native database client for the Mac (SwiftUI and AppKit, not Electron). **What it does** * Connects to PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, SQL Server, Oracle, IBM Db2, MongoDB, Redis, DuckDB, ClickHouse and Databricks. * SQL editor with completion from your schema, and a ⌘K palette that jumps to any table. * Edit rows right in the grid. You read the exact SQL before anything is committed. * Table designers, a schema diagram drawn from your foreign keys, and charts from any result. * A console tab running the real psql, mysql or redis-cli, already signed in. * Drag a table from one server onto another to copy it, even across engines. * SSH tunnels and proxies. Passwords stay in the Keychain, with optional Touch ID. * Optional AI assistant with your own API key. It can only run read-only queries. **Pricing** * **Free:** the whole app for databases on your own Mac: SQLite and DuckDB files, CSV files, and anything on localhost, Docker included. * **Paid:** remote servers need a yearly license, $99 the first year and $49 a year after. If you don't renew, remote connections stop and local ones keep working. It does not renew by itself. One key, one Mac at a time. 30-day refund. **Privacy:** no account, no analytics. A licensed copy checks its license about once a day. The free copy never contacts the license server. **Requirements:** macOS 15 or newer, Apple silicon only. Signed and notarized. [https://dbclient.net](https://dbclient.net

A native Mac app for Sankey diagrams (SankeyFlow) - made by me 😊

Hey folks 👋 I'm a product manager and designer, not a Swift dev, and I used Claude Code to help build this end to end. Wanted to be upfront about that before getting into it. **Problem** Sankey diagrams are the flow charts you see when something splits into parts, like a budget breaking into rent, food, and savings. There isn't a good native Mac tool for making them. Excel can technically produce one but it looks awful and the process is painful. Google Sheets doesn't support them at all. So most people end up on a browser tool, which means no real documents, no offline use, and export options that feel like an afterthought. **Comparison** The main thing people reach for right now is [SankeyMATIC](https://sankeymatic.com/), a free web tool. It works, but it's browser-only, the UI hasn't changed much in years, and everything lives in one text box with no visual editing or file management. SankeyFlow gives you three ways to build a diagram (plain text, drag-and-drop rows, or spreadsheet paste), saves real documents with autosave and version history, and exports to clean PNG, PDF, and actual vector SVG instead of a screenshot of a canvas. If you're doing this occasionally in a browser tab, SankeyMATIC is fine. If you want it to feel like a Mac app, that's the gap SankeyFlow fills. **Pricing** $6.99, one-time, no subscription: [sankeyflow.app](https://sankeyflow.app/) or search SankeyFlow on the Mac App Store.

Sonexis - Shape your Audio in Real Time[MacOS].

Hey Guys, I've been incrementally working on Sonexis for a while now, with the idea of making audio processing on macOS feel a lot more open-ended and user friendly. Instead of just giving you a bunch of effects with some sliders, Sonexis gives you a node editor where you can actually build out your processing paths. A big part of the app is customizability: You can branch your audio into parallel chains, process the left and right channels independently, and even use external Audio Units alongside Sonexis's built-in effects. Sonexis isn't just an EQ app or a simple stack of audio effects either. It comes with a wide mix of processing tools and creative effects, from EQs and compressors to tremolo, stereo widening, reverb, and more, all of which can be combined however you want inside the node editor. This in tandem with your own Audio Units allow you to unleash your creativity. [Creating a fun little chain](https://i.redd.it/a9ucreoozsqh1.gif) With the latest update, you can now have independent chains for each app, giving you even more control over how your Mac sounds. I've also added a menu bar panel, so you don't need to constantly open Sonexis just to make quick changes. I've put a lot of effort into the UX of Sonexis. There are tutorials throughout the app, starter presets to help you get going, and your work is saved so you don't have to rebuild everything every time you come back. [Independent App Chains](https://i.redd.it/swhmq93szsqh1.gif) [The Menu Bar Controls](ht