Author here. It's unclear why HN is interested in this post, because it's just a response to another blogger's recent posts, which weren't even submitted to HN. Visitors aren't going to have the background context.
Submitter here. I submitted it because it explains a bug I recently encountered. Other people apparently found it useful. Should I delete it?
lapcat · 52m ago
> Should I delete it?
Is that even possible?
Anyway, I just think my 2024 post is a better place to start, because it explains the issue directly, whereas this new post simply refutes another blogger and argues that there's nothing new beyond my 2024 post. That interpersonal drama/conflict probably isn't going to be understandable or useful to readers.
larrywright · 47m ago
I wonder if this is why Fusion 360 is so slow to start. It's by far the slowest app on my relatively modern M1 MacBook Pro.
carlosjobim · 1h ago
EVERYBODY: You can fix the Affinity slow start-up problem on MacOS in a simple step:
Go to your App folder and duplicate the "Affinity Photo 2" app. Then remove the original and use the duplicate.
Now Affinity starts in 2 seconds instead of in 30 seconds on my M3 machine.
dijit · 54m ago
Why does this work?
pier25 · 51m ago
I just updated to the latest version and Affinity Photo 2 opens in seconds now.
My original post "Mac app launches slowed by malware scan" was submitted to HN last year, though it received 0 comments at the time. https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2024/2/3.html
Is that even possible?
Anyway, I just think my 2024 post is a better place to start, because it explains the issue directly, whereas this new post simply refutes another blogger and argues that there's nothing new beyond my 2024 post. That interpersonal drama/conflict probably isn't going to be understandable or useful to readers.
Go to your App folder and duplicate the "Affinity Photo 2" app. Then remove the original and use the duplicate.
Now Affinity starts in 2 seconds instead of in 30 seconds on my M3 machine.