There are times when it’s best to stop fighting against the river and let the river wash over you. In this case, I’m talking about the increasing number of settings that Apple has started to make default in Mac OS X. The biggest change recently has been the reversed trackpad scrolling in Lion, but also includes things like the ‘3D’ Dock, and hiding ~/Library from the Finder. Honestly, keeping up with the changes and putting them back to the way I want them is like arguing with a two year old – I need to learn to pick my battles. Mostly because I have limited free time, and this way I can spend more of my time using the computer, rather than trying to figure out how to subvert things Apple sets.

So, next time Apple messes with the Dock, or blows out my terminal window opacity control, or changes the default gamma, I’m just going to roll with it. Adapt as fast as I can to the new way of doing things and keep going. Life is to short to fight over these details.