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Macbook Pro TouchBar Flicker Fix
# 1. Paste this into Script Editor, replace username and password;
# 2. Export as "Application", check "Stay open" and "Run-only";
# 3. Add to Login Items in Settings/General to run automatically;
# 4. To hide the Dock icon, add to Content/Info.plist:
# <key>LSUIElement</key>
# <string>1</string>
on idle
set idleTime to (do shell script "ioreg -c IOHIDSystem | awk '/HIDIdleTime/ {print $NF/1000000000; exit}'") as integer
if idleTime is less than 58 then
return 58 - idleTime
end if
do shell script "pkill TouchBarServer" user name "*****" password "*****" with administrator privileges
return 58
end idle
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Have you found a way to keep this running when the screen locks? I've noticed that it works perfectly until then.

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