When Copy and Paste don't work between Numbers, Pages, Safari, terminal, Claude app, ChatGPT app might be associated with python code

Prompt: Difficulty operating Copy and Paste between Numbers, Pages, Safari, terminal, Claude app, ChatGPT app might be associated with python code generated by both ChatGPT and Claude. Complete restart of iMac OS is required. 

Questions —associated? Only with file-related code?

Answer (Claude):

These are almost certainly related, and no, it's not limited to file-related code. Here's what's happening:

The likely culprit: the macOS pasteboard daemon (pboard)

macOS routes all clipboard operations through a system process called pboard. If a Python script acquires a lock on the pasteboard and then hangs or exits uncleanly, pboard can get stuck — blocking clipboard access across every app until it's restarted.

What kinds of Python code can trigger this:

• Anything using pyperclip (very common in AI-generated clipboard helpers)
• Scripts calling pbcopy or pbpaste via subprocess
• Scripts using AppKit.NSPasteboard directly
• File I/O code — not because it touches the clipboard, but because a hanging file operation can leave the whole Python process frozen while it still holds system resources, including a pasteboard lock if it grabbed one earlier
• Any script that crashes mid-execution without cleanup

So: associated with AI-generated Python code? Yes. Only file-related? No — but file code hangs more often (waiting on I/O, permissions, paths), which is probably why you've noticed the pattern there.

The good news: you don't need a full restart. Try this first next time:

bash (in Terminal)

sudo killall pboard

MacOS automatically relaunches pboard immediately. Clipboard should restore within a second or two across all apps.

You can also check what's holding resources with:

bash (in Terminal)

lsof | grep pboard

If you want to go further, I can help you identify which specific scripts are most likely to cause this, or add cleanup handling to prevent it.

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Answer (ChatGPT): 

Associated?
Yes, possibly associated with using those apps while handling copied code, but not in the sense that “Python code breaks macOS.” More likely:

• the clipboard is getting overloaded or stuck,
• one app is putting unusual rich content on the clipboard,
• or an app has a clipboard bug that then makes the whole situation feel system-wide. 

Only with file-related code?
Probably no. It is not limited to file-related code. File-related snippets can make the problem more noticeable because they often involve dragging files, copying paths, large blocks of text, terminal commands, or mixed rich/plain text. But ordinary text, formatted text, images, or app-generated clipboard content can also trigger the same kind of failure. Recent bug reports include copy/paste failures unrelated to file handling. 

What this means in practice:

• Python text pasted into Terminal or an app does not itself damage copy/paste.

• Running a Python script could indirectly contribute only if it is doing something unusual with the clipboard, accessibility, input hooks, or system automation — which most simple scripts do not.
• The stronger suspects are macOS pasteboard glitches, Electron app quirks, or large/odd clipboard contents. 

A good next test is this:

1. When the problem happens, try copy/paste in TextEdit.
2. If it fails everywhere, it is probably system clipboard / pboard.
3. If it fails only in ChatGPT or Claude, it is probably that app.
4. If reboot fixes it every time, that also points more to clipboard/app state than to Python code itself. 

The quickest non-restart fix to try next time is in Terminal:

killall pboard

That restarts the macOS clipboard service and often restores copy/paste without a full reboot. Some users also report clearing the clipboard buffer with:

pbcopy < /dev/null

before testing again. 

If you want, I can help you make a very short “when copy/paste freezes” checklist for your iMac.

RE: Public Comment: Case #2024-00326 Case No. 2024-00326 Thank you for your comments on the application of Kentucky Utilities Company, Louisville Gas and Electric Company. Your comments in the above‐referenced matter have been received and will be placed into the case file for the Commission’s consideration. Please cite the case number in this matter, 2024-00326, in any further correspondence. The documents in this case are available at View Case Filings for: 2024-00326 (ky.gov). Thank you for your interest in this matter. From: Maggie Hettinger Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 1:46 PM To: PSC Public Comment Subject

: Public Comment: Case #2024-00326

Dear Public Service Commission, Maggie Hettinger mhettinger@ mac. com , 131 E Pioneer Ct. , Lebanon Junction, KY, US, 40150-8214 hysteria is not a reason to abandon renewable energy progress and promise. all of a sudden data centers and AI want

Dear Public Service Commission,

hysteria is not a reason to abandon renewable energy progress and promise.

all of a sudden data centers and AI want to use as much power as is available now to the customers and communities who support the existing system.  

And our "leaders" are keen to cash in on the investment, it seems.

but where are the adults in the room?

since AI is so promising, why are we not being responsible by stating  the massive energy required is not available, which is true.  

It just means that AI application has not matured enough to be feasible.

powerful people in the dirty energy cash flow, of course, are happy to have us all line their pockets 

since the Chinese can apparently do AI work with massively less power, I suspect our industry here can do the same, but only if required. 

it actually does matter to all of us humans that we pull down greenhouse gas from the atmosphere.   Doubling the output is not acceptable.  

Fossil fuels are the signature of the selfish.   

 

 https://bernheim.org/news/isaac-wolfe-bernheim-climate-heroes-2025/

ISAAC WOLFE BERNHEIM CLIMATE HEROES 2025

April 24, 2025 By Mark Wourms

From Worry to Action: How the 2025 Bernheim Climate Heroes Inspire Change

Many of us feel the weight of the climate crisis. We read the headlines, see the impacts, and wonder: What can I do? It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, but Bernheim’s 2025 Isaac W. Bernheim Climate Heroes, Carmel Bowman and Maggie Hettinger, show us that meaningful action is possible for all of us. These two sisters have spent years turning climate concern into climate solutions, proving that individuals can make a profound impact on their communities and beyond.

2025 Climate Heroes, Carmel Bowman and Maggie Hettinger at RESTORE

Leading by Example

Carmel Bowman, based in Nelson County, and Maggie Hettinger, from Bullitt County, don’t just talk about climate action—they live it. Both sisters have integrated sustainability into their daily lives, demonstrating that small, practical choices add up to big change. From installing solar panels and driving electric vehicles to advocating for sustainable policies and engaging their neighbors, they embody the idea that the most effective climate leaders are those who lead by example.

Carmel, an early adopter of solar energy, powers her home sustainably and even sends extra energy back to the grid. She shares her experience through solar home tours, where attendees can test-drive electric vehicles, speak with experts, and leave with tangible ideas for making their own homes more energy efficient. She has also organized commercial solar seminars for businesses and nonprofits, and has taken an active role in protecting local waterways and biodiversity through citizen science.

Maggie, a longtime advocate with the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, educates others through workshops, public speaking, and opinion pieces. She has installed both solar and geothermal systems at her home, uses solar energy to charge her electric vehicle, and engages in direct conversations that help shift community perspectives on climate action.

Moving People from Concern to Action

One of the most remarkable things about these sisters is how they empower others to take action. Climate change can feel like an insurmountable challenge, but Carmel and Maggie break it down into tangible steps anyone can take. They create spaces where people can ask questions, explore solutions, and connect with resources that make sustainable living achievable.

Inspiring Change in Rural Communities

Too often, rural communities are left out of climate conversations. Carmel and Maggie are changing that. They recognize that climate solutions need to be accessible and relevant to everyone, not just those in urban centers. By bringing workshops, advocacy, and real-world examples of sustainable living to their local communities, they ensure that climate action is inclusive and practical for rural Kentuckians.

Their work challenges the misconception that environmentalism is only for big cities. Their leadership demonstrates that meaningful change can happen anywhere—and that every community has a role to play in the fight against climate change. Carmel has also emphasized nonviolent communication in her advocacy, ensuring that climate discussions remain constructive and inclusive, even in politically divided spaces.

A Call to Action: Start Where You Are

If there’s one lesson to take from the work of Carmel Bowman and Maggie Hettinger, it’s this: You don’t have to be a scientist, policymaker, or full-time activist to make a difference. The key is to start where you are, use the tools you have, and take that first step. Maybe it’s switching to renewable energy, speaking up at a town hall meeting, or simply planting native species in your backyard to support local biodiversity. Every action, no matter how small, contributes to a larger movement.

Carmel and Maggie remind us that climate action isn’t about perfection—it’s about participation. Their work proves that when we shift from worry to action, we don’t just help the planet; we build stronger, more connected, and more resilient communities.

Congratulations to the 2025 Bernheim Climate Heroes! May their leadership inspire all of us to take that next step toward a sustainable future.

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To discover more about the Isaac Wolfe Bernheim Climate Hero Awards and explore previous recipients, visit our Climate Hero page.

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AUTOPOIESIS

All

you

talented, tough, caring and loving people …

Our way of life is off track for a good life.

Please know

Our universe is drawing itself to a higher plane.

If we stand gently strong,

even in the chaos, it will sustain our good actions and thoughts.

Striving to live comfortably within the boundaries of our natural world,

individual action inspires communal awakening.

So, please, continue your searching and seeking, and hold your leaders accountable for doing the same. Every morning. Every day.

POWERED BY THE SUN Electric vehicle fueled with solar energy

I drive an electric car. It is a 2019 Chevy Bolt that we bought new. I consider it a gift from my Mom, since we used inheritance money to purchase both the car and the solar panels on the roof of our home. That's  a life-changing combination. Thanks, Mom.

My bumper sticker says  

POWERED BY THE SUN

electric vehicle fueled with solar energy

It disturbs me a little when I read that the average new electric vehicle costs $75,000. That's true, but misleading. Some of those EVs are luxury cars at luxury prices. Don't confuse "average" with "usual." 

I don’t have any desire for a $108,700 Hummer EV Pickup, but I have ridden in a Tesla. It was great fun. Still (no offense), to me it was not much different from my Bolt. Both are quiet, smooth, and zippy.  Both have lots of new-tech amenities and safety features. 

Range issues? Not really. 300 miles is plenty. We charge in our garage. Rarely do we charge anywhere else, but back when we did take regular trips to a club in the next state, we just ran a heavy-duty 220 outlet there (like a dryer or RV hookup). 

Road trips can be a little bit of an adventure, checking ahead for charging options, but less so every year, and we know we can always just rent a car if that makes better sense. We used to do that anyway for family trips. 

I mean, do we REALLY need a cross-country caravan vehicle for everyday jaunts to work, school, meetings, or groceries? Nah. 

The Bolt does it all for everyday. The back seats have the easy hooks for grandchildren's car seats, and they just as easily lay over to let me use it as a truck. It's got a good radio that does podcasts and phone and maps and locates public chargers.

A brand-new 2023 Chevy Bolt EV starts at $26,500. That’s before applying EV tax incentives (currently a $7,500 rebate from the federal plan), so you can knock that price down at least somewhere in the $19,000s, maybe lower.   

And, for you "average" EV customers, whoever you might be, for less than that "average" $75,000 you could get JUST a wonderful electric vehicle of your dreams, or you COULD package a less-expensive wonderful EV car with a magical 25-years-of-sunshine-power package! 

Yes, you, too, can be powered by solar energy. Solar panels on your house to charge the house and car? Solar panels on the garage wall? On the garage roof?  Battery storage to even out the load? Battery storage to be a backup for your house? Package your car with a solar-paneled carport for yourself AND your neighbors? Buy into Community Solar through your electric utility or co-op?

That's a lot of lifestyle choice. Trust me, you won't miss having to go to the gas station. 

Amanda Gorman "Earthrise"

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Amanda Gorman "Earthrise"

When a shoe drops in the forest, is there any sound?

The other shoe has dropped in Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. As Friends of Bernheim learned this week, “Bernheim is filing an appeal to the March 31, 2023 Bullitt Circuit Court opinion in the case of Louisville Gas & Electric Company v. Isaac W. Bernheim Foundation and Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund.

 The opinion found that LG&E had the “right to take” the easement that it sought for construction of a 12’’ natural gas pipeline across property owned by Bernheim.”

This was disappointing. Bernheim is taking on the expense of protecting the legal way we protect clean water, endangered species, conservation easements and the vanishing wildlife corridors. We need that.

The other thing that concerns all of us is this new piece of fossil fuel infrastructure being built at all. It will run 12 miles across two counties. When this court case was presented in January, the usually calm and collected LG&E attorney actually sounded emotional about potential gas customers who had been turned down for service in the extended area. Apparently this argument was effective.

What the lawyer didn’t mention in court was how many of those customers still need the pipeline. Both the natural environment and the energy production environment have changed a lot in the intervening time.

 

We might feel nostalgic twinges about the vroom and fumes of gasoline powered engines and propane and gas heat, but households and businesses function very well with electricity. Electric heat is clean and affordable. Electric motors deliver plenty of oomph. Electric appliances work great. The move to tackle climate change has strong support and multiple financial incentives.

Are the people of Bullitt and Nelson Counties going to be saddled with a messy mistake?

As a gas AND electric company, LG&E can choose to get up to speed connecting their customers with efficiency upgrades and improvements while helping people all over the world working furiously to meet very important pollution deadlines. Who better for this job than LG&E? If not now, when? What’s the plan? The judges in the race to hold global warming to 1.5ºC are the laws of physics, and these laws are not swayed by emotion.

In the forsythia bush outside my window, there is a beautiful cardinal, mostly gray with red streaks in her wings and tail, piercing black eyes and a red beak.  All morning, she has been flying into the glass (Bam! Bam!) attacking her %reflection. Hopefully she will give up on this illusion before she comes to harm. 

This seems an apt metaphor for fossil fuel companies still chasing the illusion of never-ending fossil fuel production. They have a choice to re-align their assets and their employees’ skills, expertise and customer base to provide renewable energy to a world that will warmly welcome their service. 

I hope LG&E will heed the urgings of Louisville Metro Council and so many others to redirect its energy into clean energy and let Bernheim continue to do its thing, which it does very well.

References:  

https://bernheim.org/bernheim-looks-beyond-an-unfavorable-ruling-on-proposed-pipeline-vows-to-continue-the-fight-for-nature-and-wild-places/?mc_cid=2d3d89f07e&mc_eid=13345f1669

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0hYCsZWZ7U

https://www.lazard.com/research-insights/2023-levelized-cost-of-energyplus/

https://www.irs.gov/inflation-reduction-act-of-2022

http://rewiringamerica.org/calculator

https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement

McKibben, B. (2022). The Persistence of Fossil fuels. In Greta Thunberg, The Climate Book (1st ed., Vol. 1, p. 220). Penguin Press. https://theclimatebook.org

Published April 19, The Kentucky Standard

Bullitt County Public Schools National ENERGY STAR Partner award, IRA -- LTE to Pioneer News, CJ

I don’t know how many people know this, but we can be proud that Bullitt County Public Schools was awarded a national 2023 ENERGY STAR Partners of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. BCPS reduced energy use by 50% since 2016 and achieved recognition as an ENERGY STAR Certification Nation Premier member by earning the ENERGY STAR for eighteen (18) schools in 2022, and is a Sustained Excellence winner for one year. I think we can all be glad about this, and thank hard-working staff, site-based leadership, and school board members for their effort.

As local trend-setters, the school system is undoubtedly saving taxpayer money on energy bills, providing cleaner air for students in buildings, and making a commendable dent in heat-trapping carbon pollution let loose in Earth’s atmosphere.  

As we come to Earth Day, April 22, there is good news for all of us. The familiar ENERGY STAR label program that helps homeowners with appliances and home heating is being upgraded and expanded as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that passed Congress in fall of last year. This IRA program is coming on line at all levels--for homeowners, renters, commercial buildings, churches and schools--as America sets out on a ten-year plan to, among other things, reduce energy bills, energy use and energy-related pollution by 75% by weatherizing our buildings and upgrading to highly-efficient electric.

I’d like to encourage everyone here to start watching for this in appliance stores and consider what plans you would like to make for yourself. Be aware that financial support is available, probably a lot more than you expect (see rewiringamerica,org/app/ira-calculator), because what we do for ourselves, we are actually doing to improve the lives of all our neighbors and our children’s children.

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Sources:

Energy use reduction source: rewiringamerica.org  rewiringamerica.org/policy/householdreport graphic    "Annual average energy use per U.S. household, kWh equivalents"

EPA Source:    Email from Environmental Protection Agency via IFTTT

U.S. EPA Honors 2023 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year Award Winners in Kentucky

Region 04

FRANKFORT, KY. (March 28, 2023) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 4 and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring four ENERGY STAR partners in Kentucky for their outstanding leadership in promoting energy efficiency and tackling climate change.

“As we accelerate historic efforts to address climate change, public-private partnerships will be essential to realizing the scale of our ambition,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “I applaud this year’s ENERGY STAR award winners for working with EPA to deliver a clean energy future that saves American consumers and businesses money and creates jobs.”

“We congratulate our 2023 Energy Star Partners of the Year in R4 States for their leadership and commitment to taking action that will help us leave a healthier planet for future generations,” said EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman. “The awardees demonstrate national leadership in cost-saving energy efficient solutions which help benefit communities in the Southeast.”

For more than 30 years, EPA’s ENERGY STAR program has supported the transition to a clean energy economy by fostering innovation, jobs, and economic development, while protecting public health. ENERGY STAR certified products, homes, buildings, and plants helped save American families and businesses more than 520 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity and avoid $42 billion in energy costs in 2020 alone. 

Here are a few examples of how 2023 ENERGY STAR Award Winners in Kentucky are taking action:

• Shepherdsville, KY - Bullitt County Public Schools, a school district in Kentucky, sustained reductions in energy use of 50% since 2016 and achieved recognition as an ENERGY STAR Certification Nation Premier member by earning the ENERGY STAR for 18 schools in 2022. Sustained Excellence winner for one year.
• Lexington, KY - Lexmark International, Inc., a global technology company, certified 100% of products introduced in 2022, with over 85% of products earning the ENERGY STAR label.
• Louisville, KY - Schneider Electric, an energy management and automation services company, submitted nearly 160 buildings for ENERGY STAR certification and benchmarked more than 59,000 properties. Sustained Excellence winner for five years.
• Georgetown, KY - Scott County Schools, a school district in Kentucky, earned the ENERGY STAR for 12 schools and leveraged ENERGY STAR to engage stakeholders, district officials, custodians, teachers, and students. Sustained Excellence winner for six years.

Read more about the ENERGY STAR Awards and Award Winners’ achievements.

About ENERGY STAR 

ENERGY STAR^® is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial, utility, state, and local organizations rely on their partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more than $500 billion in energy costs and achieve more than 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas reductions. More background information about ENERGY STAR’s impacts can be found at www.energystar.gov/impacts