Minecraft black screen (single player mode) fix

Disclaimer: This is a dirty hack and will wipe out your worlds, server
addresses and all data about minecraft. Use as last resort.
Instructions are for the Mac.

I typically play minecraft on a server and this have no saved worlds
on my Mac. With the latest Adventure Update, I decided to give the new
one a whirl but found that I couldn't create a new world. Instead, I
got a flash of a crash message and then a black screen. Here's how I
fixed it.

On your Mac, close Minecraft and navigate to ~/Library/Application
Support/ and trash the Minecraft folder. Then start Minecraft again.
This will work, but it's like starting fresh with no previous data.
Not even your username and password.

As usual, Facebook just opted me into something else, whether I wanted them to or not.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Facebook
Date: Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 9:53 PM
Subject: Facebook will be sending you less email - learn why


facebook
Hi Michael,
We're trying out a new feature to reduce the amount of email you receive from Facebook. Starting today, we are turning off most individual email notifications and instead, we'll send you a summary only if there are popular stories you may have missed.
You can turn individual emails back on and restore all your original settings at any time.
Thanks,
The Facebook Team
The message was sent to <redacted>. If you don't want to receive these emails from Facebook in the future or have your email address used for friend suggestions, you can unsubscribe. Facebook, Inc. P.O. Box 10005, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Top Headlines in Information Technology and Services

Whatever happened in this week's tech news, clearly none of it was as important as what happened with Steve Jobs and Apple.

Mike


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Date: August 25, 2011 7:05:47 AM PDT
To: Michael Paul
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Steve Jobs: The End Of An Era - techcrunch.com
 
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This is why media companies FAIL

CNN just updated its iPhone app to allow me to watch the real CNN
live. What a great feature! Unfortunately, you have to be a subscriber
to certain services in order to see the feed.

Well! I just so happen to subscribe to U-Verse for Internet, so I
popped in my credentials and off I went.

Or not. I suspect it's because I am signed up for an Internet only
package (no TV services)...

Curse you media gluttons. Oh well, I guess I I've got better things to
do than watch CNN whilst sitting on the toilet.

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