 8.17.19  10:24 pm i have access to a bunch of mac laptops from various (2009-2019) years tomorrow, i will attempt to do some experimenting then. your first issue seems to be a glitch, but as to the second: have you tried following the directions on this page?  https://support.apple.com/guide/console/find-log-messages-and-activities-cnslbf30b61a/1.1/mac/10.14  from what i understand, you first create a filter by right clicking to show or hide a process; the filter moves to the search menu. then, you click the arrow that appears next to the filter, which opens up a host of options to do things like "hide anything that contains xyz" or "hide any process of specific types".  the pictures given by this page seem to indicate that this can be inclusive or exclusive, depending on whether the filter is blue or red. i don't know if you have the right kind of mac to use this fu
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you're right, the first issue is a confirmed 10.14 bug. still need a robust way around it, or another program that can tell me exactly what happened when