Mastodawn

Today someone (who is not on Mastodon) released a collection of more than 570 distinct operating systems, pre-installed with VM configurations for the 250+ different platforms, going back all the way to 1948.

https://virtualosmuseum.org/

Now, I have to admit I'm posting this without trying it myself, as I'm running low on disk space on this machine.

Because the full download is 121GB (174GB unzipped!). There is also a lighter version at 14GB that will download stuff on demand.

#retrocomputing

The Virtual OS Museum

Over 1,700 pre-installed operating systems spanning 1948 to today, in a single Linux VM. Bundled QEMU, VirtualBox, and UTM. One-click launchers for Windows and Linux.

The Virtual OS Museum

Amro Mousa May 12

Jeff

May 12

After verifying that it can do all of the expected normal car things, I asked the new Rivian Assistant to “write me a python script that reverses a string” and it proceeded to recite the contents of a python script over text-to-speech. 10/10 no notes.

Amro Mousa Apr 29

Joe Fabisevich

Apr 29

I'm about to say something I haven't said in 8 years: I'm looking for a full-time job.

I'm looking for the right role with the right people and the right mission, all of which I've laid out in this blog post. I'm mostly interested in something new, so if this sounds like your team I'd love to talk. https://fabisevi.ch/2026/04/29/open-to-work

Both inquiries and reposts would be incredibly appreciated. 🙇🏻‍♂️

Open To Work

I won't bury the lede, I'm looking to go back to work full-time. I'm thankful to not be under financial strain, so I'm not rushing into anything. Instead I'm coming at this from a place of genuine interest in finding the right opportunity for me. Recently I've had some great conversations with interesting companies, and it helped me realize that there are some things I miss about not being an indie. I'm putting this post out into the universe to find the right fit, and the best place to start is to tell you why I'm going back to work and what I'm looking for.

Amro Mousa Apr 20

one more thing tim: apple watch casio face

Amro Mousa Apr 3

10g for pretty cheap https://www.wisdpi.com/products/usb-c-to-10gb-ethernet-adapter

10G USB Network Adapter | USB3.2+ Realtek RTL8159 10G RJ45

Amro Mousa Apr 2

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@paco/116336911967444264

This reminds me of when social media companies abused -canOpenURL: on iOS and Apple nerfed the API years ago

Amro Mousa Mar 31

jazzychad Mar 31

If you liked all my rope physics simulation with SwiftUI, I made an entire (free!) game out of it: Tethered. You play as a humble rope just trying to survive an onslaught of enemies using your own cunning and some very helpful powerups. It's launching RIGHT NOW!

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tethered-rope-survival-game/id6755638434

Website: https://tethered.jazzyapps.com/

Amro Mousa Mar 16

is there a way to configure which window safari opens a link click from another app in? it tends to pick minimized windows for some reason

Amro Mousa Feb 27

disregard Joe Groff Feb 27

my team at apple (the Swift performance team) is hiring another engineer! we work on the SIL IR, SIL and LLVM optimization passes for Swift, and language features supporting systems and high-performance programming in Swift. the position is in-person but could be in Cupertino or London https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200641786-0836/swift-compiler-backend-engineer?team=SFTWR

Swift Compiler Backend Engineer - Jobs - Careers at Apple

Apply for a Swift Compiler Backend Engineer job at Apple. Read about the role and find out if it’s right for you.

Amro Mousa Feb 26

Well shit https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/26/block-laying-off-about-4000-employees-nearly-half-of-its-workforce.html