An annoyotron but it orders random things from Amazon to your house though your Alexa.

https://mastodon.social/@campuscodi/116601728369038587

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

Open source maintainers at profitable companies: stop asking permission to fix what your employer already depends on.

No paperwork. No programme. No manager’s blessing. Just maintain it on the clock.

https://ossresistance.com

How do flies stay cool on hot days if they can't sweat? 🤨

They blow bubbles of watery saliva; some of it evaporates, removing heat; they then re-ingest the cooler liquid.

Simple 🤷‍♂️

Two flies seen at it this evening: a lesser dung fly (Sepsis fulgens; 🇩🇪 Glänzende Schwingfliege) & a fruit fly (Scaptomyza pallida; 🇩🇪 Taufliege).

#Heidelberg 🏰
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