i like my filesystems how i like my women . fat and 32
August 19, 2026 at 10:03 AM
i like my filesystems how i like my women . fat and 32
Gen Z doesn't Understand Filesystems. It's not their fault.
Apple's early abstraction of mobile data storage has caused...confusion to say the least.
But what does the *real* iOS filesystem look like?
As a researcher myself; it's kind of insanely complicated:
Apple's early abstraction of mobile data storage has caused...confusion to say the least.
But what does the *real* iOS filesystem look like?
As a researcher myself; it's kind of insanely complicated:
August 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Gen Z doesn't Understand Filesystems. It's not their fault.
Apple's early abstraction of mobile data storage has caused...confusion to say the least.
But what does the *real* iOS filesystem look like?
As a researcher myself; it's kind of insanely complicated:
Apple's early abstraction of mobile data storage has caused...confusion to say the least.
But what does the *real* iOS filesystem look like?
As a researcher myself; it's kind of insanely complicated:
i think emulation handhelds are actually really important and need to be strongly encouraged
they are so efficient at teaching basic computer literacy and making people fuck around w/ filesystems
they are such an accessible and portable way to experience art
they are so efficient at teaching basic computer literacy and making people fuck around w/ filesystems
they are such an accessible and portable way to experience art
August 11, 2026 at 4:14 AM
i think emulation handhelds are actually really important and need to be strongly encouraged
they are so efficient at teaching basic computer literacy and making people fuck around w/ filesystems
they are such an accessible and portable way to experience art
they are so efficient at teaching basic computer literacy and making people fuck around w/ filesystems
they are such an accessible and portable way to experience art
No one knows how filesystems work
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
June 18, 2026 at 4:46 PM
No one knows how filesystems work
They might seem strong now but their fundamental inability to understand filesystems is their inescapable weakness.
September 22, 2026 at 7:57 AM
They might seem strong now but their fundamental inability to understand filesystems is their inescapable weakness.
imho filesystems are just databases but worse
March 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
imho filesystems are just databases but worse
uncontrollable urge to write FUSE drivers for console filesystems
July 9, 2026 at 10:07 AM
uncontrollable urge to write FUSE drivers for console filesystems
So, periodic reminder, inspired by @cemurphy.bsky.social: I am, by training, a professional computer storage engineer, which is to say I have worked on software for filesystems, backups, and volume managers. I am willing to offer free advice on backups to individuals.
February 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
So, periodic reminder, inspired by @cemurphy.bsky.social: I am, by training, a professional computer storage engineer, which is to say I have worked on software for filesystems, backups, and volume managers. I am willing to offer free advice on backups to individuals.
remember how we used to have filesystems?
constructing an elaborate memory palace to recall where certain screenshots are in my photo roll
February 6, 2024 at 11:15 PM
remember how we used to have filesystems?
what, pray tell, are my filesystems doing in a "GPT" then,
October 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
what, pray tell, are my filesystems doing in a "GPT" then,
Amigas and their absurdly easy to corrupt filesystems ...
Anyone have a good recommendation for a good tool to try to repair the damage?
Anyone have a good recommendation for a good tool to try to repair the damage?
February 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Amigas and their absurdly easy to corrupt filesystems ...
Anyone have a good recommendation for a good tool to try to repair the damage?
Anyone have a good recommendation for a good tool to try to repair the damage?
I LOVE COW FILESYSTEMS I LOVE MAKING SNAPSHOTS AND RESTORING THEM I LOVE EASY BACKUPS
February 27, 2026 at 12:43 AM
I LOVE COW FILESYSTEMS I LOVE MAKING SNAPSHOTS AND RESTORING THEM I LOVE EASY BACKUPS
developers should be maximally conscientious about respecting the organization of their software's users' filesystems
July 20, 2026 at 2:55 AM
developers should be maximally conscientious about respecting the organization of their software's users' filesystems
honestly i'm having a blast learning more about filesystems and hardware. i'm vibrating with excitement.
October 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
honestly i'm having a blast learning more about filesystems and hardware. i'm vibrating with excitement.
Piracy is now mandatory they need to teach it in schools
The children yearn for filesystems
The children yearn for filesystems
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Piracy is now mandatory they need to teach it in schools
The children yearn for filesystems
The children yearn for filesystems
ari melody is that any way to name your filesystems
January 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
ari melody is that any way to name your filesystems
I periodically note this: I am a computer storage professional (I've somehow managed to work on filesystems most of my career), and I am willing to offer free advice to individuals about backups.
There's a popular equation we like to use: 3 - 2 - 1:
There's a popular equation we like to use: 3 - 2 - 1:
Dear people, keep backups.
MAKE backups.
If you haven't made a backup of your computer, your photos, your files, your art, your phone, your music, your project, anything, in the last few months, THIS is the sign you were waiting for:
Make a backup now.
MAKE backups.
If you haven't made a backup of your computer, your photos, your files, your art, your phone, your music, your project, anything, in the last few months, THIS is the sign you were waiting for:
Make a backup now.
May 17, 2026 at 10:59 AM
I periodically note this: I am a computer storage professional (I've somehow managed to work on filesystems most of my career), and I am willing to offer free advice to individuals about backups.
There's a popular equation we like to use: 3 - 2 - 1:
There's a popular equation we like to use: 3 - 2 - 1:
One of my crazy complex job interview questions for very technical people is "what happens when a file gets opened." It's pretty easy for that question to wind up filling the hour without even getting super deep into like the exact on disk formats of different filesystems.
May 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
One of my crazy complex job interview questions for very technical people is "what happens when a file gets opened." It's pretty easy for that question to wind up filling the hour without even getting super deep into like the exact on disk formats of different filesystems.
Hot take:
The classic Amiga has the most crappy and brittle filesystems of any retro computer. (I'm talking about Fast File System.)
You just look at it wrong and it gets corrupted. To make matters worse, the included "disk doctor" tool is worthless hot garbage...
The classic Amiga has the most crappy and brittle filesystems of any retro computer. (I'm talking about Fast File System.)
You just look at it wrong and it gets corrupted. To make matters worse, the included "disk doctor" tool is worthless hot garbage...
May 13, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Hot take:
The classic Amiga has the most crappy and brittle filesystems of any retro computer. (I'm talking about Fast File System.)
You just look at it wrong and it gets corrupted. To make matters worse, the included "disk doctor" tool is worthless hot garbage...
The classic Amiga has the most crappy and brittle filesystems of any retro computer. (I'm talking about Fast File System.)
You just look at it wrong and it gets corrupted. To make matters worse, the included "disk doctor" tool is worthless hot garbage...
i hate the War On Filesystems so much
April 29, 2024 at 7:19 PM
i hate the War On Filesystems so much
that one homie who doesnt fuck around with nonhierarchical filesystems
July 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
that one homie who doesnt fuck around with nonhierarchical filesystems
filesystems don't exist stop pretending you can restrict files to being represented with a single structure
January 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
filesystems don't exist stop pretending you can restrict files to being represented with a single structure
I assume this is on windows where you have inferior filesystems?
May 9, 2024 at 3:40 AM
I assume this is on windows where you have inferior filesystems?
Really hoping for a resurgence of filesystems. A life of being called to files.
bsky.app/profile/jim-...
With incremental snapshots it feels like we can sync these filesystems very very cheaply, reap some incredible fan out wins.
bsky.app/profile/jim-...
With incremental snapshots it feels like we can sync these filesystems very very cheaply, reap some incredible fan out wins.
Hey, recently came to the same realization: choosing to store my data as JSON files on disk (rather than rows in a DB) has actually paid some good dividends.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/files-o...
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/files-o...
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Really hoping for a resurgence of filesystems. A life of being called to files.
bsky.app/profile/jim-...
With incremental snapshots it feels like we can sync these filesystems very very cheaply, reap some incredible fan out wins.
bsky.app/profile/jim-...
With incremental snapshots it feels like we can sync these filesystems very very cheaply, reap some incredible fan out wins.