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> need an always-on Mac Not really, you can emulate macOS on any Linux/x86-64. But it is actually a good point to get a Mac Mini instead of a NUC. The Mac Min
by Fnoord 9mo ago
> need an always-on Mac
Not really, you can emulate macOS on any Linux/x86-64.
But it is actually a good point to get a Mac Mini instead of a NUC. The Mac Mini is going to deliver better performance per Watt.
- aschobel 9mo agoCan you really register iMessage on an emulated MacOS these days? I'd love to learn more, the AIs I asked say it doesn't seem possible in VMs anymore.
- Fnoord 9mo agoI think you need to register on a real Mac (2 of 3 of my MBPs use OCLP), but then can use an emulated one if you add it to your Apple account. Either way, I don't recommend to use a protocol behind such a moat. Probably better to use Signal or Threema.
- dpoloncsak 9mo agoMoltbot is supposed to be a 'personal AI assistant' with >60% market share in US, you can't really expect people to just 'not use iMessage'. It's what the messages are going to be coming in on
- rovr138 9mo ago> Not really, you can emulate macOS on any Linux/x86-64. Intel is going to stop being supported with the current OS version (Tahoe, 2025). OS are supported for about 3 years. I'm curious what will happen after. If they'll break it or if they'll allow the services to keep running on unsupported hardware. Got a couple years left
- fc417fc802 9mo agoI expect someone will eventually get around to reverse engineering the various M series specific instructions for qemu. Does imessage make use of hardware attestation to register with the remote endpoint?