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"Linus Torvalds Confirms The Next Kernel Is Linux 7.0" by @phoronix (Fediverse mirror) / Michael Larabel - Linus Torvalds confirmed as expected the next major release around mid-April will be 7.0. Ever since 3.x in 2011-2015, kernel releases have bumped the major version every 20 minor steps. It helps limit complexity since all updates are major, yet ABI compatible. He jokes about counting on fingers & toes. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Is-Next

5 Feb 'the same occupation as the main character of your current WIP - What job'

In Book 1 we knew this was coming.

In Book 2 - a WIP - NutJob is a junior technician, with other duties as well, office admin, typesetting, even some

extract from book 1 of 6 SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances Chapter 40 The CounterPlexity Ball “Dash, you go first.” “Dad knows most of it already. I’m starting at The Lancastrian officially at the beginning of July, as a junior technician. They don’t need a full time engineer, so I’ll have other duties as well. Some office admin, some typesetting, even some journalism according to Franklin. If there’s tech news anywhere she wants me to go out and write the reports. They can’t promise me a full week of work every week, but they have promised me a full time wage.” “You’ll be there full time anyway,” says KristalClear, “sometimes it’s impossible to drag you away from your part time job. You’re always tinkering with something.” Mr Wood adds, “and Kristal, you’re already working part time at the Garrison, what have they said?” “I’m joining the civilian staff full time. Working the stables the same as now.” KristalClear - An attractive young girl aged 16. She has beautiful long straight deep brown hair and her eyes are chestnut coloured. Her face has a gentle expression with a hint of a smile. She is wearing a plain white T shirt (and blue jeans out of shot). NutJob - A charming young man aged 16. He has neat well groomed brown hair, his eyes are bright blue, and his face has an almost neutral expression although it looks as if he's concentrating. He's wearing a plain white T shirt copyright © Scott Rochester 2025

Is Closing ’s Largest Library

Holdings from the at the , which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet race, will be warehoused or thrown out.

The shutdown of the library…is part of a larger reorganization under the Trump admin that includes the closure of 13 buildings & >100 & laboratories on the 1,270-acre campus by March 2026.


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/climate/nasa-goddard-library-closing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The Inspiring Story Of Emily Roebling, The Woman Who Helped Build The Brooklyn Bridge

By Ainsley Brown

"Emily Roebling's husband was the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, but when he fell ill soon after construction began, Emily spent over a decade working as his liaison, supervising the site, and ensuring that the structure was built to his specifications."

https://allthatsinteresting.com/emily-roebling

Caption: Brooklyn Bridge. Wire cables under construction. Last cable wire was run October 5, 1878.
Caption: Brooklyn Bridge. Wire cables under construction. Last cable wire was run October 5, 1878.

23 Nov 'What’s your niche'



The niche is a rational, futuristic, demi-real, demi-dystopia, with a modest sprinkling of light hearted juvenile humour, all underpinned by sound ethical principles.

And did I mention ?

HayWire, MaxChaos and BarmyWaffle are the explosives experts!

https://www.scottrochester.com/scott_rochester_genre_author_novelist_climate_change_science_fiction_futuristic_dystopia


3 watercolour paintings an 18 year old young man - he has fly away blonde hair and blue eyes - in this relaxed pose he has a thoughtful and neutral expression - he is wearing a white T shirt - the image is labelled HayWire a bearded young man aged about twenty posing for a headshot - he has long hair down to the top of his shoulders with a colour that varies from brown to light brown - the beard is well groomed and his hair is neat if a bit long - his eyes are blue - his face has a neutral expression and it looks as if he has the merest hint of a frown - he is wearing a white T shirt - the image is labelled MaxChaos a 60 year old man with receding grey hair and frameless glasses. He is wearing a white lab coat over a light blue shirt, and has a dark navy tie. He looks like the archetypal scientist. He has a serious look on his face and he likes to point out “My name’s Emmett. But everybody calls me Barmy! Barmy as in proper noun, not as in adjective! Though some might disagree!” - The image is labelled BarmyWaffle. copyright © Scott Rochester 2025

My needs a refresh.

I'm a student at the University of , studying the of . I'm into , , , and , because I want to understand , , and using my native language of . I share my musings and on my . I love generally, and am full of bitchy .

I was a in for many years, but left in 2021. I'm glad I did, and now I feel a bit betrayed by the . I've been going back to my roots, and gradually ing my life. I still love to talk about ,

10 Nov 'What have you recently learned which will have a big impact on your work'

Unfortunately, in book two, HayWire elects to do a Diplôme Supérieur instead of pursuing his current apprenticeship.

As he explains to his girlfriend.

Unfortunately, this means that the real life author is reading PhD theses on the subject of fluid dynamics!

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Book extract SlenderWolf In With the In Crowd Chapter 11 It Just Is Cricket “I told you about the Harrison Research Institute track to a Diplôme Supérieur. Well I’ve decided. BarmyWaffle has agreed to be my mentor, he understands fluid dynamics. “What’s it going to be about?” “My thesis is ‘Inquiries into compressibility, storage and use of explosive gases in micro devices’.” Image: A watercolour painting of an 18 year old young man - he has fly away blonde hair and blue eyes - in this relaxed pose he has a thoughtful and neutral expression - he is wearing a white T shirt - the image is labelled HayWire copyright © Scott Rochester 2025

I'm looking for work!

I'm a high-level infra and devops engineer and team lead.

I've previously run my own team, and previously worked at Mozilla and Facebook. I'm looking for infra/devops lead or senior infra/devops engineer positions.

I'm not looking for pure development positions, but writing scripts, glue, and things like CI - as demanded by infra/devops - are totally fine. I just don't want to be developing the product.

The one thing I can't budge on is that I am exclusively looking for 100% remote positions, due to physical disability. I am based in the UK but I'm happy working with companies anywhere in the world, and capable of shifting my circadian rhythm around to match yours.

My CV is available at cv.dave.io. I am available to start immediately. The CV is a Notion page and can be cloned directly …

My black cat, Midnight, fast asleep on my keyboard.

This month's Portland Linux Kernel Meetup will be Thursday, September 18 from 6-9pm at Lucky Labrador Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby St, Portland, Oregon. https://ikluft.github.io/pdx-lkmu/september-2025-portland-linux-kernel-meetup.html ; also listed on Portland's Calagator tech event calendar at https://calagator.org/events/1250482195 .

34 years ago, August 25, 1991: Finnish university student Linus Torvalds announced he would post source code of an experimental OS kernel he wrote. It was posted to the university's FTP server in September where the sysadmin nicknamed it . Torvalds thought it was done. But code contributions started arriving and never stopped. He still leads development today from his home near Portland, Oregon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Linux