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Due to the fire on Union Street, the old carriage entrance has been opened up to provide an alternative way into Central Station in Glasgow. This gives a chance to see some of the massive girders which support the station's main concourse. Looking very much like parts from a giant meccano set, they've been holding up the station for well over 100 years.

Some of the giant steel girders which support the main concourse of Glasgow's Central Station.

This one might be interesting to anyone interested in computer gaming history.

I spent the last couple of weeks finally finishing a project I started for Bletchley Park about 20 years ago. Recreating the original MUD and MIST on a mirror of the original Essex University system that finally closed in 1991.

Roy Trubshaw and Richard Bartle wrote the first online multi-user game (MUD) on Essex University's DECSystem-10 in 1978 and it ran till I closed it in 1991. I diligently backed everything up so I could potentially recover it one day, but as far as I can see, all the DECSystem-10's went to the great scrapyard in the sky, my backups were mostly stolen when my first museum was stolen, and I had huge issues recovering the Essex BCPL compiler to compile what I had left when I finally got a decent TOPS-10 emulator running on a …

"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.

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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