2026-10-25T10:09:37Z https://nostr.now Tim Robinson https://nostr.now/npub1mrql6clnnk0wzpxjg6k2ph8d4ww42kjuyvmkkuk284qq55chqghsp4ysyp https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/109/327/681/774/321/868/original/55360cc67cc79d2c.png https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/109/327/681/774/321/868/original/55360cc67cc79d2c.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfzlsm0vwmxx58ppzhttfu4pafch00wj8j9k6lg6p8lwg9e3t6c5gzyrvvrltr7wweacgy6fr2egxuak4e6426ts3nw6mjeg75qzjnzupz7hde6np RE: <a href="https://social.lfx.dev/@linuxfoundation/117156603792622146">https://social.lfx.dev/@linuxfoundation/117156603792622146</a><br/><br/>Not long ago <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fdrpydz4n2dpgpy5xhsa6rjg8ytggn82mt0addw6sf93272nhhnqsjlvhs" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cory Doctorow</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fdr…lvhs</span>)</a></span> posted about being born on technology 3rd base <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/21/world-historic-forces/">https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/21/world-historic-forces/</a><br/><br/>Personality resonant with #Linux35 Around the time Linus shared his hobby, I had an Intel 386 pc that I had just finished writing my thesis on at UC Berkeley. <br/><br/>First kernel I booted on it was 0.99r13, and the rest was history<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note19k00htst09kdl5jzknufl400nejmk0v66cdmuupr0r82wv85gcushpm2zy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note19k0…m2zy</a></span><br/> </div> "I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu)..." <br/><br/>On Aug 25, 1991, a 21-year-old student shared his side project to a Usenet newsgroup. <br/><br/>35 years later, Linux powers the global cloud, space exploration, and billions of devices. <br/><br/>Happy 35th Birthday, Linux! 🐧✨<br/><br/><a href="https://www.learnlinux.ie/content/linus-torvalds-original-announcement-usenet">https://www.learnlinux.ie/content/linus-torvalds-original-announcement-usenet</a><br/><br/>#Linux35<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/sociallfxdev/media_attachments/files/117/156/598/137/547/471/original/7910cb1ac5884b70.png"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-08-27T00:42:29Z