Let's make this birthday one to remember.

56 years old (Born on July 22, 1968)

Happy Birthday, Alan Cox! Here's to the guy who kept Linux kernel 2.2 humming smoothly; your dedication saved countless systems from crashing and rescued programmers worldwide from endless frustration. Your legendary patches brought stability—and a few hearty laughs—to tech communities everywhere.

Not stopping there, you ventured bravely into tiny rails and miniature trains with Etched Pixels—proving once again you're always on track for success (pun intended). May your day be filled with fewer bugs than code commits, perfect model railways journeys without derailments, and plenty of cake that's delightfully error-free!

Cheers to another year running flawlessly in life's kernel!