Looking back throughout most of this thread, it's quite unfortunate to see many users getting upset about the upcoming 5.5 kernel exploit. I know many of you want to use it for piracy (to me, I have to agree with the devs that it would be quite wasted if it was just solely for that purpose), and I also do like to rant on about how I'd like to use kernel specifically for Unity Wii U, but to be fair, I'm sure it won't be too long now, looking at the amount of time the devs have now had to hold back such a precious exploit.
I think there are two key phrases that play a great role in all of this:
being patient, and
staying calm.
I know a lot of unfortunate stuff has arisen in the past month or so, what with Hykem disappearing, Dimok leaving, more new users appearing, hyping, and annoying the hell out of the rest of us, but I feel like the best is to come soon enough to compensate for the said damage that has been done to the community.
Also, where are those great 5.5 homebrew developers? We've still got ample time to make some more homebrew before the big release!

I think I may chip into the scene again sometime. There's a couple of things I was hoping to do for the Wii U homebrew-wise, but I've not been able to set aside the time at the moment. I've been more busy with PS Vita and 3DS stuff; Wii U hasn't been much of a priority to me due to the fact kernel hasn't been released yet.........