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Reflecting on May's goals, and setting Lunduke Journal goals for June.

Every month I set some goals for myself for The Lunduke Journal.

During May... I hit my goals for articles and for growing the subscriber base (both for free and paid subscribers). Feel pretty solid about all of it. And I wanted to fully launch the video portion of The Lunduke Journal. Feel good about that too.

The only goal that I haven't yet achieved is:

"Schedule and fund attending one conference."

But I'm SUPER close to hitting that goal. Got two conferences on the schedule, and am just short of funding the travel expenses. But, hey, there's an hour or two left in the month. Maybe one or two more Founding Members will join up and make it happen. 😎😉

Now, looking ahead to June, I have some very different goals in mind. Here they are.

1) Don't say the word "Subscriber" so much. 🤣

Because of the various goals I set for myself for May... I ended up needing to talk about subscriptions WAY TOO MUCH. lol! In June I'd like to use that word... almost never. Here and there is cool, but otherwise... no subscription pushes and drives. 😉 In fact, I'm setting a firm limit: no articles or shows focusing on subscriptions. For the whole month.

2) Lots of games!

I've already talked about this a bit, but June is going to have a bunch of game stuff happening. During the month I want to add many games to the BBS (already in progress), and launch the Lunduke Journal Shell system with some games. And, hopefully, release Lunduke's Quest (though that one I won't give myself a hard time if I slips... getting that game right is a big deal for me, personally.)

3) Release my current book, and release a monthly Lunduke Journal PDF

I made very little progress on editing "Linux Sucks: The Book" during May. Time to make that a priority and get that work done (I'm terrible at editing... it's my Achilles heel). I'm also setting a goal for finally starting to publish a monthly PDF archive of Lunduke Journal articles published during a given month. Something I want to have for myself for archival purposes.

4) Live events!

Hold the second part of LundukeFest. Founding Member hangouts. Do more live streams in general. Keep moving on attending conferences.

So, there you go! Outside of the standard "write articles, record podcasts" regular weekly work, those are my high level goals for June! I like 'em. These feel good to me.

Now. Since May isn't over for another hour or two... and my "don't say subscribe so much" goal doesn't kick in until the clock strikes midnight...

Somebody go and become a Founding Member subscriber so I can meet that "Schedule and fund attending one conference" goal for May! 🤣

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November 04, 2026
"No one is seriously considering" Rust Clones says Fedora Developer

"Deliberate breakages and incoherent incompatibilities make [Rust CoreUtils Clones] a non-starter... We're probably not ever going to switch to it in Fedora."

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November 03, 2026
Everyone Loves LCOS... Except Leftists

Early reviews for the Lunduke Computer Operating System 1.0 range from "Amazing" and "Perfect"... to "Nazi" and "Not even if he paid me".

LCOS on DistroWatch:
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November 02, 2026
Firefox Asks "Who Destroyed Privacy?" After Waging Years Long War on Privacy

Mozilla does the "fall off the bicycle" meme after years of working to destroy online privacy.

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00:07:00
November 22, 2023
The futility of Ad-Blockers

Ads are filling the entirety of the Web -- websites, podcasts, YouTube videos, etc. -- at an increasing rate. Prices for those ad placements are plummeting. Consumers are desperate to use ad-blockers to make the web palatable. Google (and others) are desperate to break and block ad-blockers. All of which results in... more ads and lower pay for creators.

It's a fascinatingly annoying cycle. And there's only one viable way out of it.

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The futility of Ad-Blockers
November 21, 2023
openSUSE says "No Lunduke allowed!"

Those in power with openSUSE make it clear they will not allow me anywhere near anything related to the openSUSE project. Ever. For any reason.

Well, that settles that, then! Guess I won't be contributing to openSUSE! 🤣

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openSUSE says "No Lunduke allowed!"
September 13, 2023
"Andreas Kling creator of Serenity OS & Ladybird Web Browser" - Lunduke’s Big Tech Show - September 13th, 2023 - Ep 044

This episode is free for all to enjoy and share.

Be sure to subscribe here at Lunduke.Locals.com to get all shows & articles (including interviews with other amazing nerds).

"Andreas Kling creator of Serenity OS & Ladybird Web Browser" - Lunduke’s Big Tech Show - September 13th, 2023 - Ep 044
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November 05, 2026

The unemployment will be given a nice 6 week abatement!

I start a 6 week assessment engagement starting November 16th. 5 months - second longest time of unemployment.

The field seemed dead from mid July until a couple weeks ago. I have several irons in the fire at the moment.

Still, it was a just-in-time opportunity as companies close down hiring during the holidays and typically through January.

Did AI take away all the jobs? I can't say that. There are ebs and flows I've experienced before and this didn't feel different.

Were a LOT of the job opportunities about AI? Yes. I would have been more worried had I not been investing in developing AI skills the past 3 years.

Did the job I land involve AI? No. Will I use AI? To prep before-hand? Absolutely. I'm thrilled at what I'm putting together so that I can show up day one and rock this assignment.

I don't think the client is using AI so I don't think I'll be allowed to. Six weeks - that's fine with me.

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October 28, 2026
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3 Days Left to get your name into LCOS 1.0’s About Window!

Holy imminent operating system release, Batman!

Three things worth knowing:

  1. Saturday, October 31st is the last day to get your name into the LCOS About Window by picking up a Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscription.

  2. Saturday, October 31st is also the last day when Lifetime Subscriptions are massively discounted. (Crazy, how those two dates line up! What a coincidence!)

  3. Sunday, November 1st is the official release date for LCOS 1.0!

Want your name in the About window for the Lunduke Computer Operating System 1.0? You’ve got about 3 days left to make it happen!

Here’s what to do:

  1. Go to this page and pick up a Lifetime Subscription (aka “One Time Contribution with Lots of Perks”).

  2. Within a few hours, you’ll receive a confirmation email from yours truly with all the details.

  3. Reply to that email with how you want your name displayed in the LCOS 1.0 About Window (nick name, first name, or full name are all aok).

Just be sure complete step 3 before midnight (Central Time) on Saturday, October 31st so it definitely makes it onto the final LCOS 1.0 build! My advice? Do this by Friday, October 30th so there’s no chance you miss it!

Huge thank you to everyone who has been supporting The Lunduke Journal and LCOS! You make all of this possible!

-Lunduke

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October 17, 2026
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LCOS 1.0 Ships on November 1st!

A release date has officially been selected!

The Lunduke Computer Operating System (LCOS) 1.0 will ship on November 1st… just two weeks from now!

A few quick tidbits worth mentioning:

Worth repeating: If you want your name in the LCOS About Window (see the screenshot below), you only have through October 31st to grab a Lifetime Subscription to The Lunduke Journal and make that happen.

Huge thank you to everyone who has contributed with both hardware testing and financial support. We’ve had absolutely tremendous momentum over the last few months, and that wouldn’t have been possible without all of you.

-Lunduke

 
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October 13, 2026
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LCOS 0.9.3 has Landed! Plus: How to Help.

The Lunduke Computer Operating System (LCOS) is flying towards the official, 1.0 release — with version 0.9.3 now available for testing!

Between now and 1.0, LCOS is laser focused on a) fixing bugs and b) making sure it runs (and runs well) on as much hardware as possible.

Right now, LCOS needs your help. Here’s how:

  1. Test the latest LCOS release on your hardware. Hit any snags? Report them on GitHub, the Lunduke Forum, or via DM on X.

  2. Donate to LCOS (and The Lunduke Journal), so that we can expand our hardware testing lab (among other expenses).

If you haven’t already, watch the LCOS Roadmap video, to get an idea for where we’re heading (in 1.0 and beyond).

Then check out this page, for details on how to support LCOS & The Lunduke Journal (and get your name on the LCOS 1.0 About window in the process).

A huge thank you to everyone who has already contributed (in both ways)! With your help, we are making LCOS into the best gosh darned system in all the land.

-Lunduke

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