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Finally watched "Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness"...

... and it... wasn't great.

I am a fan of both Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch in the comics. There are some fantastic stories for both of those characters over the last few decades.

And, I've gotta say, both actors do a pretty fantastic job of playing those two characters.

Despite that I truly did not enjoy Multiverse of Madness. Mostly for the following reasons:

  • The dialog and pacing of the movie are truly terrible. It doesn't feel like a Strange or Scarlet movie at all. Many of the lines felt beyond forced and didn't fit the characters.

  • The cameos were poorly done and uninteresting. It, likewise, felt forced. I like some of the actors... but none of them were used effectively.

  • America Chavez is one of the worst characters introduced in the last several years. She is shallow, vapid, and uninteresting. Her superpowers are both overblown and -- to put it bluntly -- stupid. Her time in Young Avengers was excruciatingly boring. And her film adaptation was faithful to all of that.

  • The fight sequences had serious pacing issues. You could drive a freight train through some of the holes.

All in all... glad I didn't pay to watch it. It was not a good movie. It took some of the least interesting plots from recent comic lines... combined them with one of the least interesting comic characters ever created... and sprinkled in some of the worst dialog ever written for an MCU film.

While I wasn't super bored through most of it... I can't imagine ever wanting to watch it again.

It left me less than optimistic for the next Thor movie. If this (and Eternals) is the direction that the MCU is headed in... I'm tempted to simply declare the entire MCU to be complete -- and ignore the new ones.

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Lunduke Computer OS 0.4 is Here

The 90s inspired, No Age Verification, No Online Account Linux distro moves closer to a Beta release.

The LCOS Source & Downloads:
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September 11, 2026
GNOME Co-Founder Suggests Omarchy is Money Laundering Front for "Nefarious" Groups

"They probably want DHH to make personal, untraceable donations to nefarious groups," says GNOME Code of Conduct Chairman.

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September 10, 2026
Software Freedom Conservancy Rails Against Open Source Corruption

The past Executive Director of the Free Software Foundation says he has been called "fascist", sent copies of 1984, and threatened with doxing.

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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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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.

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

Rob Braxton Adopts AI

I do not see eye to eye with Rob on a good number of things. But he is another Lunduke forum hero based on his security and privacy videos. He hates all things cloud, and Apple and Google, and of course Msft.

And yet - he's using AI. He does as much local as he can, but uses cloud models too. This video he does a great job, IMHO, discussing just where local AI is, how he uses it, why (privacy, duh!) and where he has needs that local AI can't quite meet.

One thing the stuck out to me - he is using AI to manage his servers. Yeah, I do to, but I'm just running a home lab, he has customers.

Why? Because AI works for this task very well and saves time for more important work.

I don't have the hardware he has, but it's not exotic. It's a Strix Halo machine and will run $2-2.5k in these memory shortage days.

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AI is both plummeting in cost (when intelligence is held steady) and exploding in cost because we use AI more and more. Cost control and quality control are essential.

A management truism is: You can't manage what you don't measure. And while I've had my gripes about this in the past (just because something can be measured doesn't mean it's the right metric) - it's long past time for effective management of AI costs.

First is to measure the right things. Cost per token is a bad measurement. Cost per successful task is a much more beneficial measurement.

I created this measurement two ways. I built a bespoke benchmark that uses my real coding data and ran it based on roles: planner, supervisor, coder and code review. I measure against models and harnesses. Reading reviews online is helpful, but nothing is as good as metrics coming from how YOU and your organization develop code.

One thing I've learned is at the current moment, running the SAME ...

September 12, 2026
Lunduke Lifetime Discount Ends in 1 Day; Zelda, Larry, SQ, & Keen Walls Available

TL;DR: Lifetime Subscription discount ends in one day. There are currently 4 “Lifetime Walls” with space available for more names (the Oregon Trail Wall is now full).

We’ve been running a massive discount on Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriptions for the entire months of June and July. And it has been an absolute blast. There are now 21 (twenty-one!) retro computer walls overflowing with your names.

Pure insanity. Huge thank you to everyone who has supported The Lunduke Journal.

But the discounted price only runs through July 31st… and that moment is just about here.

When the calendar ticks over into August (just a hair over 24 hours from now), the Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription price goes back to normal.

  • If the calendar still says it’s July, the Lifetime price is still discounted to $125.

  • If the calendar says August… the price returns to $300.

There are, as of this exact moment, 4 retro game themed “Lifetime Walls” which still have some space for more names (check Lunduke.com for the full list):

  1. Legend of Zelda

  2. Commander Keen 4

  3. Space Quest 4

  4. Leisure Suit Larry

Grab a discounted Lifetime Subscription (scroll down for the details), then email Lunduke (bryan at lunduke.com) with which Wall you’d like to appear on.

 

First come, first served. Once a Wall is full, it’s full. So if there’s a specific Wall you’d like to be on, don’t dilly dally.

How to Grab a Discounted Lifetime Subscription:

There are 3 different ways to pick up a Lunduke Journal Lifetime sub. All of them work great. Choose whichever works best for you!

Remember: These discounted prices go back up to normal ($300) on August 1st.

Get a Lifetime Subscription via Locals:

  1. Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.

  2. Select “Give Once“.

  3. Enter “125“ into the amount field.

  4. After checking out, Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status. (This usually happens within a few hours.)

Get a Lifetime Subscription via Substack:

  1. Go to Lunduke.Substack.com/subscribe.

  2. Select the “Lifetime Subscription” option.

  3. After checking out, Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status. (This usually happens within a few hours.)

If you would also like full, Lifetime access to Lunduke.Locals.com (which is included):

  1. Make a free account on Lunduke.Locals.com.

  2. Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with the email address you use on both Substack and Locals (can be different email addresses).

  3. Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status on Locals.

Get a Lifetime Subscription with Bitcoin:

Bonus: Save an extra $10 with the Bitcoin option, as Bitcoin processing has fewer fees associated with it.

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  • Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with the following information: What time you made the transaction, how much was sent (in Bitcoin), and the email address you use (or plan to use) on Locals.com or Substack.com.

-Lunduke

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Oregon Trail, Keen, & Leisure Suit Larry Lifetime Walls

Holy frijoles! There are now 20 (twenty!) Lifetime Subscriber Walls, filled with the names of roughly one bazillion Lunduke Journal supporters.

Just amazing.

Two super quick updates:

  1. The “Desqview/X”, “NeXTSetp”, & “TRS-80 Model 100” Walls are now full! (Check them out on Lunduke.com and at the end of new shows.)

  2. There are 3 new Walls available to put your John Hancock on… and, just for kicks, these ones aren’t from Classic Operating Systems… they’re Classic Games:

    1. Oregon Trail

    2. Commander Keen 4

    3. Leisure Suit Larry

 

I don’t expect space on these Walls to last long. First come first served.

A huge thank you to all of The Lunduke Journal subscribers. Your support is deeply appreciated. You make this possible.

-Lunduke

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TRS-80 Model 100 joins The Lunduke Journal Lifetime Wall party!

Buckle up, Buttercup. Because The Lunduke Journal is about to blow your mind.

  1. The “BeOS” Wall Lifetime Subscriber Wall is now full (see all of them on Lunduke.com)!

  2. We’ve added a new “TRS-80 Model 100” Wall (because we can)! That’s the 19th Lifetime Subscriber Wall! 19!

  3. The discounted Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscriptions are still available through to the end of this month (July).

Which means there are, as of this exact moment, 4 Walls with space available (see Lunduke.com for the full list of Walls). But these fill up wicked fast.

  1. Emacs (only a few spots left)

  2. Desqview/X (a little less than 2/3rd’s full)

  3. NeXTStep (still plenty of space)

  4. TRS-80 Model 100 (just launched)

 

Nice, right?

Worth noting: The “TRS-80 Model 100” has very limited screen resolution (240 x 64), which means only a small number of names can fit on that wall. If you want on it, I’d let me know right away.

Grab a discounted Lifetime Subscription (if you don’t already have one), then let me know (email “bryan at lunduke.com”) which Wall you’d like to see your name on.

Huge high five to everyone who has already added their name to a Wall. At the current rate, we’ll have over 20 retro computer themed walls, filled with all of your names, by the end of the month.

And, doggone it, that’s amazing.

-Lunduke

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