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New books and monthly PDFs from The Lunduke Journal

Got some fun stuff happening at The Lunduke Journal, and wanted to take a quick moment to make sure all of you are in-the-loop.

New Books

I just published “Lunduke’s History of Computers - Volume 2”. And, just like all of the other dozen eBooks, it’s available as a DRM-Free PDF for all full subscribers.

This is not the only new book that is set to be published in the coming weeks, either. Keep an eye on the subscriber benefits page so you don’t miss out.

https://lunduke.substack.com/p/all-the-subscriber-benefits-for-the

New Monthly PDF

Starting this month, all of the articles published on The Lunduke Journal will be collected together and published in a single PDF. “The Lunduke Journal of Technology” PDFs will provide a handy-dandy, advertising-free way to read The Lunduke Journal articles on any computer or device you like.

Print it out. Put it on your eBook reader. Archive it for posterity. (This will only be made available to full subscribers.)

Lifetime Subscriptions

The Lunduke Journal now has a “Lifetime Subscription” option — which comes with all the benefits of standard subscriptions + all the benefits of the super-fancy Founding Member Subscriptions.

Plus… it is good for life. Pay once, get every goody (every podcast, book, article, video, etc.) released by The Lunduke Journal. Forever.

https://lunduke.substack.com/about

As a little bonus, if you are already a paying subscriber to The Lunduke Journal, you can subtract everything you have paid this calendar year (since January) from the total amount for a Lifetime Subscription.

Example: If you have a $5/month subscription since January, you can subtract $40 from the cost of a Lifetime Subscription ($5/month * 8 Months).

If you have any questions on Lifetime Subscriptions or how they work, feel free to reach out to me either via Email ([email protected]) or via private message on Lunduke.Locals.com. I’ll help you out.

More Live Chats

Also... we should do more live chats. This post on Locals, for example, is a live chat. I'll hang out here for an hour or so after publishing this. Give us all a chance to relax, goof off, and chat.

-Lunduke

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
2 hours ago
After 34 Years, Linux Finally has a "Linus Gets Hit by a Bus" Plan

It only took a third of century, but the Linux Kernel finally has a continuity plan for if / when Linus Torvalds goes away.

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
2 hours ago
$89 Lifetime Subs Ends This Week!

The massive, 70%+ off Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscriptions deal ends after January 31st. With no plans to offer this deal again. So. You know. Get to the choppah!

$89 Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscriptions:
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/89-lifetime-lunduke-journal-subscriptions-c1b

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
January 24, 2026
Yes, Getting GNOMED is a Thing

gnomed - verb - When installing one piece of software results in the forced install of an entire Desktop Environment.

Example: "I installed a text editor, then my whole system got GNOMED!"

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
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.

Looking for the Podcast RSS feed or other links? Check here:
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4619051/lunduke-journal-link-central-tm

Give the gift of The Lunduke Journal:
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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
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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https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4619051/lunduke-journal-link-central-tm

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
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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leebase@leebase
4 hours ago

AI Code Reviews

One of the downsides of using AI to code is the increased need to test and do code reviews. We are talking “vibe coding”, but producing production quality code. Such code needs to be verified before going into production - same as if it were written by a human. Only with AI coding, you are producing MORE code at faster rates.

AI to the rescue. Not “eliminate the human” but give AI the first pass to reduce the human effort.

Today I had a need to write code for a client, but my client machine is not currently configured properly. While that’s being sorted out, I had Claude Code write a generic sql query to json utility. I had it developed to work locally for me with user/password and on the client machine via single signon. I directed it to use as few libraries as possible.

Out pops working code after a time. Including using Warp to set up git locally and connected to my GitHub on my new LinuxMint machine, and installing ODBC on Linux. I test it, it works.

THEN I go...

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leebase@leebase
January 25, 2026

I’m a Tool Builder

I’m a tool builder. I have always been a tool builder. The last 15 years or so of my career have been away from coding as my main task. GenAI has reawakened not just the coder in me, but the tool builder.

Any time I have to solve a problem for the second or third time, I’m already working on how to build a tool, system, procedure to reduce the amount of time it takes. Back in the day I was very fond of code generators. I used them, and I built my own. I built report generators as well.

I’ve been working with “Ralph Loops” - a technique in GenAI to have a complete list of tasks to accomplish and have the ai code, test, fix, test again (until all tests pass) and keep on going down the list. “Write shippable code while you sleep” is the goal. The reality isn’t quite there. The direction is clear - it’s powerful, it’s super productive. But we are less than two months from the first blog post where Geoffrey Huntley introduced the concept he named the Ralph ...

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leebase@leebase
January 24, 2026

Linux Self Host Up and Running with Cloudflare

Making terrific progress moving off of my hosted vps to a linux box in my home. A looming $350 payment for the next three years was the catalyst for “do I need to pay this, is it time to bring this in house”? I already had the Beelink mini pc, and it’s far faster with more ram than my VPS and the electricity costs are minimal and less than the very reasonable $10/mo of that SSDNODES.COM was charging.

I use docker to partition the vps, and now the Linux Mint machine into “many servers”. When I want to share my work outside my home, that’s where Cloudflare tunnels come in. Exposing ports whether on the vps or on my home router and linux machine is asking for trouble. Cloudflare handles that and more:
Here is the compact definition of what Cloudflare Tunnels provides for your partitioned setup:

  • Inversion of Ingress: Eliminates the need for dangerous port forwarding by establishing a secure outbound connection from your server to the...
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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
January 25, 2026
$89 Lifetime Lunduke Subs ends this week!

Quick heads up, that the $89 Lifetime Subscription to The Lunduke Journal discount ends… at the end of this week!

Discounting Lifetime Subscriptions by over 70% was an absolute blast. So many of you took advantage of the offer that we’re now up to four Lifetime Subscriber walls at the end of every video. Crazy!

But something that awesome can’t last forever. Which means that, in just a few days, Lifetime Subscriptions will return to their regular price of $300.

With no plans to do another wild discount like that any time soon.

So.

  1. If you haven’t already, snag an $89 (via Bitcoin) or $99 (via Substack or Locals) Lifetime Subscription.

  2. Then let me know if you’d like to be added to the Lifetime Wall of Shame Awesomeness.

My guess is, a the current rate, that 4th Lifetime Wall will be full by Friday.

Bonkers.

And, once again, thank you to each and every subscriber. The Lunduke Journal would not be possible without you.

-Lunduke

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
January 16, 2026
Lunduke Journal Week In Review - Jan 16th, 2025

Whew! It’s been another wild week for Tech News!

Here’s a crazy stat for ya:

We are currently 16 days into 2026, and The Lunduke Journal has already recorded 19 shows (17 of which have been published on every platform, and 2 others to be published this weekend everywhere… but are already available via the MP4 download page). And that’s with taking New Year’s Day off (and getting the flu this week).

It’s a heck of a lot of Tech News, to be sure.

Lunduke’s Top Stories for the Week

If you only have time to watch a few of shows, I recommend these 3 as being the most interesting (or important… or just… strange) from the last week:

In other words: A pretty gosh-darned crazy week for Linux.

(Those links are to Lunduke.Substack.com, but you can watch all of those shows on any other platform. As always.)

Other Tidbits of Awesomeness

A few other notes on this, most excellent, Friday!

And, with that, I leave you with a screenshot of the MP4 listing of the shows so far in 2026. Bonkers.

 

-Lunduke

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
January 14, 2026
Lunduke's Lifetime Subscriber Wall 3 is almost full!

Holy moly.

This afternoon I sat down to update the 3rd Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriber wall — adding in all of you who sent in requests over the last week or so.

And, boy howdy, were there a lot of you! So many, in fact, that the 3rd Lifetime Wall only has room for around 6 or 7 more names (depending on the name lengths)! That’s crazy!

If you want to make it onto “The Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriber” Wall number 3… send me an email (bryan at lunduke.com) with the way you would like your name to be displayed.

Or, if you’re not already a Lifetime Subscriber, remedy that for $89. (Which, you know, is a pretty gosh darned good value.) … Then send me that email requesting to be added to the wall.

Once Wall 3 is full, we’ll start in on Wall number 4 (that’s nuts). At the current rate, I expect Wall 4 to debut this week.

And, as always, thank you for your support. Whatever kind of subscription you have, it is deeply appreciated. Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime. All are amazing. You make The Lunduke Journal possible.

You rule.

-Lunduke

 
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