A massive Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to everyone!

This year the start of Hanukkah lines up nicely with Christmas (starting on sundown, Christmas Day) -- so I'm taking off the 24th and 25th (in honor of Christmas -- and to prepare of Hanukkah).  Regular Lunduke Journal Shenanigans (tm) will resume on Thursday, December 26th.

I love the years when Hanukkah and Christmas are at roughly the same time.  Because the Jewish year is on a lunar calendar -- sometimes that means Hanukkah starts as early as the end of November.  Hanukkah right after Thanksgiving?  Still a lot of fun, but not ideal.

For me, Hanukkah starting at sundown on Christmas Day is just perfect.  Lets each holiday shine and compliment each other.

Also: A huge thank you to everyone who has subscribed or donated to The Lunduke Journal this month.  Because of you we have almost accomplished our funding goal... for next month.  We're sitting around 80% or so.  How sweet is that?

That is one heck of a fantastic holiday gift for me -- as it means I may not need to worry about running any promotions or fundraising during the entire month of January.

Less time worrying about boring business stuff, more time doing the fun Tech reporting I love.  A great way to go into Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Years.

If anyone feels like pushing us over the line (zero pressure)... I'm keeping the Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription available through the 26th.  If you want one (for yourself or as a gift), feel free to snag one.  They're awesome.

Either way, you rule.  Enjoy whichever holiday you celebrate.

Eat something yummy.  Do something nerdy.  You deserve it.

-Lunduke

Those Lifetime Sub Details

• Lifetime Subscriptions for $200, via Locals.

• Lifetime Subscriptions for $190, via Bitcoin.

• Either for yourself or for a gift.

• Through December 26th.

All the details below. Or, you know, pick up a standard monthly / yearly subscription (via whatever subscription platform you prefer). No pressure. Everything goes directly towards that January goal — and keeping The Lunduke Journal confidently operating well into the future!

The Famous Lifetime Subscription via Locals (+ Gift Option)

The "World Famous Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription" is exactly what it sounds like. Pay once and get full access to The Lunduke Journal (with all the perks of subscription on Locals). For life.

Plus: They make a great, nerdy gift.

New Lifetime Subscriptions are available, for $200, from now through December 26th. Then this option goes "back into the vault".

Here's how to grab one of these coveted bad boys for yourself:

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

2. Select "Give Once".

3. Enter "200" 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.)

Want to purchase a Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription as a gift for someone else? Here's how:

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

2. Select "Give Once".

3. Enter "200" into the amount field.

4. Send an email to "bryan at Lunduke.com" with the subject "Lifetime Gift Subscription". Include the email address and / or Locals user name (if they have one) of the person you would like to gift the subscription to.

5. Lunduke will email you to confirm details.

The Famous Lifetime Subscription (with Bitcoin discount)

You can also obtain a Lifetime Subscription via Bitcoin. Save a few bucks with this option, as Bitcoin processing has fewer fees associated with it.

• Make sure you have a Lunduke.Locals.com account (a free account works just fine).

• Send $190 worth of Bitcoin (or more) to the following address:

bc1qyjakve8fywm8pz2v99v57yhjj0vzr2vjze6fcq

• 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.

Nice and easy.

What an absolutely insane month December has been so far.

The annual reports for The Linux Foundation and Mozilla both dropped (and were just as ridiculous as you'd expect).  Massive legal battles moved forward -- involving IBM, Red Hat, Mozilla, & Google.  Oh, and I convinced OpenAI to ban my name from usage in ChatGPT.  How nuts is that?

And, as usual, none of the big stories are being reported by The Generic Brand Tech News (tm) outlets.  The Lunduke Journal remains the only game in town.  All the links are below.

Speaking of which -- all of the links below are to Lunduke.Locals.com.  But you can now officially find all of these shows on a bunch of other platforms.  X, Rumble, Substack, Patreon, YouTube, Facebook, iTunes, Spotify... shoot... just about everywhere.  You can even downlad DRM-Free MP4s of all shows.  How crazy is that?  All the links are over on Lunduke.com.

The Shows

• Linux Foundation Drops Linux Spending to Historic Lows in 2024
• Al "Slop" Bug Reports Hurting Python, Curl, & Other Open Source Projects
• Microsoft Lessening TPM Requirement for Windows 11?
• Inaccurate Computing: AI, Quantum, & The Error-Filled Future
• Google Tells Courts How Google Should Be Punished (and Tried to Hide it)
• ChatGPT Can Not Say "Bryan Lunduke"
• Mozilla Executive Pay Doubles as Loss of 80% of Revenue Looms
• Wordpress Contributors Must Now Agree That "Pineapple is Delicious on Pizza"
• openSUSE Unable to Find Board Candidates After Banning Conservatives
• Mozilla Lawsuit from Former Executive Gets Jury Trial Date
• No. 2025 Won't Be The Year of The Linux Desktop.
• DRM-Free, Downloadable Media is a Good Thing
• 3 Anti-White Discrimination Lawsuits Pending Against IBM & Red Hat
• The End of Physical Media is Here (and That Sucks)

The Articles

• Linux Foundation Drops Linux Spending to Historic Lows in 2024
• Funny Programming Pictures Part LXVII

This is pretty cool: The Lunduke Journal has not only hit our December fundraising goal… but we are currently sitting at around 65% of the way towards our fundraising goal for the end of next month (January). Awesome.

That means we’re a bit ahead of where we need to be… by the end of January. If we can get at least close to that 100% line, over the next week, we won’t need to do any fundraising promotions during January. How awesome is that? 😎

Huge thank you to everyone who has gotten us here — you make The Lunduke Journal possible! Feels good to be ahead!

In order to hit that goal early, we’re just going to do something super simple and low key:

• Lifetime Subscriptions for $200, via Locals.

• Lifetime Subscriptions for $190, via Bitcoin.

• Either for yourself or for a gift.

• Through December 26th.

All the details below. Or, you know, pick up a standard monthly / yearly subscription (via whatever subscription platform you prefer). No pressure. Everything goes directly towards that January goal — and keeping The Lunduke Journal confidently operating well into the future!

The Famous Lifetime Subscription via Locals (+ Gift Option)

The "World Famous Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription" is exactly what it sounds like. Pay once and get full access to The Lunduke Journal (with all the perks of subscription on Locals). For life.

Plus: They make a great, nerdy gift.

New Lifetime Subscriptions are available, for $200, from now through December 26th. Then this option goes "back into the vault".

Here's how to grab one of these coveted bad boys for yourself:

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

2. Select "Give Once".

3. Enter "200" 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.)

Want to purchase a Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription as a gift for someone else? Here's how:

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

2. Select "Give Once".

3. Enter "200" into the amount field.

4. Send an email to "bryan at Lunduke.com" with the subject "Lifetime Gift Subscription". Include the email address and / or Locals user name (if they have one) of the person you would like to gift the subscription to.

5. Lunduke will email you to confirm details.

The Famous Lifetime Subscription (with Bitcoin discount)

You can also obtain a Lifetime Subscription via Bitcoin. Save a few bucks with this option, as Bitcoin processing has fewer fees associated with it.

• Make sure you have a Lunduke.Locals.com account (a free account works just fine).

• Send $190 worth of Bitcoin (or more) to the following address:

bc1qyjakve8fywm8pz2v99v57yhjj0vzr2vjze6fcq

• 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.

Nice and easy.

-Lunduke