I was challenged by @ArchieT to get one of these computers to print.
Well I did it, sort of.
I have 5 dot matrix printers in various states of filthy but potentially restorable. Being as I only had a little time after putting the kids to bed to pick one, find cables and software and everything. I call this a win.
This Panasonic KX-P1150 is the only one I have with a feeder for non-ream paper. And the ink on the ribbon looked moist. So I figured it was the best candidate.
It appears to work just fine!
Heck, I didn't even dust it. Even better, when I looked, cartridges are less than $5 individually. I think I'll actually restore this one.
So this is my DOS nerdyness for today.
(Apparently I can't mix and match videos and pictures. Sorry folks, No video.)
The second image isn't bad, if you squint, you can see it put down some ink.
ReactOS, the open source attempt to build a Windows 2000 compatible system, turns 30. Which, coincidentally, his how many times it crashed on me in the last hour.
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The XCE Desktop Environment plans to spend most of their donated funds to throw out their well tested X11 backend, in favor of a non-existent Wayland compositor written in Rust. Leftists cheer.
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The core developer of one of the most critical components of Bazzite has been banned for secret "Code of Conduct violations" following a mob campaign accusing him of "transphobic slurs".
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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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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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ISO a physical or digital media price aggregator.
Looking for basically PCPartPicker for movies and music. Several of these sites exist for streaming services (find out which streaming platforms currently have Friends). But, I want this for physical or digital ownership. I want to be able to search for "The Mentalist" or "Thomas Bergersen" and be shown a list of prices on sites (Amazon, moviesunlimited, 7digital, etc)
Anyone have this out there?
But, but, they said there'd be human code reviews. To prevent bugs reaching Production...
How Replacing Developers With AI is Going Horribly Wrong - YouTube
Quick reminder: The massive deal The Lunduke Journal has been running — 70%+ off Lifetime Subscriptions, 50% off all other subscriptions — ends after tomorrow (Saturday, January 31st).
Considering that, here are the steps I recommend:
Grab the $89 Lifetime Subscription before it ends tomorrow night.
High five yourself for saving money and supporting Indie Tech Journalism.
Maybe… grab a donut?
That is all.
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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.
If you haven’t already, snag an $89 (via Bitcoin) or $99 (via Substack or Locals) Lifetime Subscription.
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.
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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.
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.)
A few other notes on this, most excellent, Friday!
The Lunduke Journal started publishing to TikTok this week. Why? Who knows! Because we can!
If you are a subscriber you can get access to the MP4 download pages (as well as the official forum) by following instructions on the Perks Page.
So, you know, you want one of those.
And, with that, I leave you with a screenshot of the MP4 listing of the shows so far in 2026. Bonkers.
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