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Man, for a not-a-weekend, my 8-Bit Week is off to a GREAT start!

  • Read @Lunduke's article about C64 ads, got that song stuck in my head again 🤣
  • Started on Lunduke's top 10 article - got distracted and fired up TheVIC20... definitely coming back to it tho.
  • Found (and learned to use) a word processor. It was something called "easy script" (sounds more like a code thing to me lol) and it was surprisingly easy. There was, though, one pretty big hiccup: It's a D64, which means I can't save to disk (TheVIC20 doesn't do cassette emulation or more than 1 disk drive). So that didn't last long. I did, however, find other word processors I want to play with (including a full-on office suite called "Mini Office II", though I couldn't find a download link for that one). There was even one I read about that was a type-in BASIC program! That's kinda nuts, and the kind of thing I would only be crazy enough to try to create in Assembly or C (maybe Forth?) so obviously not going there anytime soon.
  • Played some games (it looks like a VIC-20, so it deserves some Omega Race for the pic, doesn't it?) 🤣
  • And got to tinkering with C64 Forth! Fortunately, this one is on a cartridge file, so I can save my work. Unfortunately... I don't know how. 🤣
    The manual is more reference-style than tutorial-style, so there's a long list of words and very little on how to use them. There's a word called "NAME" that I guess you can use to set your file name. It expects a string pointer (0-terminated?) on the stack, but there is no s" word so that's out... then there's a word "CSAVE" but it looks like that's specifically for cassette (which again is a thing TheVIC20/TheC64 doesn't do) so... well, I did some tinkering anyway. I love how it uses @ and ! (standard Forth words to get/set a variable) for PEEK and POKE. If I can crack saving, I think I might start using C64 Forth a lot more. :)

Anyway, I got other stuff to do, but figured I'd kick off our 8-Bit Week posts with a fun night of "keeping up with the Commodore".

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"Rust is Going to Save Us" Says Linux Kernel Number 2 Guy

The Maintainer of the Linux Kernel Stable Branch, Greg Kroah-Hartman, says, "We need more Rust Linux developers!"

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System76 Built Replacement of Ubuntu Infra in Response to Islamic Terrorist Attacks

Following the recent multi-day outage of Ubuntu servers, due to DDoS attacks from Islamic Terrorists, Linux hardware maker System76 has rolled their own infrastructure.

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Linux Kernel is Now Vibe Coded

Usage of AI (Claude, Codex, etc.) is exploding in the Linux world. At the current rate, the Linux Kernel will be predominantly developed using AI sometime this year.

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

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Oh.my!!

Writing this post from Omarchy running Xlibre!

NW-Omarchy allows you run a X sessions instead of Wayland, but doesn't mess up the normal Wayland based setup at all. You can update Omarchy without worry.

The setup script has a few issues left, like not calling a separate install AUR packages, but it is getting there. If you have older (or newer, doesn't matter) this could be a great way to join the club.

Omarchy is awesome. My guess is that someone is going to come along and remove the need for systemd as well, then we can have it ALL!

Edit: I actually wonder how hard it would be to get an Omarchy like experience on Artix Linux, since it is Arch without systemd already?

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What's the big deal with people hating on Wayland or X11? Why does it feel entirely political like Republican vs Democrat?

Oh you use Wayland, that's fantastic!
Oh you use X11, that's so good!

I just don't get why some people hate on Wayland and some people hate on X11.

I use hyprland, and I think I'll never need to use anything else, it uses Wayland, and that's awesome.

Other people enjoy using CDE or KDE or Gnome, or XFCE, and they all use either Wayland or X11, and all of that is awesome.

Linux is all about choice iirc, and the fact we have choice is awesome, lets keep all the options, so we all have choices.

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Lifetime "Solaris" Wall almost full!

Just a quick heads up that the 7th “Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriber Wall”, aka “The Solaris Wall”, is almost full!

The Solaris Wall has enough space for maybe 6 or 7 more names (depending on name length)… before we lock it down and move on to Wall Number 8 (which will be another retro computing platform).

  • If you’re already a Lifetime Subscriber and want your name added to the Solaris Wall, just drop me a line (contact info on Lunduke.com).
  • For those of you who are not a Lifetime Subscriber yet, you can grab one right now at a hefty discount.

Hard to say how long until the Solaris Wall is full… but no more than a few days. These things fill up fast.

First come, first served.

Huge thank you to every subscriber. The Lunduke Journal wouldn’t be possible without you. You rule.

-Lunduke

 
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Last call for the "Amiga" Lifetime Subscriber Wall. It's almost full!

Holy smokes, that was fast.

The 6th Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriber Wall (aka the “Amiga OS 3.1” Wall) was introduced… what… a week ago?

I kid you not, the darn thing is already almost full! I was wildly unprepared for how popular this would be!

There’s enough space left for maybe 5 or 6 more names. Tops. Then I’ve gotta declare “Wall 6 (Amiga) is Full” and start Wall Number 7!

Here’s what all of the Lifetime Subscriber Walls look like (each shown at the end of every Lunduke Journal video):

 

If you want to get onto the Lifetime Subscriber Wall (and have any chance of making it onto the Amiga Wall before it’s full) here’s what you need to do (and do it quickly):

  1. Grab a Lifetime Subscription to The Lunduke Journal (if you don’t already have one).

    1. A Lifetime Sub includes all the standard perks (plus a few) and can be picked up via Locals, Substack, or Bitcoin (whichever you prefer).

  2. Email “bryan at lunduke.com” and let me know how you would like your name displayed (“Joe A.”, “Joseph Arnold”, “JoeyPants”, “SirJJMcManly”, etc.)

It’s first come, first served.

If you’ve already emailed me about being added to the wall, your spot is secured.

For the rest of you: Chop chop. At the current rate, I would be very surprised if the “Amiga Wall” wasn’t full by some time this weekend.

“Lifetime Wall 7” will be unveiled after the final name is added to the Amiga Wall. And, yes, it will be a different (awesome) retro computing platform.

As always, a huge thank you to every subscriber to The Lunduke Journal. Absolutely none of this would be possible without your support.

-Lunduke

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Amiga Lifetime Wall & March Lunduke Journal Stats!

Hello all of you amazing Lunduke Journal subscribers!

With March now behind us, I wanted to give you crazy kids a quick “behind the scenes” look at the stats for The Lunduke Journal. Because Inside Baseball stuff is fun.

The Amiga Wall!

But before we dive into charts and numbers… behold! The brand new 6th Lifetime Subscriber Wall of Shame Awesomeness! The AmigaOS 3.1 Wall!

 

Every Lifetime Subscriber Wall (which I show at the end of each video) is a real screenshot from a different computing platform. Mostly retro. All awesome.

 

If you’d like to see your name listed on the new AmigaOS 3.1 wall, grab a Lifetime Subscription (if you don’t already have one) and toss me an email. I update the walls about once each week with new names.

The last few Lifetime Walls filled up incredibly quickly. So if the Amiga Wall interests you, I wouldn’t wait too long. Hint, hint.

March 2026 Stats

The big news: Total “views” were way, way up in March.

A fair bit beyond what was anticipated. A hair over 19 million during the month.

 

That’s in total, across all platforms. As usual, the audio podcast and X lead the way in terms of total views/listens for shows (by quite a lot).

Interestingly, we saw significant “views” growth on even the smallest platforms in March (Facebook and TikTok).

Free subscribers also took a major jump in March, with the largest one month gains ever (I’m pretty sure, certainly the largest this year or last). Up 7,623 over the month before.

 

Again, new subscribers grew across the board. The biggest gains were seen on X, but all platforms saw a significant bump.

Hard to complain about that!

The top 3 shows for March were all focused on the Age Verification laws:

While those were the top 3… it’s worth noting that the top 10 (and, really, the top 15 or so) shows for the month were all incredibly close in terms of viewership numbers.

As always, a huge thank you to all of The Lunduke Journal subscribers. You make all of this possible.

-Lunduke

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