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Schedule change, More Live Shows, Lunduke's Birthday
February 16, 2023

Helloooo nerds!

A couple quick tidbits everyone should be aware of:

A small change to the upcoming show schedule

There’s been some exciting news here in the Lunduke world — The Lunduke Clan, after having traveled the country extensively, has chosen a new town to call home. As such we will be in the process of settling down over the coming weeks and months.

Because of that, the “macOS Sucks” show scheduled for later in February has been moved to Saturday, March 18th — it will join “Linux Sucks 2023” for a Mega Lunduke Weekend Event (starting at 6pm Central Time, and running back to back). Should be a lot of fun.

I have updated the official Schedule page on Locals to reflect all of the upcoming events. I’ll try to keep this spot updated with additions and changes.

More Live Shows coming to all three publications

Now that we have three — completely different, but still nerdy — publications and communities… each one will be getting some regular Live Events.

In the coming days I will be announcing two new live shows — big shows, with fancy-shmancy slide-decks, ala “Linux Sucks” — one coming to our Nerdy Entertainment publication, and one coming to our Political publication.

And, just like with Linux Sucks, these will be exclusive for subscribers.

Is that a subtle hint? Probably.

This Saturday is Lunduke’s Birthday

I have put together a comprehensive list of what I would like for my birthday this year:

  • One Million Dollars

  • Post a funny nerdy picture

Choose whichever sounds best to you. I’m flexible. Both sound nice.

Don’t forget about this discount during BSD Week

At the beginning of the month, the third publication in “The Lunduke Journal Triforce of Nerdiness” was announced, focusing on Nerdy Entertainment.

And, with it, the Lunduke Journal Founding Membership option was expanded to include full access to all three publications — including full access to both Substack and Locals.

From now until February 22nd at 8am (Eastern), the following discounts are in effect:

  • One Year of Founding Membership is $95 -- (Normally $125)

  • A Lifetime Membership is $295 -- (Normally $350)

Important Note: This is only available if you pick up the subscription via Locals.

To get a Founding Member Subscription:

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

  2. Choose the "Annual" option.

  3. Enter "$95" in the amount field.

To get a Lifetime Subscription:

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

  2. Choose "Give Once".

  3. Enter "$295" in the amount field.

Lunduke will then set your accounts to full access across the whole Lunduke Journal family of publications (it is a manual process, so give Lunduke a few hours to take care of it). And feel free to reach out at [email protected] if you have any questions or hit any snags.

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