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Bryan Lunduke
May 15, 2023

Apologies to all the amazing Locals subscribers who are already set up.  I've got to make sure everyone gets this message so I'm repeating myself a lot today.  It's super critical.  The good news: These reminders end at midnight!  🤣

We’ve only got 11 hours left in the great Substack to Locals migration of The Lunduke Journal!

After Midnight tonight (Monday, May 15th):

  • All new content (articles, podcasts, videos, live shows, PDFs, etc.) will be exclusively posted to Lunduke.Locals.com.

  • No new Lifetime subscriptions will be offered.

  • The current (massive) discount on subscriptions will end.

If you already have a subscription over at Lunduke.Locals.com… you’re all set! You can safely remove your Substack account and you will get all new content over on Locals!

Don’t have a Locals subscription yet? Read on, my nerds!

Easy steps to make sure you don’t miss out:

  1. Create an account on Lunduke.Locals.com (if you haven’t already).

  2. If you already have a Founding Member or Lifetime Subscription via Substack:

    1. Email [email protected] and let me know. I will set your account on Locals to full access.

  3. If you are a monthly or free subscriber via Substack… pick a new subscription option:

    1. Free Lunduke.Locals.com subscription — Only get free articles, can’t post, can’t comment, no live events.

    2. Monthly Lunduke.Locals.com subscription — Full access to absolutely everything on Lunduke.Locals.com. All articles, podcasts, live events, and can make posts/comments.

    3. Yearly Lunduke.Locals.com subscription — Same as monthly… but for a full year. Discounted with 2 free months.

    4. Yearly Founding Member subscription — Same as Yearly… but also includes full access to NerdyEntertainment.Locals.com and ConservativeNerds.Locals.com.

    5. Lifetime subscription — Same as Founding Member… but for life. Pay once and never pay again.

  4. Once your Locals account is all setup… you can safely unsubscribe (or disable emails) on Substack. You’ll now be getting everything from Locals.

  5. Bonus: Grab the Locals iOS or Android app. This allows you to have full access to all content from The Lunduke Journal using the same account as on the Locals website.

Again: Until midnight the following (massive) discounts are in effect:

  • The Yearly Founding Member Subscription — Discounted to $75 for a full year. ($6.25 per month for three communities / publications? Awesome.)

  • The Lifetime Founding Member Subscription — Discounted to $120… for life. That’s insane. Never pay again and get access to every part of The Lunduke Journal forever.

Go here for exact (simple) instructions on taking advantage of the deal.

https://lunduke.locals.com/post/3992170/discounts-on-locals-subscriptions-ends-monday

If you have questions simply email [email protected], or you can ask on Locals or via Substack Chat. I’m here to help.

-Lunduke

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But wait - didn’t I say that Fable 5 is now the top dog model? Why not stay with Anthropic instead of OpenAI? Fable 5 will not be part of their subscription after June 21 - conveniently right about the time my current already paid for subscription changes back to the $20/level. Opus was already the ...

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RE: Claude Code - "once things reach a certain level of complexity, things seems to fall off the rails."
@JRico @leebase

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TempleOS arrives on The Lunduke Journal Lifetime Wall

“When are you going to add a TempleOS Lifetime Wall??!”

I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve received that request over the last few weeks. Well. What the heck! Why not?

There are now three Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriber Walls (displayed both on Lunduke.com and the end of all new shows) with space available:

  • Macintosh System 1

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A few quick notes:

  1. The Windows 2000 Wall, which was introduced only 2 days ago, is already about half way full. At the current rate, that one will likely be full by the end of the week. Still plenty of space on the Mac System 1 Wall.

  2. The discount on Lifetime Subscriptions ($125… discounted from the normal $300) runs through the end of June.

  3. One Lifetime Subscription = Name Listed on One Wall. These Walls are crazy popular and fill up super fast, so I have to put that limit in place.

  4. Want your name on more than one Lifetime Wall? Grab a second Lifetime Subscription (use the discounted rate) and you can have your name added to one of the Walls with space still available.

Massive high five to everyone who has supported The Lunduke Journal and made these retro-computer Lifetime Walls so much fun to do!

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Behold! The "Win 2K" & "Mac System 1" Lifetime Sub Walls!

Woah! The 8th Lifetime Subscriber Wall of The Lunduke Journal (aka “The Windows 1.0 Wall”) is already full! After only one week! That’s nuts!

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  • Wall 9 - “The Macintosh System 1 Wall”

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If the past is any indicator, these will fill up crazy fast. First come, first served.

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  1. Scroll down and grab a new Lifetime Subscription (at that bonkers discount).

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Get a Lifetime Subscription via Locals:

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

  2. Select “Give Once“.

  3. Enter “125“ 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.)

Get a Lifetime Subscription via Substack:

  1. Go to Lunduke.Substack.com/subscribe.

  2. Select the “Lifetime Subscription” option.

  3. 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.)

If you would also like full, Lifetime access to Lunduke.Locals.com (which is included):

  1. Make a free account on Lunduke.Locals.com.

  2. Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with the email address you use on both Substack and Locals (can be different email addresses).

  3. Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status on Locals.

Get a Lifetime Subscription with Bitcoin:

Bonus: Save an extra $10 with the Bitcoin option, as Bitcoin processing has fewer fees associated with it.

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  • 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 or Substack.com.

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Windows 1.0 Wall almost full! Last call!

Holy Guacamole, Batman!

The 8th Lifetime Subscriber Wall (“The Windows 1.0 Wall”) of The Lunduke Journal launched exactly one week ago… and it’s already almost full! Bonkers!

 

At the current rate, the “Windows 1.0 Wall” will be full sometime tomorrow (Saturday).

Want your name immortalized in that glorious 1985 styled goodness, proclaiming to the world your support of The Lunduke Journal?

Don’t have a Lifetime Subscription?

  1. Grab one for $125 (normally $300).

  2. You’ll get a confirmation email (within just a few hours). Reply to that email with how you would like your name displayed on a Lifetime Wall.

  3. Then enjoy the other perks of being Lunduke Journal subscriber. Forum access, MP4 downloads, and PDF eBooks.

Already have a Lifetime Subscription?

  1. Just toss an email to bryan [at] lunduke.com with how you would like your name displayed on a Lifetime Wall.

Easy peasy.

First come, first served. Once the “Windows 1.0 Wall” is full, the final version will be added to Lunduke.com and the 9th Lifetime Wall will debut!

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