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sohl@Sohl
June 27, 2023

#Plan9week

I got a bit further, but I'm dropping out. In starting to write a game, I needed to learn how to grab keystroke events. I learned that those are provided in the /dev/kbd file. Cool! The key down, key interpretation, and key up events are all published to this file, so I set up a program that did a read call on this and print the results to stdout. Great success! But then I tried to have the program exit on a certain key being pressed, and my program kept crashing before I even touched the keyboard (or maybe there's some remaining keys event data in the file that has not been cleared out when my program starts up.)

I'm not exactly new to C, and the code I wrote wasn't anything crazy, but many variants of it crashed. I finally got something that could print key events and also exit cleanly when I pressed 'q'. But throughout this evening's development adventure, I had my read/write USB thumbdrive spontaneously unmount several times. Getting it back required reboot or manually deleting the special files associated with the FAT filesystem and USB device. Maybe if installed to my internal SSD things would be more stable. Or if I upgraded 9front (a new release just came out in the past day or two) or switched to the "standard" Plan 9 image. ::shrug::

I like a lot of the ideas in Plan9, but the environment, commands, and admin procedures are all enough different from Linux and Windows that it would likely take me some concerted effort to get comfortable and productive. Given the flaky nature of my temporary setup, I'm not sticking with it. I want to get back to hacking on TinyCore Linux, and my new TTGO VGA-32 SBC, and maybe even Atari 2600 and more. I'm glad I tried a Plan9 system though. šŸ˜Ž

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
April 20, 2025
Open Source Initiative Hides Election Details, Others Fear "Political Retribution"

Last month, the Open Source Initiative held an election where the votes were tampered with in order to exclude "reform" candidates". Now many fear "retribution" if they speak out.

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
April 20, 2025
Leaked Video: Adobe CEO & CPO Announce Ending DEI Policies

"We have never hired based on quotas... but going forward we will discontinue the practice", "We have a duty to operate within the boundaries of the law".

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
April 20, 2025
Ars Technica Goes Hard Anti-Trump

The prominent Tech Publication is not just Anti-Trump... but Anti-Jewish and Pro-Hamas. At this point there simply aren't many Tech News outlets left who are not Extreme Leftists.

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
November 22, 2023
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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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
November 21, 2023
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! šŸ¤£

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

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
9 hours ago
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Shoot for the moon! Make this guy pay through the nose! (Trust me, he can afford it!) šŸ¤£

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
6 hours ago
Final reminder! Support The Lunduke Journal with contribution matching until Midnight!

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All new subscriptions (and one time contributions) to The Lunduke Journal are being matched (doubled!) by a very generous man who appreciates non-Woke Tech Journalism.

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
April 20, 2025

To all my Christian friends and family: Happy Easter!

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
18 hours ago
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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
April 18, 2025
16 Hours Left: Support Non-Woke Tech Journalism & Save Some Cash

The April Lunduke Journal pledge drive ends tonight at midnight (in whatever time zone youā€™re in)!

A huge thank you to everyone who has already pitched in ā€” but weā€™re not quite to our April goal yet. Luckily we have (checks watch) around 16 hours left! If youā€™ve been thinking about contributingā€¦ nowā€™s the time!

Through today ā€” Friday (April 18th) ā€” you can snag the following Lunduke Journal discounts:

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Go check out all the details on the April pledge drive page.

Oh! And everyone who uses Bitcoin ā€” as either a one-time donation or for a Lifetime Subscription ā€” will get their contribution doubled by a generous fan who is matching donations (1 to 1). Pretty awesome.

All the details are on the pledge drive page (or in the show).

And thank you for all of the support!

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke
April 17, 2025
Support The Lunduke Journal (with Bitcoin matching through Monday April 21st!)

UPDATE: The April pledge drive has been extended through Monday (April 21st)! There are a lot of people celebrating both Easter and Passover right now, so this will give folks a better chance to take part.

April has been an absolutely wild month so far ā€” filled with leaks from Adobe, Red Hat, IBM, & Microsoft. Huge DEI-related Big Tech news. The works.

Many stories that not one other Tech News outlet has the cajones to cover honestly ā€” Tech news stories which, without The Lunduke Journal, would never get told at all.

(And April is only half way over. Crazy!)

All of this is possible because of support from you. The Lunduke Journal never takes a dime from Big Tech. This allows The Lunduke Journal to cover any topic (and any Big Tech company) honestlyā€¦ without fear of getting cancelled.

In order to pull off this feat (which is fairly unique in the world of Tech News), every month or so we run a two day pledge drive. Nothing crazy. Just a few discounts on subscriptions, send out a ā€œhey, you should subscribeā€ email or two, and ā€” boom ā€” we remain independently funded and can afford to keep every single show 100% free from advertisements.

Pretty good deal, eh?

Well, this month weā€™ve got something extra cool.

Matched Bitcoin Donations

A very well known, and very awesome, nerd is offering to match all Bitcoin donations (and Bitcoin subscriptions) made over the next 48 hours. Up to a total of 1 BTC.

No strings attached. Other than, and I quote, ā€œJust keep pissing them off.ā€ (Iā€™m also not allowed to breathe a word of his identity to anyoneā€¦ which, if you knew who he was, youā€™d probably say, ā€œYeah, thatā€™s a good idea.ā€)

Seriously.

If The Lunduke Journal brings in 1 BTC between now and 12:01am on this coming Tuesday? Heā€™s going to match that with another 1 BTC. Heck. Even if we only bring in a small fraction of a Bitcoin, itā€™s still a fantastic opportunity for The Lunduke Journal to get ahead on future funding.

So scroll down. Pick a way to contribute (if you havenā€™t already). Any option is fantastic (thereā€™s a few discounts in there).

Of course, if youā€™ve got some Bitcoin burning a hole in your pocket, consider either making a one time BTC donation (or pick up a Lifetime Subscription with BTC). Because it gets doubled. And that is amazing.

Make a One Time Donation

Want to toss in a one-time donation to The Lunduke Journal? Thereā€™s a few great options!

Via BitCoin:

Send any amount of BTC to the following address:

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  • Email "bryan at lunduke.com" with to let us know it was you! You can choose to keep your donation anonymous if you prefer. (Either way, all BTC donations get included in the matching deal.)

Via Locals:

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Looking for a subscription? Scroll down for options!

50% Off Yearly Subscription:

50% off a Yearly subscription to The Lunduke Journal via both Locals and Substack. (This includes full access to the community Forum.)

Thatā€™s $2.25 per month. Pocket change.

The Famous Lifetime Subscription:

The "World Famous Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription" is exactly what it sounds like. Pay once and get full access to The Lunduke Journal. For life. A great way to support Big-Tech-Free Journalism.

(This includes full access to the community Forum.)

New Lifetime Subscriptions are available, for $200, from now through Monday, April 21st.

The Lifetime Subscription can be obtained via Locals, Substack, or using Bitcoin. All three options work great and are super easy.

How to get a Lifetime Subscription with Bitcoin:

You can obtain a Lifetime Subscription via Bitcoin. Save a few bucks with this option, as Bitcoin processing has fewer fees associated with it. (Plus this gets effectively doubled for the next two days.)

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 or Substack.com.

How to get a Lifetime Subscription via Locals:

  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.)

How to get a Lifetime Subscription via Substack:

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

  2. Select the ā€œLifetime Subscriptionā€ 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 ā€œbryan at lunduke.comā€ 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.

50% Off DRM-Free, MP4 Downloads:

Want to be able to download every show The Lunduke Journal releases (and watch them on whatever device you like)? Yeah. You can do that. For 50% off.

Note: This DRM-Free download option does not include access to the Forum. This option is strictly for downloading the episodes.

Once again:

The Lunduke Journal would not be possible without your support. Every subscriber, of every type, makes a massive difference in bringing Big-Tech-Free Tech Journalism to the world.

Thank you.

-Lunduke

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