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Set Podcast Episodes Free -- Let's give it a shot!

Most episodes of The Lunduke Journal Podcast are exclusive for full subscribers.

The reason for this, I think is pretty obvious: it encourages people to become subscribers which, in turn, funds everything else I do here (the articles, shows, all of it).

Most professional "free for everyone on Earth" podcasts are supported by advertisements and sponsorships from Big Tech companies and the like. But that is something we refuse to do here at The Lunduke Journal. No Big Tech. No ads. Not gonna do it.

So let's try something this week. An experiment.

A way to off-set the potential lost revenue of making a podcast episode publicly, freely available... without taking any money from Big Tech. While, at the same time, providing a fun way for for some of you to take part in episodes.

Set Podcast Episodes Free. (tm) šŸ˜Ž

The idea is simple:

A) I provide all of you a list of the episodes that I will be producing this week.

B) If you like the idea of a specific episode becoming free for the public to enjoy, you can propose a Freedom Sponsorship (tm?... lol) of that episode.

C) If any episode gets enough sponsorship pledges -- from one person... or multiple combined together -- it will be released free for everyone.

Easy peasy. (There are some caveats... see below.)

Here are the episodes coming this week (each is recorded in the early morning hours):

  • Mon - The Wikipedia Hustle (FREED!)
  • Tue - This Week in Computer History
  • Wed - The Red Hat-ification of Linux
  • Thur - Ask Lunduke Q & A

Here's how to set a specific episode free:

1) Pick an episode from the list of upcoming episodes.

2) Decide how much you would like to pledge -- each episode needs $200 to be made free-for-all. You can pledge all or part of what is needed for an episode.

3) Choose what you would like your message to be. Serious or silly. A message for someone else. Fake parody advertisements. Something you have been itching to hear Lunduke read. News, ideas, declarations of running Arch. Whatever you like. While I don't allow Big Tech advertisements... I will allow messages to let people know about Open Source project, personal blogs, and the like. If you would like me to write a short message, I can do that for you ("This episode set free by Martin, who is sick and tired of needing to jiggle his smartphone charging cable all the freaking time."... etc.)

4) You can either post your pledge here in the comments... or by E-Mail. (bryan at lunduke.com). Include how you want to be credited (first name, Locals user handle, "Captain Arch Dude", etc.).

5) If your pledge is accepted -- I reserve the right to refuse any pledge (for any reason) -- I will let you know. Then you pay. Then I will include your message (if desired) in the episode... which will be released for free.

A few things worth noting:

1) All of these episodes will be produced and released to all subscribers. No matter what. So if nobody "sets an episode free"... no biggy! Those episodes stay exclusive and are still a win for all of us!

2) When an episode is "set free" it will be posted (free for all) to Locals... and to iTunes, Spotify, Rumble, and YouTube as well.

3) Past episodes can also be "set free"... but, since they are already recorded, no custom message can be added for past episodes. Any "setting free" of past episodes would simply be out of the goodness of your heart. Or something. 🤣

4) If you want your involvement to be anonymous, email me (bryan at lunduke.com). And make sure to say so.

Is this a great idea? Is this a terrible idea? Is it... an average idea that needs a lot of work?

Who knows! Let's find out together! šŸ˜Ž

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Interesting things about Ada and Spark...

One member of the Praxis staff has said: "Our defect rate with Spark is at least 10 times, sometimes 100 times lower than those created with other languages."[4]

I bet Iron Oxide never saw that one coming!!

SPARK, which is based on Ada, offers unparalleled safety and security through its design and support for deductive formal verification. You simply can’t write better code.

Oooohhh...I'd have to see it to believe it!! Them's fighting words for Iron Oxide!!!

Absence of Runtime Errors
Run-Time errors include issues traditionally found by automatic checks at run-time and defensive code, such as out-of-bound array access, division by zero, overflow and more. SPARK proves that no run-time errors are possible in your code.

I seriously do not think that the developers of Iron Oxide saw this blurb, otherwise they would get the Spark!

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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 ā€œAmiga OS 3.1ā€ 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 ā€œWall 6 (Amiga) is Fullā€ 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):

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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 ā€œbryan at lunduke.comā€ and let me know how you would like your name displayed (ā€œJoe A.ā€, ā€œJoseph Arnoldā€, ā€œJoeyPantsā€, ā€œSirJJMcManlyā€, 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 ā€œAmiga Wallā€ wasn’t full by some time this weekend.

ā€œLifetime Wall 7ā€ 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 ā€œbehind the scenesā€ 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!

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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.

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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 ā€œviewsā€ were way, way up in March.

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

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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 ā€œviewsā€ 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.

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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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Lifetime Wall Number 6, Plus How to Access MP4s & Forum

A few quick reminders for all of you amazing Lunduke Journal subscribers:

First: If you have any kind of payed subscription (Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime) there are a bunch of cool perks available to you. MP4 Downloads, PDF eBooks, and access to the Lunduke Journal Forum. All the details on how to gain access to everything is right here.

Enjoy.

Second: At the end of this next week I’ll be unveiling ā€œLifetime Subscriber Wall of Shameā€ number Six at the end of all new Lunduke Journal videos.

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At that same time I will be updating and permanently locking down Walls 1 through 5.

If you are already a Lifetime Subscriber, and would like to be added to the new Wall number 6 (or to one of the couple remaining spots on Walls 4 and 5), email me (bryan at lunduke.com) with how you would like your name to be displayed (full name, first name only, nick name… any way you like).

  1. CRT Linux Pico Wall: Full

  2. DOS Word Wall: Full

  3. Win 3.11 Notepad Wall: Full

  4. MacOS 9 Wall: 2 Spots Left

  5. PalmOS Wall: 1 Spot Left

  6. Mystery Wall: Open

Those final spots on the MacOS and PalmOS Walls are first come first served. The first people to request those spots get them.

Everyone else will roll over into Wall 6. Which is a secret, retro computer platform. You’ll dig it.

If you have already contacted me regarding being added to one of these walls (or changing the way your name is displayed), I’ve already got you on the list for the changes later this next week.

If you don’t already have a Lifetime Subscription, grab one and get yourself on the wall.

It’s pretty sweet.

-Lunduke

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