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September 02, 2023
Nerdy Interviews across the spectrum

It is critically important to me that we keep Lunduke.Locals.com a 100% Politics-Free place.

Here we (as much as possible) ignore our political differences -- focusing on our common, shared love of computing. Old and new. Mainstream and... alternative.

That said... there are some interviews that I've lined up -- over at ConservativeNerds.Locals.com -- that, while they will be distinctly political, involve some of the coolest people in the Tech world. So I absolutely must mention them. At least once.

Example: One week from Monday, my guest will be Ben Heckendorn.

Yes. THE Ben Heck. Of The Ben Heck Show.

The man who took an Atari 2600 and turned it into a handheld. Who made an Apple IIgs laptop out of actual Apple IIgs parts. Ben. Heck.

But -- fair warning -- we're going to get political. It'll be nerdy. But also very, very political. So it is only going to be published over at ConservativeNerds.com.

And, after the Ben Heck episode, there are already two more guests in the pipeline that will be incredibly political as well. These are big, nerdy names. Giants in the Tech and Nerd world. Talking politics. With me.

On a less political note...

Next week I'll also be posting a schedule for interviews that will drop at NerdyEntertainment.Locals.com over the following few weeks. While the podcast schedule over there won't be quite as massive as what we have here at Lunduke.Locals.com... there will be some very nerdy folks in the entertainment industry (musicians, critics, and writers) joining us.

None of the shows over on NerdyEntertainment.Locals.com will be political in the slightest. At least... that's the goal. 🤣

So. Here's what I recommend:

Grab a subscription to either of those... if you want them. I will not be bombarding Lunduke.Locals.com with notifications of new interviews on those other sites. Maybe on a rare occasion... but otherwise I'm just going to assume that, if you want those shows, you'll sign up over there.

And, by saying all of that, I now don't need to make another post where I mention the existence of the political site I run... for quite some time. 😎

Seriously, though. Ben Friggin' Heck. And the other names you'll be seeing after that episode... you're going to know. No clue how I managed to snag these guests. 🤣

Phew. So many interviews -- across all three sites. Awesome.

Not gonna lie. I'm having fun.

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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.

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

This episode is free for all to enjoy and share.

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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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12 hours ago

The 2x-40x AI Enhanced Consultant

Three and a half years ago, ChatGPT came out and doubled my productivity. I have come a long way - AI has progressed even more. I started by talking with ChatGPT, asking it to write code, copy the code out and put it in VS Code. Run, find bugs, copy those back into ChatGPT. That was all anybody could do at first. That already got me to at least double the amount of coding work I could do. That is nice at 2x, but today it feels more like 40x.

Now I am solidly in the “running/managing/directing a team of agents” phase. It’s like having an entire staff of customized specialists able to do work for me. It’s so much like managing humans that I’ve moved to calling them AI employees instead of agents. I am working on a dozen projects. Typically 4 or so at any given moment. I’ll set up a mission or a goal and set one of my AI employees to over see a set of other AI employees to accomplish the task.

That’s right, I’m managing the managers.

I’m not talking about a dozen to do items. ...

[Poll] Opinion - How Many Universities / Colleges / Tech Schools Could "Maintain" Linux Distros?

Background: For 2024 - Government Grants for Research at "Schools" was $64 Billion, with Universities Self-Funding $30 Billion in "Academic Research."

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  • Over 640 universities in the USA received federal research and development funding.
  • As an example, there could be three (3) "Academic Linux Distros" - East Coast, West Coast, and "Central US" Repositories/Forks.


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Oregon Trail, Keen, & Leisure Suit Larry Lifetime Walls

Holy frijoles! There are now 20 (twenty!) Lifetime Subscriber Walls, filled with the names of roughly one bazillion Lunduke Journal supporters.

Just amazing.

Two super quick updates:

  1. The “Desqview/X”, “NeXTSetp”, & “TRS-80 Model 100” Walls are now full! (Check them out on Lunduke.com and at the end of new shows.)

  2. There are 3 new Walls available to put your John Hancock on… and, just for kicks, these ones aren’t from Classic Operating Systems… they’re Classic Games:

    1. Oregon Trail

    2. Commander Keen 4

    3. Leisure Suit Larry

 

I don’t expect space on these Walls to last long. First come first served.

A huge thank you to all of The Lunduke Journal subscribers. Your support is deeply appreciated. You make this possible.

-Lunduke

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TRS-80 Model 100 joins The Lunduke Journal Lifetime Wall party!

Buckle up, Buttercup. Because The Lunduke Journal is about to blow your mind.

  1. The “BeOS” Wall Lifetime Subscriber Wall is now full (see all of them on Lunduke.com)!

  2. We’ve added a new “TRS-80 Model 100” Wall (because we can)! That’s the 19th Lifetime Subscriber Wall! 19!

  3. The discounted Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscriptions are still available through to the end of this month (July).

Which means there are, as of this exact moment, 4 Walls with space available (see Lunduke.com for the full list of Walls). But these fill up wicked fast.

  1. Emacs (only a few spots left)

  2. Desqview/X (a little less than 2/3rd’s full)

  3. NeXTStep (still plenty of space)

  4. TRS-80 Model 100 (just launched)

 

Nice, right?

Worth noting: The “TRS-80 Model 100” has very limited screen resolution (240 x 64), which means only a small number of names can fit on that wall. If you want on it, I’d let me know right away.

Grab a discounted Lifetime Subscription (if you don’t already have one), then let me know (email “bryan at lunduke.com”) which Wall you’d like to see your name on.

Huge high five to everyone who has already added their name to a Wall. At the current rate, we’ll have over 20 retro computer themed walls, filled with all of your names, by the end of the month.

And, doggone it, that’s amazing.

-Lunduke

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Vim beats Emacs!

Well, we’ve done it.

We’ve answered the eternal question: “Which Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriber Wall would fill with names quicker? Emacs or Vim?”

The answer, it turns out, is “Vim”. And it takes just 8 days.

 

A hearty “Thank You” to everyone who supports The Lunduke Journal by getting Lifetime Subscriptions (massively discounted throughout July) and getting on these walls! You make all of this possible!

Now. How long will it take for Emacs to fill up (matching the same number of names as the Vim Wall)?

Well, right now the Emacs Wall is a hair over 2/3rds of the way full. So we’ll find out!

Welcome NeXTStep Wall!

With the closing of the “Vim” Wall (and the BeOS Wall only having the space for 1 name left), now seemed like a good time to add a new retro computer wall: The NeXTStep 1.0 Wall.

Right now, there are 4 Walls available to add your name to (*cough* massive discount *cough*).

  • NeXTStep (just opened)

  • Emacs (about 2/3rds full)

  • BeOS R5 (1 spot left)

  • Desqview/X (1/2 full)

 

Once again, huge thanks to everyone who supports The Lunduke Journal!

-Lunduke

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