We have one heck of a jam packed week coming up!
We'll be doing two livestreams during the weekdays. One in the morning, one in the evening. And, possibly a third livestream this weekend just to test out some things (we've been working with the Locals crew to make sure the experience is solid).
Windows 3.1 Week kicks off next Wednesday. I've got some fun Windows 3.1 stuff to share -- and I invite all of you who dig that era of Windows to do the same. Should be a fun time!
Multiple interviews. Both here and on the other two Locals sites. I'll most likely announce those names over the weekend.
Got a big, in-depth "journalism-y" article dropping this week. Look at Tuesday for that one (so it doesn't interfere with Windows 3.1 Week).
Plus I'm going to start publishing my Developer Journals for Linux Tycoon this week (and rolling out the Linux Tycoon Gameboy ROM). Not 100% sure which day yet... need to slide it in somewhere where it won't get lost among the rest of the good stuff. But next week sometime.
PHEW! Big week!
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Have a great weekend, my nerds! I'll be taking most of the weekend off (other than a possible livestream to test some things out) to charge up my batteries for the massive week ahead. And E-Mail. I need to spend some time on my E-Mail. So much E-Mail. š¤£
Regarding a recent ruling, in SFC v. Vizio, Karen Sandler (SFC Director, former GNOME Director), responds to the Linux creator by saying "maybe you didn't read".
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A Microsoft rep made the statement, saying the company would use Al to hit a target of "1 engineer, 1 month, 1 million lines of code". Then quickly went into damage control.
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In the Linux Foundation's 2025 annual report, AI is mentioned 150 times. Linux is only mentioned 40 times. Also: Linux Foundation boasts about scholarships to Trans & DEI orgs.
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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.
It's a fascinatingly annoying cycle. And there's only one viable way out of it.
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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! š¤£
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After 20 years together (18 years married), I was finally able to get my lovely wife to watch Die Hard. She never had any interest because of how violent it was, but for whatever reason she was open to it this Christmas. Iām happy to report that she loved it! Yippee-ki-yay everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and have a happy New Year.
Woah!
The end of December is almost here!
That means the ā$89 Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscriptionā deal is about to end!
When the ball drops on New Years Eve, and the calendar clocks over to 2026, the Lifetime Subscription price goes back to normal.
So, you know, grab one before that darn ball drops! (Then check out all of the Lunduke Journal Subscriber Perks.)
Because that deal is re-DONK-u-lous.
-Lunduke
Two quick tidbits on this glorious Sunday:
Lifetime Subscriptions to The Lunduke Journal are currently discounted to $89. For life. Which isā¦ insane. Thatās less than 1/3rd of the regular price.
Monthly and Yearly subscriptions are 50% off. Which is also pretty darned snazzy.
On Tuesday I will be recording a long-overdue episode of āLundukeās Nerdy Q&Aā.
Got questions youād like asked in the show? No guarantees, but Iāll get to as many as I can!
Retro computing. Current computer news. Ridiculous hypotheticals. Any question is fair game... just make sure itās good and nerdy.
To make it simple for me, there are two ways you can submit questions for this weekās Q&A:
Add a comment to this thread on Forum.Lunduke.com.
Reply to this thread over on X.
Ok. I lied.Ā There are three ways.Ā You can also reply to this post, right here, on Locals.
Note: Only Lunduke Journal subscribers can access to Forum.Lunduke.com. All of the details on how to gain access are on the Lunduke Journal Subscriber Perks page.
-Lunduke
Time for some Fun Lunduke Journal Facts of Fact-ly-ness!
The āper-monthā cost of a Lifetime Subscription to The Lunduke Journal is an asymptotic line. The longer you have that subscription, the closer it gets to $0.00.
The Lifetime Subscription was first introduced 3 1/2 years agoā¦ and is still going strong.
The price of a Lifetime Subscription is currently discounted to $89. For life. Thatās less than 1/3rd the normal price.
The earlier you pick one up, the quicker that asymptotic line begins approaching zero. Which is fun.
If you think you might ever want a Lifetime Subscription, now is the time.
Imagine missing this discounted price and missing out on months of, mathematically certain, asymptotic line fun. This is one of those scenarios where Future You (tm) would want to travel back in time to tell Present You (tm) to snag a Lifetime Subscription.
Go. Grab the Lifetime Subscription for $89. That deal is good all December long.
Thereās a video of me yammering about it too. Just for good measure.
Youāre welcome.
-Lunduke
