Next Wednesday, December 13th at 12pm Central, we'll be filming our first ever "Untitled Nerd Chat Show".
If you would like to be invited to be one of the guests, here are the requirements:
You must be a full subscriber to The Lunduke Journal.
You must be able to join a video chat (via a web browser).
You will be available during the one hour recording window (and be able to show up a few minutes early to get setup).
Ready to toss your hat into the ring?
Post a comment on this post, or email "bryan at lunduke.com" expressing your interest... and proposing a single topic that you would be particularly interested in talking about.
I will let everyone know by Monday morning if you will be joining as a guest for the Wednesday show. Before the show starts, I will email every guest a link where they can join.
Priority will be given to Triple Pass or Lifetime Subscribers.
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Microsoft's Goal: Replace "Every Line of C" with Rust by 2030?
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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.
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. I’m 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.
Hey guys! It's been great hanging out with you all here on Locals, but I am going to switch over to the Lifetime Subscription offer, but on Substack so i can consolidate the sources I follow. I wish the best for you all here. Have a great New Year!
The FOMO of not having a Lifetime Subscription to The Lunduke Journal
Time for some Fun Lunduke Journal Facts of Fact-ly-ness!
The “per-month” 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 ago… and is still going strong.
The price of a Lifetime Subscription is currently discounted to $89. For life. That’s less than 1/3rd the normal price.
The earlier you pick one up, the quicker that asymptotic line begins approaching zero. Which is fun.
We Don’t Have Time Machines
If you think you might ever want a Lifetime Subscription, now is the time.
Imagine missing this discounted priceand 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.
There are some options. For both subscribing and donating. They're all on this page.
Bonus: At the bottom of this page you will find the invite link to the super-secret Lunduke Journal Discord Chat Server. This is only available for full subscribers, which makes it a nice place to hang out. No riff-raff.
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