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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke

December 30, 2023

Be a character in the Lunduke comics & games (Very, very limited opportunity)

UPDATE: One custom character has been claimed -- one left! Toss me an email (see below) if you want to claim it.

The next 2 people to sign up for a Lifetime Lunduke Journal subscription will be immortalized as recurring characters in my pixel-art styled comic strips -- plus those characters will be added as ANSI arti characters in the next update to my game, Linux Tycoon 3.

Seriously. I have need of two new (recurring) characters. And this sounds like a fun way to come up with them!

But I only need TWO.

Here's how to do this:

1) Email "bryan at lunduke.com" if you are interested. I will let you know if one is still available.

2) If I let you know that it's still available, I'll send you instructions on how to purchase a Lifetime Lunduke Journal subscription for $295. (The current price, which goes up on January 1st.)

3) You'll need to make the purchase before 2024. Luckily it only takes a few seconds to do.

4) Once that's done, you and I will decide on the name for the character (your first name, most likely -- but we'll choose that together, in case you want something different), and you'll provide me with some sort of image of you to work off of. It'll be turned into pixel art where the head is roughly 10 pixels wide -- so you won't need to worry about it being an exact likeness. ;)

5) We can do a 30 minute 1-on-1 video chat to hash it all out if you like. Or simply via email. Whatever you are most comfortable with.

That character will then appear as a regular in my comic strips. Plus, it will be included in a "Disaster Event" in the next release of Linux Tycoon 3 -- later in January -- in glorious ANSI art.

Fair warning: These characters will exist within a comic strip universe -- which means they will be the butt of jokes. So only do this if you are ok -- just for example -- with a pixel art character, based on you, being mocked for installing Gentoo. 😎

Essentially you grant me permission to use the character however I want -- and, in exchange, I'll provide you with a PNG file (with transparency) that you can feel free to use for your own personal stuff (makes a good avatar).

I need to get started on these characters on Monday afternoon, so this rather funky arrangement is only available through the end of December (tomorrow). Once it's January... poof. Gone. And I'll need to come up with the characters all by myself. ;)

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Whew! It’s been another wild week for Tech News!

Here’s a crazy stat for ya:

We are currently 16 days into 2026, and The Lunduke Journal has already recorded 19 shows (17 of which have been published on every platform, and 2 others to be published this weekend everywhere… but are already available via the MP4 download page). And that’s with taking New Year’s Day off (and getting the flu this week).

It’s a heck of a lot of Tech News, to be sure.

Lunduke’s Top Stories for the Week

If you only have time to watch a few of shows, I recommend these 3 as being the most interesting (or important… or just… strange) from the last week:

In other words: A pretty gosh-darned crazy week for Linux.

(Those links are to Lunduke.Substack.com, but you can watch all of those shows on any other platform. As always.)

Other Tidbits of Awesomeness

A few other notes on this, most excellent, Friday!

The Lunduke Journal started publishing to TikTok this week. Why? Who knows! Because we can!
If you are a subscriber you can get access to the MP4 download pages (as well as the official forum) by following instructions on the Perks Page.
Reminder: Lifetime Subscriptions are only $89 this month.
So, you know, you want one of those.

And, with that, I leave you with a screenshot of the MP4 listing of the shows so far in 2026. Bonkers.

-Lunduke

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The Lunduke Journal’s email server has had a few hiccups — if you had sent an email to “bryan at lunduke.com” in the last couple days, and have not received an expected response, send the email again.
The 2026 MP4 Downloads page is up and going! If you are a subscriber (of any kind) you can find details on how to gain access on the Subscriber Perks Page.
The popular $89 Lifetime Subscription deal is back through the end of January. Standard Monthly & Yearly subscriptions are also discounted (50% off). Grab ‘em while they’re hot!

That is all. Back to your regularly scheduled nerdiness.

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Lunduke's Lifetime Subscriber Wall 3 is almost full!

Holy moly.

This afternoon I sat down to update the 3rd Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriber wall — adding in all of you who sent in requests over the last week or so.

And, boy howdy, were there a lot of you! So many, in fact, that the 3rd Lifetime Wall only has room for around 6 or 7 more names (depending on the name lengths)! That’s crazy!

If you want to make it onto “The Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriber” Wall number 3… send me an email (bryan at lunduke.com) with the way you would like your name to be displayed.

Or, if you’re not already a Lifetime Subscriber, remedy that for $89. (Which, you know, is a pretty gosh darned good value.) … Then send me that email requesting to be added to the wall.

Once Wall 3 is full, we’ll start in on Wall number 4 (that’s nuts). At the current rate, I expect Wall 4 to debut this week.

And, as always, thank you for your support. Whatever kind of subscription you have, it is deeply appreciated. Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime. All are amazing. You make The Lunduke Journal possible.

You rule.

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