Funny Programming Pictures Part XLVI
Make fun of Kubernetes... or make fun of Docker? Why not both!
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GNOME 50 Alpha: "Entirely Removes X11"
The GNOME Foundation's war on X11 continues, with the Alpha release of GNOME 50. Announced by the same GNOME contributor who defaced XLibre project pages (calling them "Nazis" ).
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Is Germany Looking to Put a Backdoor into Arch Linux?
The German government paid $500,000+, to Arch Linux, to re-write Arch Package Management in Rust. Is Germany hoping to inject backdoors, or other spyware, into Arch using Rust?
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Python Receives $1.5 Million from Anthropic, Plans New AI Tools
Python turned down a grant from the US Government (which would require ending discriminatory policies), is now working with Anthropic (Claude Al) to make up their budget defect.
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The futility of Ad-Blockers
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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openSUSE says "No Lunduke allowed!"
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! 🤣
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Lunduke Journal Week In Review - Jan 16th, 2025
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.
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
Lunduke Journal email hiccups, 2026 MP4's, & $89 Lifetime Subs
A few super-quick Lunduke Journal housekeeping updates:
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.
-Lunduke
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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