All around the world, people are celebrating Blue Screen of Death Day.
This year's festivities, proudly sponsored by Crowdstrike and Microsoft, kicked off in the wee hours of the morning -- people from all corners of the globe simply could not wait to ring in BSOD Day 2024!
Below are pictures -- from airports and offices... to Times Square -- of how people chose to comemorate the day.
Supporters of The Lunduke Journal have now filled up 8 retro computer themed walls!
Grab a discounted Lifetime Sub & get on the Wall:
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Flathub Team: "Applications containing Al-generated or Al-assisted code, documentation, or other content are not allowed."
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On July 13th, Microsoft plans to intentionally disable all purchased copies of Office 2019 for Mac. Even though these were "permanent" licenses.
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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! 🤣
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Heads up: Locals is having some trouble processing videos this morning.
The latest show is up on all other platforms, and it will appear here on Locals as soon as it works again. (Should be quick, the Locals team is usually pretty on top of this stuff.)
I would say I should have taken up capentry. But I know I was never good at it.
Bots Surpass Humans in Global Web Traffic for the First Time in Internet History
https://cybersecuritynews.com/bots-surpass-humans-in-web-traffic/
"...
The United States paints an even starker picture, with bot traffic commanding a staggering 71.5% share of domestic web requests, underscoring how deeply AI-driven automation has penetrated the world’s most connected markets.
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Woah! The 8th Lifetime Subscriber Wall of The Lunduke Journal (aka “The Windows 1.0 Wall”) is already full! After only one week! That’s nuts!
So I’m opening up two new, retro computer walls!
Wall 9 - “The Macintosh System 1 Wall”
Wall 10 - “The Windows 2000 Wall”
Show your support for The Lunduke Journal, and be immortalized in a retro computer screenshot. Win-win!
If the past is any indicator, these will fill up crazy fast. First come, first served.
Plus: For the entire month of June, Lifetime Subscriptions are discounted down to $125 (regularly $300).
Scroll down and grab a new Lifetime Subscription (at that bonkers discount).
Choose which of the two new Walls you’d like to be on (Mac System 1 or Windows 2000). Totally optional.
There are 3 different ways to pick up a Lunduke Journal Lifetime sub. All of them work great and include the same perks. Choose whichever works best for you!
Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.
Select “Give Once“.
Enter “125“ into the amount field.
After checking out, Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status. (This usually happens within a few hours.)
Select the “Lifetime Subscription” option.
After checking out, Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status. (This usually happens within a few hours.)
If you would also like full, Lifetime access to Lunduke.Locals.com (which is included):
Make a free account on Lunduke.Locals.com.
Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with the email address you use on both Substack and Locals (can be different email addresses).
Lunduke will toss you an email once your account is set to full lifetime status on Locals.
Bonus: Save an extra $10 with the Bitcoin option, as Bitcoin processing has fewer fees associated with it.
Make sure you have a Lunduke.Locals.com or Lunduke.Substack.com account (a free account, to either, works just fine).
Send $115 worth of Bitcoin (or more) to the following address:
bc1qyjakve8fywm8pz2v99v57yhjj0vzr2vjze6fcq
Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with the following information: What time you made the transaction, how much was sent (in Bitcoin), and the email address you use (or plan to use) on Locals.com or Substack.com.
-Lunduke
Holy Guacamole, Batman!
The 8th Lifetime Subscriber Wall (“The Windows 1.0 Wall”) of The Lunduke Journal launched exactly one week ago… and it’s already almost full! Bonkers!
At the current rate, the “Windows 1.0 Wall” will be full sometime tomorrow (Saturday).
Want your name immortalized in that glorious 1985 styled goodness, proclaiming to the world your support of The Lunduke Journal?
Don’t have a Lifetime Subscription?
Grab one for $125 (normally $300).
You’ll get a confirmation email (within just a few hours). Reply to that email with how you would like your name displayed on a Lifetime Wall.
Then enjoy the other perks of being Lunduke Journal subscriber. Forum access, MP4 downloads, and PDF eBooks.
Already have a Lifetime Subscription?
Just toss an email to bryan [at] lunduke.com with how you would like your name displayed on a Lifetime Wall.
Easy peasy.
First come, first served. Once the “Windows 1.0 Wall” is full, the final version will be added to Lunduke.com and the 9th Lifetime Wall will debut!
-Lunduke
Two awesome tidbits:
The 7th Lifetime Subscriber Wall (aka “The Solaris Wall”) is full! No room for any more names! You can see the final version on the bottom of Lunduke.com (and at the end of new shows).
The 8th Lifetime Wall will make its debut on Monday! The retro computing platform chosen for Wall number 8 will be… Windows 1.0!
If you would like to see your name immortalized in a screenshot of the very first version of Windows, from 1985, displayed on both Lunduke.com & at the end of all Lunduke Journal shows (you know you do):
Grab a Lifetime Subscription to The Lunduke Journal. Which, as it happens, is massively discounted through May 31st (this Sunday).
Once you have your Lifetime Subscription, contact Lunduke (details on Lunduke.com) with how you would like your name displayed.
Support the Lunduke Journal… and, at the same time, have your name immortalized in a screenshot of the operating system with (arguably) the worst color scheme in human history.
It’s a win-win.
-Lunduke
