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.
Bug fixes & improved hardware support as Lunduke's Linux distro moves towards a 1.0 release.
The Lunduke Computer Operating System:
https://lunduke.com/lcos.html
Lifetime Sub Sale, Plus Your Name on the LCOS About Window:
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-name
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https://lunduke.com/
Linus Torvals says, "we’re not going to make stupid rules that say you can’t use [AI for developing Linux]".
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https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lifetime-sub-sale-plus-your-name
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The GNOME Foundation is in total meltdown, attacking their own members, along with hardware companies (Framework), Open Source projects (Omarchy, Hyprland, others), and even... JK Rowling and Charlie Kirk?
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More from The Lunduke Journal:
https://lunduke.com/
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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Give the gift of The Lunduke Journal:
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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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Living the AI Amplified Life - Numer 23 - Entering New Domains
I’m absolutely loving living the AI-amplified life.
I had a wonderful interview with Acme Marketing (not their real name). They are looking for someone to help grow their Snowflake practice, with an emphasis on pre-sales, marketing, accelerators, and helping with the Snowflake partnership. I’m perfect for that role.
Minor blip: their industry is not one I’ve done a lot in, as they are a Customer Experience agency.
After the call, I pondered how to address the fact that I could be very effective even if, on day one, I’m not an expert in their domain.
I woke up at 5 a.m. with an idea. I opened my phone to the ChatGPT Dot agent (their answer to Grokbots) and asked it to do the following:
I have a job for you. I’ve interviewed with Acme Marketing, and it went well. I don’t have domain knowledge in their main marketing business. I want to build a dashboard using DataForge and the dashboard builder I’m creating.
Your job is to go to the ...
Turn your desktop applications into sheets of paper on a wooden desk;
Here's the github repo for it;
https://github.com/fyzugx/DEsk/
The Lunduke Computer Operating System (LCOS) is flying towards the official, 1.0 release — with version 0.9.3 now available for testing!
Between now and 1.0, LCOS is laser focused on a) fixing bugs and b) making sure it runs (and runs well) on as much hardware as possible.
Right now, LCOS needs your help. Here’s how:
Test the latest LCOS release on your hardware. Hit any snags? Report them on GitHub, the Lunduke Forum, or via DM on X.
Donate to LCOS (and The Lunduke Journal), so that we can expand our hardware testing lab (among other expenses).
If you haven’t already, watch the LCOS Roadmap video, to get an idea for where we’re heading (in 1.0 and beyond).
Then check out this page, for details on how to support LCOS & The Lunduke Journal (and get your name on the LCOS 1.0 About window in the process).
A huge thank you to everyone who has already contributed (in both ways)! With your help, we are making LCOS into the best gosh darned system in all the land.
-Lunduke
TL;DR: Lifetime Subscription discount ends in one day. There are currently 4 “Lifetime Walls” with space available for more names (the Oregon Trail Wall is now full).
We’ve been running a massive discount on Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriptions for the entire months of June and July. And it has been an absolute blast. There are now 21 (twenty-one!) retro computer walls overflowing with your names.
Pure insanity. Huge thank you to everyone who has supported The Lunduke Journal.
But the discounted price only runs through July 31st… and that moment is just about here.
When the calendar ticks over into August (just a hair over 24 hours from now), the Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription price goes back to normal.
If the calendar still says it’s July, the Lifetime price is still discounted to $125.
If the calendar says August… the price returns to $300.
There are, as of this exact moment, 4 retro game themed “Lifetime Walls” which still have some space for more names (check Lunduke.com for the full list):
Legend of Zelda
Commander Keen 4
Space Quest 4
Leisure Suit Larry
Grab a discounted Lifetime Subscription (scroll down for the details), then email Lunduke (bryan at lunduke.com) with which Wall you’d like to appear on.
First come, first served. Once a Wall is full, it’s full. So if there’s a specific Wall you’d like to be on, don’t dilly dally.
There are 3 different ways to pick up a Lunduke Journal Lifetime sub. All of them work great. Choose whichever works best for you!
Remember: These discounted prices go back up to normal ($300) on August 1st.
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 frijoles! There are now 20 (twenty!) Lifetime Subscriber Walls, filled with the names of roughly one bazillion Lunduke Journal supporters.
Just amazing.
Two super quick updates:
The “Desqview/X”, “NeXTSetp”, & “TRS-80 Model 100” Walls are now full! (Check them out on Lunduke.com and at the end of new shows.)
There are 3 new Walls available to put your John Hancock on… and, just for kicks, these ones aren’t from Classic Operating Systems… they’re Classic Games:
Oregon Trail
Commander Keen 4
Leisure Suit Larry
I don’t expect space on these Walls to last long. First come first served.
If you already have a Lifetime Subscription to The Lunduke Journal, simply get ahold of me and let me know which Wall you want your name to appear on.
If you don’t have a Lifetime Sub yet… what in the heckatarnations are you waiting for? The Lifetime Discount only lasts through the end of July (which is roughly one week away).
A huge thank you to all of The Lunduke Journal subscribers. Your support is deeply appreciated. You make this possible.
-Lunduke
