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Dead Internet Theory is Here: "Woke Right" Bot Farms & AI Content
Al generated content, posted (without review) to accounts being followed by bots, which like and reply with Al generated comments. Welcome to the future.
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The First Release of XLibre (The Xorg Fork) is Available
And we've got the first screenshot of a Linux distro (OpenMandriva) running the Xorg fork! Plus: XLibre is coming to BSD as well.
00:23:47
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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I get the issues going on in the OSS work right now. If Wayland still can't do everything that X can, this is a problem.
However, as a software engineer I can FULLY appreciate wanting to work towards a unified goal.
As a developer I also don't want to have to focus on supporting multiple tool chains or APIs. This is ALL Linux has it seems. It makes embracing Linux really difficult.
Community based development just doesn't work!! I submit desktop Linux as all the evidence of that as you could need.
Red Hat is a bunch of bigoted trolls for sure, but I can't fault them for wanting folks to focus on one display stack.
If we could see a unifying across the Linux development world that would be a HUGE factor in it gaining momentum.
For example (just a hypthetical): Xlibre -> Cinammon DE -> QT
Think about how much easier it would be for people to know, if I write an application for Linux these are the standards and APIs that I use. How much easier is it to develop that software?
I love ...
#Win11
Long-timer subs here may remember I use an HP Win10 laptop (Elitebook 840 G1) for personal projects and entertainment mostly (Atari 2600 dev, FPGA stuff, YT, etc.) plus I have a ThinkPad T440p with Devuan and TinyCore Linux multi-boot. The ThinkPad does not (yet?) support some of those personal use cases, esp. with TinyCore. Win10 is going to be end-of-life deprecated in October, but didn't qualify for free Win11 upgrade due to my TPM hardware being too old on this HP laptop. I really didn't want to get a new Win11 machine and give M$FT more money. What to do... what to do...
Then I saw this video by the @AskYourComputerGuy on YouTube on an upgrade utility called "Flyby11" that skips the TPM and memory checks but makes sure your CPU can run some of the recent-ish instructions compiled into Windows 11 24H2 executables and use the still-free upgrade while it is still available.
After making backup of the Win10 install media (in case disaster struck) and my personal files, I ...
[Poll] The "New Way" to End "Debate" on Tab vs Spaces
Counter-Point: 👨🔬 Old Technology and Old Programming Practices are not always in the best interest of a forward-thinking society -- bold innovation can be the key for making a glorious utopia where everything is just plain Super Awesome. Unicode was introduced in 1992, so "Tab" and "Space" were losing their significance to more expansive Character Sets 20 years ago. 🐧 Ask yourself if UTF-8 Encoding goes far enough when developing code for systems designed after the C++ 2014 Standard.
🌈 🦄 An old saying is "Don't Criticize Someone Until You Walk a Mile in Their Shoes" - revised for the modern world:
"Don't criticize Vibe-Coding-AI until you've flown a mile in a Driverless Flying Car with Google Maps."
50% off The Lunduke Journal (including Lifetime Subscriptions) for one more day!
To all of you amazing nerds who have signed up for a new Lunduke Journal subscription today, thank you! You make The Lunduke Journal possible!
If you haven’t snagged yours yet, the “50% off everything, even the Lifetime Subscriptions” deal is available today and tomorrow (through Saturday, May 31st).
50% off Monthly — Now $3 / Month (was $6 / Month)
50% off Yearly — Now $27 / Year (was $54 / Year)
50% off Yearly MP4 Downloads — Now $27 / Year (was $54 / Year)
50% off Lifetime Subscriptions — Now $100 (was $200)
All the details on how to grab each type of subscription is right here. There’s also an audio podcast and video of me rambling about it.
Once again, thank you for all of the support. It truly does make a difference.
-Lunduke
50% off The Lunduke Journal (including Lifetime Subscriptions) through Saturday!
About 3 weeks back we had a deal where every new subscription to The Lunduke Journal was 50% off. Monthly, Yearly, Lifetime… all of it.
And — holy cow! — was that a success. Broke the record for most new subscribers to The Lunduke Journal in a single day. By a mile. Two days in a row.
Never seen anything like it. The amount of support all of you showed for truly independent Tech Journalism was off the charts.
You know what? Let’s try that again. Now through the end of May (which is Saturday, May 31st — the day after tomorrow):
50% off Monthly — Now $3 / Month (was $6 / Month)
50% off Yearly — Now $27 / Year (was $54 / Year)
50% off Yearly MP4 Downloads — Now $27 / Year (was $54 / Year)
50% off Lifetime Subscriptions — Now $100 (was $200)
Choose whichever option feels right for you. All the details and links are below.
Every one — big or small — directly funds the work of The Lunduke Journal (with zero overhead). Every option includes full access to the community Forum. And, of course, every type of subscription keeps The Lunduke Journal ad-free and Big Tech free.
Remember: 50% off is only through Saturday, May 31st. The next day (Sunday, June 1st) the prices all go back to normal.
50% Off Yearly or Monthly Subscription:
50% off a Yearly or Monthly subscription to The Lunduke Journal are available via both Locals and Substack. (This includes full access to the community Forum.)
That means $3 / Month. Or $27 / Year (which works out to $2.25 / Month).
Via Lunduke.Locals.com:
$3 Monthly Subscription via Locals (Code: COBOL)
$27 Yearly Subscription via Locals (Code: FORTRAN)
Via Lunduke.Substack.com:
Monthly or Yearly via Substack (No Code Needed)
The Famous Lifetime Subscription:
The "World Famous Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription" is exactly what it sounds like. Pay once and get full access to The Lunduke Journal. For life.
Now, through Saturday, May 31st… you can snag one at a crazy discount. Normally these are $200… but you can grab one for $100. (You can also pay more if you’d like to donate a little extra.)
The Lifetime Subscription can be obtained via Locals, Substack, or using Bitcoin. All three options work great and are super easy. Scroll down and choose your option.
How to get a Lifetime Subscription via Locals:
Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.
Select "Give Once".
Enter "100" (or more) 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.)
How to get a Lifetime Subscription via Substack:
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.
How to get a Lifetime Subscription with Bitcoin:
You can also obtain a Lifetime Subscription via Bitcoin.
Make sure you have a Lunduke.Locals.com or Lunduke.Substack.com account (a free account, to either, works just fine).
Send $100 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 (or both).
50% Off DRM-Free, MP4 Downloads:
Want to be able to download every show The Lunduke Journal releases (and watch them on whatever device you like)? Yeah. You can do that. For 50% off.
All 2024 Lunduke Journal Episodes (226 total videos)
All 2025 Lunduke Journal Episodes (added throughout the year)
Note: This DRM-Free download option does not include access to the Forum. This option is strictly for downloading the episodes.
Make a One Time Donation
Subscription not enough (or not your thing)? Want to toss in a one-time donation to The Lunduke Journal? There’s a few great options!
Via BitCoin:
Send any amount of BTC to the following address:
bc1qyjakve8fywm8pz2v99v57yhjj0vzr2vjze6fcq
Email "bryan at lunduke.com" with to let us know it was you! You can choose to keep your donation anonymous if you prefer. (Either way, all BTC donations get included in the matching deal.)
Via Locals:
Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.
Click “GIVE ONCE”.
Enter any amount you like.
You Make This Possible
A huge thank you to all of the subscribers who have made The Lunduke Journal possible. Because of you, we have been able to do true Tech Journalism — to tell the stories that no other Tech News outlet has the cajones to touch.
And to all of you new Lunduke Journal subscribers (which, wow, there’s a lot of you): Welcome to the last bastion of truly independent, Big-Tech-Free, ad-free, non-Woke Tech Journalism.
-Lunduke
50% off Monthly, Yearly Subscriptions! Lifetime Subs for $100! Let's get everyone subscribing to The Lunduke Journal!
The number of free subscribers to The Lunduke Journal has absolutely exploded — across a bunch of platforms — which is truly amazing. The real Tech News is spreading farther than ever.
In fact, the free subscriber growth is so utterly massive, that if even a tiny fraction of you became a paying subscriber… The Lunduke Journal would become comfortably financially set for a very long time. Able to continue reporting on Big Tech — and corrupt Tech Foundations — well into the future.
All without taking a penny from Big Tech.
With that in mind, let’s do something awesome… something that will make Big Tech really grumpy.
Let’s get as many people subscribing to The Lunduke Journal as possible. Right now. This week. Let’s make this Big-Tech-Free, Non-Woke Tech News publication financially set for a good, long time.
To give everyone a kick-in-the-butt to help make that happen, I’m going to discount absolutely every type of subscription in a crazy way — through Friday, May 9th.
%50 off Monthly — Now $3 / Month (was $6 / Month)
%50 off Yearly — Now $27 / Year (was $54 / Year)
%50 off Yearly MP4 Downloads — Now $27 / Year (was $54 / Year)
%50 off Lifetime Subscriptions — Now $100 (was $200)
That Lifetime Subscription one is crazy.
Seriously. Make a one-time donation of $100, and be subscribed to The Lunduke Journal… for life. (This includes full access to the community Forum.)
If even 1% of the new free subscribers who have joined in the last month take advantage of this… The Lunduke Journal will be fully funded through the end of this year. And then some.
Let’s make it happen. Scroll down. Pick which ever subscription type works best for you. Then high-five yourself for making Big Tech grumpy.
Just be sure to do it by the end of the day on Friday, May 9th. The prices all go back to normal after that.
50% Off Yearly or Monthly Subscription:
50% off a Yearly or Monthly subscription to The Lunduke Journal are available via both Locals and Substack. (This includes full access to the community Forum.)
That means $3 / Month. Or $27 / Year (which works out to $2.25 / Month).
Via Lunduke.Locals.com:
$3 Monthly Subscription via Locals (Code: COBOL)
$27 Yearly Subscription via Locals (Code: FORTRAN)
Via Lunduke.Substack.com:
Monthly or Yearly via Substack (No Code Needed)
The Famous Lifetime Subscription:
The "World Famous Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription" is exactly what it sounds like. Pay once and get full access to The Lunduke Journal. For life.
And now, through Friday, May 9th… you can snag one at a crazy discount. Normally these are $200… but you can grab one for $100. (You can also pay more if you’d like to donate a little extra.)
The Lifetime Subscription can be obtained via Locals, Substack, or using Bitcoin. All three options work great and are super easy. Scroll down and choose your option.
How to get a Lifetime Subscription via Locals:
Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.
Select "Give Once".
Enter "100" (or more) 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.)
How to get a Lifetime Subscription via Substack:
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.
How to get a Lifetime Subscription with Bitcoin:
You can also obtain a Lifetime Subscription via Bitcoin.
Make sure you have a Lunduke.Locals.com or Lunduke.Substack.com account (a free account, to either, works just fine).
Send $100 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.
50% Off DRM-Free, MP4 Downloads:
Want to be able to download every show The Lunduke Journal releases (and watch them on whatever device you like)? Yeah. You can do that. For 50% off.
All 2024 Lunduke Journal Episodes (226 total videos)
All 2025 Lunduke Journal Episodes (added throughout the year)
Note: This DRM-Free download option does not include access to the Forum. This option is strictly for downloading the episodes.
Make a One Time Donation
Subscription not enough (or not your thing)? Want to toss in a one-time donation to The Lunduke Journal? There’s a few great options!
Via BitCoin:
Send any amount of BTC to the following address:
bc1qyjakve8fywm8pz2v99v57yhjj0vzr2vjze6fcq
Email "bryan at lunduke.com" with to let us know it was you! You can choose to keep your donation anonymous if you prefer. (Either way, all BTC donations get included in the matching deal.)
Via Locals:
Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.
Click “GIVE ONCE”.
Enter any amount you like.
You Make This Possible
A huge thank you to all of the subscribers who have made The Lunduke Journal possible. Because of you, we have been able to do true Tech Journalism — to tell the stories that no other Tech News outlet has the cajones to touch.
And to all of you new Lunduke Journal subscribers: Welcome to the last bastion of truly independent, Big-Tech-Free, ad-free, non-Woke Tech Journalism.
-Lunduke
