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Now the next time you're at one of those math parties, with all those first graders from Ancient Rome, you won't feel so self conscious. You're welcome.
Following Arch Linux Discord voting to ban "links to X / Twitter" & death threats towards a journalist, all official Arch Linux channels begin mass censorship campaign.
H1-B Visas, Non-Woke Operating Systems, Facebook ending DEl, Memory Leaking Rust, Godot Went Woke Went Broke, Debian Linux Doubles Down on Wokeness, & more.
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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Me hanging out with the founder of FUTO on their YouTube channel. Talking about… all sorts of randomly nerdy things.
This crazy Arch Linux story apparently isn't over.
The insanity keeps ratcheting up... it's just too wild to ignore.
New show dropping soon.
Given how quickly DOGE (a name and countenance I still can't get over) is proceeding to do things, one wonders. Did they start their work when Trump took office... or some years earlier? After all, surveillance capitalism produces lots of information on people and their activities.
Just a question I have. :)
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February is upon us! And — would you look at that — thanks to all of you, The Lunduke Journal is already fully funded through the end of February!
That means: We can continue to have zero sponsors, zero advertising and, even more importantly, zero influence from Big Tech.
Now. How amazing would it be if The Lunduke Journal could reach our funding goals through the end of March… almost two months ahead of time? Pretty freaking amazing. And absolutely doable.
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Through Tuesday (February 4th), we’ve got a handful of discounts on Lunduke Journal subscriptions. Take a look. A huge thank you to everyone who has already subscribed — you make this all possible.
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There many ways to support The Lunduke Journal. Choose the option that makes you smile. It’s all listed below.
These are regular price. But still awesome.
Pay once, full subscription for life (on Locals, Substack, or both).
Available only until Tuesday, February 4th. Then the Lifetime Subscription option goes “back in the vault”.
Can be purchased via Locals, Substack, or with Bitcoin. Chose whichever works for you. Scroll down for steps.
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.
All 2024 Lunduke Journal Episodes (226 total videos)
All 2025 Lunduke Journal Episodes (added throughout the year)
The "World Famous Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription" is exactly what it sounds like. Pay once and get full access to The Lunduke Journal (with all the perks of subscription on Locals). For life.
New Lifetime Subscriptions are available, for $200, from now through February 4th. Then this option goes "back into the vault".
Here's how to grab one of these coveted bad boys for yourself:
Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.
Select "Give Once".
Enter "200" 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.)
You can also snag a Lifetime Subscription via Substack:
Select the “Lifetime Subscription” option.
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If you would like full, Lifetime access to Lunduke.Locals.com (which is included):
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Make sure you have a Lunduke.Locals.com account (a free account works just fine).
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Holy guacamole, Batman! We are now over 80% of the way to our funding goal… for the end of February. And it’s not even half way through January! I am absolutely gobsmacked.
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DRM-Free, MP4 Downloads for 2024 & 2025 (combined) for 55% off.
There many ways to support The Lunduke Journal. Choose the option that makes you smile. It’s all listed below.
Pay once, full subscription for life (on Locals, Substack, or both).
Available only through Tuesday, January 14th. Then the Lifetime Subscription option goes “back in the vault”.
Can be purchased via Locals, Substack, or with Bitcoin. Scroll down for steps.
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.
All 2024 Lunduke Journal Episodes (226 total videos)
All 2025 Lunduke Journal Episodes (added throughout the year)
The "World Famous Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscription" is exactly what it sounds like. Pay once and get full access to The Lunduke Journal (with all the perks of subscription on Locals). For life.
New Lifetime Subscriptions are available, for $200, from now through January 14th. Then this option goes "back into the vault".
Here's how to grab one of these coveted bad boys for yourself:
Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.
Select "Give Once".
Enter "200" 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.)
You can also snag 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 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.
And, finally, you can obtain a Lifetime Subscription via Bitcoin. Save a few bucks with this option, as Bitcoin processing has fewer fees associated with it.
Make sure you have a Lunduke.Locals.com account (a free account works just fine).
Send $190 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.
Nice and easy. Lots of options.
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