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December 04, 2024

I'd wish I could say that I feel bad for all of the developers using AI generated code -- trained on the projects I've checked into GitHub.  But I don't.  It's just too funny.

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Al "Slop" Bug Reports Hurting Python, Curl, & Other Open Source Projects

"Low-quality, spammy, and LLM hallucinated security reports" taking time away from real bugs and features.

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December 09, 2024
Microsoft Lessening TPM Requirement for Windows 11?

One week after doubling down on the TPM requirement, Microsoft lightens up. A little. But... why?

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December 09, 2024
Inaccurate Computing: AI, Quantum, & The Error-Filled Future

Traditional, binary computing is built on extreme accuracy and consistency. Quantum Computing & Al are founded in uncertainty and computational hallucinations.

What does that mean for the future of computing in general?

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November 22, 2023
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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November 21, 2023
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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September 13, 2023
"Andreas Kling creator of Serenity OS & Ladybird Web Browser" - Lunduke’s Big Tech Show - September 13th, 2023 - Ep 044

This episode is free for all to enjoy and share.

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Have you heard about YouTube's new audio dubbing? They are rolling it out now. New uploads for select creators and evrntually all creators. Will be copied to other languages, via the formerly named Aloud audio dubbing servive.

While this may help creators reach a wider audience. Who owns the rights to those new language dubbed copies? How might Google leverage that data? Might their AI in another language use creator data? YouTube is bragging about dubbing, but nothing about who owns those copies, or how they may be used.

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As someone who has done a fair share of wifi troubleshooting, this was pretty freaking fascinating

https://blog.apnic.net/2024/05/17/a-transport-protocols-view-of-starlink/

GUYS! It's DOScember! \o/ Good thing we remembered before the first half of it is over, right? :)

Also, this is historical sleuthing to rival Lunduke's, back before he was covering "Woke in tech". :)

December 10, 2024
The Lunduke Journal Free Show & Article Archive

The Massive Free Lunduke Journal Archive

Looking for a particular video or article?  Below you will find a sampling of Lunduke Journal content, all of which is free for the world to enjoy (subscribers and non-subscribers alike).  

The following list is nowhere near complete -- and is being added to constantly.  If you're looking for a searchable, sortable index of every article and show, you'll want to go to The Lunduke Journal Content Archive at Lunduke.Locals.com/content (which is an added benefit for Lunduke Journal subscribers).

 

Lunduke Journal Articles

(You won't find these many of these stories covered anywhere else.)

Lunduke Journal Computer History Articles

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"Linux Sucks" Shows (in order)

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December 08, 2024
$10 Off Yearly, & Discounted Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscriptions
(Available through end of day Monday, December 9th.)

The Lunduke Journal is 100% ad-free and 100% free from the influence of Big Tech.

To pull off this feat, we run the occasional mini-fundraiser.  A couple days of fundraising and sales to keep every show and article completely free of ads.  Which is pretty sweet.

As of right now -- after 2 days of fundraising last week -- we are just a little short of hitting our December funding needs.

To help push us over the finish line -- and keep the lights on here at The Lunduke Journal -- we're running a super quick sale with two sweet deals:

These deals are available through end of the day, Monday, December 9th.

Want to support truly independent Tech Journalism?  Scroll down.  Pick the subscription deal that's best for you.  Every single penny goes directly towards keeping The Lunduke Journal running (and sticking it to Big Tech).

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Now through end of day Monday (Dec 9), you can grab a yearly subscription with a $10 discount.

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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). For life.

New Lifetime Subscriptions are available, for $200, from now through Monday, December 9th. 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.)

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  • Make sure you have a Lunduke.Locals.com account (a free account works just fine).

  • Send $200 worth of Bitcoin (or more) to the following address:

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December 07, 2024
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Codes of Conduct! ChatGPT Insanity! KDE Gets Naggy! Firefox Activists!

December kicks off with a round of some really friggin' weird stories.  But my absolute favorite?  The one where Mozilla pays for an expensive rebranding... as a "Global Crew of Activists".

I mean... what on Earth were they thinking?  You can practically hear the 5 remaining Firefox users switching to another browser.

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