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dirt@Dirt2901

December 20, 2024

My three hour tour involved a two week voyage through computer heel once again!!
After Windoze kept resetting my video driver because it did not like my second display hookup, I kicked it off my laptop...
Now I have another computer that is an old HP 640Z and I wanted to be able to use that as a virtualization host....
Turns out that the video card in that system is an older Nvidiot kepler chip that the modern Nvidiot drivers don't understand....
I went thru every distro I had!! About 200 of them and the only ones that understood and automatically loaded the correct drivers were 2 distros!!
I had a choice between Ghost BSD and Manjaro!!!
In order to connect to the internet I tried a couple of advertized "driverless" USB dongles....no dice for Manjaro!! Still wouldn't connect or recognize the dongle...
OK,,,Ghost BSD had no problem with one of the dongles...cool!
Now I try to setup virtualization....VirtualBox is in the repositories as well as QUEMUOUS...I just wish they made the name without so many vowells!!
Well lo and behold the version of virtualbox is 6.1 and only does 32 bit!! Really??? Seaweed, Jeffrey???
ARGH!! The same with QUEMUOUS!!! 32 bit only!!!
Now I spend another week trying to download drivers to get Manjaro to load the USB dongles....no go... I think from now on I'm gonna call them Dangles!! As they just don't dang work!!
Option number three...get a wireless router and use it in range extender mode, hook up the Ethernet cable to the computer to the router and bingo! I'm now back on...still no luck with vuitualiztion for any of the two working display compatable distros...Ghost and Manjaro....
Back to square negative one....
Load up Garuda...get to load the right Nvidiot drivers after using compatability mode....now have a full display...get the latest version of Virtualbox installed...and now run Windoze in a VM where it cannot change my video display!! And poof! I'm back!! I think I'll sleep another two weeks to rest up for the next poseidon advanture!! There's got to be a morning after!!!

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke

January 29, 2026

ReactOS at 30 Years Old: Like Windows ME, Only Buggier

ReactOS, the open source attempt to build a Windows 2000 compatible system, turns 30. Which, coincidentally, his how many times it crashed on me in the last hour.

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke

January 28, 2026

XFCE Spends Donations to Write New Wayland Compositor... in Rust

The XCE Desktop Environment plans to spend most of their donated funds to throw out their well tested X11 backend, in favor of a non-existent Wayland compositor written in Rust. Leftists cheer.

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke

January 27, 2026

Gaming Linux Distro Bazzite Bans Key Dev for Unspecified CoC Violations

The core developer of one of the most critical components of Bazzite has been banned for secret "Code of Conduct violations" following a mob campaign accusing him of "transphobic slurs".

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke

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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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke

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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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke

September 13, 2023

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

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MGaddict@MGaddict

January 31, 2026

Am I psycho? I just installed Slackware and I'm really enjoying it. I used the Slackware Live to boot and install from which was a breath of fresh air. Text based installer asking questions that actually matter. Then the documentation is wonderful. It treats you like you aren't stupid but also explains why you're doing whatever you're doing so you can learn. Crazy thought, <sarcasm> teach a man to fish? How absurd. </sarcasm>
Anyways, the whole thing doesn't lock me into any choices for anything I may or may not want to use. Default state is, you decide. Heck, sudo isn't even enabled by default. (Sadly, I had to remember how we used to use Linux before sudo.)
I really, really like this. So if there is some political reason I shouldn't be using this, please, just keep your mouth shut.

Eepardaku@eepardaku

20 hours ago

About seven months ago I made a post about switching over to a KDE-only distro called KaOS. This is the original post: https://lunduke.locals.com/upost/7042241/ever-since-bryan-did-his-post-where-he-read-the-email-from-bernhard-rosenkraenzer-of-openmandriva-i

These past seven+ months with KaOS have been very, very nice. No issues whatsoever. I have been using it on my Lenovo laptop exclusively...no dual-booting into any other distro. The only reason I migrated from OpenMandriva Lx to KaOS is because I kept experiencing crashes with Brave on OMLx...whereas there were no crashes on KaOS. My needs for computing on my laptop are very minimal: working WiFi, LibreOffice and Brave. That's it. KaOS has done the job superbly and I would recommend it to anyone.

https://kaosx.us/

leebase@leebase

9 hours ago

OpenClaw is not for me - for now

It purports to be an autonomous agent working on your behalf. Some of the stories are crazy amazing - others are "oooh, that's not going to end well" scary.

I thought I'd give it a try to have it research for me in ways beyond me just prompting ChatGPT. If what folks described were true, it could have been cool.

This is not ready for prime time - even for most nerds. I'm not saying people writing about it are lying - I'm saying "it's beyond my skill, patience and willing budget for llm tokens" for me to continue trying to get anything remotely like the experience I've been reading about.

I have other goals and projects that I can make progress on. I gave this a weekend and I'm satisfied that "this isn't for me right now".

Meanwhile - I'm making terrific progress on my version of the "Ralph Loop". I've been building a human/AI software engineering system. It's the opposite of vibe coding.

It's the speed of vibe coding paired with the ...

Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke

January 31, 2026

$89 Lifetime Offer Ends at Midnight!

I’ll make this quick: The $89 Lifetime Subscription offer for The Lunduke Journal ends at midnight tonight (Saturday, January 31st).

Once the calendar reads “February” — poof — the deal is gone.

If you wanted to save 70% on a Lifetime Subscription, these are your final hours.

A huge thank you to everyone who has signed up during this crazy deal. We are this close to filling up the 4th Lifetime Subscriber Wall (there’s a possibility it might fill up in the next few hours).

Far beyond anything I was expecting. All of you are absolutely amazing. The Lunduke Journal would not be possible without you.

If you were on contemplating grabbing that Lifetime Sub, I’d jump on it right now. The price goes back up to normal ($300) in about 12 hours or so.

Get it while it’s cheap!

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke

January 30, 2026

The End of the $89 Lifetime Sub is Nigh!

Quick reminder: The massive deal The Lunduke Journal has been running — 70%+ off Lifetime Subscriptions, 50% off all other subscriptions — ends after tomorrow (Saturday, January 31st).

Considering that, here are the steps I recommend:

Grab the $89 Lifetime Subscription before it ends tomorrow night.
High five yourself for saving money and supporting Indie Tech Journalism.
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That is all.

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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke

January 25, 2026

$89 Lifetime Lunduke Subs ends this week!

Quick heads up, that the $89 Lifetime Subscription to The Lunduke Journal discount ends… at the end of this week!

Discounting Lifetime Subscriptions by over 70% was an absolute blast. So many of you took advantage of the offer that we’re now up to four Lifetime Subscriber walls at the end of every video. Crazy!

But something that awesome can’t last forever. Which means that, in just a few days, Lifetime Subscriptions will return to their regular price of $300.

With no plans to do another wild discount like that any time soon.

So.

If you haven’t already, snag an $89 (via Bitcoin) or $99 (via Substack or Locals) Lifetime Subscription.
Then let me know if you’d like to be added to the Lifetime Wall of ~~Shame~~ Awesomeness.

My guess is, a the current rate, that 4th Lifetime Wall will be full by Friday.

Bonkers.

And, once again, thank you to each and every subscriber. The Lunduke Journal would not be possible without you.

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