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Valve's Arch-based SteamOS Linux distro (primarily for Steam Decks) has switched to Wayland by default to comply with KDE's upcoming "Wayland Only" policy.
The Iran & Hamas aligned "313 Team" is claiming credit for a Disney+ outage this evening. The same Islamic cyber terrorists previously attacked Ubuntu, Microsoft, OpenAl, Cloudflare, & others.
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.
The “TempleOS” and “Macintosh System 1” Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriber Walls are full! Those suckers filled up in a single week! (You can check them all out at Lunduke.com.)
But, behold! The “Commodore 64” and “BeOS R5” Walls are now available to add your names to!
Windows 2000 : 2 spots left
Commodore 64 : Space available
BeOS R5 : Space available
Those last two spots on the Windows 2000 Wall won’t last long. And, honestly, I expect the C64 Wall to by full pretty quickly.
It has been, yet another, weird and wild week in the world of Tech and Open Source.
Filled with awesome and inspiring stories (Linux logos on Race cars!)… mixed with bizarre, Woke politics and concerning technical news.
And, as usual, all but one of the big stories this week were completely ignored by the other of the Tech News outlets.
Here are the major stories from the last week, with direct links to X and Substack. You can also watch / listen on a bunch of other platforms (Rumble, RSS Audio Podcast, etc.), listed on Lunduke.com.
Rust-Based Malware Hits 1.4% of Arch User Repository (X, Substack)
Godot Game Engine Promotes Extreme, Pro-Trans "Pronoun Palace" Game (X, Substack)
GNOME in Damage Control Mode After Revelations from Ex Board Member (X, Substack)
Proton Mail Apologizes for Sponsoring "Far Right French YouTuber" (X, Substack)
Ex Board Member Reveals Corruption & Dysfunction at GNOME Foundation (X, Substack)
AI Generated Patches to Linux Kernel Hits New Record High (X, Substack)
TempleOS arrives on The Lunduke Journal Lifetime Wall
“When are you going to add a TempleOS Lifetime Wall??!”
I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve received that request over the last few weeks. Well. What the heck! Why not?
There are now three Lunduke Journal Lifetime Subscriber Walls (displayed both on Lunduke.com and the end of all new shows) with space available:
Macintosh System 1
Windows 2000
TempleOS
A few quick notes:
The Windows 2000 Wall, which was introduced only 2 days ago, is already about half way full. At the current rate, that one will likely be full by the end of the week. Still plenty of space on the Mac System 1 Wall.
One Lifetime Subscription = Name Listed on One Wall. These Walls are crazy popular and fill up super fast, so I have to put that limit in place.
Want your name on more than one Lifetime Wall? Grab a second Lifetime Subscription (use the discounted rate) and you can have your name added to one of the Walls with space still available.
Massive high five to everyone who has supported The Lunduke Journal and made these retro-computer Lifetime Walls so much fun to do!
There are some options. For both subscribing and donating. They're all on this page.
Bonus: At the bottom of this page you will find the invite link to the super-secret Lunduke Journal Discord Chat Server. This is only available for full subscribers, which makes it a nice place to hang out. No riff-raff.
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