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August 11, 2025
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This last weekend we had a “50% off Subscriptions” sale — and the response was nothing short of phenomenal. Amazing to see so many people supporting truly independent Tech Journalism!

The future looks bright.

You know what? Just for kicks, let’s extend that 50% off… for the entire month of August.

Take your time. Pick the subscription type (below) that makes the most sense for you (there are many, most excellent options).

Note: The 50% off discounts are available via Locals, Substack, & Itch (MP4 Downloads). Monthly subscriptions are also available on X, Patreon, & YouTube, but those platforms do not have the ability to provide these types of discounts.

If you’re ever unsure of where to grab the latest articles, podcasts, and videos from The Lunduke Journal, check out Lunduke.com.

50% Off Yearly or Monthly Subscription:

Available via both Locals and Substack. (This includes full access to all new videos & the community Forum.)

That means $3 / Month. Or $27 / Year (which works out to $2.25 / Month).

Via Lunduke.Locals.com:

Via Lunduke.Substack.com:

Note: You can also grab a Monthly subscription via X, YouTube, or Patreon. There’s no way to offer a discount on those platforms. But those are still good options!

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 the entire month of August… 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 (& all three include full access to both new videos & the community Forum). Scroll down and choose your option.

Note: The Lifetime Subscription only applies to Substack and Locals. Other platforms (such as X, Patreon, & YouTube) do not provide the functionality necessary to create Lifetime Subscriptions.

How to get a Lifetime Subscription via Locals:

  1. Go to Lunduke.Locals.com/support.

  2. Select "Give Once".

  3. Enter "100" (or more) into the amount field.

  4. 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:

  1. Go to Lunduke.Substack.com/subscribe.

  2. Select the “Lifetime Subscription” option.

  3. 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):

  1. Make a free account on Lunduke.Locals.com.

  2. Email “bryan at lunduke.com” with the email address you use on both Substack and Locals (can be different email addresses).

  3. 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.

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  • 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.

Note: This DRM-Free download option does not include access to the Forum. This option is strictly for downloading the episodes.

No matter which type of subscription you choose, thank you for your support! Every subscription goes directly towards keeping The Lunduke Journal running well into the future.

-Lunduke

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Well, I got tired of complaining, and decided I’m just going to do it myself.

Here is the schedule which will repeat each week:

Tuesday: 20:30GMT - 22:30GMT – The Old Computer Nerd Show - I’ll do something completely computer-nerdy. It could be tinkering with my Atari 130XE, it could be learning a new computer language, it could be hacking my linux system, it could be playing around with my Turnkey System 360 mainframe. Tune in to find out.

Thursday: 20:30GMT - 22:30GMT – The Old Scif-Fi Nerd - Each week, I’ll go through a piece of short fiction from Ray Bradbury, Poul Anderson, Jack Vance, or any one of the dozens of other legendary writers from the 1950s to the 1990s, and discuss the story I read from a psychological, philosophical, and socio-political perspective.

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Top 5 Tech Stories of 2025 (According to Lunduke Journal's Viewers)
Gay software, Leftist Activists destroying computing, attacks on privacy, & more. Plus: Lunduke Journal had 14.9 Million views in December alone.

What follows are the top 5 most viewed Tech News stories, published by The Lunduke Journal, during 2025.

Presented in descending order of views received, starting with the most viewed.

[Links are to Substack, but all stories are freely available on several platforms.]

  1. Installing Linux Software Just Got More... Gay [Nov 24, 2025]

  2. Linus Torvalds Tells Google Dev His “Garbage Code” Should “Get Bent” [Aug 10, 2025]

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And, just for the sake of posterity, here are the next most viewed stories, 5 through 10.

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Of those 10 stories… 4 of them were not reported on by any other major Tech News outlets. And 3 of the other stories were first reported by The Lunduke Journal (and then picked up by other journalists).

That’s… wild.

Worth Pondering

We know that The Lunduke Journal gets more social media traction and views than any other “Mainstream” Tech Journalism outlets (including the ones which claim to have “millions” of followers).

While we don’t know the current exact viewership numbers of the other major Tech Journalists out there, based on all available numbers it would appear that these are among the most viewed Tech News stories from any publisher.

Period.

Which means that this list of “Top Tech News of 2025” is about as close to definitive as we’re likely to get.

While we’re at it, for the sake of massive transparency, here are detailed statistics for The Lunduke Journal for last month. (Something the other big Tech News outlets would be terrified to reveal.)

Lunduke Journal Stats for December

Here’s some Lunduke Journal stats for December, 2025:

  • 14.9 Million views (or listens) during the last month (December).

  • 151,224 free subscribers (not including audio podcast feeds).

  • 2,196 new free subscribers on the primary platforms.

  • 342 shows, in total, in 2025.

  • $0.00 (zero) taken from any corporation.

December is, typically, the most quiet month for Tech Journalism. Fewer big stories. Lots of people on vacation. “View” numbers are, almost always, significantly lower than a typical month.

Despite that, The Lunduke Journal had a pretty stellar month in December of 2025. Second biggest month of the year (only slightly behind the previous month, which set multiple records), clocking in at just shy of 15 million “views”.

I’ll take it.

 

Total Free Subscribers also saw pretty decent growth, considering it was December (“the quiet month”), of over 2,000 new subscribers. Now topping 150,000.

 

A huge thank you, as always, to the amazing subscribers to The Lunduke Journal.

None of this work would be possible without you.

-Lunduke

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Reminder: The $89 Lifetime Sub deal ends after New Years Eve

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The end of December is almost here!

That means the “$89 Lifetime Lunduke Journal Subscription” deal is about to end!

When the ball drops on New Years Eve, and the calendar clocks over to 2026, the Lifetime Subscription price goes back to normal.

So, you know, grab one before that darn ball drops! (Then check out all of the Lunduke Journal Subscriber Perks.)

Because that deal is re-DONK-u-lous.

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Lunduke's Nerdy Q&A, Lifetime Sub for $89

Two quick tidbits on this glorious Sunday:

Reminder: $89 Lifetime Subscriptions

Lifetime Subscriptions to The Lunduke Journal are currently discounted to $89. For life. Which is… insane. That’s less than 1/3rd of the regular price.

Monthly and Yearly subscriptions are 50% off. Which is also pretty darned snazzy.

Submit Questions for Lunduke’s Nerdy Q&A!

On Tuesday I will be recording a long-overdue episode of “Lunduke’s Nerdy Q&A”.

Got questions you’d like asked in the show? No guarantees, but I’ll get to as many as I can!

Retro computing. Current computer news. Ridiculous hypotheticals. Any question is fair game... just make sure it’s good and nerdy.

To make it simple for me, there are two ways you can submit questions for this week’s Q&A:

  1. Add a comment to this thread on Forum.Lunduke.com.

  2. Reply to this thread over on X.

  3. Ok. I lied.  There are three ways.  You can also reply to this post, right here, on Locals.

Note: Only Lunduke Journal subscribers can access to Forum.Lunduke.com. All of the details on how to gain access are on the Lunduke Journal Subscriber Perks page.

-Lunduke

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