The Lunduke Journal of Technology
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Apple Begs Shareholders to Let Them Continue Illegal DEl Policies
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Apple Board recommends voting against "legal compliance", despite many Big Tech firms (including Meta, Amazon, and others) scaling back "Diversity...
1980's Computers on the Modern Internet with FujiNet
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
FujiNet website: https://fujinet.online/ More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this w...
Will The Linux Foundation Purchase Chrome?
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Stick it to Big Tech. Support The Lunduke Journal.
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I've extended the discounts through end of day Wednesday (Jan 15th), because I totally forgot to make a show letting people know about them. My bad. ...
Lunduke's Nerdy Q & A - Jan 13, 2025
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit lunduke.substack.comA few of the questions asked in today's show: * Why did NextStep und...
Massive Memory Leaks in System76's Cosmic Desktop (Written in "Memory Safe" Rust)
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Meta: Ending DEl, Ending "Fact Checking", Allowing LGBT Criticism & Vaccine Skepticism
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook employees "in meltdown" over changes which allow people to say "LGBT are mentally ill". Zuck regrets censoring at demand of Biden. More from ...
Linux Foundation Launches Pay-to-Play, Inclusive "Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers"
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Plus: Reactions from Brendan Eich (Brave CEO) & Andreas Kling (Ladybird Browser). More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public...
Lunduke's Retro DOS BBS is On-Line
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More from The House of Lunduke: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to b...
Review: OpenMandriva Rolling Linux Distro
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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US Government Bans Linux Foundation from Doing Business with Tencent, Huawei
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2024, Biden banned Linux from working with Russian programmers. In 2026, Linux must choose between DoD contractors (like Microsoft) or Chinese Mili...
Anti-Conservative openSUSE Linux Spends December Begging for Board Candidates, Finds None
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Back in early December, openSUSE delayed their elections after failing to find Board Member candidates. The month that followed went just as badly for...
OpenMandriva : The Non-Woke Linux Distro?
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Are There Any Non-Woke Operating Systems?
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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H-1B Visa in Tech: Good Idea or Bad Idea?
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Employees Speak Out: Google, Apple, Microsoft, & Intel Discriminate Against White Men
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The IBM / Red Hat Leaks: What we've learned so far: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5515346/the-ibm-red-hat-leaks-what-weve-learned-so-far More from T...
Dead Internet Theory is Facebook's New Business Model
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Microsoft Research Funds "Pronouns in Software" Study
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After encouraging "Gender Transitioning" children, Microsoft is doubling down on DEl with new "Research" study and new animated video about Trans pron...
Bluesky Bans Lunduke For Having Common Views
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a month of internal debates, Bluesky decided to perma-ban Lunduke at 9pm on the Friday after Christmas. For stating commonly held, simple views....
Wikipedia Spends $31 Million on "Racial Equity" in 2024
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Google Tells Courts How Google Should Be Punished (and Tried to Hide it)
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Released Friday before Christmas -- the ideal time to hide any announcement -- in response to losing an antitrust suit, Google proposes no real change...
Mozilla Executive Pay Doubles as Loss of 80% of Revenue Looms
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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ChatGPT Can Not Say "Bryan Lunduke"
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Wordpress Contributors Must Now Agree That "Pineapple is Delicious on Pizza'
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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openSUSE Unable to Find Board Candidates After Banning Conservatives
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Mozilla Lawsuit from Former Executive Gets Jury Trial Date
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mozilla Sued for Discrimination by Former CEO-To-Be: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5765292/mozilla-sued-for-discrimination-by-former-ceo-to-be More ...
No. 2025 Won't Be The Year of The Linux Desktop.
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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DRM-Free, Downloadable Media is a Good Thing
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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3 Anti-White Discrimination Lawsuits Pending Against IBM & Red Hat
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One year after the explosive IBM & Red Hat leaks, we look at each lawsuit... and the people involved in the racist practices at the Big Tech, Linux Gi...
The End of Physical Media is Here (and That Sucks)
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For buying movies we went from VHS to DVD to Blu-Ray. For music we went from vinyl to cassette tapes to CD. For computer data storage we've had a mill...
Linux Foundation Drops Linux Spending to Historic Lows in 2024
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The article: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6453427/linux-foundation-drops-linux-spending-to-historic-lows-in-2024 More from The Lunduke Journal: htt...
Al "Slop" Bug Reports Hurting Python, Curl, & Other Open Source Projects
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Inaccurate Computing: AI, Quantum, & The Error-Filled Future
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Traditional, binary computing is built on extreme accuracy and consistency. Quantum Computing & Al are founded in uncertainty and computational halluc...
Microsoft Lessening TPM Requirement for Windows 11?
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One week after doubling down on the TPM requirement, Microsoft lightens up. A little. But... why? More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ ...
GNOME & KDE Team Up on Paid Flathub Software Store
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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The "Code of Conduct" Must Die
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is time for every "Code of Conduct" to get dumped into the trash. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If ...
Firefox Maker Rebrands as "Global Crew of Activists"
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
And it's even more ridiculous than you'd think. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss...
Lunduke v. ChatGPT - "Cease Making Defamatory Statements"
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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KDE Goes Nagware (And Income Skyrocketed)
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Resulting in an income spike that is allowing KDE to (possibly) balance their budget. Should other open source projects and foundations consider a sim...
Notepad++ Has "Anti-Elon Musk" Release
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Notepad++ developer names new version "in a world of Elon, be a Zelensky" and declares, in another release, that he is "leaving X for Bluesky".The Lun...
The Quest to Remove My Name From ChatGPT
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Obviously this is false and defamatory. Thus begins my quest to have OpenAI stop using my name. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ Th...
Solved: Why ChatGPT Will Not Say "David Mayer"
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
And it definitely is not some "Rothschild Conspiracy", like much of the Internet believes. Other names ChatGPT refuses to say: Alexander Hanff, Jonath...
Banned C++ Contributor Speaks Out
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Support Independent Tech Journalism -- Stick it to Big Tech
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6418350/support-independent-tech-journalism-the-december-lunduke-journal-fundraiserThe Last Bastion of Independent Tec...
Google Accuses Microsoft of "Dark Patterns" with Edge Browser on Windows
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The company that pre-loads Chrome on Android, and makes ChromeOS, says Microsoft is "Dark" for pre-loading Edge on Windows.Interestingly: Apple Safari...
Deno v. Oracle: JavaScript Trademark Dispute
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Full timeline of what happens next, and what Brendan Eich (creator of JavaScript) thinks. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is ...
elementary OS 8 is the DEI Linux Distro
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Will a pro-DEI & pro-Woke marketing strategy prove successful in attracting new users to a small, commercial Linux distribution? In the words of a wis...
Linux Code of Conduct Board Officially Bans Developer for "Insufficient" Groveling
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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C++ Standards Contributor Banned For Using Word "Question"
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
C++ ISO Standards Group (known as WG21) has permanently banned a long time contributor (with dozens of papers on C++) because he included the word "qu...
Firefox Has 9 Months of Income Left (Possibly Less)
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The USA v Google lawsuit is going to result in a massive shakeup for Web Browsers and Search Engines. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.c...
Linux Code of Conduct Board Blocks File System Changes
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kent Overstreet's blog post:https://www.patreon.com/posts/116412665Sanctions Hit Linux Kernel, Russian Programmers Banned:https://lunduke.locals.com/p...
The Pokemon Go Spying Conspiracy Theory? Yeah. It's Verified.
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It sounds like an insane movie plot. But it's real.In 2016, this was "Lunduke's crazy conspiracy theory about Pokemon Go being used to spy on everyone...
DOJ: Google Must Sell Off Chrome
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Mozilla's "Dreams" Do Not Include Firefox ... or Even Web Browsing
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The "What Is Your Dream for Mozilla?" Survey: https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/101 More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a...
Red Hat: Linux is the Past, AI is the Future
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Mozilla Hosts "Feminist, Decolonial, LGBTQIA+, Climate Justice using Al" Event
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is just as ridiculous and hilarious as it sounds.More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to dis...
Four Months After The NixOS "Nazi Purge"
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want to participate in NixOS discussions? First you must agree to their extreme political agenda.More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ T...
The Great Lunduke Journal November Fundraiser
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All the details: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6331686/the-great-lunduke-journal-november-fundraiser This is a public episode. If you'd like to disc...
Notepad.exe Goes AI
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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GIMP 3.0 RC Released!
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Mozilla Foundation Mass Layoffs, Axes Advocacy
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Will Voting Machines Get Hacked? Almost Certainly.
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Apple Removes Ability to Run Unsigned Apps in macOS 15.1
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The article: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6304352/apple-removes-ability-to-run-unsigned-apps-in-macos-15-1 This is a public episode. If you'd like ...
25% of Google Code is AI Generated
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Wayback Machine & Google Website Cache Go Offline Weeks Before 2024 Election
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Long Term Linux Maintainer Banned After Protesting Removal of Russian Programmers
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Open Source RISC OS Now Has WiFi and Modern Web Browser on Raspberry Pi
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The OS first released in 1987 for Acorn computers is becoming a viable modern desktop. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a p...
Will Russia Hard Fork Linux?
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Russia's Ministry of Digital Development proposes hard Linux kernel fork after Russian Devs banned. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com...
Author of "Stallman Report" Hit Piece Collects and Publishes Child Porn?
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Warning: While this episode keeps things "PG", a few of the topics mentioned are deeply disturbing. Viewer discretion, as they say, is advised. More f...
The Lunduke Journal Does NOT Endorse Kamala Harris
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pro-Censorship, bad for Open Source, and not good for the Computer Industry. From the point of view of a Computer-focused publication, it's hard to th...
No, Microsoft Did Not Fire Employees for Holding "Vigil for Palestinians"
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft fired 2 Microsoft Azure employees who boycotted Microsoft -- and organized anti-Microsoft protests (while being wildly antisemitic). But the...
Wikipedia's War on Israel, USA, & Truth
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How Wikipedia’s Pro-Hamas Editors Hijacked the Israel-Palestine Narrative: https://www.piratewires.com/p/how-wikipedia-s-pro-hamas-editors-hijacked-...
Remembering When Obama Declared Linux Users "Extremists"
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Why Were Russian Programmers Banned From Linux, But Not Huawei Employees?
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sanctions Hit Linux Kernel, Russian Programmers Banned: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6263331/sanctions-hit-linux-kernel-russian-programmers-banned ...
Sanctions Hit Linux Kernel, Russian Programmers Banned
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Biden's Executive Order 14071, forbids Russians from working with or using GPL'd software made in the USA. And that includes the Linux Kernel.More fr...
Twitch Bans All of Israel, Un-Bans Anti-Jewish Terrorists
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Like the Library of Alexandria, the Internet Archive Will Burn.
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Did The Internet Archive Hack Themselves?
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After 22 days, hackers still have access to sensitive internal systems. Archive.org has been offline for 11 days (and counting), and Internet Archive...
Police Reports Written by AI... Seriously.
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More from The Lunduke Journal:https://lunduke.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bon...
Lunduke's Nerdy Q & A - Oct 17, 2024
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The full length, video version is available here: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6240894/lundukes-nerdy-q-a-oct-17-2024The nerdy questions asked in ...
Winamp Source Code Repo Deleted
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Drew DeVault Behind Stallman-Report.org Hit Piece
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Stallman Report - A Hit Piece on the Free Software Founder: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6232184/the-stallman-report-a-hit-piece-on-the-free-so...
The Stallman Report - A Hit Piece on the Free Software Founder
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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The Road to Skynet: Nuclear Powered, CAPTCHA Solving AI
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Teach Al systems to beat CAPTCHAs and pretend to be people, then give them nuclear reactors. What could go wrong!?More from The Lunduke Journal: https...
Debian Linux Doesn't Want Straight White Men
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want to be a paid intern for Debian? Everyone is welcome! (Except Straight White Men. And Asians. Debian really doesn't want Asians.)More from The Lun...
Internet Archive Got Hacked... and Did Nothing When Told About It
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All sufficiently popular, complex systems will get hacked. Period. All of them. What did the Internet Archive do when they were informed of a recent h...
Facebook Developed Custom Portal to Help Biden Administration Censor Americans
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Documents published by America First Legal: https://aflegal.org/explosive-censorship-documents-america-first-legal-releases-complete-internal-facebook...
Google May be Broken Up as a Result of Lost Lawsuit
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Google has been ruled to be a monopoly, with multiple remedies being proposed... including breaking Google up into smaller companies. That's right. So...
Top Level Domain .io Will Die in 5 Years
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The "Indian Ocean" islands have been given up by the UIK. For GitHub.io, Itcho.io (and many others with .io domains), the clock is ticking to find a n...
Best Alternatives to Woke Software
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's so much Woke Software out there. Browsers like Mozilla Firefox & Google Chrome. Operating Systems from Red Hat, SUSE, & Microsoft. And so many...
No, You Don't Need Telemetry Data to Make Software
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you need telemetry and usage data... maybe you just suck at making software. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.com/ This is a public e...
GNOME Foundation Broke, Lays Off 33% of Staff
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
GNOME Foundation Update from the Board: 2024-10:https://foundation.gnome.org/2024/10/07/update-from-the-board-2024-10/Lunduke Journal related coverage...
Firefox & Thunderbird Collect User Data by Default (in Violation of European Law)
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The On-By-Default Data Collection, Privacy Preserving Attribution, and Mozilla's disregard for your privacy. More from The Lunduke Journal: https://lu...
Framework Laptop LEGO Expansion Card?!
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can now add LEGO pieces to a modular, Linux powered Framework laptop. The way it was meant to be. The 3D printable model of a LEGO Framework lapto...
Yes. Mozilla is an Advertising Company Now.
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The core Mozilla business has shifted from Firefox and search engines... to AI, user tracking, and advertising. All while pretending to fight against ...
The Redot (Godot Fork) Launch X Space -- with Q & A
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Note: It starts with one of the founders of Redot speaking. Not Lunduke. Don’t freak out when the voice is someone else… Lunduke will appear lat...
DOOM Now Runs on a Quantum Computer (Which Doesn't Even Exist)
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The article: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6180209/doom-now-runs-on-a-quantum-computer-which-doesn-t-exist This is a public episode. If you'd like t...
Lifetime Subscription & The Lunduke Journal Affiliate Program
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The article: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6182321/lifetime-subscriptions-the-lunduke-journal-affiliate-program This is a public episode. If you'd l...
Godot Responds to Mass Banning - No Apology, Blames Banned Users
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Article: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6174150/godot-responds-to-mass-banning-no-apology-blames-banned-users This is a public episode. If you'd ...
Godot Game Engine Enacts Mass "Cleansing" of Non-Woke Supporters
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The article: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/6171454/godot-game-engine-enacts-mass-cleansing-of-non-woke-supporters More from The Lunduke Journal: htt...