The Lunduke Journal of Technology
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8-Bit Week: The Grand Finale
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I think I can confidently say that 8-Bit Week, here at The Lunduke Journal, was a massive success!While previous themed weeks have been a blast (inclu...
8-Bit Week -- Day 1 & 2 Roundup
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first 48 hours of “8-Bit Week” here at The Lunduke Journal has been an absolute blast!Apple II. Commodore 64. Tandy Color Computer 3. Atari...
8-Bit Week begins at The Lunduke Journal
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Behold! 8-Bit Week begins at The Lunduke Journal!First we had DOS Week… then Haiku Week… then PDA Week… and now — it is time for an entire we...
Lunduke's Favorite Stories of 2022
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
2022 has been a big year for The Lunduke Journal. A big year, filled with big articles.What follows are some of my personal favorites — not necessa...
The Lunduke Journal Predictions for 2023
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the end of the year. Which means I am morally obligated to provide the official Lunduke Journal predictions for 2023.Plus… predictions are f...
Haiku becomes viable for daily use (right on schedule)
10 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier in 2022, Lunduke predicted that the Haiku Operating System would become viable for daily use by many people (Lunduke included) by the end of t...
PDA Week begins!
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
PalmOS! Windows CE! Psion! Newton! Zaurus! Let's spend this week celebrating, exploring, and marveling in the glory of the Personal Digital Assis...
Evil A.I. made in evil ways: ChatGPT & GitHub Copilot
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Examples of two, popular A.I. systems — OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft GitHub’s Copilot — and how they can negatively impact the world… plus...
Pondering on Mastodon and the Fediverse
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With so many people jumping from Twitter to Mastodon, let's take a moment to talk about some of the downsides (and upsides) of Mastodon... and the Fed...
Lunduke's Normal Computing News - Nov 9, 2022
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for the weekly normal computer news. The Big Tech stuff that’s worth taking a look at.Apple now worth more than Google, Amazon, and Met...
Lunduke's Weird Computing News - Nov 6, 2022
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here is the “Weird” computer news — the retro and alternative OS stuff — for November 6th, 2022!Currently 3 blocker bugs for Haiku Beta 4For t...
Lunduke's Normal Computing News - Nov 2, 2022
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Wednesday! So let’s talk about the normal computer news. You know. Big Tech stuff. Popular stuff. (Come back on Sunday for the weird com...
Lunduke's Weird Computing News - Oct 30, 2022
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Got a sale going right now on Lunduke Journal Subscriptions!* Founding Member Subscriptions: $75 / Year (normally $125)* Lifetime Subscriptions: $200 ...
Lunduke's Normal Computing News - October 26, 2022
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Time for your “Normal” computer news! You know. The mainstream stuff. Microsoft, Apple, Linux, Google. That sort of thing.Dive in below, and f...
Lunduke's Weird Computing News - Oct 23, 2022
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Wednesday we talked about the “Normal” computer news.But today is not Wednesday. Today is Sunday.Thus we do the only logical thing… we talk ...
Lunduke Journal Community Weekly Highlights - Oct 21, 2022
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is always something fun and nerdy happening over on The Lunduke Journal Community (Lunduke.Locals.com). Let’s take a tour of some of my favor...
Lunduke's Normal Computing News - Oct 19, 2022
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here comes the “Normal Computing” news of the week! What is “Normal Computing”? Stuff about Microsoft, Apple, Google, and the like. Big Tec...
Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - Oct 16, 2022
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for the important news of the week! And this week is a fun one!Haiku Beta 4 is “imminent”!The September “Haiku Activity Report” h...
Command Line Week starts... now!
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Officially “Command Line Week” starts at 8am (Eastern) on Wednesday.But I’m just too excited. So I recorded the podcast episode and am posting ...
Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - Oct 9, 2022
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What follows is the most important news for the week! Linux-y news! Retro computer news! Alternative OS news! You know… the stuff that matters!T...
Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - Oct 2, 2022
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Sunday! Which means it’s time for some Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing news!You know… the important stuff.The podcast & the artic...
Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - September 25, 2022
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunduke Journal Community — About the Lunduke Journal — Subscriber PerksThe Lunduke Journal Weekly Schedule:Monday - Computer HistoryTuesday -...
Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - September 18, 2022
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunduke Journal Community — About the Lunduke Journal — Subscriber PerksThe Lunduke Journal Weekly Schedule:Monday - Computer HistoryTuesday -...
"DOS Week" begins at The Lunduke Journal!
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
* The “Live in DOS for a Week” Challenge* The “DOS Week” subscription sale* The Lunduke Journal Community — Where we are talking about our D...
Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - September 11, 2022
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunduke Journal Community — About the Lunduke Journal — Subscriber PerksThe Lunduke Journal Weekly Schedule:Monday - Computer HistoryTuesday -...
Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - September 4, 2022
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunduke Journal Community — About the Lunduke Journal — Subscriber PerksThe Lunduke Journal Weekly Schedule:Monday - Computer HistoryTuesday -...
Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - August 28, 2022
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunduke Journal Community — About the Lunduke Journal — Subscriber PerksThe Lunduke Journal Weekly Schedule:Monday - Computer HistoryTuesday -...
Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - August 21, 2022
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunduke Journal Community — About the Lunduke Journal — Subscriber PerksThe Lunduke Journal Weekly Schedule:Monday - Computer HistoryTuesday -...
1980s & 1990s BBSing, PDFs, and stuff.
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunduke Journal BBS details:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-house-of-lunduke-bbsLunduke Journal subscription details:https://lunduke.substack.c...
Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - August 14, 2022
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Linux, Alternative OS, & Retro Computing News - July 31, 2022
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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The Lunduke Journal Podcast - July 23, 2022
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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The Lunduke Journal Podcast - May 31, 2022
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I just had to talk about it. Because it’s awesome. (And long overdue!)Every "Linux Sucks" video, in order, all in one place: https://lunduke.subst...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - May 30, 2022
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The article with all the details about heading back to conferences: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-lunduke-journal-is-heading-to All the Lunduke J...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - May 24, 2022
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - May 24, 2022 Wendin-DOS: The forgotten multi-tasking, multi-user DOS clone from the 1980s: https://lunduke.substack.com/...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - May 23, 2022
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Remembering MUD1 - The first multiplayer role playing game on the Internet: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/remembering-mud1-the-first-multiplayer How ...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - May 18, 2022
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
About The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.substack.com/about A list of every perk for Lunduke Journal Subscribers (it's a lot): https://lunduke.subst...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - May 16, 2022
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Watch Linux Sucks 2022 here: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-sucks-2022-is-now-available The early reviews of Linux Sucks 2022: https://lunduke.s...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- May 12, 2022
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
About The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.substack.com/about This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - May 11, 2022
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to watch Linux Sucks 2022: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/see-linux-sucks-2022-with-an-annual About The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.substack....
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- May 09, 2022
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The time SUSE, the German Linux company, banned mentioning Jewish holidays.https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-time-suse-the-german-linux-company The b...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- May 5, 2022
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
More on Linux Sucks 2022: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-sucks-2022-is-just-10-days LundukeFest details and schedule: https://lunduke.substack.c...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- May 3, 2022
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lunduke Journal hit 40% of our monthly goals in just 3 hours! Let's take it all the way, baby!https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lunduke-journal-hit-40-of...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- April 28, 2022
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
6 Dirty Secrets of the Linux and Open Source IndustryAnnual Lunduke Journal subscriptions drop to $1 / month!10 reasons every nerd wants to become a L...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- April 27, 2022
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- April 27, 2022Annual Lunduke Journal subscriptions drop to $1 / month:List of perks for subscribers:LundukeFest schedul...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- April 25, 2022
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The wild events that nearly took down the QB64 project (but, thankfully, didn't): https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-wild-events-that-nearly-took Thre...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast -- April 21 2022
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
LundukeFest 2022 details and schedule: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lundukefest-is-back-on-the-schedule How to subscribe to The Lunduke Journal: htt...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 19, 2022
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s topic: Why no ChromeOS phone?The perks for subscribing to The Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/all-the-subscriber-benefits-fo...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 18, 2022
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ubuntu market-share is in a nosedive (and that's ok):https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ubuntu-market-share-is-in-a-nosedive The Lunduke Journal: https://...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 10, 2022
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 10, 2022 New Book: "Lunduke's History of Computers - Volume 1"https://lunduke.substack.com/p/new-book-lundukes-his...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 6, 2022
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 6, 2022 Microsoft releases Windows 3.1 as Open Source https://lunduke.substack.com/p/microsoft-releases-windows-3-...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 5, 2022
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Former Ubuntu Snap advocate develops "Unsnap" to help people stop using Snap:https://lunduke.substack.com/p/former-ubuntu-snap-advocate-develops Annou...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 4, 2022
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Todays Topic: Make Linux look like Retro Operating SystemsMake Linux look like Windows XPMake Linux look like Windows 95Make Linux look like MacOS 9Ma...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - April 3, 2022
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The topics for today: Elementary OS is dying & Arch for M1 Macs This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get ...
Maybe we should just let Firefox die
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lunduke.Substack.com — Lunduke.Locals.com — Reddit — TwitterCurrent subscriber exclusives for The Lunduke Journal:eBooks: Lunduke's Dad Jokes Ab...
Documenting Microsoft's funky attempts at porting software to UNIX
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lunduke.Substack.com — Lunduke.Locals.com — Reddit — TwitterCurrent subscriber exclusives for The Lunduke Journal:eBooks: Lunduke's Dad Jokes Ab...
Funky Linux code names make me smile
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Me thinking about how goofy the various Linux code names are. Seriously. They make me smile.Lunduke.Substack.com — Lunduke.Locals.com — Reddit —...
Lunduke & Hartley - Jan 21, 2022
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lunduke & Hartley take nerdy questions about openSUSE, entry level retro computers, the end of the Internet, Javascript taking over game development, ...
On NFTs, Retro Computer Trading Cards, and Goofiness
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Microsoft Buys Zork (and Kings Quest)... and I have thoughts about it.
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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The Lunduke Journal Podcast - #11 - GEM was cool
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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The Lunduke Journal Podcast - #10 - System76 & GNOME drama
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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The Lunduke Journal Podcast - Episode 9
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Red Hat and SUSE are the latest companies to focus on hiring junior / entry level staff — discriminating against senior staff in the process. The i...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - Episode 8
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prince of Persia ported to the Atari 8-bit computers!New, spooky, multi-retro-platform text adventure released!The Lunduke Journal is made possible en...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - Episode 7
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is totally real. DOS Subsystem for Linux. Neato-mosquito.The Lunduke Journal is made possible entirely through the generosity of nerds just lik...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - Episode 6
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first chapter of Linux Sucks is available for subscribers! Chapter 2 hits later this week! If you haven’t already, sign up and get the chapter...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - Episode 3
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I have so many thoughts on the story “Missouri man fighting for right of computers to hold patents”.The Lunduke Journal is made possible entirely ...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - Episode 2
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s talk about command line stuff for a bit. Because it’s fun.Living, and gaming, in a terminal? Yeah, baby. That’s the stuff. This is a pu...
The Lunduke Journal Podcast - Episode 1
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s official! The Lunduke Journal is now fully self-sustaining — entirely thanks to subscribers just like you — and now deserves an official p...