Lunduke’s Nerdy Q & A - June 26, 2024
So many questions, so little time! ⌘ Read more

How much RAM will you need in 5 years?
When did 8 GB become “barely enough”? ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (June 16 - June 22, 2024)
Missouri v. IBM! Mozilla Executive v. Mozilla! Internet Archive & Piracy! ⌘ Read more

IBM Sued by State of Missouri for Racist Hiring Practices
More fallout from the IBM / Red Hat Leaks. ⌘ Read more

Connecting the Dots: What the Heck is Happening at Mozilla?
A coup by the Board, a shift to advertising, adding data collection to Firefox… a picture is becoming clear. ⌘ Read more

Mozilla Sued for Discrimination by CEO-To-Be
The Story this lawsuit tells is a Game of Thrones style power struggle. Absolutely wild. ⌘ Read more

Internet Archive: The Largest Software Piracy Website
Archive.org’s massive collection of pirated material (game roms, computer software, & more) puts the entire service in legal jeopardy. The Internet Archive’s digital lending puts the entire service at risk: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5016077/the-internet-archives-digital-lending-puts-the-entire-service-at-risk ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (June 9 - June 15, 2024)
Firefox! Russia! WWDC! Open Source A.I.! ⌘ Read more

Mozilla Caves to Criticism, Unblocks Firefox Extensions in Russia
Two days after blocking anti-Censorship, pro-Privacy Firefox Extensions in Russia, Mozilla has reversed course. ⌘ Read more

Open Source A.I. Definition to include Closed, Secret Data
The Open Source Initiative – backed by Microsoft, Amazon, Meta – is pushing for a “Closed” definition of “Open Source Artificial Intelligence.” More from The Lunduke Journal: http://lunduke.com ⌘ Read more

Mozilla’s War on the Open Internet
The Mega Corp behind Firefox takes another step to stomp out free speech and an “Open Web”. ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (June 2 - June 8, 2024)
New York Times & Club Penguin Leaks! Tech Industry Bigotry! The Operating Systems of RoboCop & Terminator! ⌘ Read more

New York Times Source Code Leaked (and verified)
Over 3.6 Million files totaling over 334 GB. And it’s real. Source code. Documentation. Markdown files. The works. ⌘ Read more

Leaked documents from Disney’s Club Penguin (Over 800 MB)
Verified by The Lunduke Journal. And sure to give any Software Developer PTSD. ⌘ Read more

The Tech Industry Hates You
White? Male? Straight? Religious? Conservative? Centrist? Big Tech, Tech Foundations, and Open Source Projects hate your guts. ⌘ Read more

Google Drive censors files of Pfizer whistleblower
A PowerPoint file was censored on a o personal Google Drive… and Google’s stated reasons were obviously false. Why did this happen? Read the article: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5682494/google-drive-censors-files-of-pfizer-whistleblower ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (May 26 - June 1, 2024)
GNOME’s Crazy Plan! Black Python Devs! Google Censorship! ⌘ Read more

Lunduke reads YouTube Comments
Because… why not? ⌘ Read more

The GNOME 5 Year plan: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Nonexistent PowerPoint Slides
This is what the GNOME Foundation has been working on, in secret, for the last 6 months? ⌘ Read more

Support Independent Tech Journalism!
Without The Lunduke Journal… the real Tech News doesn’t get covered. ⌘ Read more

EFF says: Don’t stop kids from looking at porn!
(Seriously.) ⌘ Read more

In the Hotseat: Black Python Devs Founder
Jay Miller, creator of the “Black Python Devs” organization, sits down with Lunduke after announcing a partnership with the GNOME Foundation. What are the goals of “Black Python Devs”? What is the nature of the GNOME Foundation partnership? What would they think of a “White Python Devs” organization? Many, many questions. ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (May 19 - May 25, 2024)
Open Source! The Future of Computing! The End of the Internet! Yowza, what a week! ⌘ Read more

What is a good Linux Distro in 2024?
An excerpt from the May 23rd “Lunduke’s Nerdy Q & A”. ⌘ Read more

End of the Internet? Dead Internet Theory + Disappearing Content = Rut Roh
The Internet is mostly made by AI… but that’s ok, it’s all being deleted anyway. ⌘ Read more

The Future of Computing: A.I. and Advocacy. …Seriously?
Microsoft, Firefox maker Mozilla, & Red Hat envision a future where computers are focused on Artificial Intelligence & Political Advocacy (and Activism). Where do others, like Apple & Ubuntu, stand? More at The Lunduke Journal: http://lunduke.com ⌘ Read more

The Open Source Community is Neither “Open” nor a “Community”
Other words that don’t describe the Open Source World: Free, Democracy, Welcoming, Inclusive, Honest. ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (May 12 - May 18, 2024)
Bytes! Apple II Z-80 CP/M! And… Alex Jones? You know. A totally normal week. ⌘ Read more

Titus in the Hotseat on “Lunduke: The Alex Jones of Linux”
Our buddy, Chris Titus, put out a show entitled “Lunduke: The Alex Jones of Linux”. Now, obviously, I had to invite him over to The Lunduke Journal to tell him all of the things he got wildly wrong. Note: This is two people disagreeing on some things – while agreeing on others – and being cool to each other about all of it. This is how it should be. ⌘ Read more

What the Fart is a Byte?
Seriously. Do you think you know what a Byte is? And who created the “Byte”? Are you 100% sure? Time for some quick history on the Bit and the Byte. Article: “Who (really) created the Byte?” https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5599596/who-really-created-the-byte ⌘ Read more

Did Lunduke just scare The Register off Twitter?
The Register victim blames Red Hat employee who files discrimination lawsuit. Gets called out. Immediately deletes Twitter account. Note: This is not important… just goofy. More from The Lunduke Journal: http://lunduke.com ⌘ Read more

The Register spins to protect Red Hat in discrimination lawsuit
Tump! Immigration! Insurrection! Muslim Tavel Ban! Elon Musk! What do any of those things have to do with a discrimination lawsuit against Red Hat, the worlds largest Linux company? Well… nothing. Nothing at all. But Tech News outlet, The Register, wants you to stop thinking about Red Hat doing something wrong… and, instead, be angry at anyone who would attack Red Hat. Because Trump. Or something. ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (May 5 - May 11, 2024)
Tons of Computer History! Red Hat & GNOME news! The War for Linux! Huzzah! ⌘ Read more

GNOME Publishes Annual Report: Still Losing Money
The GNOME Foundation hastily published report after damning article from The Lunduke Journal on their finances. More from The Lunduke Journal: http://lunduke.com Watch the video on Lunduke.Locals.com: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5613959/gnome-publishes-annual-report-still-losing-money ⌘ Read more

Red Hat Sued for Racial Discrimination
The largest Linux company on Earth is being sued for racial, sexual, and religious discrimination – providing further evidence, validating past reporting by The Lunduke Journal. Lawsuit filed against Red Hat for racial discrimination: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5611162/lawsuit-filed-against-red-hat-for-racial-discrimination ⌘ Read more

The War for Linux
Widespread discrimination based on Ethnicity, Religion, & Politics across the Linux World. Red Hat, IBM, The Linux Foundation, GNOME, elementary, Linux Mint, and more are involved – bullies working to exclude those they don’t like. They are at war against the very soul of the Linux and Open Source world. ⌘ Read more

1950s Sci-Fi Style, Z-80 Computers, Built in Holland… in the 1980s
Remembering the (very) funky Holborn computers of the early 1980s. ⌘ Read more

The Definitive History of Screensavers: 1961 - 1990
From Sci-Fi novels and Atari… to old Macs and Flying Toasters. ⌘ Read more

Mozilla: A Bully from the Very Beginning
The story of how “Firefox” was named. ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal got it wrong about Wikipedia!
Facts are important. When we get them wrong, it must be announced. ⌘ Read more

Is the GNOME Foundation Going to Go Bankrupt in 1 Year?
It looks that way. ⌘ Read more

Find a Factual Error in The Lunduke Journal articles… I dare ya.
(I bet you can’t.) ⌘ Read more

Microsoft Releases DOS 4.0 Source Code… but it Doesn’t Compile!
Listen now (56 mins) | Plus: Source comments, by Microsoft, calling the creator of DOS “brain-damaged” get censored. ⌘ Read more

MS-DOS 4.0 Source Code Fails to Compile
Plus: Source comments, by Microsoft, calling the creator of DOS “brain-damaged” get censored. ⌘ Read more

The Internet Archive’s Last Stand
So much to say on this topic. ⌘ Read more

The Internet Archive’s last-ditch effort to save itself
A lost lawsuit, a flimsy appeal, and misleading public statements… things aren’t looking good for the Internet’s archivist. ⌘ Read more

Sometimes the worst gadgets… are the best. The Humane AI Pin.
Like the Nintendo Virtual Boy, Power Glove, Apple Magic Mouse, or the Nokia N-Gage… awful gadgets bring us joy because of how truly terrible they are. Perhaps the Humane AI Pin is in that same category. Watch the Video Version: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5527266/sometimes-the-worst-gadgets-are-the-best-the-humane-ai-pin ⌘ Read more

The Ramifications of Red Hat’s Racism
What impact will it have on employees, Open Source, & Linux? ⌘ Read more

The Lunduke Journal gets a little Political!
The Lunduke Journal adds political topics, simplifies subscriptions: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5514785/the-lunduke-journal-adds-political-topics-simplifies-subscriptions Lunduke Journal Link Central: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4619051/lunduke-journal-link-central-tm ⌘ Read more

Myth: “HTML was invented by Tim Berners-Lee”
Full article: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5499910/myth-html-was-invented-by-tim-berners-lee Lunduke Journal Info: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/4619051/lunduke-journal-link-central-tm How to support the Lunduke Journal: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5460921/how-to-support-the-lunduke-journal ⌘ Read more