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Bryan Lunduke

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36:47

We Have the Full Text for the Federal OS Age...

The Lunduke Journal of Technology ·

2026/04/16

The details of HR 8250 are even worse than we thought. Plus: Who, really, is behind these Operating System Age Verification laws?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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

27:42

New Federal Law to Require Age Verification on All...

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2026/04/15

H.R. 8250 ("To require operating system providers to verity the age of any user of an operating system, and for other purposes.") has been introduced in the U.S. Congress.Operating System Age Verification Tracker:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerifyMore 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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

9:17

Meet "Kit", Firefox's New Non-Binary Mascot

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2026/04/14

Non-binary. With "They/Them" pronouns. For a Web Browser.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

11:26

IBM Fined $17 Million by DOJ for Discriminatory DEI...

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2026/04/14

No word yet on how this settlement might impact the multiple pending lawsuits against IBM (and subsidiary Red Hat) related to DEl policies.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

13:45

Michigan Lawmakers Withdraw Age Verification Bill

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2026/04/13

Michigan House Bill 4429 and Senate Bill 284, which would have required Age Verification in all Operating Systems (including Linux & Windows), has officially been pulled after public backlash.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

22:07

The Worst Software Engineering Mistake: Deciding to...

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2026/04/12

When did Programmers and Engineering Manager forget the hard-learned truths of software development? Did every engineer with experience retire recently?Joel on Software:https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

19:56

EFF Leaves X Because... TikTok is Better for Abortions?

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2026/04/11

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has announced they are leaving X (and only X) because of "People of color, Queer folks, Activists"... and something about TikTok and abortions. Seriously.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

14:54

Anthropic & Linux Foundation Sitting in a Tree...

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2026/04/10

Anthropic announces Claude Mythos Al. Says it's too powerful for the public to see it. Then partners with The Linux Foundation to use it to develop the Linux kernel.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

15:24

The Case for 486 Support in Linux (And Everywhere Else)

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2026/04/09

Linux is dropping support for 486 CPU's. Heck, I'm still upset about losing support for the 386. We should bring it back. Let me explain why.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

17:22

Rust Coreutil Re-Write Dev Says Project "So Subpar I...

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2026/04/08

The developers of Rust UUtils, which is now shipping in Ubuntu by default, have realized re-writing battle tested code "full of edge cases" is actually hard.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

30:14

If Memory Safety is The Goal Rust is Not The Solution

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2026/04/08

Every significant Rust program (GNU Coreutils re-write, System76's Cosmic Desktop, etc.) is filled with "unsafe" code. If being Memory Safe was truly important, Rust is a terrible solution.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

12:26

The Woke Software Tracker

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2026/04/07

Wouldn't it be handy if we had a list of which software projects (and organizations) promote Woke or DEI politics? Now we do. With detailed receipts.The Software Politics Tracker:https://github.com/BryanLunduke/SoftwarePoliticsTrackerMore 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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

11:03

Ubuntu Now Has Higher System Requirements Than Windows

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2026/04/06

As of this month, Ubuntu Linux requires 2X the CPU speed and 50% more RAM than Windows 11.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

8:33

Happy Trans Day of Visibility from KDE, GNOME, GTK, &...

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2026/04/02

Celebrating holidays? Nah. Some of the largest Linux projects just want you to stare at "Trans" people.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

14:31

MidnightBSD Becomes First Open Source Operating...

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2026/04/01

The just released 4.0.4 version of the FreeBSD derived Operating System includes "aged", new system wide daemon for handling age verification and attestation. Not an April Fools Joke.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

16:16

ZorinOS Makes Firm No Age Verification Statement, MX...

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2026/04/01

Popular Linux distributions continue to take wildly different approaches to handling Age Verification.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

14:20

Framework Sponsors KDE & XFCE, Drops GNOME

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2026/03/31

Framework Computer continues to expand the number of Open Source projects it financially supports, but GNOME (who said Framework had "Hitler Particles") is no longer on that list.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

23:53

CachyOS Mod Blames Censorship on Lunduke's Time...

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2026/03/30

Plus: CachyOS continues to dodge questions regarding Age Verification while attacking those who ask about it.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

24:55

CachyOS Censors "Radicals" Opposed to Age Verification

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2026/03/27

In response to concerns about Age Verification features in SystemD, the CachyOS team says, "If you don’t want to use SystemD find another distribution," tells users to "STOP being radical".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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

10:53

Michigan OS Age Verification Law Supported by...

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2026/03/26

Michigan's proposed Age Verification law would apply to all Operating Systems (including Linux), and would require commercial Age Verification.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 bonus episodes, visit lunduke.substack.com/subscribe

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