●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, July 21, 2025 ●● ● Jul 21 [00:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [00:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:33] *techrights-sec4 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [00:33] *techrights-sec1 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [00:33] *acer-box (~acer-box@freenode-hs38rq.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techbytes [00:33] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [00:34] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [00:34] *techrights-sec1 (~quassel@freenode-hs38rq.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techbytes [00:34] *techrights-sec4 (~quassel@freenode-hs38rq.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techbytes [00:42] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jul 21 [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] "A few days ago @JayTheLinuxGuy [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] announced that he hit 1 Million subscribers for his YouTube Channel Learn Linux TV. [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] My initial reaction was Excellent! A YouTube channel focused on Linux tutorials hitting a million subs! Thats fantastic! [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] But then I went to the channel and quickly realized that something was wrong. The numbers did not add up. [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] Red flags for bots everywhere: [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] - Over 1 million subscribers, yet many recent videos only hitting 1k-ish views (consistently). [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] - The more popular videos on the channel were performing in-line with channels with 100k to 200k subs not 1 Million subs. [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] - No propotional spike in video views when a new video is released. Suggesting that most subs are not actual viewers. [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] - An unlikely daily view / new daily subscriber ratio (20k channel views netting 1k+ new subscribers, consistently). The odds of this happening, even once, are close to zero. Regularly? Even lower. [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] - Some of the largest surges in subscriptions came when channel views were low 10k+ new subscribers during a dip in views (27k). 1 new subscriber for every 2.7 video views? Again, the odds of this happening are close to zero. [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] The obvious conclusion is that the majority (80% to 90%) of those YouTube subscriptions are not from real humans. [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] I want to be clear about this: I dont mean this as a knock on @JayTheLinuxGuy [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] or his channel. While Ive only seen a couple of his videos, I like what hes doing. And there is *clearly* both a need and a market for his work. [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] I am also not accusing @JayTheLinuxGuy [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] of, himself, paying for fake subscriptions. I have no evidence of this. I have reached out to Jay for his thoughts but have not heard back. [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] What I am saying is that, based on all public data (and established patterns), his channel subscription count is likely artificially inflated by bots. To an extreme degree. [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] But and this is important his channel is not the only one. You can find examples of YouTube Channels and X accounts filled to the brim with bot subscriptions (and, often, bot commenters). [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] Its an epidemic. [05:37] schestowitz[TR3] The Dead Internet Theory is very much real." ● Jul 21 [06:27] schestowitz[TR3] x https://www.pcworld.com/article/2849541/absurd-get-a-legit-windows-11-license-for-60-instead-of-the-usual-139.html [06:27] schestowitz[TR3] # did not click, m$ is insanely afraid of people installing aftermarket Linux [06:27] schestowitz[TR3] # cf UEFI time bomb [06:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Absurd! Get a legit Windows 11 license for $60 instead of the usual $139 | PCWorld ● Jul 21 [14:40] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [14:44] schestowitz[TR3]
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    Intel axes Clear Linux, the fastest distribution on the market company ends development and support, effective immediately
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    As part of its global restructuring plan, Intel has been cutting not only engineers, technicians, and managers, but also its software unit. This week, Intel officially ended its Clear Linux project, a high-performance Linux distribution designed for x86-64 systems, according to Phoronix. The company announced that it will no longer maintain or update the OS, marking the end of a decade-long effort [14:44] schestowitz[TR3] to optimize Linux performance aggressively.

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    Clear Linux Discontinued as Intel Pulls the Plug Overnight
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    For those unfamiliar, Clear Linux (a project launched in 2015) is an open-source, rolling-release Linux distribution developed by Intels Open Source Technology Center, purpose-built to showcase and leverage Intels hardware strengths, with a focus on high performance, security, and cloud-native workloads.

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    Clear Linux Discontinued as Intel Pulls the Plug Overnight
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    For those unfamiliar, Clear Linux (a project launched in 2015) is an open-source, rolling-release Linux distribution developed by Intels Open Source Technology Center, purpose-built to showcase and leverage Intels hardware strengths, with a focus on high performance, security, and cloud-native workloads.

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