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#91
General Discussion / Re: The CIA, FBI, and Aliens A...
Last post by buster - March 04, 2024, 09:23:55 PMWe are registering about a million viewers per month on our site, or a quarter million per week, which makes no sense to me, unless the world has finally recognized we have the most interesting Linux threads available written by the most literate writers in the world. At this rate we'll have about 12,000,000 views for 2024. (Someone should check the math.)
Maybe there are billions of bored people on the planet looking for something to read.
Maybe there are billions of bored people on the planet looking for something to read.
#92
General Discussion / Re: The CIA, FBI, and Aliens A...
Last post by buster - March 04, 2024, 12:21:59 PMFascinating problem to figure this out. Here are some things I do know.
1. Jumps in views have taken place periodically over the years, but they tended to be short term, even just one day. The latest jump took place on January 16th of this year, and what makes it different is that each following day has now a considerably larger number of views. The most number of views that any full year had received was in 2023 with approximately 1.8 million views. 2024 has already (2 months 4 days) approximately 2 million. People or machines are certainly visiting.
2. Certain threads are being viewed more than others. My least popular story thread has been viewed 166 times more in March, while the most popular has been viewed 473 times. That's almost 3 times the views, which to me indicates human choices. And it raises the story's views to 18,319 after languishing for quite awhile as an unpopular story.
3.Threads by others are moving up too. One of my stories is passing and being passed by one of Bill's threads, and another is in combat with a thread of Mike's. Jason is in the mix too.
I hope our site has been opened up to others, but I have to keep in mind that our most active thread isn't in the universe of a cute kitten on TikTok.
1. Jumps in views have taken place periodically over the years, but they tended to be short term, even just one day. The latest jump took place on January 16th of this year, and what makes it different is that each following day has now a considerably larger number of views. The most number of views that any full year had received was in 2023 with approximately 1.8 million views. 2024 has already (2 months 4 days) approximately 2 million. People or machines are certainly visiting.
2. Certain threads are being viewed more than others. My least popular story thread has been viewed 166 times more in March, while the most popular has been viewed 473 times. That's almost 3 times the views, which to me indicates human choices. And it raises the story's views to 18,319 after languishing for quite awhile as an unpopular story.
3.Threads by others are moving up too. One of my stories is passing and being passed by one of Bill's threads, and another is in combat with a thread of Mike's. Jason is in the mix too.
I hope our site has been opened up to others, but I have to keep in mind that our most active thread isn't in the universe of a cute kitten on TikTok.
#93
General Discussion / Re: The CIA, FBI, and Aliens A...
Last post by Jason - March 03, 2024, 11:00:03 AMYep, it's very likely that someone linked an article here resulting in a boost in views. Unfortunately, I don't have that data showing where the traffic is coming from. One of the ways you can find this out is to look up your topic title in google and see what other sites are top responses and then look at those websites to see if they've linked to us.
I hereby appoint you, Buster, as our Chief Statistician. You've earned it.
I hereby appoint you, Buster, as our Chief Statistician. You've earned it.
#94
General Discussion / Re: The CIA, FBI, and Aliens A...
Last post by buster - March 03, 2024, 10:54:56 AM"I could just disable the stat collecting if you it makes you feel more comfortable, Buster. 
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Please don't do that Jason. This is fascinating. Here are some interesting facts:
1. In fewer than 3 days, this March has accumulated more views than any March in our history, even though every one of those months had 31 days.
2. The year 2024, all two months and 3 days of it, has had more views than any year in our records, and in a few days will reach 2 million.
3. The views are not random. One of my stories keeps gaining (almost 300 in 2 days), two have stopped gaining any views at all, and two get a few views once in awhile.
One article I found suggested that a website might 'link' another website. For example a Linux site might link a few other local Linux sites.
"Please don't do that Jason. This is fascinating. Here are some interesting facts:
1. In fewer than 3 days, this March has accumulated more views than any March in our history, even though every one of those months had 31 days.
2. The year 2024, all two months and 3 days of it, has had more views than any year in our records, and in a few days will reach 2 million.
3. The views are not random. One of my stories keeps gaining (almost 300 in 2 days), two have stopped gaining any views at all, and two get a few views once in awhile.
One article I found suggested that a website might 'link' another website. For example a Linux site might link a few other local Linux sites.
#95
General Discussion / Re: The CIA, FBI, and Aliens A...
Last post by Jason - March 03, 2024, 10:24:44 AMI could just disable the stat collecting if you it makes you feel more comfortable, Buster.
My theory is that the hackers from the Ministry of Truth just adjust the numbers as a social experiment.
My theory is that the hackers from the Ministry of Truth just adjust the numbers as a social experiment.
#96
General Discussion / Re: Total solar eclipse, April...
Last post by Jason - March 03, 2024, 10:11:01 AMI hope the weather is good but you're likely right. No road-trips to Texas, then? 
If you do go down, maybe I can get a ride with you? We could work out the details over email. I can throw in for gas.
If you do go down, maybe I can get a ride with you? We could work out the details over email. I can throw in for gas.
#97
General Discussion / Re: Total solar eclipse, April...
Last post by ssfc72 - March 03, 2024, 08:48:39 AMI will be going to the Cobourg beach. That is where I went for the last total solar eclipse back in the 1980's.
However, knowing our cloudy/rainy weather that we have in our area, I sort of expect the day of the eclipse will probably be socked in with clouds/rain. :-(
However, knowing our cloudy/rainy weather that we have in our area, I sort of expect the day of the eclipse will probably be socked in with clouds/rain. :-(
#98
General Discussion / Re: The CIA, FBI, and Aliens A...
Last post by ssfc72 - March 03, 2024, 03:54:47 AMMy conspiracy theory is that some hostile foreign country is trying out, bringing down the internet, with DOS (denial of service) attacks. :-)
#99
General Discussion / Re: The CIA, FBI, and Aliens A...
Last post by BusterE - March 02, 2024, 03:05:23 PMDon't think anyone is listening brother. Obviously our website is going to be a portal for the invaders, and Peterborough Linux member's homes will be their base to conquer the world.
Once they have a base on earth, they will be unstoppable.
Humans can't see what is right in front of them!
Once they have a base on earth, they will be unstoppable.
Humans can't see what is right in front of them!
#100
General Discussion / The CIA, FBI, and Aliens Are V...
Last post by buster - March 02, 2024, 02:26:41 PMThe views we are getting are far beyond anything that has occurred before by at least a factor of ten. The number of views is astronomical, and the numbers confirm it.
If you go to Forum Stats just above 'most recent posts' and open it, you can scan down to the bottom and see dates on the left and views on the right.
The month of February 2024 had 1,325,991 views. And the month had only 29 days.
The whole year of all but two of the rest had a lower number of views than the one month February.
We also are only two months and a bit into 2024, and already we have more views this year than any year in our records.
Speculations welcome. The weirder the better.
If you go to Forum Stats just above 'most recent posts' and open it, you can scan down to the bottom and see dates on the left and views on the right.
The month of February 2024 had 1,325,991 views. And the month had only 29 days.
The whole year of all but two of the rest had a lower number of views than the one month February.
We also are only two months and a bit into 2024, and already we have more views this year than any year in our records.
Speculations welcome. The weirder the better.