Growth Thread - Universal Blue

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Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:47 PM

same for upstream

Niklas ⚡

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Niklas ⚡•7/23/25, 9:48 PM

That Bazzite spike

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:49 PM

ya - i think it would have been like 23K or 24K last week after jayztwocents, but due to infrastructure dip it was "only" 21->22k. so we "got all growth in one week"

j0rge

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j0rge•7/23/25, 9:51 PM

can you check bluefin? it was cratering lol

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:51 PM

yeah look above it's up again!

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:51 PM

that's what i called the "infrastructure dip"

j0rge

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j0rge•7/23/25, 9:51 PM

yeah but it's so smol

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:51 PM

it's flat-ish at 1.8k still. sorry!

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:52 PM

we need more bluefin coverage on nerdy dev channels

Amy

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Amy•7/23/25, 9:52 PM

I think we need Bluefin covered on Paleo channels-

Amy

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Amy•7/23/25, 9:52 PM

but I also don't have contacts

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:53 PM

we need to find smaller versions of dhh and and primeagen and such for bluefin

j0rge

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j0rge•7/23/25, 9:53 PM

no it's fine it's supposed to be at 1.8k

j0rge

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j0rge•7/23/25, 9:53 PM

it had dropped to 1.6

j0rge

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j0rge•7/23/25, 9:53 PM

and I was like ouch

j0rge

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j0rge•7/23/25, 9:53 PM

what? no, no dhh or any of those people

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:53 PM

yeah. just fedora infrastructure migration made everything globally dip

j0rge

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j0rge•7/23/25, 9:53 PM

bluefin is supposed to be small.

Amy

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Amy•7/23/25, 9:53 PM

I mean like imagine a dinosaur channel featuring it right

Amy

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Amy•7/23/25, 9:53 PM

that would be kinda cool

j0rge

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j0rge•7/23/25, 9:53 PM

I mailed lindsey nikole hoping for it

Amy

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Amy•7/23/25, 9:53 PM

woah sick

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:54 PM

mailed them a CD?

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:54 PM

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:54 PM

that would be fun. bluefin CDs

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:54 PM

bluefin 04.10 haha

Amy

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Amy•7/23/25, 9:54 PM

I wanna be an evolutionary biologist and like Bluefin's all about life and evolution

Amy

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Amy•7/23/25, 9:55 PM

and I always thought the metaphore makes sense

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:56 PM

late night linux keeps talking about bluefin. big pushers.

Niko

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NikoOP•7/23/25, 9:58 PM

if we wanted to grow bluefin, we should email mid-sized dev channels like these IMO:
- https://www.youtube.com/@TravisMedia
- https://www.youtube.com/@DanielBergholz
- https://www.youtube.com/@TraversyMedia

j0rge

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j0rge•8/2/25, 1:29 PM

j0rge

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j0rge•8/2/25, 1:29 PM

bazzite's adjustments showing up in homebrew