Objection: Nedra Pickler is not a real person.
The fact that ogged's glance slid right past obvious hottie Kerry Howley makes me doubt his analysis.
liz gorman is like four feet tall. just so's you know she doesn't fit your height requirements, ogged.
thanks for the endorsement, though!
The women all have pretty much the same hairstyle.
Okay, the degree to which Catherine is beating the competition is cracking me up.
At least he didn't mention Bridget Garwood.
6: It's unequivocally the Unfogged Effect.
I believe Kerry Howley to be the beneficiary of photo inflation. Do some research, w-lfs-n.
Andrea Bruce does absolutely have the look of being a lovely person.
Wow, what a good-looking profession.
Dude, GARANCE!
Also, re: On-Air Men, Ari Shapiro is surprisingly gorgeous.
Objection: Nedra Pickler is not a real person.
She seems to be a real person. She just doesn't have a real name.
Do any of the other women on that site have a semi-major blog running their campaign?
5 gets it right.
Based on the one photo given for each, I would have voted for Kerry Howley, but I remembered that I've read her articles and she appears to be evil, so I voted for GFR.
14:
Do any of the other women on that site have a semi-major blog running their campaign?
Does Catherine?
semi-major
This offhanded contempt cuts to the heart, OFE.
Do any of the other women on that site have a semi-major blog running their campaign?
Kerry Howley will get the support of the Reason magazine blog soon enough. If they want to clumsily intrude on the workings of the market, that is.
I believe Kerry Howley to be the beneficiary of photo inflation. Do some research, w-lfs-n.
I don't believe I should be taken to task for not taking a frivolous amusement to creepy extremes, ogged.
Nedra Pickler is not a real person.
Nedra Pickler is, unfortunately, a real person. Don't vote for her.
Dana Priest should have been given a head start. She probably has several children older than the rest of the ladies.
21: Maybe the results will be tabulated and then multipled by age.
As I said yesterday: Nedra, Tedra, Mulva -- no intelligent person could believe in people with names like that. They're much like God in that respect.
Garance is very nice looking. If she weren't Persian she might have gotten Ogged's vote. (That, and the bluestocking thing.) It's sad, because she's probably not turned off by hairy backs.
so I voted for GFR
What?? You had clear instructions!
Andrea Bruce! Which lizardbrain thinks of her as not hot?
Yeah, I've been in Garance's pocket since the Althouse vid. I voted before this post. Sorry!
No, not like that.
20: From the linked article:
"Nit Picklering," a label devised by popular liberal blogger Atrios to honor Associated Press campaign reporter Nedra Pickler's invention of a new standard for honesty whereby a Democrat is lying every time his or her comments neglect to include literally the whole truth, whether or not the overlooked fact actually contradicts the claim in question.
Nice.
17: I reserve the term "major" for people like Kos and Atrios and their right wing equivalents. I find them all completely unreadable.
You can vote more than once from different computers, or possibly different browsers on the same computer. But certainly not the same browswer on the same computer.
I want you people to know that I voted, and I hate myself for it.
I voted for Catherine without reservation, but I really wish I hadn't clicked on the supplemental Gorman links. I'm a married man, for God's sake.
Anyway, ogged, your "blink" methodology doesn't really allow for research.
CAUGHT OUT IN A CONTRADICTION
The picture linked by the word "Yup" looks like it was taken in 1975.
31: Sorry you weren't nominated. Don't be down on yourself though.
Kerry Howley is totally hot. Pictures don't do justice. Not evil, either, though she's not opposed to selling your organs on the open market. And while they're still warm, if you cross her.
At least he didn't mention Bridget Garwood.
She's in 2nd place.
Anyway, ogged, your "blink" methodology doesn't really allow for research.
So eager to score points, young Ben. I can do research to better moderate the comments of my idiot commenters, quite apart from the blink methodology used to determine my own ordering of rank.
This post is why we need U.S. Attorneys to more aggressively prosecute voter fraud. I have thrown off the yoke of Ogged's political machine and voted for Barrie Hardymon because a)she is hot and b)she works for NPR.
There's been quite a lot of photo switching.
31: I tried to write you in, but now the pen marks won't come off of my monitor.
37: Apo, I just KNOW you voted for Ms. RedCheeks over there.
For shame.
See, I have no problem with selling one's own organs on the open market, but the total laissez-faire policy goes too far. Even if it does reduce market inefficiencies.
People, if you're not voting for Catherine, don't friggin' tell me about it, because I'm going to hold it against you forever.
NB: You're crazy if you're voting GFR or KH over catherine, of course.
For second place, Liz Gorman is a good choice. Once, I skeezed on her in public, and was called out for being creepy by . . . Liz Gorman.
So eager to score points, young Ben. I can do research to better moderate the comments of my idiot commenters, quite apart from the blink methodology used to determine my own ordering of rank.
The point is, ogged, that the fact that your blink methodology didn't pick up on Howley is what puts your analysis in question. You can say that she was ruled out on the basis of further research if you like; that's fine. But that's not how you presented your own ordering of rank coming into being in the post. Face it: you don't know from shit.
The women from WaTimes are frighteningly physically attractive, to the point that I think they're wringers. Let's not pretend otherwise. Evil is the ultimate aphrodisiac . Just accept it.
Kerry Howley really is that hot. Not photo inflation at all.
The following nominees look like their pictures were taken at frat parties:
Amy Dudley
Colby Itkowitz
Christine Delargy
Ben, you maroon--and I mean that in the least nice possible way--part of the magic of "blink" is that it incorporates background knowledge, of which, for me, the picture of Howley I posted in the comments is a part.
Evil is the ultimate aphrodisiac .
We really, really don't want to hear about your night of passion with Ann Coulter.
So either you had already done the research, in which case your Blinky claims are all a sham, or you hadn't, in which case you somehow were able to draw background knowledge out of thin air. It's sad, what you've come to, ogged.
I think that Andrea Bruce's barely-legal appearance hurts her, what with PC and shit. By contrast, Garwood's sulky trailer-trash look helps her.
Except for Catherine, of course, these people are all corrupt, as I've said.
I don't think ben's read Blink, ogged. You're confusing him.
Here's a shot of Liz Gorman in Althouse's Flickr photostream. Weird.
I don't think ben's read Blink, ogged. You're confusing him.
This is what I was about to say. Let us speak no more of this.
44: If we weren't going to tell you about it, why would we even consider voting for anyone other than Catherine?
No one else here liked Gans, eh? She looks a bit Portlandish.
Andrea Bruce's barely-legal appearance
You're showing your age again, John--where everyone under forty looks like a "kid." She's exactly my age.
I tried to write you in, but now the pen marks won't come off of my monitor.
Now I hate myself even more, because I actually found this charming.
You're showing your age again, John--where everyone under forty looks like a "kid."
Not everyone in the world is a pedophile like you, Ogged.
Verified: You can totally vote again from different browsers.
Yes, Ogged, but you look like 50 miles of bad road, and she looks 14.
Apo, I just KNOW you voted for Ms. RedCheeks over there.
No, my Mineshaft allegiance is unwavering.
The women from WaTimes are frighteningly physically attractive, to the point that I think they're wringers.
You mean that they are not just wingers, but ringers as well?
No one else here liked Gans, eh? She looks a bit Portlandish.
She doesn't look lesbian to me.
Yeah, let's pretend that's what I meant.
The only one with 0 votes right now is Nedra Pickler. The system works!
I will admit that Ms. Pickler is more attractive than I'd imagined her (which was frightfully unattractive indeed).
Ms. Pickler is attractive, what's y'all's problem?
Andrea Bruce is hot in part by virtue of being the only woman in the list besides Catherine who'sactually smiling (Garance having more of a shit-eating grin). Does this disturb no one else? Karin Bruillard and Helena Andrews look, like, terrified.
AARGH! Capps is falling behind! Can't tom do something about this?
Andrea Bruce doesn't look barely legal.
The NBC one does.
There were plenty of Mss. Redcheeks.
Jessica Holzer is also supercute, even if I'm not sure how her arms go in those directions.
Karin Bruillard and Helena Andrews look, like, terrified.
In a competition with catherine? And well they should.
76 is crazy. Colby Itkovitz looks at least 5 years younger than any of the others.
Capps is falling behind!
That's b/c y'all are sexist and everyone's macking on the chicks, I bet.
Ms. Pickler is attractive, what's y'all's problem?
She's an attractive person, whose looks are marred by being a bad person and a worse reporter.
Karin Bruillard and Helena Andrews look, like, terrified.
I don't think that's right at all. Brulliard looks pretty relaxed, to me.
OK, I voted for Catherine from my other browser.
She currently has 3 times as many votes as anyone else. In second place of course is the girl with all the cleavage.
Capps is about to fall behind the guy who looks like Jim from The Office and is doing a pose like Jim from The Office.
Capps is falling behind!
Everybody download another browser!
Jessica Holtzer is unfairly trying to use her nipples. Negative points for her.
82, agreed, just that this is all about looks, if I'm not mistaken. Frankly all those women are good looking.
I think simply closing your browser window and reopening it lets you vote again. Not that I did that repeatedly to pull 'Smasher ahead of Network Boy.
89: Do NOT discourage that behavior, will.
I just deleted my mediabistro cookies and I think it let me vote again.
I don't think that's right at all. Brulliard looks pretty relaxed, to me.
It's a small enough picture that there could be some distortion going on, but the eyebrows of relaxed persons don't do that.
Seriously, people, why are so many of these guys so toolish looking?
Take your negative energy to the guy thread, B.
Jessica Holtzer is unfairly trying to use her nipples. Negative points for her.
Nipples, okay. Negative points for the dress.
I think Dana Priest is really good-looking. I'd almost like to vote for her and totally not to give her a "head start", just because.
73 (re:smiling):
I thought thats what the 'is at a frat party' comment meant.
IN any case, why are 75% of them wearing black?
I think simply closing your browser window and reopening it lets you vote again. Not that I did that repeatedly to pull 'Smasher ahead of Network Boy.
LB, you are a golden god. Ess.
I think Dana Priest is really good-looking.
Yeah, she's totally sexy.
The following nominees look like their pictures were taken at frat parties
What, not Kara Rowland?
Damn, I can't even type a one-liner without getting multiply pwned.
I think Dana Priest is really good-looking.
They're all fucking good-looking. That's not the point. The point is to WIN!!!!
If they haven't changed the system since last year, it's based on cookies. The web developer extension for Firefox makes it very easy to clear your cookies for the current domain and no others. So...
I also just posted some code that I used on a friend's behalf last year. With Ezra in the race my loyalties are divided, so I figured I may as well just put the code out there and let someone else incur the karmic cost.
Although: my friend Kyle reports running into Patrick Gavin earlier this week. He said he was aware of last year's fraud (from multiple parties, I suspect) and said he didn't mind, and that everyone was equally welcome to cheat.
With Ezra in the race my loyalties are divided, so I figured I may as well just put the code out there and let someone else incur the karmic cost.
Ezra has admitted he's iffy on Net Neutrality. And is objectively pro-Microsoft. Just sayin'.
Over at the blog Stefanie Gans writes for, they're calling Catherine CHEATER. Can you imagine?
Are we allowed to forgo your second dictum if we know some of the people involved?
Obviously Liz Gorman should be disqualified for looking disturbingly like House's Dr Cameron crossed with Christina Ricci. Looking like celebs is not allowed. The same holds true for Tea Leoni's long-lost sister Jessica.
And come on, there are some very pretty girls in the list, but in terms of raw sex appeal the winner is clearly Bridget.
i am going to CUT that girl who's calling me a cheater. i'm not a cheater...not yet anyways.
You're not cheating, Catherine, we are.
Guys, let's not compromise anyone's plausible deniability in the comments.
The worst that could be laid to your charge, Catherine, is that you have unscrupulous friends, which is all the more proof of your hottness.
Over at the blog Stefanie Gans writes for, they're calling Catherine CHEATER. Can you imagine?
Just for that, I'm voting for Catherine from every computer terminal in this office.
115: Than again, her kitchen's a mess, so maybe pity is the way to go.
but in terms of raw sex appeal the winner is clearly Bridget.
Come on, son, she looks as if she's just been handed down a death sentence in that pic. Many of the others look likewise creepy.
y'all aren't cheating. you're just being very kind.
that said, i'm still gonna cut that girl. i can't stand being called a cheater. unless, of course, i go and cheat. which i haven't. yet.
Come on, son, she looks as if she's just been handed down a death sentence in that pic. Many of the others look likewise creepy.
Be nice! Or be mean while seeming to be nice. You know, work it.
And now for my expert analysis of second place. Using my power of Blink, I immediately narrow the list down to three: Karin Brulliard, Liz Gorman, and Andrea Bruce.
Does this mean *you* would vote this way for second based on Blink or you expect the results to end up this way based on Blink?
Because if it's the latter, I doubt the voting will unfold on the basis of Blink principles, as the herd of people being sent over there to vote from this blog exemplifies...
I'm shocked, shocked, by the suggestion that an Internet hotness poll could be tainted in any way.
The sullky death row trailer trash look gets me off too. One more reason for the no-relationship policy.
you expect the results to end up this way based on Blink?
I expect the results to reflect our implacable will to win.
friday afternoon, i believe. will be hard to keep up this momentum is my only fear.
will be hard to keep up this momentum is my only fear
We can keep clearing cookies and voting through Friday. No problem.
i also want to point out that i was hanging out with patrick gavin last night (the guy who runs the site) and he said the only reason he included kriston (besides his blazing hotness of course) is that whoever nominated him (cough) said they never pick cool hipsters. and they never do. so kriston doubly has to win to beat out all these douchebag frat boy types.
120 gets it right, although she really looks more like she's just been justly accused of being a Grey wearing a human disguise.
Again, maybe it's the lighting.
If ogged reminds us, we can "rectify" any mistakes that earlier voters may have made.
I'm not 100% sure, but it seems to let me vote again if I click away and then re-enter the URL (but not if I just click "back").
131 - to clarify, not that kriston's not ridiculously hot. because he is. but the point is that this site always picks douche-bag looking people, just because that's the way the media is in this town and the general type of look that's considered attractive. so we have to rebel against that and vote capps!
Just delete the mediabistro cookie, all ye shameless.
135: And of course, when he wins, Ogged can claim supreme lordship over the DC media establishment.
It seems right now as if 3 of the top 6 vote-getters have been assisted by unethical flaunting of breasts. The other 3 being Catherine, GFR, and the four-foot-tall girl.
Liz Gorman really is just amazingly pretty. It makes me happy that she's a photographer, rather than being on the other side of the camera. Good for her.
Garwood is pretty, she's just trying too hard in that pic: too much makeup, too tight a shirt. That pic makes me feel kinda squirmily self-conscious, because I'm sure I've done that kind of thing as well.
It also really rocks that the older women all look just really good, dammit.
if i do win, i expect it will be like 90% because of unfogged. so if i pull through i'll get you all a present. of some sort. erm. what kind of present does one get a commenting community?
140: I don't think you want to hear the obvious answer to that.
140: You and Capps have to re-do that video that someone posted (I didn't actually watch it, so I can't describe it, but everyone said it was the funniest thing ever. That one.)
what kind of present does one get a commenting community?
Are you sure you want to ask this group that question?
Cookies. You have to bake cookies for all of us.
alright, no presents like that. i'll think of something worthy though. cookies are good! i'll mail them to, um...each and every one of you. yup.
You listen to good music, Catherine. You should make us mix CDs.
so we have to rebel against that and vote capps!
Being neither female or gay, this is a pure guess, but on the basis of those pics capps might not be the short term hottest, but he'd totally win a dating contest every time.
what kind of present does one get a commenting community?
A redesigned site?
I think dropping the blog name as 'wellknown elite opinion clearing house Unfogged' in anything you publish would do nicely.
Perhaps if a national emergency were declared, the poll would be cancelled and Katherine and Kriston would win the poll before the genuinely major blogs pitched in.
ooh, a mix cd is a good suggestion. maybe i can create some mp3s and put the file up for unfoggeders to download if they're so inclined. i have no designing skills, but i can certainly namedrop at will.
and of course, it goes without saying, anyone who comes to visit dc gets a beer from me.
on the basis of those pics capps might not be the short term hottest, but he'd totally win a dating contest every time.
He really is the hottest. Him and Ezra. And he gets points for the beard and generally looking like himself.
153: All of them look like themselves. You shouldn't get docked points for looking like a douche if you really are a douche. Double jeopardy ring a bell?
I'm waiting for Ogged to tell the boys to take their negativity to the other thread.
Ogged was interviewing someone and is now back and ready to enforce the rules. Negativity to the other thread!
I fear that the douchebaggery of DC men has worn off on Ogged just through *looking* at those pictures. Who refers to themselves in the third person?
He won't, B. Because he's sexist and a tool of the patriarchy.
154: All of them look like themselves. You shouldn't get docked points for looking like a douche if you really are a douche. Double jeopardy ring a bell?
But then they need to show proper self-awareness of their own douchery and frame it properly. Only Crittenden does this.
People, while you chatter idly, Liz Gorman is surging. Clear your cookies and vote for Catherine!
You and Capps have to re-do that video that someone posted (I didn't actually watch it, so I can't describe it, but everyone said it was the funniest thing ever. That one.)
I don't we're getting either of them to shoot bottle rockets out of their ass.
No offense to the chosen Unfogged candidates (lovely people all around), but I had to vote the African-American ticket this time around. Both candidates just looked the most comfortable in their own, ummm, skin. Or maybe I'm a total racist.
People, while you chatter idly, Liz Gorman is surging. Clear your cookies and vote for Catherine!
The important day is Friday, catherine said.
I don't we're getting either of them to shoot bottle rockets out of their ass.
There were four black kids in it or something, and they had nicknames....
I will give you presents "like that".
ah, wonkette encouraged people to vote for liz gorman (she's their photographer). eep! that accounts for the surge.
Liz Gorman - CHEATER
How did she get up to 167 so fast?
151: catherine, not Katherine. I'm just a media apologist, not a member (you probably already knew that but someone had us confused at the last Chicago meetup).
I guess a simple country blog like this one has no chance against a slick big-city blog like Wonkette.
Capps is now far ahead of the pack, though. 200 votes ahead of everyone but Klein and the shrugging guy.
163: SMASHER WILL MAIL YOU TITTY PICS.
ah, wonkette encouraged people to vote for liz gorman (she's their photographer). eep! that accounts for the surge.
Surely someone here has the photoshopping skills necessary to "establish" that Gorman is actually a dude, and therefore in the wrong race.
167: Now is no time for overconfidence! Last year's winners got over a thousand votes, iirc.
Perhaps Ogged should declare a blogwide state of emergency and shut down all comment threads except this one until Friday.
111 - I wonder why they call the one woman PSYCHO and the other one CRAZY.
Wait, Katherine isn't Catherine? I feel cheated now. Is Catherine a regular commenter, or is Ogged currying favor with the media elite?
I voted three times. Once for Catherine, once for Colby Itkowitz (best come-hither look), and once for Dana Priest (most effective opposition to the Bush administration).
catherine goes way further back with this site than I do, I think.
172: I'd guess some combination of inside information, bitter jealousy and "humor."
if i do win, i expect it will be like 90% because of unfogged.
And the Atlantic Monthly.
hey, did they change catherine's picture? it's not as good as the previous one.
Catherine had it changed, I think. I think it's better than the other one. Not that it matters, because you should be clearing your cookies and voting several times per second.
I have a botnet taking care of that for me.
Hey, o-dog, if you're capable of checking your psuedonymous email right now, you should.
All right, catherine is past 400 already.
Time to go stain some cells.
Clearing cookies is ineffective because they will probably check IPs anyway and delete all multiples from the same source, valid cookies or not.
Time to go stain some cells.
So they have wireless in prison now.
161: I call total bullshit on the claim that Andrews looks comfortable in that pic. She's cute as hell, but she totally has that "okay, hurry up and get this over with, please" photo face.
In other words, DS is totally playing the race card.
So they have wireless in prison now.
We're not barbarians, Euro.
183 - nah they won't. they're completely laidback about this contest and realize tons of cheating goes on...the winner of male off-air last year won by a computer script.
you guys are all awesome. thanks for the votes.
they will probably check IPs anyway and delete all multiples from the same source
Now, with my clicking finger about to fall off, is not a good time to tell me that. And Tom said upthread that the guy who runs it doesn't care about cheating.
I forgot it's a DC insider thing, so obviously it's going to be completely corrupt. Never mind.
Where is this Garance surge coming from???
Jesus. It can't be about looks. Those women are all terrific looking. Even the blondes, and near blondes.
I could not possibly choose amongst them. I am so impressed I would move to Washington, if I wasn't broke, repulsive, lazy, and asexual. But I think I am saving that page.
And Kirsten or Kristen or whatever frigging shaved?
I am so outa here.
190: Some multiple voters are splitting their votes. Totally unethical, but what can you do?
She's hot.
I smell a bot! There's no way!
broke, repulsive, lazy, and asexual
You'd fit right in!
Currently, I haven't shaved in about three days, so I'm sporting a beard. If that influences your decision at all.
GFR is very attractive, however, that's an incredibly rapid spike she's experiencing.
No, I didn't read the whole thread. I'll be back.
Funny that Bloomberg & Reason seem to understand marketing and glamour shots. Some of the rest are probably prettier than their photos.
And Robin Wright might be in the half + 7 range.
Catherine seems unconcerned about her plausible deniability. Young women today are shameless.
I smell a bot!
That's just rude, Ogged. I'm sure GFR is as clean as you are.
GFR is very attractive, however, that's an incredibly rapid spike she's experiencing.
Let's keep the campaign clean, Smasher. It's not like MediaBistro can be expected to deny all IP connections from Iran and Syria.
190: She pimped the voting pretty softly on her blog this afternoon, so I got no clue.
Catherine seems unconcerned about her plausible deniability. Young women today are shameless.
Isn't it grand?
GFR totally lost my vote when she came out against irresponsible sexual behavior by college-aged women. Also when she couldn't handle an unhinged, possibly drunken Ann Althouse on bloggingheads. I realize that's a tough standard, but I feel this Catherine woman would have put Althouse in her place.
190: Yeah, that spike is serious; it's a bot.
w-lfs-n! We need the Catherinebot up and running!
204: Garance is now over 600 and counting...
w-lfs-n's on a date. You'll have to write your own bot, Ogged.
Or you could give him a call. I'm sure he'd appreciate it.
w-lfs-n's on a date.
?!?
I'm sure he'll really appreciate you sharing that with us.
I'm sure he'll really appreciate you sharing that with us.
He just might, you know.
I think that emailing people pictures of heebie's butt, claiming it to be Catherine's , is a bit devious, even for this contest.
Fuck me, the Garancebot is kicking my clickyfinger ass. I shoulda been nerdier!!!
w-lfs-n! We need the Catherinebot up and running!
WTF?! Raise tom and get it done right. (Not a shot at w-lfs-n's skills.)
Fuck me, the Garancebot is kicking my clickyfinger ass. I shoulda been nerdier!!!
You know, Ogged, I think you did your very best.
The Garancebot seems to have slowed considerably. Garance now at 731.
Fuck me, the Garancebot is kicking my clickyfinger ass. I shoulda been nerdier!!!
A text browser would be faster, easier on your clickyfinger and has nerd cred. Just sayin'.
Insty:
While the rest of us are defending Western Civilization against barbarism, apparently liberals have nothing better to do than to support their roommates in online beauty contests. Typical.
Insty has a sense of humor? Who knew?
Yeah, lynx, links and w3m all work fine.
217: "defending Western Civilization against" s/b "reducing Western Civilization to"
The fact that Instapundit doesn't consider Bridget Garwood to represent barbarism is telling.
We're coming back up in percentages.
I wouldn't say Insty has a sense of humor.
219:
Interesting. I've thought Insty was a joke all along.
224: Right, gullible girl clicked over and figured that one out. I shoulda known without doing that, of course.
803 Garancebot
631 Catherinehumans
What else could Insty say? Ann Coulter is apparently the best they can rustle up in this category and, sure this is a "don't say anything mean thread" but honestly there's a fine example of why simply specifying blonde, thin and tall is not enough to ensure beauty.
Meanwhile in the Dem camp we have hot babes like Monica Lewinsky, Hillary is IMHO not bad, and I have a real soft spot for Elizabeth Edwards.
803 Garancebot
631 Catherinehumans
Oh, come on. You've seen Metropolis, you know robots are sexy.
Garance's replicant army has now topped 1000 votes. Soon she will activate Skynet and take away our Girls Gone Wild videos.
Who's botting for Franke-Ruta???
Snarkout, I thought you had technical chops. What can you do with this?
I smell a bot!
Better check HotorBot dot com.
I might be able to do something with that, but not until after work.
Ok, that's funny, but it doesn't solve our problem!
236: We have till Friday afternoon. Don't forget Capps.
Oh, man, you're calling me out? Now me and tom are going to start ineffectually slapping each other, like on Boyfights. (w-lfs-n is already on a date.)
Gimme a second.
We have till Friday afternoon.
No, I think the bot still has to register each vote, so too big a lead for the goddamn Garancebot might be insurmountable. But we might be able to beat it with multiple bots.
234: you'd need a tor proxy to make that work, or more particularly, to hide the repeated IP. Install the right perl bits & bobs though, change the poll number to 000406, and vote for 1676; should work.
I'm a Chicagoan, but this multiple voting is starting to feel ridiculous.
It doesn't seem to care about IP addresses, just cookies.
I believe the thing for us to do now is to file a formal protest.
(I'm cpan'ing WWW::Mechanize right now. If the obvious tweaks work, I'll figure out somewhere sufficiently psuedonymous to stick them.)
There seem to be a lot of websites down right now.
I'm doing it straight from the command line:
wget http://mediabistro.com/articles/functions/cache_poll.asp --post-data="rlsd=1676&plfl=000406" --quiet
I can't remember if wget is a standard command for OS X, but I believe it is as of 10.4. What you want to do is run that a few hundred times. Need a script for that?
248: I blame the army of zombie machines running Garance-bot.
185: Fair enough. Race card: played! All other cards may be considered trumped.
You, sir, need Windows Wget. Are you running Perl on your Windows box to begin with, you weirdo?
249: That's about what I'm doing too (lol, while true), but I figure if the script works, I can run it through perl2exe and stick it up somewhere, for the less nerdy amongst us.
my internet crashed, but i'm back at the flophouse. it's like hottie headquarters around here. GFR and nedra have clearly got robots going for them. i have to combat.
Are you running Perl on your Windows box to begin with, you weirdo?
No. Although maybe I installed it at some point. Anyway, getting wget now.
The Nedra-bot has surged. This is Evil Empire stuff.
251: Nope, the honkies are stuffing the ballot box. You're fucked.
For anyone (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc) who has bash and a command-line able wget:
create a textfile called something like "catvote".
paste this into it:
while true
do
wget http://mediabistro.com/articles/functions/cache_poll.asp --post-data="rlsd=1676&plfl=000406" --quiet
done
then set it executable and, well, execute it.
245: Weren't there formal rules about permissible cheating? Can't trust those guys.
L-rock, does there need to be some delay between votes?
257: That'll teach you to question the name of god.
I have cygwin, also just installed windows wget, which seems to be working.
Oh, very smart, L-Rock. I hadn't considered that some people would want to cheat defend humanity about the T-800 Garance Edition without having Perl.
We need a Kristonbot too, right? That Zeleny character is no good.
If someone wants to explain 259 in normal English, I'll be happy to set up my powerbook to help propel Catherine to the exalted realm of hottieness. It gets a bit lonely here sometimes.
You can take out the --quiet if you want visual confirmation/spam that it's working.
this is hilarious. i can't say how much you all rock. and yes, please make some kristonbots too. if the two of us can take this contest, i'll throw an effing party.
If someone wants to explain 259 in normal English, I'll be happy to set up my powerbook to help propel Catherine to the exalted realm of hottieness. It gets a bit lonely here sometimes.
Paste the gunky code L-Rock gave you into a text file using TextEdit. Call the file "catvote" and save it to your desktop. Then open Terminal (in Applications/Utilities). Type "cd ~/Desktop" and hit return. Type "chmod ugo+x catvote" and hit return. Now every time you type "catvote" and hit return, you vote for catherine.
262: Don't think so. Mine appears to be reusing an existing connection half the time though, and also hitting cache, so, hrm. I'm getting all 200 OK responses, though.
Holy shit! The evil Pickler! This is being coordinated out of Cheney's office, isn't it?
Somebody write a bot to just subtract votes from Pickler.
Oh, L-Rock's code does an infinite loop -- when you type "catvote", as long as you leave that Terminal window open, you're helping Richard Daley strike down the forces of honest elections.
Um, windows instructions too, snarkout?
258: Never fear, I've worked out a goofy scheme with Method Man and Redman that will deliver victory at the last minute through a thick haze of chronic smoke. Just watch and learn.
That didn't work for me, Snarkout. It's not recognizing the text file or something.
Kriston bot would use the line
wget http://mediabistro.com/articles/functions/cache_poll.asp --post-data="rlsd=1650&plfl=000405"
Again, add on a --quiet if you don't want to be spammed.
Windows instructions are the same if you use cygwin.
Type "chmod ugo+x catvote" and hit return. Now every time you type "catvote" and hit return, you vote for catherine.
This keeps getting me "command not found."
Just "chmod +x" should be sufficient.
Or rather, "no such file or directory." Same problem AWB's having
Just so you know, I've switched my support to Catherine to help fight the Pickler menace. And I need you folks to pick up the slack!
Not for nothing, but that Garance photo must be from very deep in the archives.
She don't look like that so much these days.
It's giving me this: "usage: chmod [-fv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-a | +a | =a [i][# [ n]]] mode|entry file ..."
Crap, TextEdit saves as RTF by default. You have to go into "Save As" and choose "File Format: HTML". The file will then be called catvote.html; to change that, uncheck "Hide Extension" when saving, and take off the .html.
AWB, try 'chmod 755 [filename]?
lol, textedit. BBEdit/Textmate, mofucka!!!!
I encourage people to go with Lunar Rockette's nerdier, and therefore superior, plan, once she's got her script turned into a .EXE file.
Still not working. I can has dunce cap?
Lunar, first, you're a star for doing this, second, I'm doing "chmod +x cat" in cygwin and not getting any error messages, but also not seeing any feedback, despite having taken out the --quiet.
It's not my script, it's your(?) perl script all Windowsized by the grace of the nice folks at ActiveState, and unfortunately will have to wait for a few hours.
What are you actually using, AWB? Windows, OSX, something else entirely?
lol, textedit. BBEdit/Textmate, mofucka!!!!
Granted. Okay, B., step one is to go download this super awesome piece of software that L-Rock and I like that only costs like 80€ and you'll never use again...
What did you name your file, Ogged? And what are you doing this in, the lame Windows psuedo-DOS command line, or the cygwin bash?
The shell script is just me wrapping the wget call; the Perl script is something Ogged dug up somewhere.
AWB, spaces are important. You're having no luck with "chmod 755 catvote" in the directory where the catvote file lives? If you type "ls catvote", what do you get back?
"ls: catvote: No such file or directory"
...which is weird, since I'm in the Desktop, which is where it is, as an HTML file.
Okay, so now I have both files, and i've typed "chomod ugo+x" without specifying a filename--does that mean they're both running, or what?
I'm in cygwin, and the file is called "cat" with no extension.
Okay, so now I have both files, and i've typed "chomod ugo+x" without specifying a filename--does that mean they're both running, or what?
chmod ugo+x (or chmod 755, or chmod +x) is just to tell the system that the catvote file is executable so you can run it. chmod won't do anything helpful without giving it a filename.
i'm pulling out in front of garance! omg! nedra, YOU ARE GOING DOWN. even though you have like 3x my votes at this point.
Oh, wait, do I do chmod and then in a separate command just type the filename?
302: Well, if I tell it to "chmod +x smashervote" or "chmod +x catvote" it says there's no such file or directory.
No, you want to do "chmod 755 cat", if you called the file "cat". (You shouldn't call the file "cat", though, because there's already a program called "cat" in most Unix shell setups, including CYGWIN.)
If only I were playing Nethack and watching Babylon 5, I might pass through the Schwartzchild radius of nerdiness here.
Here's a tip for those of you who want to vote manually while the geniuses are figuring out how to fix the vote electronically: tell your browser not to accept cookies and you'll be able to vote about 40 times a minute.
okay, all of you having trouble: type 'ls', and see if the file you made is amongst the listings.
Ogged: two commands: chmod +x cat, and then in the next command ./cat (if this goes on to the point of setting people's PATHs, I'm gonna cry. and laugh. and then cry.)
Hm. "ls catvote*" on my machine at least it seems to accept the command. it gives me a line that says "catvote.html" afterwards. Does this mean it's working?
B:
Okay, what you want are:
chmod +x catvote.html
./catvote.html
I don't know what "bash" or "wget" means. I also don't think I have a folder on my computer called "Utilities". Oh well.
my-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop bitch$ ls
catvote.html smashervote.html
my-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop bitch$ chmod ugo+x
usage: chmod [-fv] [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-a | +a | =a [i][# [ n]]] mode|entry file ...
my-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop bitch$ chmod ugo+x catvote
chmod: catvote: No such file or directory
my-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop bitch$
This is what I'm getting.
ls catvote gives me nothing, but ls catvote.html gives me catvote.html. The extension is hidden on the file, I thought.
As a side note, if anyone gives me shit about telling B to set an HTML file executable, I'll point out that we're doing tech-support via a blog comment thread in order to subvert the voting for an internet hottie contest.
306: While drinking Jolt and eating ramen, natch.
AWB: Move the file to your home directory, and then try chmod'ing it and then running it from Terminal. OSX commandline takes to your home directory by default. Or open Terminal, do cd Desktop, and then try it.
Does this have anything to do with the "MS-DOS" prompt that appears when you type "command" in the Run window?
L-Rock is right -- if you did it as an HTML file in TextEdit "chmod ugo+x catvote.html" and "./catvote.html". (L-Rock and I have fancy nerd tools which don't put the stupid extension on.)
my-computer:~/Desktop me$ ./catvote.html
./catvote.html: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
./catvote.html: line 1: `'
Not to be a big pain or whatever, but might could Mr. O fix my stupid failure to mask my name in that last comment o mine? Thanks.
This is so wrong. (Pay not attention. I'm just right-documenting the e-record for any future need.)
Cryptic Ned: Nope. If you want to join in the nerdery, you could try installing cygwin, or you could wait a few hours and hopefully I'll have a nice .EXE available.
... and yeah, this is all pretty farcical, but I'm laughing my ass off anyway. And it beats doing actually work.
Almost their, nerd heroes! I'm getting the error message:
./catvote: line 4: syntax error near unexpected token 'done'
My file is this:
while true
do
wget http://mediabistro.com/articles/functions/cache_poll.asp --post-data="rlsd=1676&plfl=000406"
done
Wow. We are pathetic in our not-fully-nerdliness.
And actually being fluent in English, too, apparently.
Oh, wait, do I do chmod and then in a separate command just type the filename?
I had no idea you were an MCSE, ogged.
Now you folks seem to be making some progress. Good work!
Well I do know how to disable cookies, and I just voted about 50 times in the last minute, as was suggested earlier. Now back to work.
Catherine is over 2000 votes now. But far behind the Nedrabot, which could strike again at any minute. It has a plan.
Ogged, you need to be doing it from cygwin bash, NOT the MSDOS command line, because that's bash syntax, not hideous 8-bit abortioneese. (If you are in bash, try checking to make sure everything is on a seperate line with hard returns?)
garancebot, any idea why the nedrabot has topped out at 4200? Per day limit on votes or what?
Okay, with 311 I'm getting:
Okay. with 311 I get:
my-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop me$ chmod +x catvote.html
my-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop me$ ./catvote.html
./catvote.html: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
./catvote.html: line 1: `'
my-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop me$ chmod +x smashervote.html
my-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop me$ ./smashervote.html
./smashervote.html: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
./smashervote.html: line 1: `'
my-powerbook-g4-15:~/Desktop me$
Can I be running both files at the same time, or do I need separate terminal windows, one for each?
catherinebot and kristonbot are running on my end. I would have been on it sooner, but stupid meeting.
323 - You need the #!/bin/sh at the top, which indicates what application ("sh", in this case, in the "/bin" directory) should run it. I'm not a CYGWIN user, so I'll defer to L-Rock about whether that's the proper location for CYGWIN, but that should work on a Unix-y system.
Shit, I'm in cygwin and there are hard returns between all the lines. Grr. Lemme tinker.
313 still has my name in it. Sorry. Don't hate me, Ogged.
WTF?! Raise tom and get it done right. (Not a shot at w-lfs-n's skills.)
I should be voting 5002 times for each of them even as we speak. I couldn't get tom's script to work so I ginned up something in python.
You could just paste in 'wget http://mediabistro.com/articles/functions/cache_poll.asp --post-data="rlsd=1676&plfl=000406"' 4200 times, Ogged.
roamsedge, you are teh hero. i'm way past garance, and growing closer to nedra...thank you!
I don't have the shebang on the set of mine that are running under Windows, and they seem to run fine.
The hated Zeleny is now back in second place. Virtue ascendant!
Hey, now I'm winning again. Self image totally validated!
Honestly, what we need here is to just have people download the catvote script file -- that would hopefully solve problems regarding carriage return formats, which I think are probably B and Ogged's problems.
AWB and I are twins in our nerdlessness.
L-rock, can you send me the text file you're working with and I'll try to run it?
I have the same problem as B.
Stupid goddamn GUI tools. Gimme a second.
You're not pretty unless you win, Smasher! It's all riding on these damn bots!
Try #!/usr/bin/bash at the top, O-dog.
Or, actually, do which bash, and then add in #![/full/path/to/whatever/the/fuck]
Speaking of pretty, I've got my kid planted in front of yet a third movie for the day while I futz with this, and I've just decided that the actor who plays the faun in Narnia is a hottie. Can I vote for him?
In the on-air category only, B!
actually you all are teh heroes. this is the best thing ever.
Uh, isn't Kriston's id 1649, not 1650?
349: No, but I recommend continuing to feast your eyes on him in The Last King of Scotland. As well as his small role in Bright Young Things.
330: My guess is that I provoked the Pickler partisans by pushing up the vote total of a known Althouse Enemy, and that the fun went out of it once I stopped.
Okay. For Mac people:
1. Open Terminal (in Applications/Utilities).
2. Type: "wget http://www.snarkout.org/catbot.sh"
If you get a message like "blah blah 19:50:55 (1.19 MB/s) - `catbot.sh' saved [125/125]"
3. Type "sh catbot.sh". Until you hit control-C or close the window, you are stuffing the ballot. (There will be no response.)
The same will work if, for every mention of "catbot.sh", you use "smashbot.sh".
(And that, children, is how Snarkout got everyone's credit card numbers...)
I haven't seen TLKOS yet, but no worries. Though he's gonna have to be damn hot to outhottie Forrest Whittaker.
Then again, I guess Whittaker *is* playing Idi Amin, so maybe that'll make him seem less hot. Hmm.
352: It is entirely possible that I am retarded. Or, uh, too dependent on syntax-highlighting to be able to actually read. Or both.
Althouse hasn't mentioned the poll on her website.
What's Smasher's ID? We don't want to ballot stuff for the wrong man! That's how musical comedies ensue.
Then again, I guess Whittaker *is* playing Idi Amin, so maybe that'll make him seem less hot. Hmm.
Have you read the T.C. Boyle short story "Dada"?
2. Type: "wget http://www.snarkout.org/catbot.sh"
-bash: wget: command not found
wget http://www.snarkout.org/catbot.sh
-bash: wget: command not found
[coelacanth ~ 04:57:26]$ cat cheat.py
import urllib, httplib, time
kriston = urllib.urlencode({'rsld':1649,'plfl':'000405','plid':'405'})
catherine = urllib.urlencode({'rsld':1676, 'plfl':'000406','plid':406})
script = '/articles/functions/cache_poll.asp'
headers = {"Content-Type":"Application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
"accept":"text/plain"}
votes = 5002
def wait():
import random
time.sleep(random.randrange(2,10))
import general
general.daemonize()
for i in range(votes):
conn = httplib.HTTPConnection("mediabistro.com")
conn.request("POST", script, kriston, headers)
wait()
conn = httplib.HTTPConnection("mediabistro.com")
conn.request("POST", script, catherine, headers)
wait()
-bash: wget: command not found
Yup, me too.
I've changed smashbot.sh to reflect the 1649 ID.
-bash: wget: command not found
Okay, here's the problem -- you're running a version of OS X that doesn't have the wget tool installed by default. (I think this is true of 10.3 and earlier.) This will make things trickier.
wget-less OSXs still have curl, I think.
They need a faster server over at mediabistro, my machine is having to pause periodically. Go faster!
I think this is true of 10.3 and earlier
I have 10.4 and I get the same thing. I might not have installed all the fancy developer tools when I got it, though.
Ogged: You downloaded wget for windows, right? It should have eventually produced a file called wget.exe? What directory is that file in?
You could use fink to pull down wget, but that would push us right through the no-return point and we'd all have to start arguing about Kirk v. Picard. Let me refresh my memory about how the curl syntax works.
curl -d "rlsd=1676&plfl=000406&plid=406" -s http://mediabistro.com/articles/functions/cache_poll.asp
That looks like it should work for the wgetless among us.
Why don't the bot scripts include the plid param as well as the plfl param?
Weird, Google informs me that wget isn't on 10.4 either. (I know it used to be there.) I'm setting up a curl version.
Hey, w-lfs-n, could you email me that? Tabs don't translate across blog comments, and I'm lazy.
"man curl" suggests that -s should suppress output, but actual experience suggests otherwise.
You downloaded wget for windows, right? It should have eventually produced a file called wget.exe? What directory is that file in?
This was my thought, but as soon as I try to run an edited script, whether I used notepad, wordpad or, god help me, Word, I get errors.
Actually, fuck it, I nominate w-lfs-n to Windowsize his py script for popular consumption. The tools for it are better anyway, aren't they?
catherine's reached 75% of the nedrabot's total...
I expect to see a 5-digit number next to her name when I come back to the office tomorrow morning, everybody.
Okay, Mac users:
curl http://www.snarkout.org/catbot-curl.sh > catbot-curl.sh
sh catbot-curl.sh
I have to run, alas alas. I just sent the python thingy to LR. It shouldn't be difficult to windowsize, and there are even py2exe scripts out there.
357: It's a close-run thing between Whitaker's disturbing Amin-charisma and whatshisface's Callow Young Man Abroad act.
385 gets me:
curl: (6) Couldn't resolve host 'wwwsnarkout.org'
my-powerbook-g4-15:~ me$ sh catbot-curl.sh
my-powerbook-g4-15:~ me$
I have to step out for a bit. Thank you thank you, programming people!
Given all this work you're all doing, I feel obligated to send out summer mix CDs if I'm elected hottest hottie.
Thanks, snarkout. That gives me no return message, just the cursor there. Working, yes?
curl: (6) Couldn't resolve host 'wwwsnarkout.org'
Looks like you left out a dot in www.snarkout.org.
Thanks, snarkout. That gives me no return message, just the cursor there. Working, yes?
Yeah, feedback struck me as too much effort. I support the Lunar Rockette/w-lfs-n edifice of greater nerdery once it's compiled.
393: Mp3s can go online. I want real physical edible cookies.
395: Duh.
390: You left out a period (.) between www and snarkout in the url.
396: Naturally! How about, cover art depends on loss or victory.
Okay, I get the cursor too. Yay! Does this mean both Catherine and Smasher are getting stuffed?
404, see 401. Okay. Separate terminal window, I assume.
403: Well, you've gotta be good for something. Peanut brittle?
Okay. Separate terminal window, I assume.
Yuh, same deal.
Done, and done. Take that, beltway insiders who don't pay their unfoggedy dues.
Should we shut these off at some point, for dignity's sake?
fwiw, the wget/curl approach doesn't appear to be working from here
<big><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><big><big>WE HAVE A NEW LEADER
YES! i knew hosting unfoggedcon would pay off at some point! thanks! voting goes until friday, so if capps and catbots can run on and off until then, i'd be eternally grateful.
I detect signs of a JessicaHoltzerbot. She has gained 170 in the last couple minutes.
Did one of you set yours to vote for the first choice over and over?
I'll probably end up shutting off my set just so I don't lag myself to death from a Ground Slam in Gruul's tonight. Any other nerds notice if running if multiple processes has much of an effect on vote throughput? I've got two per running at the moment, and there hasn't really been a noticeable effect on ssh/VNC, but I have yet to experiment any higher.
I detect signs of a JessicaHoltzerbot. She has gained 170 in the last couple minutes.
Did one of you set yours to vote for the first choice over and over?
Sorry about that. It was me.
No need to worry
This is so unforgivably lame it's probably not even worth asking and should be ignored...but I can't find any Applications/Utilities or Terminal area on my (ancient) laptop, there's a "command prompt" that allows you to enter commands directly but it does not recognize the chmod command. When I type "catvote.txt" in there it just opens up the file in Notepad, where I wrote it.
I think I just don't know a damn thing about how to run programs in Windows, and am probably not educable at this point in my life. But if there is a truly idiot-proof way to do this, then someone post it.
That stuff was all written assuming you were cool and had a Mac. No, it's all using Unix shell scripting, so it won't work on a non-Unix based system like Windows; you'll need to install CYGWIN or wait for L-Rock and w-lfs-n to put out their compiled version, which you can then run as a normal Windows application.
But if there is a truly idiot-proof way to do this, then someone post it.
Turn off cookies in your browser, and hit the "vote" button over and over while reading a book.
424: That's what I did! Except that I had to do it while watching TV, because I needed to hit ctrl-W to close the pop up window after each vote.
OK, so we've had the shit thread, the "my scenery is better than yours!" thread, and now we're doing some sort of strange nerdly chest-beating ritual with the rest of the internets, and it's only Tuesday afternoon. What's going to happen when the boredom really sets in?
Oh, you have to be cool . Now I understand. Now I've outed myself I guess. I'll keep an eye out for a compiled version to be posted, preferably one I can access through AOL.
I must say that the garancebot is exceedingly generous to throw her support to Catherine.
The Garance-bot is a human being? That's...I don't know...sad, somehow.
It just goes to show you; having nerds for friends literally makes you hotter than everyone else.
What's going to happen when the boredom really sets in?
Comparing BMIs?
No wait, we've already done that, too.
Actually, I should probably be heading out now if I want to have time to do the compiled version before Gruuling is up. So, if you have any questions about the nerdy versions, ask snarkout.
428: Well, really I was just pumping Garance's vote because I thought the reaction on this thread would be amusing. And because of the Althouse bloggingheadstv, of course.
The liberal blogsphere must all stand together to defeat the evil Pickler.
I WOULDN'T COUNT NEDRA OUT JUST YET
curl http://www.snarkout.org/catbot-curl.sh > catbot-curl.sh
sh catbot-curl.sh
Just to confirm: I entered "curl http://www.snarkout.org/catbot-curl.sh > catbot-curl.sh" and got
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 137 100 137 0 0 403 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0
L-Rock is leaving her imaginary Internet friends and their efforts to write shell scripts to freep an online poll about the DC journalist community in order to compile a Python script and then go play World of Warcraft? She wins the thread.
Over five thousand!
In an unexpected side effect of reloading the window over and over, I'm falling in love with Colby Itkowitz. I KNOW B SHE'S TOO YOUNG FOR ME!
441: Awesome. Ballot-stuffing while watching the Boston-Cleveland game: double-barreled procrastination!
But why would a Mr. and Mrs. Itkowitz name their daughter "Colby"? It's such a bizarre juxtaposition. Why wouldn't they change their last name first? If you're going to keep the Itkowitz, you should name your daughter Rachel or something.
439: L-Rock is leaving her imaginary Internet friends and their efforts to write shell scripts to freep an online poll about the DC journalist community in order to compile a Python script and then go play raid World of Warcraft on her level 70 healbot alt? She wins the thread is a pathetic nerd pushover who should have jumped on the feral/shadow bandwagon sooner, lol.
Okay, now really gone. Unless I get accosted again.
443: They were being extra cautious after problems arose on the playground for her brother Josh.
Uh-oh. A KerryHowleyBot has materialized.
At roughly what rate are these bots adding votes?
Oh no...if the libertarians can manipulate internet polls to elevate Ron Paul from third- to second-tier candidate in the presidential primary, who knows what they are capable of on this smaller scale?
There are a lot of libertarians in Silicon Valley, you knew it was only a matter of time before Reason mobilized its geek forces.
The HowleyBot is adding 5 votes every second. Man battle stations!!
This is going to be a long struggle until Friday, people.
I was surprised that Jessica Holzer didn't get more love before 78. She would be my second choice.
I dunno, Jessica Holzer really does it for me
This is going to be a long struggle until Friday, people.
Ouch.
I don't think Garance is hot. I saw her at my reunion. She seemed overdressed. Her clothes looked like they belonged on someone over 50. It was just too much. Maybe she'll be super hot at 55, but she didn't seem to be now.
Stefanie Gans is pretty cute, but her blog allies seem nasty.
455: Um, she's reading this thread?
Um, she's reading this thread?
How do you know?
458: If I'm not mistaken, she was commenting in it. Duh.
In any case, I think she's quite attractive, and I totally wish I could do that eyebrow thing she did in the Althouse tv bit. Also, she has awesome glasses.
Colby Itkowitz...just something about those eyes...that mouth...I'm becoming creepy now...
But yes, I'd say that objectively I agree with 451/453. Not only is Jessica Holzer beautiful, but it's a great photo that shows her whole body, which is not true of most of the photos. And she knows how to dress; that's a really nice dress that is not cliched Washington business or evening-wear.
Damn. In the three hours since I left the office, this thread got exceedingly geeky. Do you people expect me to understand half of the shit that's going on in here?
Sigh. At least Catherine's going to win the contest, absent a new onslaught from the Office of the Vice President.
Looks like py2exe needs to be run on windows or by someone with access to windows dlls. Here's a standalone script, which doesn't daemonize b/c I wasn't sure if that even makes sense on windows. Anyone who wants to test it out and whatnot is more than welcome to.
God, I love it. What did y'all decide was the best Windows way to bot?
While we've been fiddling, the U of C fired Ward Churchill. We are truly leaderless now; I only hope Catherine and Smasher are up to the task of becoming the True Voices of the Left.
To me it would be worth putting Vandehei, creepier than Nedra, into last place. It would only take about ten votes.
Our Helmsman, our Fearless Leader (peace be upon him) has been fired? He has been driven from his community-college power base? Our situation is dire. We will have to take serious steps.
Ok, Ben, I'm going to install that. Though I might need some help along the way.
Serious but entirely legal steps.
466: Agreed. One hardly knows where to begin.
Vandehei is in last place now.
It'll take a lot of clicking to get Nedra into last place though.
Um, how long are these bots going to operate? Because the 'smasher vote total is kind of ridiculous (and getting more ridiculous every second).
I'm just sayin'.
471: I'll keep teh bots running. 57% of the vote seems respectable to me.
Oh, now 58%.
This is going to look bad on O'Reilly.
ogged, I just spent the last few days with kerry howley who was here doing an article, and she is not suffering/benefiting from photo inflation. she is really gorgeous. as is GFR, I don't know what y'all are talking about.
Oh, so coincidentally the two women who challenged Catherine's dominance with their rival bot armies are both gorgeous? How convenient.
Quiet, Alameida, we have competition to crush.
Am I the only one here who thinks Lucy Kafanov is teh hottest?
now I must protest, in a wimpy, ineffective democratic way, about how you are questioning my commitment to total victory. may catherine crush her rivals beneath her perfectly-shod little feet, and hear the lamentations of their bots.
may catherine crush her rivals beneath her perfectly-shod little feet, and hear the lamentations of their bots.
Is that a Conan reference?
So anyway, to return to catherine's comments in which she expressed her indignance that someone would suggest that she was cheating to win this contest...I agree, that is preposterous.
ogged: Third: shut your yips about lookism and sexism, you scolds. No one is sadder than I am that blogging has come to this, but, alas, this is what the kids are talking about today.
B: I want you people to know that I voted, and I hate myself for it.
Your respective sauces are weak, and I'm disappointed in you both.
I can't help it, my principles are softened by friendship.
"These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others."
I was all set to help the cause, but then I saw Bridget and was paralyzed by her raw sex appeal.
Megan McArdle is mocking you for your ambiguously-incestuous pean to Catherine's sisterly hottness, ogged. On the internet farce (see 217) repeats itself as only slightly different farce.
Hi y'all. Just read this thread for the first time this am. No idea what the surge last night was about, as it happened entirely independently of me. Dunno who "Garancebot" is either. Maybe some techie fan? Someone messing with all of y'all for sport? Anyway, good luck, Catherine -- though at this point I think your techie clan has made your victory assured.
Dude, it's no fun if you're not cheating too. Everyone (barring Nedra Pickler) should have their own teams of bots. It's less an attractiveness poll and more Robot Death Wars.
Anyway, good luck, Catherine -- though at this point I think your techie clan has made your victory assured.
I fear that this will be our "Mission Accomplished" moment.
We still think you're hot, Garance! You just need a roommate who blogs here.
My impression was that the garancebot was one of our own, who thought it would be funny to put us into a tizzy. It worked, obviously, and that started the bot wars. The picklerbot is the real mystery.
Megan McArdle is mocking you for your ambiguously-incestuous pean to Catherine's sisterly hottness, ogged. On the internet farce (see 217) repeats itself as only slightly different farce.
Odd, because as written it's not really that ambiguous.
495 gets it right. It's 100% hypothetically incestuous.
It was nice to see the ItkovitzBot, apparently the product of someone outside the liberal blog/webmagazine axis of power. But it petered out.
Good god those votes are skewed. Are you people ashamed of yourselves yet?
Brock, this poll has simply become overwhelming popular throughout the internet - maybe it was mentioned in the Washington Post or Atrios or something - and it just so happens that among the 40,000 or so individual voters, the wisdom of crowds decided that Catherine is between 5 and 100 times as attractive as any of the other women. Deal with it.
It's less an attractiveness poll and more Robot Death Wars.
The Miss Universe Contest would be ten times more awesome if it were hosted by Mark Pauline.
498: While Kriston is apparently immeasurably more attractive than any of the other men.
There's one guy who is about 1/30 as attractive as Kriston. But yes, for all the others, they get lost in the background.
There is going to be an awards banquet, right?
Don't let complacency set in. We need a team of lawyers to handle the recounts and challenges. There should be plenty around here, some of whom just passed the bar. Don't rule out the Supreme Court throwing this thing to Pickler.
UPDATE
The Itkowitzbot and Howleybot have reared their heads again.
Pickler is now in 5th place.
Are you people ashamed of yourselves yet?
You look so pretty with your lips all pursed up like that Brock.
The Holzerbot seems to have been working overtime.
I started a Howleybot with catherine's blessing.
What? Giving charity to the libertarians?
I want to penetrate her free markets.
w-lfs-n's invisible hand is grabbing her ass.
Slowly, w-lfs-n's howleybot churns away.
She just moved into second place.
"We" aren't. I am. Also, catherine said to.
What's the matter, Ben, scared to talk about your feelings?
I'm sort of tempted to make an Andrea Bruce bot, now.
an Andrea Bruce bot
Now that is definitely worth someone's time. If you make one, let me know, and I'll also run it.
I made one. It's easy enough to do yourself, Ogged, just take the catherine script, and where it defines 'catherine', change that to 'andrea' and change the value for rsld from 1676 to 1673, then have it call andrea instead of catherine when it's building the request.
Er, if you have Python installed, which you should.
Thanks. I have it installed at home. I'll give it a go.
And I should get off my ass and grep out the values for all the different canidates and stick them in a table somewhere, because the source to that poll is fucking hideous and unreadable.
I will have no truck with libertarians, and have very limited respect for people like w-lfs-n and Yglesias who do have truck with libertarians.
Except Jim Henley. Having truck with Henley is OK.
