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Gamespot has a great piece (4 pages) on the logistics of getting 40 WWE people in recording studios for SmackDown! vs RAW soundbites. And the guys themselves. (I’ll get to work soon)

Gamespot has a great piece (4 pages) on the logistics of getting 40 WWE people in recording studios for SmackDown! vs RAW soundbites. And the guys themselves.

(I’ll get to work soon)

on voting

Okay, you know you can delete your cookie and vote again and again and again on the Taboo Tuesday thing by now, but it’s not a big deal. As any one who’s taken a basic web programming class could tell you, you transmit a lot of data about your computer each time you visit a … Continue reading “on voting”

Okay, you know you can delete your cookie and vote again and again and again on the Taboo Tuesday thing by now, but it’s not a big deal.

As any one who’s taken a basic web programming class could tell you, you transmit a lot of data about your computer each time you visit a webpage. Some of it’s just generic information about your setup; like your monitor resolution, and the browser you’re using. But there’s also some identification stuff; your IP address is sent, and I believe the name of your computer is sent, and can easily be recorded along with a page view, or a vote.

The cookie file is put on your computer because it’s easier/quicker/cheaper for WWE.com to check your computer to see if you’ve voted already rather than search their database, but some very ordinary database manipulation to screen on multiple votes from the same IP and computer name. If they wanted to.

You can change your computer name, and you can use programs to connect thru another service for an anonymous (and changing) IP, but that’s probably not worth the effort for most of us, and the security code will slow some of that down.

Regardless, I can’t see WWE.com not realizing people would delete their cookie and revote early on, and I figure they’re either filtering out the multiple votes or don’t care.

I’m still surprised they didn’t try to get names and addresses; I guess the idea is to make it as simple as possible to vote, but it seems odd for them to pass up a marketing opportunity. (Maybe they’d expect a lot of dummy data?)

Got my actual election ballot the other day. Think I need to figure out who to vote for. And when. At least Lucha is on Wednesday and not Tuesday.

campaign shakeup

Edit: Imagine I remembred to archive a Philly Daily News funny front page photoshopped picture featuring George W. Bush and T O together behind a lecturn. Donovan F. McNabb was unavailable for comment.

Edit: Imagine I remembred to archive a Philly Daily News funny front page photoshopped picture featuring George W. Bush and T O together behind a lecturn.

Donovan F. McNabb was unavailable for comment.

a kiss is just a kiss

four quick things a) So they could arrange for Lillian to be the microphone stand for the Diva Search Segment, Todd had to take a superkick (well, that was the idea) to take him out and Coach had to take a Gore to take him out. Doesn’t seem quite fair. b) thecubsfan.com endorsements WWE Title … Continue reading “a kiss is just a kiss”

four quick things

a) So they could arrange for Lillian to be the microphone stand for the Diva Search Segment, Todd had to take a superkick (well, that was the idea) to take him out and Coach had to take a Gore to take him out. Doesn’t seem quite fair.

b) thecubsfan.com endorsements
WWE Title Match: Edge
Orton/Flair stip: Submission
Weapon of Choice: chain.
IC Challenger: Steven Richards!
Eugene/Bischoff stip: Butler
Diva BR: Nurse Outfits
Diva Search: Pillow Fight

The theory behind the Nurse Outfits is that they’ll all have those little hats, and hopefully they’ll wear them in the match, so someone can be clotheslined so hard it looks like their head flew off, but it’s only their hat. Flying Hats = Good.

c) So, what happens if one of the guys who got booked on Heat get picked for the title match? (They lose the title match, duh.)

d) If you’re Chuck Palumbo, do you even better to get dressed (such as your dress is) for a possible match? Do you just hang out in your workout clothes? Do you get all hyped up and ready to rush out that curtian if your name is called, just on the chance of snowing someone into being impressed with your hopeful attitude?

RAW thoughts

With a half functioning TiVo remote. Like, what, 10 people must’ve watched this show with the LCS games going on? This is not how the WWE planned it. Thanks for coming, Regal. Votes! Edge over HBK and Benoit. How dare HBK superkick Todd Grisham. He’s going to get quite the lecture from Heat GM Steven … Continue reading “RAW thoughts”

With a half functioning TiVo remote.

Like, what, 10 people must’ve watched this show with the LCS games going on? This is not how the WWE planned it.

Thanks for coming, Regal.

Votes!

Edge over HBK and Benoit. How dare HBK superkick Todd Grisham. He’s going to get quite the lecture from Heat GM Steven Richards.

Jerry Lawler knows the name of a move! And another! Victoria must be winning the battle royal. I have no real opinion in this vote.

Oh yes, Snitsky and Lita. “I came here tonight to look you in the eye!” She should’ve brought a step ladder. What punches. ooooooo

Haha Flair is old.

I spent the opening of the tag match illegally voting for Steven Richards at least 10 times. Forcing you to type the number was a smart move; not getting an e-mail address out of each vote is dumb.

Wow, they won’t shut up about Kimmel making incredibly obvious jokes. If JR weren’t taking personal offense (odd – BECAUSE FLAIR IS OLD), I’d think he trespassed in Hogan Is Bald sacred ground.

Did they set the polls to open right during a rest hold? No, not quite. Wow, they’d really prefer you not vote for a Submission match, but a duh.

Vince out to be you to vote and watch. I bet people do a lot more of one than the other. I love how both announcers agree Vince would do well in a presidental campaign. Did he have a vision or did Jericho have a vision? QUITE FRANKLY. CHRISTIAN! Yes. Perfect guy for this. Cockles! The Christian Coalition! Vince is afraid because that sounds like a group that’d come after SmackDown!. YES TAJIRI TO INTERUPT! Tajiri’s fake English is sounding different this week. EVERYONE HUG VINCE. This is a pretty fun segment. Even Christian doesn’t want to see Coach. King thinks all bald black men look alike. Tajiri/Coach continuity! What an odd pick. QUITE FRANKLY. Coach and Christian being scared of Rhyno is nice. Haha GORE. QUITE FRANKLY. You don’t talk to Christian this way. QUITE FRANKLY. No one’s scared of the Hurricane. Last time Vince ever tries to talk on RAW. Hurricane’s rhyme is better than Christian’s, and at least Shelton doesn’t waste time interrupting.

Vince on commentary, wow. I wonder if he knows Victoria’s moves. Vince has very little to say – I think JR and King were leaving him opening he wasn’t filling. Vince picks French Maid – Linda is worried. I am worried about me and JR making the same joke. Christian did not look in good shape in the segment where we all noticed his cut, but he pulled it together. They’re sure giving Shelton a lot of stuff for a guy they don’t really talk about as a future top guy. Maybe I’m just missing that talk.

Todd dies, Coach dies, and Lillian is in charge. What a sad state of affairs. Competitive aerobics! I think Carmella pauses a lot. “all…of…you.” Haha miss the bus and be forced to make out on TV. We’ve all learned something today. Something gay. WOW THEIR LIPS BARELY TOUCHED! Christy needs to learn how to sell.

YES YES THE GRAPHIC WITH EVERYONE IN IT! Chuck Palumbo is dead center with the wrong hair color and I bet half the people watching RAW have no idea who he is. Unless Jimmy Kimmel is appearing on RAW or Taboo Tuesday, they need to let it go.

JR needs to be only brought out for main events of PPVs. HHH could care less about Edge. I know it’s Triple H’s character to hate on everyone, but an odd way to sell the PPV by giving everyone no chance. Shawn hurt himself off the top rope sunset flip, I guess (really innocent looking bump, but that’s where it went bad), and he’s really dumb to try that elbow drop after knowing he was hurt. He may not be in any shape for tomorrow, and he probably owed it to the company to skip the highspot rather than risking further injury, but he’s not getting the main event bonus by protecting himself. That superkick was helped by only seeing half of it, not the pretty view they usually do. Edge is going to be fun as a heel if he keeps this up. Wow, HBK can’t even get up for the dramatic vote lead in. Felt like they extended the ending a little bit – to get the Sox/Yankees crossover?

Okay episode. Six man elimination was the strongest part.