Saturday, December 19, 2009

If You Want Advice, Luke, Just Ask For It

One of the most avid, long-time followers of Infinonymous is associated with IP address 205.141.129.33 (which indicates "City of Pittsburgh" -- or "fw-ext.city.pittsburgh.pa.us" -- as host).
This user, for long stretches, visited Infinonymous most workdays, often delivered by a Google search for "ravenstahl," "zober" or occasionally a name such as "gabe mazefsky".

Recently, the visits have become rapid-fire, hitting many Infinonymous pages (including comment pages), new and old, sometimes spending mere seconds at each page. A representative batch:

17th December 2009 14:03:33 Page View blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&client=news&q=ravenstahl&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d
infinonymous.blogspot.com/
17th December 2009 14:49:05 Exit Link https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6430253580669566245&postID=7297666642152655393
17th December 2009 14:51:00 Page View No referring link
infinonymous.blogspot.com/2009/12/recent-propositions-board-activity.html
17th December 2009 14:52:15 Page View www.pghcomet.blogspot.com/
infinonymous.blogspot.com/
17th December 2009 14:59:29 Page View www.pghcomet.blogspot.com/
infinonymous.blogspot.com/
17th December 2009 15:01:25 Page View No referring link
infinonymous.blogspot.com/
17th December 2009 15:04:35 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-12-03T03%3A20%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:05:22 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-12-03T03%3A20%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-11-07T10%3A47%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:05:47 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-11-07T10%3A47%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-10-02T00%3A35%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:06:18 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-10-02T00%3A35%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-28T19%3A21%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:06:33 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-28T19%3A21%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-25T23%3A03%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:07:04 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-25T23%3A03%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-24T11%3A56%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:08:03 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-24T11%3A56%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-22T13%3A37%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:08:28 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-22T13%3A37%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-20T12%3A06%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:10:25 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-20T12%3A06%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-17T10%3A50%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:10:38 Exit Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug
17th December 2009 15:11:00 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-20T12%3A06%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-17T10%3A50%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:11:26 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-17T10%3A50%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-07T10%3A26%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:11:59 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-07T10%3A26%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-02T13%3A24%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:12:43 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-02T13%3A24%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
17th December 2009 15:13:08 Exit Link https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6430253580669566245&postID=3331970783117328931
17th December 2009 15:13:24 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-02T13%3A24%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
17th December 2009 15:13:57 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-04-08T19%3A54%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=7
17th December 2009 15:14:39 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-04-08T19%3A54%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=7
infinonymous.blogspot.com/
17th December 2009 15:14:42 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-12-03T03%3A20%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:14:50 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-12-03T03%3A20%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-11-07T10%3A47%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=10
17th December 2009 15:15:07 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-11-07T10%3A47%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=10
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
17th December 2009 15:15:15 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
17th December 2009 15:15:29 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
infinonymous.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html
17th December 2009 15:15:48 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
17th December 2009 15:16:07 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
17th December 2009 15:16:12 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=50
17th December 2009 15:16:47 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=50
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-25T23%3A03%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=50
17th December 2009 15:18:40 Exit Link https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6430253580669566245&postID=4540478413977056414
17th December 2009 15:18:41 Exit Link https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6430253580669566245&postID=4540478413977056414
17th December 2009 15:18:41 Exit Link https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6430253580669566245&postID=4540478413977056414
17th December 2009 15:18:49 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=50
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17th December 2009 15:18:58 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
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17th December 2009 15:19:07 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
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17th December 2009 15:19:09 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
infinonymous.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html
17th December 2009 15:19:14 Page View infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
infinonymous.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7

Perhaps someone with more experience or technical insight could provide a better explanation, but a layman's guess is that a City of Pittsburgh employee -- apparently using a city computer, on taxpayer time -- is cataloguing the entirety of the Infinonyverse, perhaps downloading every page.

If this is the mayor's office's way of acknowledging that it needs advice from sources other than Republican "influencer" John Verbanac or Ravenstahl's former high school athletic trainer (pardon, make that incoming assistant parks director and outgoing public affairs director) David White, this could be construed as progress and a compliment.

If so, no need to rely on indirect illumination, Luke Yarone Joanna Gabe whomever: advice is available for the asking: Infinonymous@gmail.com

1 comment:

EdHeath said...

I have gotten connections from servers that indicate City and County government. I don't really check often enough to see how often I get a connection, what the search string was or for how long they are connected. Although I have never used a blog reader (Google reader, something?), I gather that is why I have a bunch of zero second connections.

It is a bit amusing to get a connection from the City government, since it was, what, a year ago or more that it was announced City government computers had their internet connections severely limited or turned off altogether. So I assume it is a political operative of some sort reading my blog (and presumably yours). Hey, it gives my readership stats a boost.