Ctrl Alt Del Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 In a stunning result, the winner of the third annual TIME 100 poll and new owner of the title World's Most Influential Person is moot. The 21-year-old college student and founder of the online community 4chan.org, whose real name is Christopher Poole, received 16,794,368 votes and an average influence rating of 90 (out of a possible 100) to handily beat the likes of Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and Oprah Winfrey. To put the magnitude of the upset in perspective, it's worth noting that everyone moot beat out actually has a job. http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1894028,00.html The poll, of course, was exhaustively hacked, and not only this, a testament to 4chan (or /b/) power. For those with curiosity, and patience, to read how, why and when, the following link tries to explain it: There’s a scene toward the end of the book Contact by Carl Sagan, where the protagonist Ellie Arroway finds a Message embedded deep in the digits of PI. The Message is perhaps an artifact of an extremely advanced intelligence that apparently manipulated one of the fundamental constants of the universe as a testament to their power as they wove space and time. I’m reminded of this scene by the Time.com 100 Poll where millions have voted on who are the world’s most influential people in government, science, technology and the arts. Just as Ellie found a Message embedded in PI, we find a Message embedded in the results of this poll. Looking at the first letters of each of the top 21 leading names in the poll we find the message “marblecake, also the game”. The poll announces (perhaps subtly) to the world, that the most influential are not the Obamas, Britneys or the Rick Warrens of the world, the most influential are an extremely advanced intelligence: the hackers. http://musicmachinery.com/2009/04/15/inside-the-precision-hack/ I'd take care if I were you, Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aash Li Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 lol funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 he didn't just win he ****ing crushed them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcesious Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Even if it wasn't hacked, I wouldn't be surprised if moot would still win by a fair vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Avery Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Yeah, saw this yesterday and I laughed my *** off. Yet again, a victory for the internet and humanity. Although, to be fair, moot has probably had one of the single largest impacts on the internet since its widespread use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aash Li Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I dont think it was moot really thats had the impact. He was just the vehicle for the impact (lol collision puns). Moot himself did not generate the memes he just supplied the single most popular spam board in the western world (2chan being the asian version). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samnmax221 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 moot can't even get a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Avery Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 moot can't even get a job. I'm surprised even with advertising how he manages to keep the site up at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 I dont think it was moot really thats had the impact. He was just the vehicle for the impact (lol collision puns). Moot himself did not generate the memes he just supplied the single most popular spam board in the western world (2chan being the asian version).And shouldn't he be worshipped for the LOLcats. I mean, LOLcats. I'm surprised even with advertising how he manages to keep the site up at all.I think the interwebz will end before 4chan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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