Showing posts with label craigslist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label craigslist. Show all posts

Monday, January 4, 2010

spamming the spam-bot




step 1. post craigslist ad as a spam bot. include graphic detail about how bad you will spam them. names will not match, just moved here, no pictures, etc...
step 2. recieve spam replies to your spambot ad. of course the other spambots can't get enough replies! they may be reptilian illuminati feeding off unrequited love.
step 3. send spam replies to the spambots. complete with fake pictures that I've included here.
step 4. give up. the spambots just reply regardless of what you do. they don't care that you just sent them funny pictures. they just trigger off of digital communication send and recieve loops that auto generate content.

I thought my witty spambot post might dig some real person out of the robotic rubble. methods I've tried on craigslist:

normal: say you're a person. got a job, car, decent age. blend in.
results:0

crazy: tell the truth. no job, live with parents, pet rats, cemetary pictures, the whole 666 yards.
results: 1 girl replied because she saw the cute rat, but couldn't even email a conversation. the other would only text.

spambot: as described above.
results:shitloads of spam. I'm talking a mountain here! no human replies.
total humans contacted: 2
spam responses: infinite
lesson learned: don't touch the singles section of craigslist.

Monday, December 28, 2009

another craigslist post another spam-wave

I posted in the singles section again and my email filled up with spam. these are some things to look for when sorting craigslist replies:
1.names don't match
2. "I was using someone else's email"
3."seeing if ur fake or not, holler back if you are"
4."i just moved here from..."
5."I don't want to jump into your life with my kid, I'm not looking for any king of LTR"
6.adding links to the post that is being responded to and the craigslist code address
this isn't the fucking bible, people! I don't need to interperet your words to know you're a spam-bot!
if you program spam, please make it look like a real person is emailing me. make the names match and don't contradict yourself in the message. I've seen so many spam replies, I can spot one from a mile away, so please get better at making them so you can try to fool me.
THIS IS A CHALLENGE: if you program spam-bots, fool me with your reply and I will go on youtube and tell everyone that I have been tricked by a stupid spam-bot.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

email storm


I just got done taking care of massive emails. logan emailed me pictures and tabs. some people responded to my craigslist ad, so there was some transfers there. the leading contact is pictured here. her name is kristin and she has a rat too. I will soon be payed by walmart again and hopefully the bank won't take too much of it. whatever the case, I will withdraw whatever I can in order to not incur any more overdraft fees.

Friday, October 30, 2009

andy doing things andy way


the rats are building their nest right now. I think I will alter my cage cleaning strategy. the craigslist people are emailing me in that vague craigslist way. it gives me someone to type to anyway. there's a guy with a really cool guitar, an ancient singer/ piano player and 2 regular dudes that play guitar and drums. this isn't the way that I had hoped it would go. I wanted to get lots of people all talking together and forming multiple bands with like minded musicians. instead I get to chat it up with singular people who seem kind of shady.