Charting the A-Man, #1 HD DVD shill (an AVS posting graph) - Blu-ray Forum

Lepton · 08-25-2007, 03:18 AM

I thought Amir's posting habits were unusual before the Paramounted contract. So I downloaded the AVMS thread and wrote a Perl script to extract data (I love data!).

I counted the number of words Amir posts per day (excluding quotes for replies). Surprise surprise... Amir was busy on "vacation" right before the deal:

I thought this was interesting enough to plot and post here! Enjoy!

BluDrew · 08-25-2007, 03:22 AM

Somebody has too much time on their hands. Circumstantial, at best, but good job.

Lepton · 08-25-2007, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluDrew

Somebody has too much time on their hands. Circumstantial, at best, but good job.

I didn't manually count each word! That is what Perl is for... only took me an hour.

k20king · 08-25-2007, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lepton

I thought Amir's posting habits were unusual before the Paramounted contract. So I downloaded the AVMS thread and wrote a Perl script to extract data (I love data!).

I counted the number of words Amir posts per day (excluding quotes for replies). Surprise surprise... Amir was busy on "vacation" right before the deal:

I thought this was interesting enough to plot and post here! Enjoy!

This is great! Keep this up!
I love Data as well!

Awesome!

Go blu-ray!

krinkle · 08-25-2007, 03:45 AM

This is very interesting. He probably hand delivered some of those red suitcases full of bribery money.

Lepton · 08-25-2007, 03:52 AM

Perl is so fun.... here's another interesting one:

Occurrences of words from Amir (June 1 to present):

HD DVD: 466
BD: 594
Blu-ray: 26

He loves to call it "BD"... but won't call it Blu-ray often!

HE TALKS ABOUT BD MORE THAN HD DVD.

But you all know how FUD works... you can't spread it by talking about your own products.

javayoda · 08-25-2007, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lepton

Perl is so fun.... here's another interesting one:

Occurrences of words from Amir (June 1 to present):

HD DVD: 466
BD: 594
Blu-ray: 26

He loves to call it "BD"... but won't call it Blu-ray often!

HE TALKS ABOUT BD MORE THAN HD DVD.

But you all know how FUD works... you can't spread it by talking about your own products.

Absolutely priceless. Thanks.

kaliraver · 08-25-2007, 04:14 AM

You should post this over at AVM$ I know the Blu-Ray crew will get a laugh out out of this

chinewalker · 08-25-2007, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lepton

Perl is so fun.... here's another interesting one:

Occurrences of words from Amir (June 1 to present):

HD DVD: 466
BD: 594
Blu-ray: 26

He loves to call it "BD"... but won't call it Blu-ray often!

HE TALKS ABOUT BD MORE THAN HD DVD.

But you all know how FUD works... you can't spread it by talking about your own products.

statistics don't lie. nice work!
nice avatar btw (just got it)

Lepton · 08-25-2007, 04:31 AM

Here's even more of Amir's vocabulary:

67 PCM
34 TrueHD

94 Sony
36 Microsoft
49 Toshiba

54 PS3
53 movies
19 Xbox

Fun one:

7 damn
115 This
28 war

Damn was the only cuss word I could find.

These's were all 36 count... and were grouped together nicely!!

36 All
36 least
36 care
36 Not
36 Microsoft
36 others
36 power

He likes long words too:

1 intermodulation
2 representatives
1 computationally
6 implementations
1 programmability
3 incompatibility
2 compressionists
5 standardization
3 misunderstanding
1 interoperability
1 mischaracterizing

I'm now gonna go watch a movie on a 594 BD.

dialog_gvf · 08-25-2007, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lepton

I thought Amir's posting habits were unusual before the Paramounted contract. So I downloaded the AVMS thread and wrote a Perl script to extract data (I love data!).

I counted the number of words Amir posts per day (excluding quotes for replies). Surprise surprise... Amir was busy on "vacation" right before the deal:

I thought this was interesting enough to plot and post here! Enjoy!

That's darn impressive. Very interesting.

And as for his frequency about talking about BD, that has ALWAYS been the case. For years as a member I would ask him to please stick to promoting HD DVD instead of constantly trying to tear down Blu-ray.

He never listened. So, I stopped reading.

DrinkMore · 08-25-2007, 04:32 AM

Someone clue me in. Who is Amir and what does he have to do with this?

WickyWoo · 08-25-2007, 04:36 AM

Should change the title to "Charting A-Man"

Seriously, Amir has nothing to do with that stuff. He's an engineer and a shill. He's totally tech end and propoganda

Lepton · 08-25-2007, 04:40 AM

Okay, one last statistic... I promise:

Of the approximately 90,380 words (of 3 characters or longer)... not a SINGLE occurrence of "FUD".

BECAUSE ALL OF IT IS FUD.

GasCat · 08-25-2007, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrinkMore

Someone clue me in. Who is Amir and what does he have to do with this?

He is a junior VP of M$ who likes to get his rocks off by acting like a big shot over at AVSforums. People fawn over him and make the guy into a somebody. He doesn't call any shots he's just a mouthpiece.

The Big Blue · 08-25-2007, 05:06 AM

Amir is the subject of the latest blog post at hollywood in hi def. Apparently he tried to sneak into Disneyland.

dialog_gvf · 08-25-2007, 05:10 AM

Quote:

* Microsoft corporate vp, consumer media technology Amir Majidimehr applied for media access to Disney home entertainment's web site the same week that Paramount/DreamWorks announced they were abandoning the Disney-backed Blu-ray format. Can't criticize the guy for trying, I guess, and at least he was completely open and candid about who he is -- listed his accurate name, title, affiliation, and contact info.
But holy cow, what kind of shenanigan or desperate act is this?
Either he thinks the people at Disney are idiots, he's up to something, or he curiously believed the studio would be happy to grant him the access.
Disney Home Entertainment's worldwide head of communications Eric Maehara told me he laughed hysterically at this request and said that once Amir can get properly accredited as a legitimate journalist then Maehara will be happy to give him access. "Who knows," Maehara said, "If he's lucky and i'm in a good mood, maybe i'll even give him a Blu-ray screener."

blitz6speed · 08-25-2007, 05:12 AM

How many times did he say the following:

Thus
Alas
mpeg2
avc
vc-1

dialog_gvf · 08-25-2007, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GasCat

He is a junior VP of M$ who likes to get his rocks off by acting like a big shot over at AVSforums. People fawn over him and make the guy into a somebody. He doesn't call any shots he's just a mouthpiece.

I'm always rather amazed he has so much time.

Assuming it's actually him all the time, and not an assistant, or a special guest Amir.

Gary

ReduxInflux · 08-25-2007, 05:38 AM

forgive my ignorance....so hes a microsoft vp? but beyond that who is he and why has he garnered such a strong reaction from everyone?

08-25-2007, 03:52 AM	#6
Lepton Member Member since:Jan 2007	Perl is so fun.... here's another interesting one: Occurrences of words from Amir (June 1 to present): HD DVD: 466 BD: 594 Blu-ray: 26 He loves to call it "BD"... but won't call it Blu-ray often! HE TALKS ABOUT BD MORE THAN HD DVD. But you all know how FUD works... you can't spread it by talking about your own products. Last edited by Lepton; 08-25-2007 at 03:56 AM.

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08-25-2007, 03:18 AM	#1
Lepton Member Member since:Jan 2007	Charting the A-Man, #1 HD DVD shill (an AVS posting graph) I thought Amir's posting habits were unusual before the Paramounted contract. So I downloaded the AVMS thread and wrote a Perl script to extract data (I love data!). I counted the number of words Amir posts per day (excluding quotes for replies). Surprise surprise... Amir was busy on "vacation" right before the deal: I thought this was interesting enough to plot and post here! Enjoy! Last edited by Lepton; 08-25-2007 at 04:43 AM.

08-25-2007, 03:22 AM	#2
BluDrew Banned Member since:Aug 2007	Somebody has too much time on their hands. Circumstantial, at best, but good job.

08-25-2007, 03:45 AM	#5
krinkle Senior Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray collection:41 Trading Score:10	This is very interesting. He probably hand delivered some of those red suitcases full of bribery money.

08-25-2007, 04:14 AM	#8
kaliraver Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Location:San Francisco Bay Blu-Ray SteelBooks™: (150+) Blu-ray collection:373 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:285	You should post this over at AVM$ I know the Blu-Ray crew will get a laugh out out of this

08-25-2007, 04:31 AM	#10
Lepton Member Member since:Jan 2007	Here's even more of Amir's vocabulary: 67 PCM 34 TrueHD 94 Sony 36 Microsoft 49 Toshiba 54 PS3 53 movies 19 Xbox Fun one: 7 damn 115 This 28 war Damn was the only cuss word I could find. These's were all 36 count... and were grouped together nicely!! 36 All 36 least 36 care 36 Not 36 Microsoft 36 others 36 power He likes long words too: 1 intermodulation 2 representatives 1 computationally 6 implementations 1 programmability 3 incompatibility 2 compressionists 5 standardization 3 misunderstanding 1 interoperability 1 mischaracterizing I'm now gonna go watch a movie on a 594 BD.

08-25-2007, 04:32 AM	#12
DrinkMore Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Location:That's What She Said! Blu-ray collection:140 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:3	Someone clue me in. Who is Amir and what does he have to do with this?

08-25-2007, 04:36 AM	#13
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	Should change the title to "Charting A-Man" Seriously, Amir has nothing to do with that stuff. He's an engineer and a shill. He's totally tech end and propoganda

08-25-2007, 04:40 AM	#14
Lepton Member Member since:Jan 2007	Okay, one last statistic... I promise: Of the approximately 90,380 words (of 3 characters or longer)... not a SINGLE occurrence of "FUD". BECAUSE ALL OF IT IS FUD.

08-25-2007, 05:06 AM	#16
The Big Blue Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:98 Blu-ray reviews:1	Amir is the subject of the latest blog post at hollywood in hi def. Apparently he tried to sneak into Disneyland.

08-25-2007, 05:12 AM	#18
blitz6speed Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Anaheim Hills, CA Trading Score:8	How many times did he say the following: Thus Alas mpeg2 avc vc-1

08-25-2007, 05:38 AM	#20
ReduxInflux Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:orange county, ca Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:3	forgive my ignorance....so hes a microsoft vp? but beyond that who is he and why has he garnered such a strong reaction from everyone?

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