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Probed by Subgenii, or is it the Pinks?

Attention adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net: I'm so glad that you're interested in my art page, but isn't 20 times in 16 hours a bit excessive? And why is it always via Alta Vista? Should I consider you friend or foe? Please state your intentions. Thanks.

adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [11/Apr/2003:21:12:56 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 40538 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=subgenius%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [11/Apr/2003:23:42:41 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39996 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:02:43:07 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 40004 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20dobbshead&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:03:15:58 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39998 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20subgenius&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:04:17:04 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39915 "http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/web?pg=q&kl=XX&search=Search&q=dobbshead%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20subgenius&pgno=5&stq=40" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:04:21:59 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39915 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20subgenius&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:05:11:38 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39963 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20subgenius&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:05:37:12 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39963 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:06:00:39 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39963 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=dobbshead%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:06:30:13 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39965 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=subgenius%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:06:49:59 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39965 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20subgenius&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:07:44:09 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39960 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20subgenius&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:07:52:26 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39960 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:08:25:15 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 40001 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20dobbshead&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:10:27:07 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39949 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=dobbshead%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:11:36:11 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39924 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20subgenius&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:12:01:12 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39902 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20dobbshead&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:12:05:44 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39917 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=dobbshead%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20subgenius%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96" adsl-64-218-161-224.dsl.austtx.swbell.net - - [12/Apr/2003:13:19:02 -0400] "GET /art/ HTTP/1.0" 200 39969 "http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?ipht=1&igrph=1&iclr=1&ibw=1&micat=1&imgset=1&stype=simage&mmW=1&q=subgenius%20OR%20dobbshead%20OR%20%22hour+of+slack%22%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22%20OR%20%22bob+dobbs%22&pgno=9&stq=96" "webcollage/1.96"

Actually, Google turns up a probable explanation: Jamie Zawinski's WebCollage page, described here. If that's all that's behind these oddities in my log, then by all means be my guest. But why would a nice boy from the SF Bay Area be crawling the web from a DSL line in Austin?

There's a similar application whose name excapes me which sniffs a local network and makes a collage of the images people are retrieving. I've heard about people using it live with interesting results during laptop-heavy conferences.