Because Survivor doesn't even bother making up exotic names for where it is anymore

It’s time once more to pick the winner of the upcoming season of Survivor based only upon your gut instinct and their bio picture.

In addition to picking the ultimate winner – something our readers have proven very capable of doing – you can also make some wild predictions.

Here was one prediction that came true last season:

JT will win! Coach will slay a physical dragon and eat its heart on live TV at the finale.

Ok… well… maybe only part of that one came true – but you get the idea.

Here is the link for the CBS Survivor Season 19 Bio Pictures to get you started. Enjoy!

If you want two chances to win, you can also go over to Pace’s blog and vote there. (I guess he got sick of waiting for me to put this post up)

Note: Actually thinking about this, reading bios, or doing anything more than looking at pictures and picking the winner with the kind of thought that a pigeon puts into picking a french fry to eat is considered cheating.

Tags: clairvoyance, gambling, luck, Survivor

• @disconn3ct. Yeah. I didn't actually follow that tutorial, there are a few others – that one just has the prettiest pictures. in reply to disconn3ct #
• http://bit.ly/83xGn
  snow leopard ships Friday #osx #
• @fallingup79 nbh. "factory reset" just wipes data. in reply to fallingup79 #
• @MarkShurtleff zion – nov 19, 1919 in reply to MarkShurtleff #
• @MarkShurtleff – either me or @scottdimmick win your trivia for today. My date is more precise, but he was a few secs faster. #
• Zion doesn't own the park, and Zion isn't plural. It's not "Zion's" or "Zions" – it's Zion National Park – or Zion for short #petpeeve. #
• @markshurtleff nah, saw it in half and split it between me and @ScottDimmick in reply to ScottDimmick #
• @jasoninthehouse the background on your twitter profile makes me want to rip my eyes out of my head whenever I accidently click on your name #
• @GarthDB and begin your sentence with "sentence foo = " in reply to GarthDB #
• woofertime.com fail: "No Woof. I see what you're trying to do, but it won't work. You need 1400 real characters." (I was woofing moby dick) #
• I hereby nominate Utah District 3 congressman Jasson Chaffetz ( http://twitter.com/jasoninthehouse ) for Twitter's Worst Profile Background. #
• Ted Kennedy died. #
• My local NBC affiliate just cut away from news coverage covering Ted Kennedy's passing to a girl licking glasses on Jimmy Fallon. #
• Just now finished 2/3rds of his list of stuff to do today… guess the rest will have to wait for tomorrow. Gotta love releases. #
• @MarkShurtleff Wow, you have lowered the bar. She was dead wrong. It wasn't even called Zion in 1909. in reply to MarkShurtleff #
• @MarkShurtleff Are you as loose with the law as you are with the facts? National Monument != National Park. in reply to MarkShurtleff #
• @ScottDimmick – you were robbed. Apparently @MarkShurtleff doesn't know the difference between a monument and a park. #
• @MarkShurtleff ok. Justice is served in reply to MarkShurtleff #
• @morrildl no jacuzzi… but I know how you all skinny dip in the ball pit and then streak past the allosaurus after a long day of coding in reply to morrildl #
• If you want to hide a feature from users, make a menu called "Help" and put it there. Especially if it has nothing to do with help #eclipse #
• Why are they even bothering with another season of heroes? It would take someone with super powers to assemble a good plot for that show now #
• @brihogan what? No swimkeeper app for iphone? in reply to brihogan #
• Ikea decides: make type in their print catalog look as ugly as the type on an average website? ( Futura > Verdana ) http://bit.ly/Gy1bN #
• I hope when Rhett awakes from his nap, he doesn't cry for too long when he learns all his aunts bailed, so no hiking tonight #guilt-trip #
• At 10 months, Elle has figured out the secret to Lucky Charms: only eat the marshmallows. Its rather impressive to see her pick them out. #
• @brihogan you need to do mt nebo with me and my friend chris. I'd say the grand teton, but the grand is already out of season for the year in reply to brihogan #

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• @flamingblue8z If JesusFreke comes out with one, that'd be your best bet. The cyanogen 3.9.11.2 is pretty amazing though and worth a try in reply to flamingblue8z #
• hacker news: TI-83 hackers crack device signing key via brute force: http://bit.ly/1q6lE5 #
• http://bit.ly/1PBVYJ is a good writeup on android rooting in general, with some info on one-click rooting also. #
• For safety reasons, the #android recovery flasher doesn't replace the /system/recovery.img file on your phone. http://bit.ly/W3Wmh #
• @fallingup79 It's around 50 megs… to big for email. Can you download it on your phone? #
• @eorose yeah. but its not permanent. Upgrading to 3.9.11.2 will give you 1.4 permanently in reply to eorose #
• I posted the android one-click android root to digg – (surprised it wasnt already): http://bit.ly/uAC8w digg it for exposure plz #
• UK android users getting CRC37 update pushed out to them. Anyone have the filename / url for it? #
• @therealriley That's enough – I can get the URL from that I think. THANKs! in reply to therealriley #
• Thanks to @therealriley we got the UK CRC37 patch URL: http://bit.ly/19Fw2u – and… one-click rooting will still work on CRC37 #
• @therealriley 99.99% sure it wont. It doesn't patch boot.img which would be necessary to replace the kernel. If you are on a G1 you can try in reply to therealriley #
• Ok, I was analyzing the correct update.zip – but posted the wrong URL. (thanks again @therealriley) – http://tinyurl.com/r5qlmu #
• To restate: CRC37 UK update ( http://bit.ly/sNpw5 ) does not replace the vulnerable kernel, so the http://bit.ly/uAC8w app still works #
• @israel941 I'm restarting my blog server now. The apk is in the market. search for "recovery flasher" in reply to israel941 #
• Regrets not submitting the one-click root app for ADC2 #
• @morrild Who judges those apps? As in who picked "Ecorio" to win over Wikitude? Why was "Ecorio" even a finalist? (let alone a $275k winner) #
• @morrildl Ah. Much better system. in reply to morrildl #
• Just confirmed. One-click root app works fine on 32A devices – you have to copy a 32a recovery.img to sdcard and type path in text box. #
• switch( shouldi ) { case (stay): { trouble = x; break; } case (go): { trouble = 2*x; break; } #songsincode #
• he.setBoy(true); she.setGirl(true); this.obviousness = Long.MAX_VALUE; he.isPunk(); she.doesBallet(); whatICanSay.flush(); #songsincode #
• If you can list 3 or more even prime numbers from memory, I will give you a treat. #
• long count=0; while ( !(man.isCalledAMan()) ) { man.walkDownRoad(); count++; } wind.blow(count); #songsincode #
• SgtPepper.dispatchEvent(new BandPlayEvent(new Date(System. currentTimeMillis() – 631138519L))); #songsincode #
• while(true) { Introspector.getBeanInfo(Love.class); baby.getHurtMeThread.stop(); } #songsincode #
• I think #codeinsongs would be much harder to pull off than #songsincode #
• @morrildl. Woops. It was late and I didn't say "more" – ok. You win a treat. in reply to morrildl #
• redDoor.setStyle("color: #000000"); #songsincode #
• mrTamborineMan.getInstance().playSong(this); #songsincode #
• Ok… enough #songsincode for a little while… I promise. #
• @SparkzRecords Cyanogen mods are the new favorite. He puts a lot of work into them. 4.0.1 is the latest stable, but 4.0.2 should be out tom. in reply to SparkzRecords #
• Apparently, in New Zealand, "rooting" your android phone is a bit more involved. http://bit.ly/4o3AWc #
• Apple basically claims: "Our iPhone users are stupid and easily confused by shiny buttons." http://bit.ly/47bLV #
• Linux server running netatalk + gigabit ethernet = win. (If you use OS X as your desktop OS) http://bit.ly/3Lp3v0 #

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• RT @GarthDB RT @gregorywilson: VMware to acquire SpringSource for $420m – I didn't see that coming! – http://bit.ly/v3mGv #
• So now Oracle will own Sun/Java and VMWare will own SpringSource? What's up with clunky piece-of-crap companies buying companies I like? #
• @jbqueru I feel for that person, but he/she clearly did NOT buy a truly "unlocked" phone. An unlocked phone doesn't lock down on activation. in reply to jbqueru #
• Forecasters expect the 2009 Perseid meteor shower to peak on Aug 11/12 http://short.to/mcdu #
• the new google is so fast, it is like it returns results before you even query it! http://www2.sandbox.google.com/ (but new-googling "Ry … #
• Whoa! twitter lets you abuse the 140 char limit now!? #
• But apparently you can't abuse it that much. I pasted in the entire text of moby dick and it told me I had "-1193184" characters remaining. #
• @geotraxblog maybe costco will sell that megapack similar to how they sold the geo-air megapack? in reply to geotraxblog #
• http://bit.ly/13s5Th
  Nabisco needs to take a stand! #
• With cheat codes turned on, rhett loves playing choplifter III on the snes emulator http://twitgoo.com/26rmv #
• Obama said fedex and ups compete with the usps. Problem is, he's wrong. Its illegal to send a nonurgent letter via anyone but usps. #
• Today's woot had me until I read "60 minutes of battery life." That makes the "surveillance bot" pretty useless. #
• I heard today they are remaking "Red Dawn." Are they going to remake the cold war first so that the movie makes sense? #
• Google voice search no longer sucks. It is actually pretty amazing now. #
• Having a friend with a cat5 crimper, cable tester, toner, punchdown tool, and an extra spool: awesome. (Thanks chris) #
• Demolition derby having assigned seats this year: good idea. Tearing off the only place on the ticket with it printed: dumb idea #
• whenever I see a crowd doing the wave, the physicist in me wants to start another few waves at the right frequency to cause a standing wave #
• I just used, a 1-click apk that will root any android phone shipping – (no downgrading necessary). when it is released, I'll post. #
• #android rooting – all work done by zinx, writeup by me: http://bit.ly/GAswf #
• if my blog gets hammered, direct link to zinx's apk's (minus writeup): http://zenthought.org/content/project/flashrec #
• @therealriley Yes, it does work on CRC1. I personally tested it against that one on a T-mobile G1. in reply to therealriley #
• @fallingup79 it's all Zinx's work… I just publicized it for him. I don't think he is on twitter. he's at http://zenthought.org in reply to fallingup79 #
• @phandroid link is posted now. http://bit.ly/GAswf in reply to phandroid #
• Just used the one-click root on a friends Tmo USA myTouch 3g (htc magic) (perfect spl, s-on)… worked like a charm. 30 seconds, tops. #
• @ices93 Yes. All G1's works like a champ. in reply to ices93 #
• @inletdoc http://bit.ly/GAswf
  get that, then cyanogen 3.9.11.2 on sd card in reply to inletdoc #
• @Icebergxx Wow. that's one long thread. I lack patience. are you having problems still? NBH + CRB43 full + CRC1 patch + flashrec should work in reply to Icebergxx #
• @Icebergxx Ah… The hard part is getting the updates. Do you have the NBH? I can give you links to the 2 updates to get you to latest 1.5 in reply to Icebergxx #
• @alshurafa Good question. It's zinx's app and I don't feel like paying $25 to register as a developer. in reply to alshurafa #
• @Icebergxx Ah. It will never OTA you from 1.0 – the updates aren't on their servers anymore. You have to use update.zip's in reply to Icebergxx #
• http://bit.ly/GAswf
  I updated with more instruction, + a howto for 32A Sapphires #
• @Icebergxx fwiw this one: is the full 1.5 (will apply to rc28 g1) http://bit.ly/S3RLb This is the CRC1 (apply after 1.5) http://bit.ly/t6HIT #
• @icebergxx sorry http://bit.ly/gP2qc
  is the CRB43 link… the other one is dead. #
• @Icebergxx nevermind… that one is broken to. I guess the CRB43 is really hard to find. Strange. #
• @Icebergxx – http://bit.ly/wxzCj
  THAT one works. #
• @inletdoc http://bit.ly/GAswf
  (not sure if I sent that to you earlier) in reply to inletdoc #
• RT @jason030181: @RyeBrye I did it [one-click root] on the way to work while driving, worked perfect thank you #
• Someone else posted recovery flasher to market. http://www.cyrket.com/package/…..t.flashrec Enjoy. #

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As is customary with these kind of posts, some disclaimers:

1. This could be dangerous.
2. This should only be used if you know what you are doing.
3. Although this technique will work for any currently shipping android phone, this specific APK will works easiest with phones that are compatible with cyanogen’s 1.4 recovery image for the HTC Dream/Magic (32B).. There are instructions posted below for how to download a recovery.img that will work for other phones to your SD card, and how to use this apk to root those phones as well – it’s just not one-click… it’s more like some typing and 1-click so it might take you 30 seconds longer to do)

Now, some credit:

1. Zinx did all the work on this

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• Had a fun time with my cousin Keri and her kids @ jellybelly Factory #
• Many many hours of driving done. #
• @morrildl H: “hoho” (trademarked, probably…) in reply to morrildl #
• @jasonmcgowan dang. You got options? You can buy me a new car. in reply to jasonmcgowan #
• San Fransiscoans (and San Joseaians) – Winchester house – good for a hyper 3 yr old? #
• @morrildl thanks for the info. any sf must-do’s for a hyper 3 yr old? (Or must not-do’s?) in reply to morrildl #
• @morrildl sweet. Thanks for all the tips! He does love swords, but he would be pissed he couldn’t wield it himself. in reply to morrildl #
• @GarthDB probably b/c it doesn’t have a hardware keyboard! ZING! in reply to GarthDB #
• Found parking at gg park. I feel like I have accomplished something. #
• At fishermans wharf. L: http://short.to/lpb1 http://twitgoo.com/21vcw #
• Hyde Street Pier is pretty sweet if you already have a parks pass. #
• If any googlers want to in a dark alley so they can fence some sweet new prototype android gadgets, I promise anonymity and cash. #
• enjoys looking stupid because he doesn’t proofread his tweets. #
• http://www.aquariumofthebay.org/ is quite possibly the most annoying website I’ve visited recently. #
• T-mobile is having a promotion orgy for their myTouch at fisherman’s wharf. (Tons of green shirts, stilts, etc http://twitgoo.com/22q3b #
• I have some myTouch chapstick now. I wonder if it works better on the mytouch. It just makes the G1 kind of sl http://twitgoo.com/22qll #
• They even have flags for their phone. I think some 3rd world countries don’t even have flags yet. http://twitgoo.com/22qn6 #
• The cable cars are cool, but they take forever. The street car on the way back is faster. Riding both helped me realize: SF is pretty vast. #
• What? T-mobile coverage map shows big blank spot for muir woods. I thought everything near SF was supposed to be permeated with technology. #
• After waiting for 10 or 15 minutes on the steep part of lombard st, I am beginning to wonder what the heck is going on ahead of me. #
• Bailed on the idea of doing lombard. Headed to stanford. #
• 3 guesses where I am. http://twitgoo.com/238k3 #
• @jbqueru your muir woods strategy was good. We got there later than we wanted (around 10:00 or so) but parked ok. It was nuts there at noon. in reply to jbqueru #
• Kellers beach any good? #
• todays plan: modesto (slept) -> beach (kellers beach? stinson beach?)-> sacramento (train museum) -> vacaville(cousin) -> reno (sleep) #
• Keller Beach is a 50 to 75 yrd long sand beach that is ok for kids.N 37° 55′ 0” / W 122° 23′ 0” http://twitgoo.com/24h85 #
• On the old school sacremento train. http://twitgoo.com/24iew #
• None of the halfway decent places in winnemucca have rooms #
• Drove straight through (no hotels had any room). Home now. Very tired. #
• @jbqueru to be fair, even the results on google for “robot porn” are fairly sparse (j/k… I agree… bing sucks) in reply to jbqueru #
• @morrildl normal people don’t usually customize dns entries on their home lan dd-wrt / openwrt on a wireless router is another option. in reply to morrildl #
• @morrildl Ah! Gotcha. Their dns sucks. (Thought you were adding local resolves to machines) Yeah, my isp has that problem too sometimes. in reply to morrildl #
• @morrildl One option for a normal person would be a pain, but they could modify the dns on each local machine to use opendns or another dns in reply to morrildl #
• @morrildl I agree – that is dumb of apple. A horrible workaround: specify manual ip in same subnet that is outside of the range of dhcp addr #
• @morrildl your solution is the one I’d go with. (Custom dhcp server). in reply to morrildl #
• @brihogan. Try charging it. Go to autozone or walmart and for $20 you can get a kit. in reply to brihogan #
• Getting back into a normal routine. Last week flew by. #
• Is the zii egg the android equivalent of an ipod touch? #
• Perhaps “Up” could be the first animated film to ever win Best Picture? It’s not like 2009 is giving it much competition. #
• @morrildl – STILL not for normal people… but: http://bit.ly/340Fg #

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• for a good time, ping 255.255.255.255 #
• @MarkShurtleff Fillmore, Millard county in reply to MarkShurtleff #
• Mac in the kitchen was making noise. Too lazy to get out of bed, ssh’ed in from phone and: “sudo osascript -e ‘tell app “Finder” to sleep” #
• @GarthDB yeah. I have a 5-license version I’m using 0 licenses of. Email me. in reply to GarthDB #
• If this ( http://bit.ly/Hdz2I ) came in your email addressed from “Backcountry.com” which website(s) would you think it applied to? #
• Backcountry.com has great customer service. We’re back to being friends again #
• @morrildl you were a physics major? So was I. Social networks are more like chaotic attractors… or maybe some form of nonlinear diff eq. in reply to morrildl #
• Is really excited for his new harness. #
• @jasoninthehouse are you nuts? You want to keep buying F-22’s? Why? You know more about military than the PENTAGON? in reply to jasoninthehouse #
• RT @disconn3ct #android #tmobile users, your visual voicemail has arrived. for real, from tmob. for free. http://is.gd/1URKu #
• @pashdown You going to run? Bennett is a has-been… but he and Shurtleff might destroy each other. #
• do { System.out.println(”world is still ok.”); } while ( UUID.randomUUID() != UUID.randomUUID() ); #
• @geotraxblog they also have track pieces like the t-piece or parallel tracks by themselves for $8 or so with a TRU exclusive logo on them in reply to geotraxblog #
• @geotraxblog yep. those are the ones. The t-piece I like the most since I never wanted to spend $20 just to get one of them before in reply to geotraxblog #
• @geotraxblog http://twitpic.com/c7×4l – Is the windmill the first piece in recent issue to have geomotion? I thought they were phasing t … #
• Sherpa (t-mobile’s app they are using to promote the myTouch) is available in the market now. http://bit.ly/32yQqI #
• Sherpa conveniently showed me some shopping locations near me: A carpet store, a religious book store, an adult novelty shop, all in one row #
• Just did a series of 5.10’s and a 5.11a (dogged the 11a a little) at the local gym. Still can’t boulder for a darn… v2’s kick my butt #
• Overheard: “your little girl is so cute.” “Actually, its a he. But I can understand because his hair is long and he painted his finger nails #
• @morrildl so muir woods has a bad shuttle system? Any tips? We’re going to SF this week and that was on our list of things to do in reply to morrildl #
• Drove through well over 100 miles of 1-lane “construction zones”. Only sign of construction (other than signs and barrels): 1 bulldozer. #

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• does swiper ever swipey? if not, why is he still called “swiper”? #
• Used google documents for a few hours today. Only a company who hates its employees would use that over a real office suite. #
• this plane is now parked next to my house. strange. http://bit.ly/q2Iqn #
• palm pre commercials make me scared. #
• wow. it’s late. #
• Here is a pic of the plane (now next to my neighbors) http://twitgoo.com/1mb5t #
• We were planning to see fireworks tonight, but despite many attempts Rhett didn’t take a nap. No nap = no fireworks. Maybe he’ll learn? #
• Pink Panther 2 was a pleasant surprise. Definitely better than the previous Steve Martin Pink Panther. #
• Ah, Rock Canyon. Its been years, hasn’t it. Are your approaches still longer than your climbs? Do you still turn into an oven in the summer? #
• The groups of babt-faced half-awake climbers here in the rock canyon parking lot make me realize I’m old now. #
• At the carnival in town with Rhett. This could get expensive. http://twitgoo.com/1vvpy #
• Is grateful all the spin-till-you-puke rides require kids to be at least 4 inches taller than Rhett. #

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• @geotraxblog where did you see those? toys r us? do u have a web link for any store / site talking about them? I want to buy the whole set! in reply to geotraxblog #
• @geotraxblog Found this link for mater: http://bit.ly/SbYSH
  but the rest aren’t up yet it seems. #
• Just watched Push on DVD. I enjoyed it – although the ending begs for a sequel that the box office results probably wont let exist. #
• Rhett is sick today. He’s thrown up twice so far this morning. Wonder here he got it and what he has. #
• @GarthDB check out the spring actionscript examples. DI is the way of da future. #
• At a movie in the park. We’ll see how long the kids last. L: http://tr.im/sTfw #
• Ok. That last location link was way off. More like here: L: http://bit.ly/3RuDj
  ,-111.65729820728302 #
• @morrildl which google app launched this week you were excited about? Did it get pushed back? #
• About to do a 240′ 3-pitch climb in maple canyon. #
• At the top “changing the stripes” in maple canyon. http://twitgoo.com/1j87p (that’s chris) #
• I think the coords for where we are are: L: http://tr.im/sYSC http://twitgoo.com/1j88g #
• Heading back from climbing. Feeling pretty good about the long routes we did, but really bad about losing track of time and stranding Aubrey #
• Needs to get his watch fixed. #

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