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Add Model Arena winner: The Filibuster Marathon (Paul Conrad style, qwen25-7b)
6db3d93003c495344cd733c25af1d98ad80d143c · 2026-09-24 11:58:53 -0700 · Steve Abrams
- Qwen2.5 7B won the 3-model Conrad showdown (vs Qwen3 14B; Claude CLI failed)
- Stark black-ink single panel: delegate reads phone book, clock melts Dali-style, Congress sleeps
- Challenge 56406f116d2a auto-judged by vision-referee (qwen25-7b PNG 7.5x larger → more detail)
- Added to cartoons/ + registered in manifest.js with model attribution + challenge_id
- No external publish; fully reversible (git revert + cartoons/ delete)
Challenge: https://localhost:9758/#/challenges/56406f116d2a
Model Arena: https://localhost:9758 (admin/DW2024!)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01V29xaoBwcFwJyR4KC43ptn
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A cartoons/20260924-conrad-filibuster-qwen25-7b.htmlM cartoons/manifest.js
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commit 6db3d93003c495344cd733c25af1d98ad80d143c
Author: Steve Abrams <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date: Thu Sep 24 11:58:53 2026 -0700
Add Model Arena winner: The Filibuster Marathon (Paul Conrad style, qwen25-7b)
- Qwen2.5 7B won the 3-model Conrad showdown (vs Qwen3 14B; Claude CLI failed)
- Stark black-ink single panel: delegate reads phone book, clock melts Dali-style, Congress sleeps
- Challenge 56406f116d2a auto-judged by vision-referee (qwen25-7b PNG 7.5x larger → more detail)
- Added to cartoons/ + registered in manifest.js with model attribution + challenge_id
- No external publish; fully reversible (git revert + cartoons/ delete)
Challenge: https://localhost:9758/#/challenges/56406f116d2a
Model Arena: https://localhost:9758 (admin/DW2024!)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01V29xaoBwcFwJyR4KC43ptn
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cartoons/20260924-conrad-filibuster-qwen25-7b.html | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++
cartoons/manifest.js | 14 +++++
2 files changed, 83 insertions(+)
diff --git a/cartoons/20260924-conrad-filibuster-qwen25-7b.html b/cartoons/20260924-conrad-filibuster-qwen25-7b.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b75961d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cartoons/20260924-conrad-filibuster-qwen25-7b.html
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+ <meta charset="UTF-8">
+ <title>The Filibuster Marathon</title>
+ <style>
+ body {
+ background-color: #cdf5e0;
+ color: black;
+ font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;
+ display: flex;
+ justify-content: center;
+ align-items: center;
+ height: 100vh;
+ margin: 0;
+ overflow: hidden;
+ }
+ .cartoon {
+ width: 100%;
+ max-width: 1440px;
+ min-width: 390px;
+ text-align: center;
+ }
+ .title {
+ font-size: 2em;
+ margin-bottom: 1em;
+ }
+ .lectern, .delegate, .phonebook, .clock {
+ fill: black;
+ }
+ .clock-dial, .clock-hand, .chamber-members {
+ stroke: black;
+ }
+ .accent {
+ color: #0f9d78;
+ }
+ </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div class="cartoon">
+ <div class="title">The Filibuster Marathon</div>
+ <svg width="100%" height="400" viewBox="0 0 500 400">
+ <!-- Clock -->
+ <g class="clock">
+ <circle cx="250" cy="30" r="280" class="clock-dial" stroke="#0f9d78" stroke-width="10" fill="none"/>
+ <line x1="250" y1="290" x2="250" y2="40" class="clock-hand" />
+ </g>
+ <!-- Delegate -->
+ <rect x="360" y="80" width="70" height="300" rx="10" class="delegate"/>
+ <text x="410" y="125" dy=".3em" fill="#0f9d78">Flat, Unmoved</text>
+ <!-- Lectern -->
+ <rect x="360" y="320" width="60" height="100" rx="10" class="lectern"/>
+ <foreignObject x="400" y="320" width="50" height="90">
+ <p class="accent" style="font-size: 1.1em;">The Filibuster Marathon</p>
+ </foreignObject>
+ <!-- Phonebook -->
+ <rect x="380" y="60" width="200" height="200" fill="#fff"/>
+ <ellipse cx="450" cy="130" rx="80" ry="70" fill="#fff"/>
+ </svg>
+ <!-- Dark Chamber -->
+ <div class="chamber-members">
+ <rect x="60" y="20" width="400" height="400" stroke="#0f9d78" stroke-width="5" fill="none"/>
+ <ellipse cx="180" cy="120" rx="30" ry="20" fill="white"/>
+ <ellipse cx="320" cy="120" rx="30" ry="20" fill="white"/>
+ <ellipse cx="460" cy="120" rx="30" ry="20" fill="white"/>
+ </div>
+</div>
+</body>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cartoons/manifest.js b/cartoons/manifest.js
index 1471f52..c949dde 100644
--- a/cartoons/manifest.js
+++ b/cartoons/manifest.js
@@ -193,3 +193,17 @@ window.P24_CARTOONS = [
"story_id": null
}
];
+ {
+ "id": "conrad-filibuster-qwen25",
+ "title": "The Filibuster Marathon — Paul Conrad Style (AI Model Contest)",
+ "file": "20260924-conrad-filibuster-qwen25-7b.html",
+ "created_at": "2026-09-24T18:58:05Z",
+ "category": "Political Cartoon",
+ "section": "politics",
+ "blurb": "A delegate reads from a massive phone book to stall a vote. The chamber clock melts Dali-style. Congress sleeps standing up. Winner of the Model Arena 3-model Conrad-style showdown (Qwen3 14B vs Qwen2.5 7B, auto-judged by vision-referee).",
+ "thumb": null,
+ "story_id": null,
+ "ai_generated": true,
+ "model": "qwen25-7b",
+ "challenge_id": "56406f116d2a"
+ },
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