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My worst experiences with enforcing this rule are actually with younger players. At least college players are used to having to "lateral" their way through a question, and are much better at keeping multiple (ACF/NAQT) formats straight in their heads. Anecdotally, at least on a sample of ...

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Chiming in to say that this proposal is good. It was moot for our site this year, since BYU retained one of their DI players and would not have qualified anyway, but the same thing could very well have happened again.

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Columbia A

Jason Golfinos
Jas Singh
Eric Bobrow

Tracy Mirkin

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In general, I greatly enjoyed the science, and my problems with the set as a whole are limited to what Iain posted in the other thread. That said, I a couple questions could have done a better job of fleshing out clues/answerlines: 1. The bonus on numerically solving differential equations should ha...

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Edit: Also, I thought some of the quantitative questions were a bit weird. For ex., asking for a "magic angle" of 1.05 degrees, or the precise number of bandits in a Chinese gang (118? forget the exact question. but maybe that one is OK, if it's well-known.) There seemed to be a few quest...

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ColumbiA

Finn Bender
Jason Golfinos
Jas Singh

Alternate: Eric Bobrow

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Fucitol wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:19 pm I am very ready to get thoroughly embarrassed on what is supposed to be one of my better categories.

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Chicago B

Finn Bender
Jason Golfinos
Jas Singh

Alternate: Eric Bobrow

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Yes, this should happen!

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I personally think that the inclusion of literature has a lot of value, even if people aren't buzzing on works they've necessarily read. A familiarity with the breadth of the literature "canon" (if such a thing can be said to exist) is very useful in understanding both literary and histori...

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I'm not particularly good and just in this to have fun, but if you have a spare spot on your team, I can get a few science buzzes. There's also a very small chance I may have to cancel depending on when the tournament gets scheduled and whether some family obligations overlap with my moving out for ...

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I'll be collecting packets for this. Please email them to [email protected], or PM them to me via Facebook or Discord.

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Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. Kanye West (ft. Pusha-T) - Runaway

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This is probably the result of Protobowl's archive being extremely old. Quizbowl science writing has changed a lot over the past decade, so you'll be better off studying from the archive and QuizDB . If you want an interactive reader, you can try QuizBug2 , which pulls from the QuizDB database (thou...

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I heartily endorse everything that Conor, Mike, and Will have said. In addition, the lack of any site announcements outside the east coast is pretty damn annoying when the first mirror is in less than 2 months (though as Conor said, I wouldn't blame midwest hosts for being hesitant when the Columbia...

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I'm pleased to announce that for the firth year in a row, CU Boulder will host the Rocky Mountain site of NAQT's Sectional Championship Tournament. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at matthew.s.mitchell@colorado.edu Location and schedule: The tournament will be held on Saturday, Fe...

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settlej wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:35 am
Fuddle Duddle wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:56 am
women, fire and dangerous things wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:28 am Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. Kendrick Lamar - m.A.A.d. City

Kanye West (ft. Pusha-T) - Runaway vs. Frank Ocean - Pyramids

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Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. LCD Soundsystem - dance yrself clean "Dancing on My Own" is the best song of this weak-ass bracket by a pretty healthy margin. I hope it wins so I can see it go up against some real competition. Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) - Get Lucky...

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Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. Perfume Genius - Queen LCD Soundsystem - dance yrself clean vs. Tame Impala - Let It Happen Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) - Get Lucky vs. M.I.A. - Bad Girls Mitski - Your Best American Girl vs. Kendrick Lamar - m.A.A.d. City Kanye West (ft. Pusha...

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It has occurred to me that it's been a really long time since I've seen "The Knot". It was a 16-player buzzer system, obstinately for four teams of four, but with all 16 cables coming out of a central console. The cables naturally became tangled up in a way that seemed to defy 3-dimension...

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Kanye West (ft. Pusha-T) - Runaway vs. Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing Gotye (ft. Kimbra) - Somebody That I Used to Know vs. Lorde - Royals Difficult choice. I don't have a strong preference musically, but Royals is a bit more iconic. Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel vs. Alvvays - Archie, Mar...

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Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. Angel Olsen - Shut Up Kiss Me Perfume Genius - Queen vs. Björk - Stonemilker Rosalía - Malamente (Cap.1: Augurio) vs. LCD Soundsystem - dance yrself clean Tame Impala - Let It Happen vs. Grimes - Oblivion Not that I didn't like this song at first, but it's really grown ...

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This is the strongest sub-bracket yet, and pretty much all of these songs are excellent candidates! Kanye West (ft. Pusha-T) - Runaway vs. IDLES - Danny Nedelko "Runaway" is perhaps the most emotionally powerful hip-hop song I've ever heard. The IDLES song is ....fine, I guess? Sky Ferreir...

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#1 Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) - Get Lucky vs. #16 Phoebe Bridgers - Motion Sickness "Motion Sickness" has been stuck in my head all week, and I am loving it . I like "Get Lucky," it has an insanely catchy beat and a good chorus, but I have to vote agains...

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5. The integral of a “white” process that follows this distribution gives a Wiener process. The convolution of two distributions gives this distribution if and only if this distribution is the inputs according to the Cochran decomposition theorem. Interpolating with a process based on this distribu...

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I don''t really understand a lot of these picks. Maybe I'm the only one who thinks so, but a lot of these were just boring slow indie songs I haven't heard of that don't have a wide appeal. No Ed Sheeran, J. Cole, Lady Gaga, XXXTENTACION, Jay Z, or songs like Despacito, Pumped Up Kicks, Chandelier,...

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Not sure how true this still is, but when I was in high school, regularly reading The Economist would get you a ton of early buzzes on CE.

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bdavery wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 12:31 pm Use the Fact Mountain apps for American/British/Russian literature to get a really good start.

I'm sure it'll be deleted in due time, but new players: disregard this advice. Bryce Avery runs a shitty question writing company and keeps hawking his overpriced apps on this board.

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Robyn - Dancing on My Own vs. Lil Nas X (ft. Billy Ray Cyrus) - Old Town Road - Remix What Auroni said. Drake - Hotline Bling vs. Angel Olsen - Shut Up Kiss Me "Hotline Bling" is fine, but nothing more. I've never heard "Shut Up Kiss Me" before, but I enjoyed it. Really good use...

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#15 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream vs. St. Vincent - Cruel I didn't expect this to be such a hard choice! #15 Billie Eilish - Bad Guy vs. A Tribe Called Quest - We the People… . I've avoided Billie Eilish so far, because in my mind, "Wish You Were Gay" is Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here&...

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Before I start, I'd like to clarify that, although I'm more in the "stick with it" camp, my goal for this reply is not to convince you to keep doing quizbowl. Quizbowl isn't for everyone, and that's okay! I'd simply like to offer my perspective to help clarify some of your arguments. 1. It...

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Malouf/Mitchell:

Jason Golfinos
Stephen Liu
Mike Bentley

Columbia A

Alt: Tracy Mirkin

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DROP Tejas Raje
ADD Mike Bentley

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DROP Michael Li
ADD Tejas Raje

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DROP Jeffrey Qiu
ADD Stephen Liu

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I generally agree with Harris, in that the packet submission requirements of ACF Fall place too much of a burden on weak teams, especially when combined with the high registration fee. That said, I think there's some benefit to requiring packets: sometimes, freshmen sometimes need an extra push to t...

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I was reading some rounds since the site was short-staffed, and I felt very, very uncomfortable saying the word "coon" in the vaudeville bonus. I don't think this word should be used in questions at all, much like I wouldn't use the n-word. If I remember correctly, the Native American lit...

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DROP Henry Cafaro
ADD Finn Bender

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Thanks for coming, everyone!

Congratulations to Colorado State, who beat Kansas State in the second round of an advantaged final, and to CSU's Henry Cafaro, who led the field in scoring with a full 114 PPG.

Stats are up.

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Malouf/Mitchell:

Michael Li
Jeffrey Qiu
Henry Cafaro

ChicagoΒ

Alt: Jas Singh

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DROP Matt Mitchell
ADD Henry Cafaro (Colorado State)

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The Abydos Helicopter wrote: ↑Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:20 pm Is there any chance of an online mirror of this? I unfortunately cannot go to the UK site, but would love to play this tournament if possible.

Seconding this. I don't have the time or budget to fly to another tournament this semester, but I would absolutely be down to plan an online mirror.

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Finally got around to finishing this post; sorry for the delay! The editors did a fantastic job with this tournament, and it seemed to have no systemic issues overall. The difficulty fluctuations were relatively minor, and I generally felt like I missed things due to gaps in my knowledge rather than...

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I don't know to what extent these clubs get support from their university to help fund such trips, but it's not feasible for a Colorado team to drive 12 hours to Boise for a tournament. (Matt comes because he grew up here, and he can see his family and his old school.) We get school funding, but th...

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Malouf/Mitchell:

Eric Bobrow
James Malouf
Tracy Mirkin

Columbia A

Alt: Jas Singh

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ryanrosenberg wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2019 10:51 pm
A Very Long Math Tossup wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:11 pm Malouf/Mitchell:

Jason Golfinos
Tracy Mirkin
Matt Mitchell

Berkeley B

alt: James Malouf
Should this be Chicago B?

Yes it should. Fixed!

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Malouf/Mitchell:

Jason Golfinos
Tracy Mirkin
Matt Mitchell

Chicago B

alt: James Malouf

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It is my pleasure to announce the Colorado Fall Kickoff Tournament on September 28, 2019, hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder. At this tournament, teams will be able to qualify for both HSNCT and NSC. Question set: This tournament will use NAQT IS-185A. Location and schedule: The tournament...

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I am pleased to announce that the Mountain West site of 2019 ACF Fall will be held at the University of Colorado Boulder on Saturday, November 2, 2019. The tournament will take place in the Duane physics building, with team check-in beginning at 8:30 AM in room G1B25 and gameplay beginning at 9:00 A...

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Regarding PTT, moderators should also hold down the push to talk button a little bit after they stop talking. If you release the button right away, sometimes the end of the sentence is cut off. I've had this problem a couple of times. Teams should use push-to-talk, but for moderators, I think it's ...

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