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by Smuttynose Island
Sat Aug 13, 2022 2:59 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: JAVA 2022: JAVASCRIPT
Replies: 13
Views: 4859

Re: JAVA 2022: JAVASCRIPT

Any movement on announcing the online mirror? Last year's JAVA was my favorite event of the season! I'm very much looking forward to playing its sequel.
by Smuttynose Island
Fri Aug 12, 2022 1:51 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL
Replies: 98
Views: 48318

Re: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL

Just chiming to to say that I had a great time at CO this year. Big thanks to the editors for creating a fun and stimulating set, and to all the staff who went above and beyond to get through the long schedule.
by Smuttynose Island
Tue Jun 28, 2022 2:01 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: JAVA 2022: JAVASCRIPT
Replies: 13
Views: 4859

Re: JAVA 2022: JAVASCRIPT

Do you still anticipate hosting one large online mirror like with JAVA or do you plan on having numerous, smaller, in-person mirrors?
by Smuttynose Island
Sat Nov 13, 2021 11:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MRNA VACCINE Playtest Mirror [15 January 2022]
Replies: 12
Views: 4243

Re: MRNA VACCINE Playtest Mirror [15 January 2022]

When will the free agent sign up sheet be posted?
by Smuttynose Island
Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020–21 Postseason Poll
Replies: 10
Views: 4617

Re: 2020–21 Postseason Poll

When can we expect results to be posted?
by Smuttynose Island
Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BHSAT (Spring 2023) [old thread]
Replies: 11
Views: 4507

Re: BHSAT (Spring 2023)

How will this set's difficulty and philosophy compare to previous iterations of BHSAT?
by Smuttynose Island
Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:46 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020–21 Postseason Poll
Replies: 10
Views: 4617

Re: 2020–21 Postseason Poll

I also attempted to vote in the player poll.
by Smuttynose Island
Sun Aug 15, 2021 2:08 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020–21 Player Poll
Replies: 6
Views: 7269

Re: 2020–21 Player Poll

I have no teammates to heap praise upon, so instead I will take this as an opportunity to shout out the many West Coast players who deserve top 25 consideration this year. I have roughly binned players based upon their team's strength and the role that they played on their team this year. Top 10 Tea...
by Smuttynose Island
Fri Aug 13, 2021 2:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)
Replies: 84
Views: 33044

Re: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)

I'd strongly prefer to lead off with Scattergories so that fewer people risk missing the end due to flights.
by Smuttynose Island
Sun Jul 18, 2021 3:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: A Semi-Serious Charity Tournament (7/31/2021)
Replies: 19
Views: 7886

Re: A Semi-Serious Charity Tournament (7/31/2021)

Just throwing my support behind a Zoom tournament.
by Smuttynose Island
Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT 2021 DMV Mirror (7/10 - Likely UMD)
Replies: 12
Views: 4346

Re: NASAT 2021 DMV Mirror (7/10 - Likely UMD)

naan/steak-holding toll wrote: Fri Jul 02, 2021 8:21 pm Will Alston (2)
Matt Bollinger (3)
BIG if true... #2015UVARideOrDie
by Smuttynose Island
Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JAVA 2021
Replies: 15
Views: 5771

Re: JAVA 2021

jaimiec wrote: Sun May 16, 2021 10:49 pm EDIT 5/29: You can sign up to play or staff here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
In case other doofuses like me missed this, Jaimie added a signup sheet to the main announcement!
by Smuttynose Island
Tue May 25, 2021 4:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Chicago Open Date Poll
Replies: 8
Views: 2638

Re: Chicago Open Date Poll

By when do you expect to finalize the tournament date?
by Smuttynose Island
Sun May 16, 2021 11:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JAVA 2021
Replies: 15
Views: 5771

Re: JAVA 2021

YES! Very excited for this.

Would this be a doubles, triples, or quad event?
by Smuttynose Island
Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:50 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)
Replies: 51
Views: 49019

Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)

I have accepted a post-doc position in the East Bay area beginning in July. I look forward to staffing local tournaments, playing open events in person again, and no longer being allowed to work for NAQT!
by Smuttynose Island
Fri Apr 09, 2021 1:33 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite 2 @ West, 05/01/2021
Replies: 2
Views: 1638

Re: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite 2 @ West, 05/01/2021

Could we get a field update to confirm teams' registrations?
by Smuttynose Island
Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 WORKSHOP: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 43
Views: 4991

Re: 2021 WORKSHOP: Specific Question Discussion

Maybe I'm the only one dumb enough to be affected by this, but I was disappointed when my answer of "chorus" wasn't prompted on the Furies bonus part. I knew the question was about the chorus/the Furies in The Eumenides, but wasn't sure if they wanted Furies or chorus. I picked poorly. EDI...
by Smuttynose Island
Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 WORKSHOP: Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 18
Views: 1954

Re: 2021 WORKSHOP: Thanks and General Discussion

Thank you WORKSHOP writers, editors, and logistics people for putting together a solid set! It was an enjoyable experience. Overall I thought that the technical execution of the visual art in this set was done well. The tossups were well-written, well-constructed, and interesting. Nonetheless I wish...
by Smuttynose Island
Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite @ West, 2/20/21
Replies: 11
Views: 4669

Re: Southeast-Midwest Housewrite @ West, 2/20/21

What's the field look like for this event?
by Smuttynose Island
Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 39
Views: 15744

Re: 2021 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion

I really enjoyed the math in this set. Not only was it topical, but it did a very good job drawing early clues from beginning graduate and advanced undergraduate coursework. I was a little perplexed by the answer lines on two questions. I am far from an expert, but was confused by the lack of a prom...
by Smuttynose Island
Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Regionals - General Discussion & Thanks
Replies: 8
Views: 4230

Re: 2021 ACF Regionals - General Discussion & Thanks

This was a very well done set. I largely agree with Will's assessment that the TU difficulty felt in-line with the other "nats qualifier" Regionals, while the bonus middle parts felt much easier than last year's. If the data exists, I'd be willing to look into verifying this. More generall...
by Smuttynose Island
Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 FLopen - Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 55
Views: 19265

Re: Specific Question Discussion

I misparsed the "as well" as referring to "this element" and not "kawazulite." This led a, admittedly risky, buzz with "carbon" (well graphene) because it, I think, also has a Dirac cone near its gamma-point. I'm not sure if it is worth breaking up this compo...
by Smuttynose Island
Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:30 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 FLopen - Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 55
Views: 19265

Re: Specific Question Discussion

I'd like to see the tossup on bismuth from round 11? The clue about Dirac points (?) tripped me up. This element is the heaviest of the elements in the mineral kawazulite, which exhibits 2D weak anti-localization, as well as possessing a Dirac cone near the gamma-point. Russia’s SVBR-100 and China’...
by Smuttynose Island
Thu Dec 03, 2020 6:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 FLopen - Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 55
Views: 19265

Re: Specific Question Discussion

I'd like to see the tossup on bismuth from round 11? The clue about Dirac points (?) tripped me up.
by Smuttynose Island
Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 FLopen - Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 55
Views: 19265

Re: Specific Question Discussion

Can I see the Lagrange's Thm / Primes / OST bonus? I might have misheard the Cauchy's theorem clue (not that it matters much given the Euclid clue right after it) but I thought it was stated oddly. Sylow’s first theorem is the strongest partial converse to this theorem. For 10 points each: [m] Name...
by Smuttynose Island
Mon Nov 02, 2020 4:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (Format Poll Added) FLopen 2020 Open Main Site @ Discord (11/21/2020)
Replies: 15
Views: 9253

Re: (Format Poll Added) FLopen 2020 Open Main Site @ Discord (11/21/2020)

Has a final format been chosen?

EDIT: And if a final format hasn't been picked, when might it be picked by? I imagine people would prefer to know sooner rather than later if they can schedule anything else on the 22nd. Thanks!
by Smuttynose Island
Sun Oct 11, 2020 6:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (Format Poll Added) FLopen 2020 Open Main Site @ Discord (11/21/2020)
Replies: 15
Views: 9253

Re: (Format Poll Added) FLopen 2020 Open Main Site @ Discord (11/21/2020)

I'll also speak in favor of bouncebacks, they really do help with engagement, and the field will be very good so I don't think we should worry about it taking too long. Each packet is already 22/22. Adding bouncebacks to what will already be abnormally long rounds seems like a bad idea. I say this ...
by Smuttynose Island
Sun Sep 27, 2020 3:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Collegiate Preseason Poll 2020-1
Replies: 14
Views: 7810

Re: Collegiate Preseason Poll 2020-1

Presumably Tim Morrison A combination of Tim and (in my opinion) Stanford being underranked in last year's postseason poll. Gotcha. There’s only so much i can ascertain through stats (I usually check on NAQT’s site because I don’t know any convenient alternatives This is a good time to plug Harry W...
by Smuttynose Island
Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: FLopen 2020
Replies: 11
Views: 18723

Re: FLopen 2020

Is there a fixed date yet for the "main site" of FLOpen? I know things are still very much up in the air, but regions are starting to come together to plan their fall schedules. It be nice to have some additional information here so that regions don't schedule non-novice events against wha...
by Smuttynose Island
Fri Jul 17, 2020 3:14 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: How to prepare for College Nationals
Replies: 9
Views: 3471

Re: How to prepare for College Nationals

Complementing Ryan, Andrew, and Tejas' excellent "high level" posts on studying for Nats-level quizbowl, I'd like to share my own approach to studying Visual Arts. When I'm actively studying, I like to take a "textbook+" approach to studying visual arts. Each "week", I ...
by Smuttynose Island
Sat Jul 11, 2020 5:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Mindset in Quiz Bowl
Replies: 3
Views: 3453

Re: Mindset in Quiz Bowl

The theory section is a great place for this post, WIll. A lot of the frustrations that you lay out are frustrations that I myself have dealt with, moreso over the later half of my career as I have played more events solo. I haven't found any "magic bullets" for eliminating these frustrati...
by Smuttynose Island
Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cross-Post: NAQT Timing Discussion
Replies: 37
Views: 9475

Re: Cross-Post: NAQT Timing Discussion

jonah wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:54 pm
  • ...
  • Not thinking that the discussion in this thread was representative of enough customers
  • ...
Has NAQT considered surveying their collegiate customer base about this?

EDIT: More "business friendly" language.
by Smuttynose Island
Thu Jul 02, 2020 10:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DECAMERON Packet
Replies: 4
Views: 2913

Re: DECAMERON Packet

Here are the top 10 scores:

Mike Sorice
65
ankit
55
tracy
45
Pinyan
40
arthur [gds]
30
mazin [harvard]
20
r_hi
15
DMA [HCHS --> Y]
15
Natan Holtzman (Stanford)
15
Alexis J.
15

There were many negs.
by Smuttynose Island
Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DECAMERON Packet
Replies: 4
Views: 2913

Re: DECAMERON Packet

Piggybacking on this thread to announce that I am going to read my team's DECAMERON packet online tomorrow at 6pm PT.
by Smuttynose Island
Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:27 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Online Quizbowl in the West
Replies: 12
Views: 4613

Re: The Online Quizbowl in the West

Because of The Situation, almost all if not all quizbowl tournaments that will happen this fall will probably be online. Although online tournaments are worse than in-person ones in many respects, one upside they do have is that online closed tournaments that have more than one mirror don't need to...
by Smuttynose Island
Sun May 31, 2020 7:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
Replies: 8
Views: 4237

Re: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art

Scores from the second reading:

Jordan B: 2/11/3 125pts
Will N: 1/2/0 35pts
Kenji S: 0/2/1 15pts

Packet will be upload soon.
by Smuttynose Island
Sun May 31, 2020 2:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
Replies: 8
Views: 4237

Re: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art

I will do a second reading tonight at 7pm ET / 4pm PT. It will take place in the packet2 channel on the main Discord.
by Smuttynose Island
Wed May 27, 2020 8:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
Replies: 8
Views: 4237

Re: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art

Packet was read in Discord. Here are the scores from people who buzzed in. Aseem: 2/1/2 30 Doug: 1/1/2 15 Eric: 0/0/1 -5 Ethan Seal: 1/0/2 5 Halle: 1/1/0 25 Jake Boonin: 0/0/2 -10 Mike Bentley: 0/1/6 -20 Nick Jensen: 2/1/0 40 Peter S: 0/1/1 5 Rahul: 2/2/1 45 Vishwa: 0/1/1 5 Kevin: 0/1/1 5 I plan on ...
by Smuttynose Island
Wed May 27, 2020 4:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
Replies: 8
Views: 4237

Re: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art

As a reminder, this will be read in the Discord in about 3 hours.
by Smuttynose Island
Mon May 25, 2020 2:55 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
Replies: 35
Views: 10408

Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)

This tournament was won by Mattdaniel Squirrel. They defeated We're Playing CO in the finals. Final stats will be up tomorrow. In the meantime, here are prelim stats.
by Smuttynose Island
Sat May 23, 2020 4:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
Replies: 35
Views: 10408

Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)

Preliminary Schedule here
by Smuttynose Island
Fri May 22, 2020 10:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
Replies: 35
Views: 10408

Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)

Logistics email has gone out to teams in the field.

We were unable to find the staff to hold a 28 team tournament. I'm very sorry for those teams who were unable to make it off the waiting list. My hope is that there will be a second mirror that you all can play.
by Smuttynose Island
Fri May 22, 2020 8:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
Replies: 35
Views: 10408

Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)

I am still working on trying to expand the field to 28 teams. Expect a resolution of this within an hour or so. After the final decision is made, a logistics email will go out to all teams in the field and to staffers.
by Smuttynose Island
Fri May 22, 2020 5:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
Replies: 8
Views: 4237

Re: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art

I will read this packet Wednesday May 27th at 8PM ET / 5pm PT.
by Smuttynose Island
Fri May 22, 2020 3:15 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
Replies: 35
Views: 10408

Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)

I’m just a high schooler who‘s not exactly good and wanted to play some Brit content, and I don’t want to come off as disrespectful, but I was wondering why it would not be possible for the field to be expanded to 28 teams (which seems appropriate for the waitlist/FA list) and then have prelim brac...
by Smuttynose Island
Thu May 21, 2020 11:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
Replies: 35
Views: 10408

Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)

Here's some preliminary logistics information. WHEN: This tournament will take place on 5/24/2020 beginning at 11am ET/8am PT. WHERE: On Zoom with a Discord backup. Please don't forget your webcam! Discord link etc will go out in the logistics email tomorrow. SIZE: We are officially running a 24 tea...
by Smuttynose Island
Thu May 21, 2020 3:15 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art
Replies: 8
Views: 4237

Re: A Bedside Companion to the History of Quizbowl Art

I will read this packet next week. Please mark your availability down here so that I can pick a time that works best for everyone. Final distribution is: Pre-1800s Western: 3/0 Post-1800s Western: 9/0 Pre-1900s Non-Western: 2/0 Post-1900s Non-Western: 6/0 Total: 20/0 Difficulty is "adventurous,...
by Smuttynose Island
Wed May 20, 2020 5:52 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
Replies: 35
Views: 10408

Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)

As I've interpreted Will's public statements, the purpose of using Zoom and webcams is two-fold. The first is to more accurately recreate the in-person quizbowl experience by allowing players to see each other. Maybe this isn't meaningful to you, but it seems worthwhile enough of a goal to me to exp...
by Smuttynose Island
Sun May 17, 2020 9:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)
Replies: 35
Views: 10408

Re: Cambridge Open Online (5/24)

Some updates: Those who expressed interest in staffing should get an email tomorrow asking for them to confirm their availability. There will also be a short survey with regards to past online moderating experience plus preferred staffing roles. Filling out this survey will help us assign staffing a...
by Smuttynose Island
Tue May 12, 2020 2:50 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Postseason poll
Replies: 7
Views: 4537

Re: Postseason poll

If it helps, you can find team BPAs for Penn Bowl and Fall Open by following the links below:

Penn Bowl

Fall Open