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- Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Michigan Winter @ Rutgers University (2/15/2020)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5371
Re: Michigan Winter @ Rutgers University (2/15/2020)
The complexities of international payments have been worked out, so I'd like to hold a mirror of SCREEN TEST , a visual film side event, after this tournament. The mirror fee is $13. If you or your teammates are interested, please send me an email. We got through 4 rounds of SCREEN TEST before peop...
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 8:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Michigan Winter @ Rutgers University (2/15/2020)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5371
Re: Michigan Winter @ Rutgers University (2/15/2020)
The complexities of international payments have been worked out, so I'd like to hold a mirror of SCREEN TEST, a visual film side event, after this tournament. The mirror fee is $13. If you or your teammates are interested, please send me an email.
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 10:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Rutgers University (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2696
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Rutgers University (01/25/2020)
I'd like to hold a mirror of SCREEN TEST , a visual film side event, after this tournament. The mirror fee is $13. If you or your teammates are interested, please send me an email. Due to difficulties with international payments, I don't think this is happening. I may still try to host it at a late...
- Mon Jan 20, 2020 2:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals at Rutgers University (01/25/2020)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2696
Re: 2020 ACF Regionals at Rutgers University (01/25/2020)
I'd like to hold a mirror of SCREEN TEST, a visual film side event, after this tournament. The mirror fee is $13. If you or your teammates are interested, please send me an email.
- Fri Dec 27, 2019 8:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2020 MWT Specific Questions and Errata
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6582
Re: 2020 MWT Specific Questions and Errata
Some scattered comments. Packet 2 Language- The first two clues should either be tightened up or replaced. The Kripke quote is not about the private language argument but the rule-following argument, so "rule following" and "meaning" are probably both better answers at this point...
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:36 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2019 Penn Bowl - General Discussion Thread
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3672
Re: General Discussion Thread
I found the philosophy to be the highlight of the tournament, and wanted to thank its editors. This was likely largely due to the amount of analytic content, but I also found the non-analytic content more interesting than usual. I do not intend this as any sort of comment on the philosophy's difficu...
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Mons Mathstrosity: A Packet of Symbolically Authentic Non-Euclidean Adventures in Mountain Climbing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5604
Re: Mons Mathstrosity: A Packet of Symbolically Authentic Non-Euclidean Adventures in Mountain Climbing
Thanks for playing. Packet is attached and scores are below.
Conor: 0/2/2 10
Daniel: 1/5/1 60
Leo: 0/2/3 5
Tim: 1/4/2 45
Finn: 1/2/1 30
Pinyan: 0/1/0 10
Conor: 0/2/2 10
Daniel: 1/5/1 60
Leo: 0/2/3 5
Tim: 1/4/2 45
Finn: 1/2/1 30
Pinyan: 0/1/0 10
- Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:56 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Mons Mathstrosity: A Packet of Symbolically Authentic Non-Euclidean Adventures in Mountain Climbing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5604
Re: Mons Mathstrosity: A Packet of Symbolically Authentic Non-Euclidean Adventures in Mountain Climbing
I'm planning to read this 11 pm eastern time on Wednesday 6/5.
- Wed May 29, 2019 11:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Mons Mathstrosity: A Packet of Symbolically Authentic Non-Euclidean Adventures in Mountain Climbing
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5604
Mons Mathstrosity: A Packet of Symbolically Authentic Non-Euclidean Adventures in Mountain Climbing
I have a packet of math questions originally meant for Mons Mathstrosity II, roughly following the distribution announced for that tournament. It is quite hard. I plan to read it in #packet in the discord some night next week before Friday. If you have time constraints, feel free to pm me. I'll prob...
- Tue May 21, 2019 10:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Mons Mathstrosity II: Even Primes Redux [Announcement]
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12766
Re: Mons Mathstrosity II: Even Primes Redux [Announcement]
I’d written most of a packet for this. Since I think the questions are well above the intended difficulty of the tournament anyway, I will probably finish it and read it on the discord in the near future. The distribution of the packet will differ slightly from the posted distribution. Could we per...
- Mon May 20, 2019 11:31 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Mons Mathstrosity II: Even Primes Redux [Announcement]
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12766
Re: Mons Mathstrosity II: Even Primes Redux [Announcement]
I’d written most of a packet for this. Since I think the questions are well above the intended difficulty of the tournament anyway, I will probably finish it and read it on the discord in the near future. The distribution of the packet will differ slightly from the posted distribution.
- Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Terrapin @ UMD (3/2/2019)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5213
Re: Terrapin @ UMD (3/2/2019)
I'm considering running a mirror of SHAWARMA II after this tournament. I realize there is a lot of overlap with the NYU site, so I want to make sure there will be enough interest. PM me if you (or someone else on your team) wants to play, and I'll make another announcement by Friday. This is happen...
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 11:14 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Terrapin @ UMD (3/2/2019)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5213
Re: Terrapin @ UMD (3/2/2019)
I'm considering running a mirror of SHAWARMA II after this tournament. I realize there is a lot of overlap with the NYU site, so I want to make sure there will be enough interest. PM me if you (or someone else on your team) wants to play, and I'll make another announcement by Friday.
- Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Spartan Housewrite: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 65
- Views: 8261
Re: Spartan Housewrite: Specific Question Discussion
Some scattered comments arranged by packet. 1 aurora and moonquakes are both easy 2 General relativity: Describing the FLRW metric as central to this theory seems misleading. The entire theory was developed without it; it's one of many solutions and just so happens to be the one that we think models...
- Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NASAT Online Mirror
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11056
Re: NASAT Online Mirror
I would be interested.
- Thu May 03, 2018 12:27 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals discussion
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63334
Re: ACF Nationals discussion
Like Finn, I also thought that "unit" was the middle part. Initially, I thought about taking that out and using Pell's as the middle part and adding something from algebraic number theory, but then I decided that would have led to an absolutely (and unnecessarily) brutal question where on...
- Mon Apr 30, 2018 12:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals discussion
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63334
Re: ACF Nationals discussion
I edited the math submissions and wrote the following questions: TUs on the core, sigma algebra, and Grothendieck. I had one other tossup that I don’t think has been posted yet, but has possibly been spoiled for next year and might get posted. I’ll talk about that one if Andrew clears it, since I t...
- Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CMST: Specific question discussion
- Replies: 74
- Views: 20164
Re: CMST: Specific question discussion
Could the epsilon-delta tossup be posted?
- Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:00 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Mons Mathstrosity II: Even Primes Redux [Announcement]
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12766
Re: Mons Mathstrosity II: Even Primes Redux [Announcement]
A few comments and questions about the distribution. Questions: Is statistics part of applied math? How broad is "other"? Might it include trash? philosophy? Will packets intentionally include questions of significantly varying difficulty? In particular, should packet writers attempt to in...
- Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PB 2017: General Discussion
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4104
Re: PB 2017: General Discussion
I quite liked (what little of) the math I heard. Thanks Samir.
- Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PB 2017: Specific Questions Discussion
- Replies: 43
- Views: 10524
Re: PB 2017: Specific Questions Discussion
I think the question on meta-ethics played poorly. I can't imagine someone buzzing early -- say, on the Mackie clue -- and producing "meta-ethics" without at least first being prompted. I'll note I did exactly this, buzzing in with "ethics" on "argument from queerness"...
- Sun Nov 19, 2017 5:11 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: WAO II Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 88
- Views: 22508
Re: WAO II Specific Question Discussion
The first of these is the tossup on control systems theory. I understand that this is a Reified Thing and have heard of it discussed as such by knowledgeable people, but the issue is that it is (to my understanding) multidisciplinary and incorporates a lot of techniques that can be used elsewhere. ...
- Fri Nov 17, 2017 5:33 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: WAO II at Princeton - Nov. 18
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11600
Re: WAO II at Princeton - Nov. 18
I guess so. I have the set, so assuming a projector and some interested people, neither of which seemed problematic, I don't see why it wouldn't happen.alexdz wrote:Is BUMPY confirmed?
- Wed Nov 15, 2017 4:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: WAO II at Princeton - Nov. 18
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11600
Re: WAO II at Princeton - Nov. 18
I like movies. Would other people be interested in playing BUMPY ? It sounds like there's enough interest in this, so I've contacted the writer. A few logistical points: 1. Is Princeton fine with this being mirrored? 2. Will we have access to a room with a projector? 3. Do the room reservations go ...
- Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:49 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: WAO II at Princeton - Nov. 18
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11600
Re: WAO II at Princeton - Nov. 18
I like movies. Would other people be interested in playing BUMPY?
- Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Math Monstrosity - General Discussion
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10896
Re: Math Monstrosity - General Discussion
I was discussing a potential sequel with Conor at Fall this past weekend. I'm probably going to try my hand at writing it, though work on it probably won't start until I'm done applying to grad school. Also consider this post an open call for writers, I'll need all the help I can get. No LaTeX nece...
- Sat Sep 23, 2017 10:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Scarlet Knight Fall @ Rutgers (09/23/17)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8472
Re: Scarlet Knight Fall @ Rutgers (09/23/17)
It seems however that the stats for each team have one game repeated twice, so instead of playing 11 games, everyone played 12. Thanks. This has been fixed. Also, are the half packet games considered a full game for ppg? They are considered a half game for individual ppg, but a full game for the te...
- Sat Sep 23, 2017 12:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Scarlet Knight Fall @ Rutgers (09/23/17)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8472
Re: Scarlet Knight Fall @ Rutgers (09/23/17)
Stats are here. Thanks for coming out.
- Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Math Monstrosity - General Discussion
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10896
Re: Math Monstrosity - General Discussion
I'll add my voice to the chorus supporting Jake's post, and repeat the part about this set being a lot of fun to play.
- Sat Apr 15, 2017 8:28 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Scarlet Knight Spring @ Rutgers (4/15/17)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9574
Re: Scarlet Knight Spring @ Rutgers (4/15/17)
It was a great tournament, but for the prelim stats, why are only 4 games showing for the teams in the Marine Le Pen division and the individual stats? http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4281/stats/prelims/ One player on Bard B was from Queens branch of the Bard High School Early Colleges. By...
- Sat Apr 15, 2017 7:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Scarlet Knight Spring @ Rutgers (4/15/17)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9574
Re: Scarlet Knight Spring @ Rutgers (4/15/17)
Stats are up. Thanks to everyone for coming out.
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Scarlet Knight Winter @ Rutgers (1/28/17)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4632
Re: Scarlet Knight Winter @ Rutgers (1/28/17)
Stats are up. Thanks to everyone for coming out.
- Fri Dec 09, 2016 2:14 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: On Exactitude in Science Writing
- Replies: 45
- Views: 27809
Re: On Exactitude in Science Writing
Furthermore, I think this fixation on minutiae in Joelle and Sam's post is really unhelpful and I hope people aren't turned off from writing because of that fixation. I only bothered to post about this at your suggestion, and I tried to make sure there was a general point to the post. While my issu...
- Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: On Exactitude in Science Writing
- Replies: 45
- Views: 27809
Re: On Exactitude in Science Writing
The bottom line is, quizbowl is different from class and ordinary English, and coming up with the appropriate pronoun is a great illustration of this. The best thing to do is to approach it on a case by case basis - if you think scenario isn't a great pronoun for "halting problem", it may...
- Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: On Exactitude in Science Writing
- Replies: 45
- Views: 27809
Re: On Exactitude in Science Writing
I don't know who you are Raj aside from being that one guy who decided to attack the hard work of people who wrote computer science without thanking them a while back in that one thread. I would like to mention that pointing out that errors and ambiguities in questions, particularly in the quite le...
- Wed Dec 07, 2016 2:56 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: On Exactitude in Science Writing
- Replies: 45
- Views: 27809
Re: On Exactitude in Science Writing
By the way, for an example of a non-science discussion unmarred by irrelevant personal attacks following a post actually about exactitude in clues, see here. (Note: I am not necessarily endorsing the methods suggested here.)
- Wed Dec 07, 2016 1:46 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: On Exactitude in Science Writing
- Replies: 45
- Views: 27809
Re: On Exactitude in Science Writing
People seem to have missed the fact that, despite the title of this thread, the content of the initial post is not "You must read every journal article to check for potential ambiguities in clues, and if you find any, the way to correct your clue is with the following construction: 'It's not , ...
- Fri Nov 25, 2016 8:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2016 Terrapin General Discussion
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7599
Re: 2016 Terrapin General Discussion
The math in this set, while not flawless, was refreshingly good. Both tossups I heard had important early clues that have virtually never come up, namely Marcinkiewicz interpolation (never come up) and Sobolev spaces (come up once). More impressively, every bonus part, with one exception that I don'...
- Sat Oct 29, 2016 5:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Scarlet Knight Fall @ Rutgers (10/29/16)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5852
Re: Scarlet Knight Fall @ Rutgers (10/29/16)
Stats are up. Thanks to everyone for coming out.
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:48 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PB 2016: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 82
- Views: 19636
Re: PB 2016: Specific Question Discussion
There's a difference between a caveat and inaccuracy, though I admit it is a bit subjective. A caveat fundamentally should not change the meaning of a clue—you are omitting an assumption in the interest of space. Because the berm is defined in terms of the mechanical energy of waves (though often n...
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:18 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PB 2016: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 82
- Views: 19636
Re: PB 2016: Specific Question Discussion
I agree that the Ursell's clue is less suggestive / harder than the blowholes clue, and I've swapped them out already. But I really can't understand the substance of the pneumatic clue - it makes sense to talk about the pneumatic behavior of waves, and in fact it's not such an uncommon term - my te...
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PB 2016: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 82
- Views: 19636
Re: PB 2016: Specific Question Discussion
I don't see how shorelines is at any point acceptable. Especially on the berms clue. Can someone post it please? While I really have no interest in defending this tossup, I will point out that it's a contradiction to suggest "this tossup was so transparent to everybody" and then to immedi...
- Mon Aug 08, 2016 1:08 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CLEAR II Discussion
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1800
CLEAR II Discussion
The set has been submitted to the archive. Jeremy Hixson wrote all the packets except for Analytic Philosophy, which was written by me. Jeremy's participation in this thread is possible, but I don't think terribly likely. Feel free to discuss anyway.
- Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2016 Set Discussion
- Replies: 110
- Views: 50219
Re: Chicago Open 2016 Set Discussion
Answers similar to Z-p-infinity and C-p-infinity were acceptable. But how is the moderator supposed to know what "similar" means, e.g. that "p-infinity" is sufficiently similar, but "Z-p" isn't? My moderator, after some consideration, decided to "generously prompt...
- Thu Jul 28, 2016 4:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2016 Set Discussion
- Replies: 110
- Views: 50219
Re: Chicago Open 2016 Set Discussion
I have a some comments on the math questions. Since there will be no future mirrors, I'll try not to harp on details, but discuss issues with non-negligible generalizability. I'll also try to place the issues generalizable to non-math subjects first. First, I heard two math tossups at this tournamen...
- Sun Jun 19, 2016 12:09 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CLEAR II (and AVOGADRO'S NUMBER) @ Skype (6/18)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12196
Re: CLEAR II (and AVOGADRO'S NUMBER) @ Skype (6/18)
Thanks for playing, everyone. Stats are up. The set will be posted once any mirrors at summer Side Event Weekends are completed (or once we are aware there are no such mirrors).
- Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CLEAR II (and AVOGADRO'S NUMBER) @ Skype (6/18)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12196
Re: CLEAR II (and AVOGADRO'S NUMBER) @ Skype (6/18)
The spreadsheet has been expanded with new fields for Skype names and email addresses.
- Sat Jun 11, 2016 1:03 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CLEAR II (and AVOGADRO'S NUMBER) @ Skype (6/18)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12196
Re: CLEAR II (and AVOGADRO'S NUMBER) @ Skype (6/18)
If at least four teams register for CLEAR II, this will run as planned. Otherwise, I would be inclined to run this in some sort of shootout format, in which case the price would drop to $10 per person. Doubles would also be an option. If you have a format preference, post here or email us.
- Fri May 20, 2016 10:13 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CLEAR II (and AVOGADRO'S NUMBER) @ Skype (6/18)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12196
Re: CLEAR II (and AVOGADRO'S NUMBER) @ Skype (6/18)
The biology packet will not be in the set. I tried to contact the person who offered the Chinese history packet, and have not yet heard back, so I think its inclusion is highly unlikely.Charbroil wrote:Are the "Doubtful" packets going to be in the final set?
- Sun Apr 17, 2016 2:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CLEAR II (and AVOGADRO'S NUMBER) @ Skype (6/18)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12196
Re: CLEAR II @ Skype
This is no longer being held at Rutgers on 4/23. It will be held as an online tournament sometime later, quite likely in June.