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by anderson
Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:40 am
Forum: Trash
Topic: Lore Dump: Expanded Universe (summer 2024)
Replies: 3
Views: 652

Lore Dump: Expanded Universe (summer 2024)

Hi everyone! This is an announcement for Lore Dump: Expanded Universe , a tournament heavily inspired by Patrick Quion and Purdue's Lore Dump and Lore Dump 2 events. This event will be written by a group of my friends - we have Patrick's approval but otherwise aren't related to the writing team for ...
by anderson
Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:08 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)
Replies: 14
Views: 5791

Re: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)

Sorry for the long delay, but EMACS is clear and has been posted to the archive here . I've also put together buzzpoint stats here (thanks Jordan!) for those who are interested. I've also requested to archive the private forum, but in the meantime, feel free to join the usergroup if you want to read...
by anderson
Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:46 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: EMACS general discussion
Replies: 2
Views: 601

Re: EMACS general discussion

It took several months, but I've finally put together buzzpoint stats for the CO and online mirrors, which you can view at https://emacs-buzzpoints.vercel.app/ if you're interested. (And thanks Jordan for making the buzzpoints tool and answering my questions about setting it up!)
by anderson
Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)
Replies: 14
Views: 5791

Re: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)

Now that the online mirror is done, I plan to post the packets soon, but I'll wait a bit just in case anyone else is interested in running a mirror. If I don't hear anything in the next few weeks, I'll put the packets up on the archive.
by anderson
Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:25 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: EMACS specific question discussion
Replies: 2
Views: 327

Re: EMACS specific question discussion

Oh yeah, I meant to post the packets here but forgot to do so earlier, so I've attached them to this post for those who want to look over the questions (but obviously the set is not clear yet so don't spread it around too much). I might also try to set up some buzzpoint visualization at some point t...
by anderson
Wed Aug 09, 2023 1:29 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: EMACS memorable moments and stories
Replies: 0
Views: 294

EMACS memorable moments and stories

This thread is for sharing any memorable buzzes or other moments.

This is a more general thought, but I just want to say that I was incredibly impressed by the buzzes I saw throughout the day, and it was awesome to see tossups that I thought would play hard get obliterated.
by anderson
Wed Aug 09, 2023 1:25 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: EMACS specific question discussion
Replies: 2
Views: 327

EMACS specific question discussion

This thread is for discussing specific questions.
by anderson
Wed Aug 09, 2023 1:24 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: EMACS general discussion
Replies: 2
Views: 601

EMACS general discussion

This thread is for general discussion. (part of this is copied over from the Discord) I want to first thank all the other contributors to the set, who helped make the final product much more diverse and interesting than anything a single person could have made. In particular: Brian Chen/betaveros co...
by anderson
Wed Aug 09, 2023 12:29 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: EMACS CO Weekend Mirror
Replies: 6
Views: 2304

Re: EMACS CO Weekend Mirror

There is now a private discussion forum as well.
by anderson
Tue Aug 08, 2023 2:48 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: EMACS CO Weekend Mirror
Replies: 6
Views: 2304

Re: EMACS CO Weekend Mirror

Thanks Matt and Ashvin, that really means a lot to me! I've e-mailed out a link to a Discord server for set discussion (I am also happy to send it directly to those who are spoiled) and will ask about making a discussion forum. Especially since this is my first major writing project, I'd appreciate ...
by anderson
Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: EMACS CO Weekend Mirror
Replies: 6
Views: 2304

Re: EMACS CO Weekend Mirror

We're currently at 18 total players and 3 staffers. I'm not sure how many more staffers we can get due to sharing with COLONIAL, so as suggested by Matt we're going to expand the team size to 3 and set a field cap of 8 teams. If we get 2-3 more staffers we can expand the field further, depending on ...
by anderson
Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:05 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)
Replies: 14
Views: 5791

Re: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)

One last progress update: this tournament is now more than 90% written and edited, and I'm hoping to start playtesting next weekend - I'm still looking for a couple more playtesters, so please reach out if you're interested! This set should be ready for mirrors starting the weekend of July 22, and I...
by anderson
Thu May 18, 2023 4:26 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)
Replies: 14
Views: 5791

Re: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)

My best guess would be sometime in August/September - I'll set up a date poll when I have a better idea.
by anderson
Wed May 17, 2023 5:14 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)
Replies: 14
Views: 5791

Re: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)

This tournament is now a little under 70% finished. I'm sufficiently confident in the set being ready by mid-July, and it's looking very likely that I'll be playing CO, so I want to check if there's sufficient interest in running this on CO Sunday. Per Young's suggestion, I've made a sheet for gaugi...
by anderson
Fri Mar 31, 2023 5:01 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)
Replies: 14
Views: 5791

Re: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)

Yep, this is still happening. To give a general status update, the tournament is currently 40% written (and I'm very exited to share the questions we've been working on!). I've recently been ramping up writing and am going to make a push over the next couple months to finish by early July, ideally. ...
by anderson
Sun Jun 26, 2022 4:25 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)
Replies: 14
Views: 5791

EMACS (computer science side event, 2023)

(I edited this post on 7/6 to include finalized details about this tournament.) Hi everyone, This is an announcement for EMACS (Event Mainly About Computer Science), a computer science/culture side event scheduled for summer/autumn 2023. It will be available for mirrors from July 22 tentatively thro...
by anderson
Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)
Replies: 13
Views: 4952

Re: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)

I would be interested in either TELEOLOGY or ACRONYM (though I'm more excited about TELEOLOGY), on Saturday or Sunday.
by anderson
Mon May 13, 2019 6:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)
Replies: 73
Views: 37817

Re: GOLBEZ -- A Video Games Tournament (Saturday Night @ ICT and HSNCT 2019)

What time are you planning on running this at HSNCT? I'm trying to see if I can potentially play Imaginary Landscape or META in addition to this (though I'll admit that it doesn't seem likely given the timing).
by anderson
Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACRONYM 11 @ HSNCT - Friday Night
Replies: 35
Views: 21343

Re: ACRONYM 11 @ HSNCT - Friday Night

I’m also looking to join a team and would be happy to play with anyone. I know some stuff about video games and “indie” music and have very little knowledge everywhere else.

Edit: I have a team.
by anderson
Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SMT 2018 Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 81
Views: 22830

Re: SMT 2018 Specific Question Discussion

Here is the boundedness tossup: Continuous measurable functions must have this property almost everywhere to be assigned the L-infinity norm. The Riemann-Stieltjes integral can be computed on functions whose total variation has this property. In topology, if for every x, a metric space has a finite ...
by anderson
Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SMT 2018 Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 81
Views: 22830

Re: SMT 2018 Specific Question Discussion

Replying to some math/CS comments: I think Kakutani's theorem is more obscure than the Kakeya needle problem (I could be wrong, though). Maybe swap those clues? I don't think this is necessarily true. For example, if you take any game theory course you will probably learn about the Kakutani fixed po...
by anderson
Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
Replies: 48
Views: 35957

Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)

I'll have another music packet similar to my packets the last two years (and with contributions from Diana Gerr this time). There will probably be around 15 tossups.
by anderson
Mon May 29, 2017 10:41 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Replies: 577
Views: 455158

Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements

A while ago, I wrote ~17 silly bonuses for my Festivus music packet that didn't get played (the content is pretty similar to the tossups, which you can find in the Festivus packet list ; it's mostly recent indie music), so if people are interested I could read them sometime. I'll tentatively schedu...
by anderson
Sat May 27, 2017 4:13 am
Forum: Trash
Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Replies: 577
Views: 455158

Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements

A while ago, I wrote ~17 silly bonuses for my Festivus music packet that didn't get played (the content is pretty similar to the tossups, which you can find in the Festivus packet list ; it's mostly recent indie music), so if people are interested I could read them sometime. I'll tentatively schedul...
by anderson
Sat Dec 24, 2016 7:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
Replies: 120
Views: 67366

Re: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet

Thanks to Rob for running this! Even though it seemed even slower than last year, it was still a lot of fun. Scores for my packet were: Alston 3/2/0=65 Will Nediger 0/3/0=30 Arun 1/1/0=25 Matt W 1/0/0=15 Oliver 1/0/0=15 Rein 1/0/0=15 Chris Stern 0/1/0=10 Greg 1/0/1=10 Mike Cheyne 0/1/0=10 Rob 0/1/0=...
by anderson
Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:39 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
Replies: 120
Views: 67366

Re: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet

I'm done with 20 music tossups and might write more by Friday, though I'm also writing a few silly bonuses to cram in more material. Judging from the "Best Albums of 2016" thread, I think at least a decent number of people should have fun with this.
by anderson
Wed Nov 23, 2016 5:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
Replies: 120
Views: 67366

Re: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet

I'll probably have a music packet for this, similar to last year (~10 tossups on 2016 "indie" releases, ~10 tossups on random things).
by anderson
Thu Aug 18, 2016 2:57 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Eternal Sonata Skype Mirror (Sunday, 8/28/16)
Replies: 6
Views: 3907

Re: Eternal Sonata Skype Mirror (Sunday, 8/28/16)

Billy can only make it later in the evening, so this is being rescheduled to 7 PM EST, still on Sunday. I am assuming that this is fine for everyone else who already signed up, but let me know if that assumption is wrong.
by anderson
Mon Aug 08, 2016 9:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Eternal Sonata Skype Mirror (Sunday, 8/28/16)
Replies: 6
Views: 3907

Eternal Sonata Skype Mirror (Sunday, 8/28/16)

As promised, the Skype mirror is happening and is currently scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday, August 28. Time: We'll start at 7 PM EST, and it should take at most 3 hours to complete. If you really want to play this and can't make this date and time, let us know (we're not imagining a very larg...
by anderson
Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Eternal Sonata discussion
Replies: 2
Views: 2177

Eternal Sonata discussion

I posted in the main thread earlier that discussion should wait until the skype mirror (announcement coming later tonight), but given that a decent number of people have played this, it would be nice if there was a centralized place for discussion now*. So feel free to give feedback, talk about your...
by anderson
Sat Aug 06, 2016 3:53 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Eternal Sonata (video game music)
Replies: 23
Views: 11271

Re: Eternal Sonata (video game music)

This set is finished and packetized :party: , and will soon be e-mailed out to all mirrors (currently just Michigan, but if anyone else also wants to mirror this send us an e-mail). The final distribution was: 3.5 Arcade/8-bit/16-bit eras 2 32/64-bit eras 3.5 2000's (6th gen-7th gen up to 2009) 3.5 ...
by anderson
Wed Jun 15, 2016 2:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Eternal Sonata (video game music)
Replies: 23
Views: 11271

Re: Eternal Sonata (video game music)

I don't know if Anderson can, but I don't know how to make a Skype mirror work from my end, unfortunately. I've tested questions with friends over Google Hangouts before*, so I'd be up for hosting a Skype or Hangouts mirror later this summer. *More specifically, on my mac, I used a combination of S...
by anderson
Mon Jun 13, 2016 6:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Eternal Sonata (video game music)
Replies: 23
Views: 11271

Eternal Sonata (video game music)

This is the announcement thread for Eternal Sonata , an audio tournament on video games written by Anderson Wang (formerly of MIT) and Jasper Lee (University of Tennessee). We're going to try to finish at least 5 packets of 20 tossups each in time for Side Event Weekend, but if that doesn't happen i...
by anderson
Sun May 22, 2016 7:42 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACRONYM IX @ HSNCT - May 29, 2016
Replies: 45
Views: 26145

Re: ACRONYM IX @ HSNCT - May 29, 2016

I guess the deadline is coming up, but if anyone still has an open spot on their team (or wants to make a team), let me know. I am pretty terrible at trash, but I know things about video games and recent music, especially "indie" music.
Edit: I've found a team, thanks Tejas.
by anderson
Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Second Summer Open
Replies: 61
Views: 37985

Re: The Second Summer Open

To add to the trash, Jasper Lee and I have been working on and off on making an auditory video game music tournament (title TBD). Right now we've made ~50 tossups out of a planned 100 or so and could probably finish it by August, though if there's already an excess of trash side events, this could b...
by anderson
Mon Apr 11, 2016 6:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: AVOGADRO'S NUMBER General Discussion
Replies: 20
Views: 7281

Re: AVOGADRO'S NUMBER General Discussion

Mitchell Lee (a friend) and I wrote a small amount of math questions for this. I don't have the set, but looking at the spreadsheet, I think the ones that were used are "numbers", torus, Achilles, and Fourier transform. I also sent in a few CS questions which weren't used; I assume that wa...
by anderson
Sat Dec 12, 2015 12:30 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IRC Festivus 2015: Rex Ryan's Revenge
Replies: 37
Views: 21504

Re: IRC Festivus 2015: Rex Ryan's Revenge

I'll have 20 (maybe a few more) tossups on random music-related things, including some amount of "indie" music from 2015.
by anderson
Mon Nov 16, 2015 12:23 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Missouri Open at Brown 11/14/15
Replies: 21
Views: 13082

Re: Missouri Open at Brown 11/14/15

There are also quite a few games in which teams got a 5 mod 10 number of bonus points.
by anderson
Sun Nov 01, 2015 4:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Webcomic recommendations
Replies: 29
Views: 2149

Re: Webcomic recommendations

If you like bad puns, non sequiturs, or dumb humor in general, then I highly recommend Buttersafe.
by anderson
Mon May 18, 2015 7:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACFNATIONALS - A JRPG tournament
Replies: 99
Views: 55757

Re: ACFNATIONALS - A JRPG tournament

Arnav Sastry and I will be playing as "Sonnets from the Rogueportuguese"
by anderson
Sun Mar 15, 2015 2:21 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACFNATIONALS - A JRPG tournament
Replies: 99
Views: 55757

Re: ACFNATIONALS - A JRPG tournament

I'm interested in playing and will team with anyone who doesn't care if their partner only has fake knowledge of JRPGs. PS - There is now an audio packet of questions as well. It's just the gift that keeps on giving! Man, I wanted to be the first guy to write audio video game tossups (I made enough ...
by anderson
Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Lederberg 2: Daughter Cell (3/29/14)
Replies: 155
Views: 91441

Re: Lederberg 2: Daughter Cell (3/29/14)

I'm interested. Second half of April or later would also be best for me.
by anderson
Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Side Event: Schindler's Lit
Replies: 143
Views: 49091

Re: Side Event: Schindler's Lit

I'm interested in playing this and am looking for teammates.
by anderson
Wed May 02, 2012 2:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year? 2011-12
Replies: 86
Views: 38979

Re: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year? 2011-12

I'll be going to MIT and plan on playing quiz bowl.
by anderson
Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Wiss-Wash (Wissahickon's mirror of WUHSAC) - Cancelled
Replies: 8
Views: 2952

Re: Wiss-Wash (Wissahickon's mirror of WUHSAC) - Now 5/5/12

Unfortunately, due to a combination of a lack of interest and some school policies that we can't seem to work around, we are canceling this tournament.
by anderson
Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:02 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BOAT IV - March 31, 2012 - Hackensack NJ
Replies: 23
Views: 9331

Re: BOAT IV - March 31, 2012 - Hackensack NJ

Hi,

I sent an e-mail to you on March 19 asking to register (to [email protected]), but unfortunately, it looks like it didn't go through. Could you confirm that you didn't receive any registrations from Wissahickon, just to make sure? Thanks.
by anderson
Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Wiss-Wash (Wissahickon's mirror of WUHSAC) - Cancelled
Replies: 8
Views: 2952

Re: Wiss-Wash (Wissahickon's mirror of WUHSAC) - Now 5/5/12

Due to a combination of some logistical issues and the fact that we would have to pay massive fees to keep the school open on a Sunday, this tournament is now rescheduled for 5/5/2012. I'd like to repeat that even if you're slightly interested in coming, please e-mail us at wissahickonquizbowl AT gm...
by anderson
Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: POSTPONED: The Garden State Mirror of GSAC XIX, 1/21/12
Replies: 66
Views: 24023

Re: POSTPONED: The Garden State Mirror of GSAC XIX, 1/21/12

Wissahickon should be fine with almost every date. The one exception would probably be March 25, since it's right after our own tournament (well, assuming that we get enough registrations to run a tournament :wink: ) February 12 is one day after the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament, so I (and possibly ot...
by anderson
Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Wiss-Wash (Wissahickon's mirror of WUHSAC) - Cancelled
Replies: 8
Views: 2952

Wiss-Wash (Wissahickon's mirror of WUHSAC) - Cancelled

Wissahickon High School will be hosting Wiss-Wash (Wissahickon's mirror of Washington University's WUHSAC) on March 24, 2012 , as our team’s (Andrew, Nate, and Anderson) graduation project. To register, please email us at wissahickonquizbowl AT gmail.com with school name, number of teams, number of ...