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- Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:05 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Pilatus Discussion
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2215
Re: Pilatus Discussion
There are still two packets I haven't heard in this event - packet 1 and packet 6. My team was in the room both times when a reader read the wrong packet. I don't want to pile on about things like distribution issues, bad questions, too much meta, or bad organization; these things are well-documente...
- Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:56 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: JECHT Discussion
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3871
Re: JECHT Discussion
I thought that, for the answers I knew something about, the questions were solid to very good, and Jeremy is to be commended. However, there were a few correctable issues; for one thing, a tossup on "Kazooie" should not come after Banjo-Kazooie has been mentioned in a bonus in the same pac...
- Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:49 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Minnesota Open discussion
- Replies: 100
- Views: 15039
Re: Minnesota Open discussion
I had a great time playing this tournament I submitted a CS tossup that was not included; admittedly, it may not have been a great question. I really didn't feel like there were that many questions on literary collections, which seems to have been a big complaint by some people at the MIT mirror. I ...
- Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:40 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: EFT Discussion
- Replies: 107
- Views: 21987
Re: EFT Discussion
Next thing you know, people will be claiming that "eponymous" is overused in quizbowl, too.
- Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:14 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall at UTK 11/9/08
- Replies: 33
- Views: 8478
Re: ACF Fall at UTK 11/9/08
I can probably staff this, although it depends on when I'm getting back from Nashville (where I'll be for the Florida vs. Vandy game).
- Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Midwest EFT Mirror @ UIUC (Saturday, October 4th)
- Replies: 93
- Views: 14675
Re: Midwest EFT Mirror @ UIUC (Saturday, October 4th)
I wish to hear the details of this new form of quozbowel [sic].dtaylor4 wrote:Mike Sorice, [...] for inventing a form of quizbowl enjoyed by many, including most of the Minnesota contingent, Tryg, and myself.
- Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: What Time Should Tournaments End?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3121
Re: What Time Should Tournaments End?
These symptoms start to manifest themselves after playing Chicago-Open-2008-length tournaments.Procul wrote:And you call yourself a real quizbowl player.la2pgh wrote:I'm not sure what sports you all are playing, but I've never experienced temporary blindness or vomiting after quiz bowl.
- Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:17 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bad Negs Again
- Replies: 494
- Views: 97251
Re: Bad Negs Again
Is that a hilarious misspelling of McHale's Navy?Ned Gravelshirt wrote:From today's coaches round:
Given: Bridge on the River Kwai
Correct: Mikhail's Navy
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:24 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Annct: 10/18 MO Saturday Night Lit Tournament: An Encounter
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18165
Re: Annct: 10/18 MO Saturday Night Lit Tournament: An Encounter
I'll staff this.
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tennessee '08-'09
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4459
Re: Tennessee '08-'09
Greg, if you're saying "possibly Oak Ridge" because of me, I can assure you that they have become close to inactive since I left (actually, they probably were fairly active in the next year, but after that...). Oddly enough, I never played MLK in high school, despite going to a number of i...
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: Minnesota Open, October 18 2008
- Replies: 111
- Views: 31413
Re: Announcement: Minnesota Open, October 18 2008
This had better happen, Andrew.theMoMA wrote:Please note that there's no longer a Friday night quizbowl event, but I'm trying to see if we can get a basketball court for any interested ballers.
- Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: Minnesota Open, October 18 2008
- Replies: 111
- Views: 31413
Re: Announcement: Minnesota Open, October 18 2008
I will also be at this tournament, and I do not have a team at the moment.
- Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:05 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Global Announcement: ACF Fall 2008, 11/8
- Replies: 47
- Views: 29999
Re: Global Announcement: ACF Fall 2008, 11/8
I think you have us confused with RIT or something. We're located in Troy, NY (right outside Albany), about 160 miles from Brandeis I must've misread the abbreviation in your signature. You're absolutely right; Rensselaer is much closer to Brandeis than CMU, and I should stop trying to comprehend t...
- Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Global Announcement: ACF Fall 2008, 11/8
- Replies: 47
- Views: 29999
Re: Global Announcement: ACF Fall 2008, 11/8
There's nothing wrong with driving to Brandeis, but the Carnegie Mellon location is about 100 miles closer.aarcoh wrote:Hopefully a couple of teams from RPI could attend the Brandeis site but this is totally speculative as I'm only in the early stages of forming a team.
- Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:31 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Can I borrow a buzzer system?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1359
Re: Can I borrow a buzzer system?
Step 1: acquire a USB number pad (available for under $10) Step 2: rip off the number keys and solder buzzers and wires in their place (parts should be under $20 to just get some cheap buttons and wires) Step 3: since you're a computer guy, write code to handle locking out and buzzing in on your com...
- Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open Discussion
- Replies: 88
- Views: 13558
Re: VCU Open Discussion
Long as we're talking about the finer points of "minor science", how much statistics was in this tournament? I seem to remember there being one stat question all day, but I wasn't keeping count. I don't know how many stats questions there were in this tournament, but given that stats are ...
- Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:17 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open Discussion
- Replies: 88
- Views: 13558
Re: VCU Open Discussion
From everything I've seen, people who do research in biology, chemistry, physics, and astrophysics often wind up doing a decent amount of programming and get exposed to some CS concepts that way.
- Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:35 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: VCU Open/Novice (Aug16-17), Richmond
- Replies: 91
- Views: 24847
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: VCU Open/Novice (Aug16-17), Richmond
When will we see stats?
Also, I recommend using the extra packet from yesterday as the finals packet for the novice tournament. "Harder playoffs" would be a slight understatement.
Also, I recommend using the extra packet from yesterday as the finals packet for the novice tournament. "Harder playoffs" would be a slight understatement.
- Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PGA Championship
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3111
Re: PGA Championship
YOU KNOW SERGIO?!theMoMA wrote:Go Sergio!
- Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Math Question Discourse: From "An Open Letter to NAQT"
- Replies: 123
- Views: 24267
Re: An Open Letter to NAQT
It is obvious from the definitions.everyday847 wrote:"All elliptic curves with integer coefficients correspond to weight-two modular forms. Why?"
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:14 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Buzzer Quandary
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2429
Re: Buzzer Quandary
Read this article. Especially consider the "How to buy a buzzer system" section.
- Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:11 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO History Doubles Discussion
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2748
Re: CO History Doubles Discussion
In the room where I was reading both 9/11 and Bill Clinton went until just before FTP.cornfused wrote:Homo habilis stood out as not being history. But 9/11 and Clinton worked fine, though they were a bit easy due to its recent nature.
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:15 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO Trash discussion
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4698
- Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Winter Olympics Needs a New Event
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2217
Re: Winter Olympics Needs a New Event
...Curling is already a Winter Olympics event. It doesn't get to "replace" anything.
- Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bad Negs--we miss you!
- Replies: 182
- Views: 33352
Re: Bad Negs--we miss you!
And yet you 20d the "Greek foods" 20-point bonus during the PACE all-star game.metsfan001 wrote:Questions on "hors d'oeuvres", always a good idea.
- Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:17 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tour de France 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3216
Re: Tour de France 2008
I believe you mean "Autocorrected."leftsaidfred wrote:Fixed.ValenciaQBowl wrote:Tyson Homosexual
- Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Sun 'n Fun Mirror - Maryland - Sat, 6/21
- Replies: 65
- Views: 16553
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Sun 'n Fun Mirror - Maryland - Sat, 6/21
Doesn't matter; two high school sophomores playing without any help at a tournament like this one are to be commended regardless of how you finished.wowitsquinthaha wrote:We got destroyed.
- Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Math Question Discourse: From "An Open Letter to NAQT"
- Replies: 123
- Views: 24267
Re: An Open Letter to NAQT
I take great offense to things like Hausdorff spaces and integrals being labeled as "trivia". Call it "math theory" if you want a name. Also, as no high school I've ever seen offers courses in point-set topology, Hausdorff is not a good answer selection for a high school tourname...
- Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:39 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO trash announcement
- Replies: 67
- Views: 12008
Re: CO trash announcement
I will be playing this event with Evan Silberman, Eric Douglass, and Bryn Reinecke.
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 6:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Giveaways
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3513
Re: Giveaways
aaargh please stop it questions on "forward slash" or "question mark" or "asterisk" or whatever are not good computer science questions Love, A Computer Science Major Thanks for saying this true statement, Computer Science Graduate I wholeheartedly agree with what has ...
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:07 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Video?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3401
Re: Video?
Video exists of this year's ICT championship game, but I'm not sure if it's been officially published online yet. You may still be able to get it, though.
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2008 Panasonic Academic Challenge: Illinois wins!
- Replies: 163
- Views: 40470
Re: 2008 Panasonic Academic Challenge updates
Who's representing Tennessee at this?
Also, Silberman, you can thank Mike Tyson for that malapropism (sort of).
Also, Silberman, you can thank Mike Tyson for that malapropism (sort of).
- Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Player name pronunciation
- Replies: 52
- Views: 13010
Re: Player name pronunciation
My name, like Jonathan Magin's, does not have a long a; Nag (rhymes with hag) - ler (same pronounciation as Lrrr, Ruler of Omicron Persei 8).
- Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Sabbatai Tzvi Memorial Latke Eating Contest
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3822
Re: Sabbatai Tzvi Memorial Latke Eating Contest
I'll take you down, Kwartler.Kit Cloudkicker wrote:There is no question that I will participate in and win this competition.
Edit: Does the entry fee have to be paid in Jew gold?
- Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:17 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Middle School (Nationals)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2964
Re: The Middle School (Nationals)
That's not even true anymore! Lenovo has been making them for the last three years.Tegan wrote:Manheim Township identified IBM as the company behind the Think Pad laptop computer
- Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:02 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The July Crisis: Chicago Open History Doubles
- Replies: 95
- Views: 26251
Re: The July Crisis: Chicago Open History Doubles
Assuming I make it to Chicago, I'll be moderating, as I've told you.
- Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:52 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE NSC 2008 Question Discussion
- Replies: 93
- Views: 12289
Re: PACE NSC 2008 Question Discussion
For the record, I'm not sure what the underlining was on the requiem TU, but I only said "Requiem" when I could tell it was an unfinished mass (not sure where exactly, probably near where Charlie buzzed or slightly after) and logically deduced it to be this one (since I couldn't think of ...
- Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:21 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2008 QU NAC: B. T. Washington (OK) wins!
- Replies: 350
- Views: 42332
Re: NAC Schedules
Someone needs to edit this post; questions are being reused at the next phase, apparently. After that, those of us who visited will post more about what we saw, I'd guess.Adamantium Claws wrote:stuff
- Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:17 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO trash announcement
- Replies: 67
- Views: 12008
Re: CO trash announcement
I'm going to play, but I'm still looking for a team.
- Tue May 27, 2008 5:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT HSNCT Question Discussion
- Replies: 87
- Views: 13755
Re: NAQT HSNCT Question Discussion
I'm 99.9% positive NAQT has a sports distribution separate from the rest of their pop culture distribution.Gunnells wrote:I love sports, but NAQT overemphasizes sports in their trash questions.
- Wed May 21, 2008 11:04 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ITT suggest your handy memory tricks/devices
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1636
Re: ITT suggest your handy memory tricks/devices
Are you propositioning Mr. Haddad-Fonda?quizbowllee wrote:Kyle, please come over for gay sex.
- Sat May 17, 2008 10:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Majors
- Replies: 48
- Views: 6056
Re: Majors
I have known people at Brandeis to triple major in disconnected fields, including one math/music/linguistics major and a bio/music/anthropology major.
- Mon May 12, 2008 8:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Player movement, retirement, etc.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4904
Re: Player movement, retirement, etc.
I, having graduated (or rather who will be graduating Sunday) from Brandeis, will be taking a year off to work while I apply to law school, and during the year off I'll be in Knoxville, TN (a.k.a. "home"). I will probably go to a few opens, depending on money, and if someone needs a free a...
- Wed May 07, 2008 6:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Appropriate Pop Culture Subjects In HS
- Replies: 49
- Views: 9025
Re: Appropriate Pop Culture Subjects In HS
I had never even heard of TV One until this thread.metsfan001 wrote:Only one-tenth of people in America even receive TV One! Why are we even discussing this as a possibility?
- Wed May 07, 2008 5:15 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: (Correct) Answers that made you hang your head in shame.
- Replies: 80
- Views: 17146
Re: (Correct) Answers that made you hang your head in shame.
This morning on an old A-set I 30'd a bonus on "White and Nerdy". The hard part was identifying the "gentrified sport" they were playing in the music video. At Penn Bowl this year, I answered a tossup on "White and Nerdy" on the first clue - that the version of the Sch...
- Fri May 02, 2008 7:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Carleton Undergraduate Tournament 11 - 11/15/08
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1568
Re: Carleton Undergraduate Tournament 11 - 11/15/08
TRASH chooses a weekend, so tournaments on the Saturday are not a problem as TRASH Regionals can be on a Sunday.evilmonkey wrote:I believe TRASH Regionals was looking at November 15, but I may be wrong
- Thu May 01, 2008 12:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Experimental Tournament, 5/24
- Replies: 82
- Views: 25119
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Experimental Doubles Tournament, 5/24
I will probably either play or staff this event, with a very small chance I'll miss it.
- Thu May 01, 2008 12:05 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO Trash Tournament
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1457
Re: CO Trash Tournament
I plan on playing this event.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:15 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF nationals discussion
- Replies: 89
- Views: 15080
Re: ACF nationals discussion
By the way, I really liked the trash in this tournament. It managed to cover things I was interested in and was probably the right difficulty, although that Led Zeppelin and MASH bonus was really easy. Thanks. I was hoping the MASH bonus was acceptable, because like Dark Eric said, it's a tough sho...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:15 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF nationals discussion
- Replies: 89
- Views: 15080
Re: ACF nationals discussion
Regarding the logistics issues, particularly lunch--would it make sense to have lunch provided next year? Are people willing to pay an extra $20/team or whatever it would take to cover this? At Chicago, we have typically provided lunch at tournaments--not in an attempt to spend the infinity dollars...