hahahaahahhahha fuck you watkins“The act of loading that Web page was a tiny little transgressive thrill,” he told me. “And if there was motive, I think that’s what it was.” Watkins, who’s now a graduate student at New York University, says that if he were more mature at the time, he might have told NAQT that he knowingly exploited a flaw in the security of its website.
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[checks to make sure this is in the college realm of the board]
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lol christian b. flow
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This is awesome. I can't be bothered to look now, but in one of the 20 different threads about this both here and Forbidden Zone'd, Stephen said Andy's explanation "sucked balls" but this... this is beyond even my expectations.jonpin wrote:[checks to make sure this is in the college realm of the board]
hahahaahahhahha fuck you watkins“The act of loading that Web page was a tiny little transgressive thrill,” he told me. “And if there was motive, I think that’s what it was.” Watkins, who’s now a graduate student at New York University, says that if he were more mature at the time, he might have told NAQT that he knowingly exploited a flaw in the security of its website.
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It's actually so stupid that I'm tempted to believe it. Not in the "Oh, Andy didn't use this to benefit himself" way, but in the "Andy gets off on his thrills by messing up quizbowl."
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And now there's a MetaFilter post!
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One commenter writes: "There was a Stanford tournament where slugs of Jack Daniels were involved in one match. The BYU team were appalled."
All I can say is, YES!
All I can say is, YES!
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"an exciting final game of NCAA basket ball"
When did Andy buzz on this Thailand question?
When did Andy buzz on this Thailand question?
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I love how the MetaFilter post brings out all these people who played at various Midwestern schools in 2002.
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Technically true, most likely! Good save, Alman.[Alman] denies the charge, saying in an email, “When I competed in tournaments, I was hearing the questions for the very first time."
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And Fred! Did you ever meet Fred, or was she before your time?grapesmoker wrote:I love how the MetaFilter post brings out all these people who played at various Midwestern schools in 2002.
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It was a bit after "Theravadan" had been said.bmcke wrote:"an exciting final game of NCAA basket ball"
When did Andy buzz on this Thailand question?
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Yes, I noticed that and meant to mention it as well. You're a star, Josh.Fond du lac operon wrote:Technically true, most likely! Good save, Alman.[Alman] denies the charge, saying in an email, “When I competed in tournaments, I was hearing the questions for the very first time."
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"A [...] wizard who controls the weather" - Jerry Vinokurov
Coach, Bergen County Academies (NJ); former player for BCA (2000-03) and WUSTL (2003-07)
HSQB forum mod, PACE member
Stat director for: NSC '13-'15, '17; ACF '14, '17, '19; NHBB '13-'15; NASAT '11
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Was Fred one of them? I never met her, no, which commenter was she?setht wrote:And Fred! Did you ever meet Fred, or was she before your time?grapesmoker wrote:I love how the MetaFilter post brings out all these people who played at various Midwestern schools in 2002.
-Seth
edit: all we need now is some way to suss Nick Meyer out into the open and my life will come full circle.
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presently: John Jay College Economics
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ex-LJHS, ex-Berkeley, ex-Brown, sorta-ex-CMU
presently: John Jay College Economics
code ape, loud voice, general nuissance