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by justinduffy
Sun Oct 22, 2023 12:43 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2023 Penn Bowl at Harvard (10/21/23)
Replies: 2
Views: 3738

Re: 2023 Penn Bowl at Harvard (10/21/23)

Thank you to everyone who came out to Harvard on this rainy Saturday to play Penn Bowl! Congratulations to Brown , who defeated MIT in the first game of an advantaged final to win the tournament. Complete stats can be found at https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8477/stats/all_games/ . I'd also li...
by justinduffy
Thu Feb 03, 2022 3:43 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 53
Views: 25800

Re: 2022 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion

The tossup on pomegranates erroneously states that Ascalaphus was turned into a lizard. He was actually turned into an owl; in an unrelated myth, the character Ascalabus is turned into a lizard.
by justinduffy
Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:33 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Fall at MIT (10/16/2021)
Replies: 3
Views: 1914

Re: 2021 ACF Fall at MIT (10/16/2021)

The "combined" stats currently just show the playoff stats.
by justinduffy
Tue Oct 20, 2020 7:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall 2020 - Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 12
Views: 5243

Re: ACF Fall 2020 - Thanks and General Discussion

I noticed that several questions used "them" as a gender-neutral pronoun instead of "he" or "she," but this was not consistent. Was this the result of specific writers, or some specific packet submission? Is this something writers might consider for the future? (Was th...
by justinduffy
Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:12 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: General Misconduct Discussion (TW: sexual harassment)
Replies: 39
Views: 23312

Re: [TW: Sexual Harassment] Harassment in the THAT Online Quizbowl Discord

I think that the creation of an offender list is a good idea. One problem that has been discussed in relation to sexual harassment and also the (much less important) cheating allegations is that the identity of offenders is often an "open secret" that is not really "open." Tourna...
by justinduffy
Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:43 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 31
Views: 2611

Re: Specific Question Discussion

Hey Katherine and Matt, I wrote the questions on maleness and feathers. The Trivers–Willard hypothesis predicts that this trait is more prevalent among the offspring of organisms that are in “good condition.” In humans, the protein TDF induces this condition by activating SOX9 [“socks-nine”], which ...
by justinduffy
Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:07 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Michigan Winter Tournament at Harvard (2/22/20)
Replies: 4
Views: 3348

Re: Michigan Winter Tournament at Harvard (2/22/20)

Thanks to everyone who played today! We stuck with a simple 11-team round robin, which still lasted until around 6 pm due to the extra 2/2 in each packet. Congratulations to MIT A , who went 9-1 to clear the field and win the tournament! Brown A , MIT B , and the Yale Kids all tied for second place ...
by justinduffy
Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Player Poll 2019
Replies: 92
Views: 63965

Re: Player Poll 2019

I'll pub some of my Harvard teammates: Another guy who hasn't gotten enough love is Thomas Gioia from Harvard. Playing in DII and somehow being left off of Harvard A at Nats means he hasn't received a lot of attention, but Thomas should definitely be on your literature poll. Don't let his negs at Na...
by justinduffy
Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals 2019 discussion: Question Content
Replies: 90
Views: 46697

Re: ACF Nationals 2019 discussion: Question Content

I'll echo some of the previous praise that most of the bonuses we encountered had one part that definitely convertible without being insultingly easy. However, there were a few bonuses that seemed exceedingly hard, such as the one on category theory. My only significant beef with the tournament is t...
by justinduffy
Mon Dec 31, 2018 2:26 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Hit Songs Survey
Replies: 34
Views: 2878

Re: 2018 Hit Songs Survey

Top 10: 1. All the Stars (Kendrick Lamar and Sia). The combination of SZA smooth vocals with Kendrick's more forceful but still mellow rapping is perfect. I also like that I can enjoy this song in almost any mood. The music video is gorgeous. 2. Nice for What (Drake). Absolute banger from start the ...
by justinduffy
Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: General Set Discussion
Replies: 23
Views: 1365

Re: General Set Discussion

Overall, I thought that the set was very good, although quite difficult (in particular, the hard parts of bonuses were a bit out there and the powermarks felt stingy). On the other hand, there were a few egregious stock clues dropped early in power - examples of this include the MLK, titration, and...
by justinduffy
Sun Jun 17, 2018 12:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 NASAT - Congratulations Illinois A!
Replies: 57
Views: 43606

Re: 2018 NASAT - 6/16-6/17 at the University of Kentucky

Will the finals be streamed anywhere?
by justinduffy
Wed May 30, 2018 2:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
Replies: 153
Views: 110696

Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)

One thing that makes me especially uneasy is that if someone is comfortable enough to post about these inappropriate thoughts in a public forum, they are probably more likely to act on those same thoughts. Quiz bowl puts people in contact with hundreds or even thousands of competitors, most of whom ...
by justinduffy
Sat Apr 14, 2018 12:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New NAQT Individual Player NCT - April 15, Chicago
Replies: 55
Views: 28973

Re: New NAQT Individual Player NCT - April 15, Chicago

How will the top subject area (history, mythology, etc) awards be determined? Will only the preliminary rounds will be taken into account?
by justinduffy
Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New NAQT Individual Player NCT - April 15, Chicago
Replies: 55
Views: 28973

Re: New NAQT Individual Player NCT - April 15, Chicago

How will the players be seeded for Round 1 Matches?