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by kitakule
Sun Dec 31, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: JaMES: How well do you know your Bible? (Summer 2020)
Replies: 27
Views: 12253

Re: JaMES: How well do you know your Bible? (Summer 2020)

The reading will take place on its own dedicated Discord server (linked here ). Please sign up via this extremely quick Google form - this will help me gauge the extent of interest and determine if I need to split this event into multiple rooms based on skill level (and find an additional reader). L...
by kitakule
Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:58 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: JaMES: How well do you know your Bible? (Summer 2020)
Replies: 27
Views: 12253

Re: JaMES: How well do you know your Bible? (Summer 2020)

As per the results of the poll I linked upthread, I'll be doing a Discord reading of the entire set starting at 9 PM Eastern on Saturday, January 6th. I'll try and host this in one of the #packet channels in the main Discord but can also create a separate server if necessary.
by kitakule
Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:51 pm
Forum: Practices, Scrimmages, Online Packets, and Playtesting
Topic: JaMES (Bible side-event) Reading [Poll]
Replies: 8
Views: 1046

Re: JaMES (Bible side-event) Reading [Poll]

Cheynem wrote: Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:52 pm Has a date been established for this yet?
We're going to go with Saturday, Jan 6 at 9 PM ET!
by kitakule
Thu Dec 21, 2023 10:33 pm
Forum: Practices, Scrimmages, Online Packets, and Playtesting
Topic: JaMES (Bible side-event) Reading [Poll]
Replies: 8
Views: 1046

Re: JaMES (Bible side-event) Reading [Poll]

Noted - you should be able to select multiple options now! Looks like that setting was accidentally turned off when I edited the poll earlier.
by kitakule
Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:52 pm
Forum: Practices, Scrimmages, Online Packets, and Playtesting
Topic: JaMES (Bible side-event) Reading [Poll]
Replies: 8
Views: 1046

Re: JaMES (Bible side-event) Reading [Poll]

It's not too selfish at all! I added some options for the first weekend of January. I also realized that I left out the exact dates on the original options, so I've clarified those as well - the earliest possible reading isn't be tonight, but next Thursday (12/28) . Apologies for any confusion I may...
by kitakule
Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:44 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: JaMES: How well do you know your Bible? (Summer 2020)
Replies: 27
Views: 12253

Re: JaMES: How well do you know your Bible? (Summer 2020)

I still plan on hosting a reading, but I'm moving it away from Festivus since this year's lineup is pretty crowded. I'm shooting for sometime towards the end of next week - you can find a scheduling poll here!
by kitakule
Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:40 am
Forum: Practices, Scrimmages, Online Packets, and Playtesting
Topic: JaMES (Bible side-event) Reading [Poll]
Replies: 8
Views: 1046

JaMES (Bible side-event) Reading [Poll]

At long last, the time has come - all ~90 questions of JaMES (a Bible-themed side event co-written by Michael Kearney, Jonathan Suh, and myself) should be ready for a Discord reading by the end of the year. I've posted a few options during the second half of next week, please get your votes in by ne...
by kitakule
Tue May 23, 2023 4:02 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: JaMES: How well do you know your Bible? (Summer 2020)
Replies: 27
Views: 12253

Re: JaMES: How well do you know your Bible? (Summer 2023)

A much belated update: as members of the JaMES team have taken on additional roles and responsibilities over the past five years (including, but not limited to, ACF President!) we've had to repeatedly push back the set. Unfortunately, at this point it's unlikely that we'll be able to finish JaMES as...
by kitakule
Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:20 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: JaMES: How well do you know your Bible? (Summer 2020)
Replies: 27
Views: 12253

Re: JaMES: How well do you know your Bible? (Summer 2020)

Apologies for the additional delay; Michael, Jon and I have all been quite busy this year. I should be able to start editing questions again soon. We won't keep you waiting much longer - we'll do our best to have the set ready for this summer!
by kitakule
Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:52 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)
Replies: 51
Views: 49018

Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)

I'll be joining Columbia's MD/PhD program in August. At the moment, I think I'm mainly interested in using the remaining time I have in quizbowl for outreach purposes - but I'll also try to play and staff tournaments when available.
by kitakule
Mon Feb 01, 2021 7:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DERMATITIS - An Immunology Side Event (Summer 2023)
Replies: 0
Views: 1500

DERMATITIS - An Immunology Side Event (Summer 2023)

I’m pleased to make a preliminary announcement for DERMATITIS ( D o E xcuse the R esults of M oses’ A ttempt T o I ntroduce a T olerable I mmunology S et), an all-immunology side event written by myself. Geoffrey Chen will be overseeing the set for quality control. I’m in the final months of a two-y...
by kitakule
Mon Nov 30, 2020 5:30 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: JaMES: How well do you know your Bible? (Summer 2020)
Replies: 27
Views: 12253

Re: JaMES: How well do you know your Bible? (Summer 2020)

I apologise for the delayed update; Michael, Jon, and myself have all been quite busy and we haven't really had time to finish JaMES. That said, we recently started working on it again - so rest assured this side event is still happening. As it stands, JaMES is about 60% written and we hope to have ...
by kitakule
Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144479

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND TWO; SUBMIT BY 11/11]

19. The Head That Talks Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime” Talking Heads, “Burning Down the House” Abstain 20. Pick ‘em: U2 (“With or Without You” is untouchable) U2, "Sunday Bloody Sunday" U2, “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” U2, “Pride (In the Name of Love)” Abstain 21. Cal...
by kitakule
Tue Nov 10, 2020 7:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144479

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/8]

I'll be abstaining from most of these, a lot of these genres just aren't my cup of tea. 10. Wham!? Wham!, “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” Wham!, “Careless Whisper” "Wake Me Up" is fun but that sax riff in "Careless Whisper" is everything to me. 11. Mostly muted English-sounding pos...
by kitakule
Fri Nov 06, 2020 6:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144479

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/8]

1. Clash of the Clash The Clash, “Should I Stay or Should I Go”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN1WwnEDWAM The Clash, “Rock the Casbah” , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9r8LMU9bQ 2. Country Crossover Corner Willie Nelson, “Always on My Mind”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoPYQ-FmQB4 Dolly Pa...
by kitakule
Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144479

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

I'd argue that "Careless Whisper" is a more iconic Wham! song than 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go," but perhaps others who are bit older than me should weigh in on that. Here's a random list of other songs for you to consider: Rick James - Super Freak Bobby Brown - My Prerogative Europe...
by kitakule
Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:29 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Final Four!

Stairway to Heaven vs. Wish You Were Here
Superstition vs. Born to Run
by kitakule
Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:25 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Sweet Sixteen!

Proud Mary vs. Long Train Runnin’
Born to Run vs. Layla
What’s Going On vs. Beast of Burden
Superstition vs. Midnight Train to Georgia
by kitakule
Fri May 22, 2020 10:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Dancing Queen vs. War Pigs
Runnin’ with the Devil vs. The Chain
September vs. Free Bird
American Pie vs. Stairway to Heaven
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) vs. No Woman, No Cry
American Girl vs. Flash Light
Just What I Needed vs. Southern Man
Lust for Life vs. Let It Be
by kitakule
Mon May 18, 2020 10:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough vs. Lawyers, Guns, and Money Killing Me Softly with His Song vs. Move On Up Goodbye Yellow Brick Road vs. If You Could Read My Mind December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!) vs. Doctor, My Eyes Midnight Train to Georgia vs. Back Stabbers - this was a tough choice, I love both ...
by kitakule
Wed May 13, 2020 7:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Victor Prieto wrote: Wed May 13, 2020 12:43 am Amusingly, this almost entirely nullifies Moses's last minute ballot except I Will Survive and Ramblin' Man... except that he apparently voted for both Layla and Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City?
That was an accident; it was a vote for Layla. I'll edit my original ballot.
by kitakule
Wed May 13, 2020 12:04 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Oop, maybe I can sneak in a late vote here. Born to Run vs. Cars I Will Survive vs. Surrender Life on Mars ? vs. American Woman Fire and Rain vs. Ramblin’ Man Tangled up in Blue vs. We Are Family Boys Don’t Cry vs. Mississippi Queen Layla vs. Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City Rock and Roll vs. ...
by kitakule
Sun May 03, 2020 3:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Dancing Queen vs. Smoke on the Water - How can you vote against Dancing Queen??? War Pigs vs. California Uber Alles Runnin’ with the Devil vs. Search and Destroy The Chain vs. Ballroom Blitz September vs. Is She Really Going Out with Him? Free Bird vs. Walk on the Wild Side - I've heard "PLAY ...
by kitakule
Mon Apr 27, 2020 1:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

London Calling vs. More Than a Feeling Run Through the Jungle vs. La Grange Wish You Were Here vs. 25 or 6 to 4 Sultans of Swing vs. Cruel to Be Kind Ain't No Sunshine vs. War Stayin' Alive vs. Only the Good Die Young - in general, I like Billy Joel more than the Bee Gees, but most of my favourite J...
by kitakule
Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Stay with Me vs. Rapper's Delight (have you ever been over a friend's house to eat and the food just ain't no good?) O-o-h Child vs. $1000 Wedding I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) vs. Ballroom Blitz God Save the Queen vs. Rich Girl Life's Been Good vs. Express Yourself Turn The Page vs. H...
by kitakule
Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:36 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Cruel to Be Kind vs. The City of New Orleans Ramblin' Man vs. Radar Love Coal Miner's Daughter vs. (If Loving You is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right Is She Really Going Out With Him? Vs. Go All the Way Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe vs. War Just What I Needed vs. Love the One You’re With Heart...
by kitakule
Sat Apr 11, 2020 4:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Goodbye Stranger vs. Cold as Ice Move On Up vs. The Man with the Child in His Eyes I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home) vs. America The Beautiful (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night vs. More Than a Feeling Smoke on the Water vs. Delta Dawn Pink Moon vs. Garden Party Brass in Pocket vs. I'd Love ...
by kitakule
Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Surrender vs. Right Place Wrong Time Short People vs. Closer to the Heart - this song is a guilty pleasure of mine. La Grange vs. All Right Now Only the Good Die Young vs. Hello Darlin’ Mississippi Queen vs. Star Spangled Banner I’ll Be Around vs. Up Against the Wall Search and Destroy vs. Mr. Big ...
by kitakule
Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351162

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Heart Of Glass vs. Down in the Tube Station at Midnight Radio Radio vs. Burning Love Friend of the Devil vs. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood Roxanne vs. Fooled Around and Fell in Love Lust For Life vs. Baker Street Marquee Moon vs. Let Your Love Flow Highway to Hell vs. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)...
by kitakule
Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Mini-Tournament: Top Songs of 1959
Replies: 47
Views: 5911

Re: Mini-Tournament: Top Songs of 1959

Shout (Parts 1 and 2)
by kitakule
Mon Mar 23, 2020 10:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: College Nationals and Its Problems
Replies: 132
Views: 54058

Re: College Nationals and Its Problems

I've got some scattered thoughts that I thought were worth posting here. Feel free to yell at me if you don't agree: As others have said on here, and like I said on the discord, survivorship bias heavily affects discussions like these. There seems to be a bit of "See?? We all agree!!!" att...
by kitakule
Wed Oct 23, 2019 9:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Penn Bowl - Specific Question Discussion Thread
Replies: 60
Views: 10258

Re: Specific Question Discussion Thread

I had one question from my read-through of this set, from the tossup on "ribose" in Packet 5:
and its 5-phosphate is formed from 6-phosphogluconate in the final oxidative step of the (*) pentose phosphate pathway.

Doesn't this clue refer to ribulose, not ribose?
by kitakule
Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2019
Replies: 9
Views: 11456

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2019

Will there be an online mirror of this set?
by kitakule
Sat Sep 07, 2019 6:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Preseason Poll 2019-2020
Replies: 26
Views: 18027

Re: Preseason Poll 2019-2020

Just an fyi - this poll is missing the #25 ranked team.
by kitakule
Mon Apr 22, 2019 6:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DATE POLL: ILLIAC Collegiate/Open Online Mirror
Replies: 16
Views: 10175

Re: DATE POLL: ILLIAC Collegiate/Open Online Mirror

Two separate mirrors could be a good idea. People who want the closed mirror can play that one, and open players and those who don't mind have their own option too. However, it'd probably necessitate another series of polls to determine dates.
by kitakule
Sun Apr 21, 2019 12:25 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Player Poll 2019
Replies: 92
Views: 63819

Re: Player Poll 2019

I'll take a break from schoolwork to shill some of my teammates. Jacob Reed - What can I say except that he's the best player in the country and it's not close. He should absolutely be the #1 pick on every single ballot for the general poll, and should be ranked near the top on several of the catego...
by kitakule
Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ICT DI general discussion and thanks
Replies: 27
Views: 2926

Re: 2019 ICT DI general discussion and thanks

This is an extremely minor point, but I need to chime in my agreement with the last couple of posts. One of the reasons I like NAQT is because their tournaments are the only chance I get to hear soccer questions. This time, I didn't even hear a sniff of a soccer bonus part. Yet we had at least two t...
by kitakule
Tue Dec 04, 2018 3:25 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Sun God Invitational Specific Question Request and Discussion
Replies: 125
Views: 21960

Re: 2018 Sun God Invitational Specific Question Request and Discussion

We'd appreciate a rationale for posting tossups, in order to encourage discussion Sorry for not clarifying earlier, here are my rationales: I was hoping to see the Kenya tossup because it seemed pretty hard to power - I don't think anyone (at least at the Dec 1 sites) was able to get that. I buzzed...
by kitakule
Mon Dec 03, 2018 5:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Sun God Invitational Specific Question Request and Discussion
Replies: 125
Views: 21960

Re: 2018 Sun God Invitational Specific Question Request and Discussion

Could I see the tossups on green, Kenya, and Kongo? Thanks. Also, maybe this is just me but I found it kind of weird that the answerlines "Congo Free State," "DRC," and "Kongo" (yes I know that most of that kingdom was actually in modern-day Angola) all came up within t...
by kitakule
Mon Nov 26, 2018 9:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Sun God New England at Brown
Replies: 9
Views: 8690

Re: Sun God New England at Brown

Could we get a field update please?
by kitakule
Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: FIFAS Annoucement
Replies: 13
Views: 8661

Re: FIFAS Annoucement

What happened to this? I've never anticipated a set more than this one.
by kitakule
Sat Jun 09, 2018 12:30 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Online Mirror
Replies: 27
Views: 10903

Re: NASAT Online Mirror

I'll probably play this, schedule permitting.
by kitakule
Thu Jun 07, 2018 12:37 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: High School Player Poll
Replies: 42
Views: 28293

Re: High School Player Poll

CPiGuy wrote: That's completely absurd. I think it's fair to say he's the best specialist in hsqb.

Seriously. I think Geoffrey's complete absence from any of the teams was arguably the biggest mistake with the All-World selections this year.
by kitakule
Wed May 30, 2018 2:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
Replies: 153
Views: 110486

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

I heartily endorse all the posts so far in this thread, particularly Weijia's and Jacob's. Matt Bruce being allowed to continue to staff (let alone read) at tournaments featuring hundreds of underage children, despite his creepy blog posts being up for anyone to see for years, gives not just NAQT, b...
by kitakule
Mon May 28, 2018 5:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Mirroring Thread: List of Dates
Replies: 18
Views: 9212

Re: NASAT Mirroring Thread: Preferred Weekend 6/23-24

Is there any interest for a Northeast mirror, or one over Skype? I'm interested in playing this.
by kitakule
Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Player Poll 2018: Delightfully Devilish
Replies: 76
Views: 41339

Re: Player Poll 2018: Delightfully Devilish

Because I'm somewhat bored, here's a shorter ranking of just Freshmen/below this year: 1. Me. I know, I know. 2. Matthew Lehmann 3. Clark Smith 4. Rahul Keyal 5. Luke Tierney 6. Tracy Mirkin 7. James Malouf 8. Annabelle Yang 9. Nitin Rao 10. Jonathan Tran 11. Ashwin Ramaswami 12. Pranav Sivakumar 1...
by kitakule
Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:49 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Division I ICT: specific question discussion
Replies: 64
Views: 8246

Re: 2018 Division I ICT: specific question discussion

Can I see the tossup on Robert Louis Stevenson?
by kitakule
Tue Apr 03, 2018 4:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Replies: 224
Views: 30001

Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket

AKKOLADE wrote: Billy Joel Piano Man
So wait, is Billy Joel being cut completely? This is his signature song, if he's to be included then it would be weird to not use this one.
by kitakule
Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SMT 2018 Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 81
Views: 22830

Re: SMT 2018 Specific Question Discussion

Can I see the sugar tossup?