I disagree with everything Menick says in his last post. Since his last post was agreeing with what I say, we have a neat Godelian moment there, eh?
But at any rate, Jim’s right, the community really doesn’t talk a whole lot for a bunch of talkers. I’ve always wondered why that is. Perhaps because it’s a [...]
There, I’ve threatened Menick’s cat, as per custom and tradition. Of course, Menick may also not realize that I’m of French descent, and therefore will eat just about anything. Here, kitty kitty. Come sleep in the nice, warm oven!
Menick dismisses the problem of cheating as an implementation issue, but I do believe it goes a [...]
So Menick says it’s a no-brainer to allow computers in Extemp prep, and supports it with largely two arguments: one, cheating would not be rendered any easier than it pragmatically is, and two, manipulation of internet-based resources is a more valuable skill these days, so reality demands it.
I’ve gone on, perhaps at too great a [...]
It may be on the way already. The last two weekends were the capstones of my six-week long sprint of doom, with each tournament being progressively more difficult and taxing on yours truly. I let a lot of thing fall into the “I’ll deal with it after April 4th category.” Then JV came up for [...]