Twitch Boy
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They just called it. 8-way champs.
They just called it. 8-way champs.
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TV: One Person's Trash...
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I didn't realize the MHSAA was in charge of the spelling bee this year.
I didn't realize the MHSAA was in charge of the spelling bee this year.
Twitch Boy
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Honestly, I don't know what to do.
As I mentioned, there are hotbeds of spelling bee collaboratives now that churn out a dozen national-tier spellers, any of whom are capable of winning the whole thing.
The sad part? They used to have a second written test, the score of which was intended as a tiebreaker if it got down to a deadlock like this. They did away with it.
This is maddening.
Honestly, I don't know what to do.
As I mentioned, there are hotbeds of spelling bee collaboratives now that churn out a dozen national-tier spellers, any of whom are capable of winning the whole thing.
The sad part? They used to have a second written test, the score of which was intended as a tiebreaker if it got down to a deadlock like this. They did away with it.
This is maddening.
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Test knowledge of the origin of the word, oral or written. SOMEthing. They can come up with a tiebreaker. I'm guessing laziness of the organizers.
Test knowledge of the origin of the word, oral or written. SOMEthing. They can come up with a tiebreaker. I'm guessing laziness of the organizers.
Twitch Boy
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There is the Round 1 vocab test, but that's meant to weed out from 600-ish down to 50. You'd need a second test (which they did do at one point - they got rid of it when they did the format change to allow self-sponsorship as I mentioned below.)
I would think this gets fixed next year somehow. The self-sponsorship is gonna get a hard, hard look.
There is the Round 1 vocab test, but that's meant to weed out from 600-ish down to 50. You'd need a second test (which they did do at one point - they got rid of it when they did the format change to allow self-sponsorship as I mentioned below.)
I would think this gets fixed next year somehow. The self-sponsorship is gonna get a hard, hard look.
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Now I wanna watch the movie "Bad Words" again. Underrated raunchy comedy.
Now I wanna watch the movie "Bad Words" again. Underrated raunchy comedy.
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ticapnews
Never graduate.
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It sets up a third season with lots of unanswered questions and plot points that need resolving. Netflix should announce the show's fate in June or July.
It sets up a third season with lots of unanswered questions and plot points that need resolving. Netflix should announce the show's fate in June or July.
ticapnews
Never graduate.
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The ratings tonight will be off the charts.
Also: Tonight is the finale of the "Chernobyl" miniseries on HBO. I have deliberately avoided researching it on YouTube, Wikipedia etc so I won't be spoiled even though it is real history. It was all behind the Iron Curtain so we didn't see any of this, and that which we did see was highly sanitized by both the Russian and American governments.
The ratings tonight will be off the charts.
Also: Tonight is the finale of the "Chernobyl" miniseries on HBO. I have deliberately avoided researching it on YouTube, Wikipedia etc so I won't be spoiled even though it is real history. It was all behind the Iron Curtain so we didn't see any of this, and that which we did see was highly sanitized by both the Russian and American governments.
dxmnkd316
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Source for what? You think we got the unvarnished truth about a nuclear accident from either government during the height of the Cold War? If you do, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.
Source for what? You think we got the unvarnished truth about a nuclear accident from either government during the height of the Cold War? If you do, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.
Hammer
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Watching Jeopardy right now. I can't help but think if something is fishy here. I wouldn't be surprised if he dumped the game because 1) he got tired of playing episode after episode, or 2) he bet on it. Given the difficulty of #2, I lean towards #1.
Watching Jeopardy right now. I can't help but think if something is fishy here. I wouldn't be surprised if he dumped the game because 1) he got tired of playing episode after episode, or 2) he bet on it. Given the difficulty of #2, I lean towards #1.
Twitch Boy
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Spoilered out below:
If you're talking about his wager in Final, strategically that was the right move. Emma wagered enough to beat him doubling up by $1 if they both got it - nothing he could have done if she got it right. In that situation, you assume they're going to wager that amount and get it wrong, then you wager so if you both get it wrong you win.
What really tripped him up was going for a "fun" category to build score later in DJ - they tend to hide the DDs under the "heavier" categories more often (and he had an inkling of this in previous games.)
Spoilered out below:
If you're talking about his wager in Final, strategically that was the right move. Emma wagered enough to beat him doubling up by $1 if they both got it - nothing he could have done if she got it right. In that situation, you assume they're going to wager that amount and get it wrong, then you wager so if you both get it wrong you win.
What really tripped him up was going for a "fun" category to build score later in DJ - they tend to hide the DDs under the "heavier" categories more often (and he had an inkling of this in previous games.)
Spartanforlife4
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No reason for him to throw in the towel on this episode. He needed today and possibly tomorrow to break Ken's record. No way he would get that close and give up. He just ran into the blueprint that many figured would take him down. He had two strong opponents. Emma was the best he's faced since Adam (guy who got 50k) and probably for the first time there was a strong third player in Jay to steal some points. He effectively got no DD as the one he got in SJ was the first clue, so literally all his points came from answering clues. On top of that, FJ was about Shakespeare with a librarian in first place.
Really the only thing that seemed off was one of the few times during his run that he went up a category rather than across was a category hiding a DD in the 800 spot, but I'd chalk that up to geography being one of his best categories and trying to build up some quick points to open the round.
No reason for him to throw in the towel on this episode. He needed today and possibly tomorrow to break Ken's record. No way he would get that close and give up. He just ran into the blueprint that many figured would take him down. He had two strong opponents. Emma was the best he's faced since Adam (guy who got 50k) and probably for the first time there was a strong third player in Jay to steal some points. He effectively got no DD as the one he got in SJ was the first clue, so literally all his points came from answering clues. On top of that, FJ was about Shakespeare with a librarian in first place.
Really the only thing that seemed off was one of the few times during his run that he went up a category rather than across was a category hiding a DD in the 800 spot, but I'd chalk that up to geography being one of his best categories and trying to build up some quick points to open the round.
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That was good. That testimony helped me understand how the reactors work
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This. Also why I have mentioned the doc City 40, which is a keeper of nuclear stuff, and officially doesn't exist under the Communist rule.
Russian history in total has been mostly sanitized and kept secret, hence my interest in it. We peons pretty much know what they tell us, and that's it.
This. Also why I have mentioned the doc City 40, which is a keeper of nuclear stuff, and officially doesn't exist under the Communist rule.
Russian history in total has been mostly sanitized and kept secret, hence my interest in it. We peons pretty much know what they tell us, and that's it.
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Almost done with Bad Blood S2 on Netflix (Canadian mobsters, based on true story, etc). Pretty solid. I like that the story doesn't want you to sympathize with the characters. They are bad people who do bad things, and there is no justification for their actions. It's the inner workings and the reasons they did what they did. They are not apologizing for it. They are saying: this is how it is. Period.
Almost done with Bad Blood S2 on Netflix (Canadian mobsters, based on true story, etc). Pretty solid. I like that the story doesn't want you to sympathize with the characters. They are bad people who do bad things, and there is no justification for their actions. It's the inner workings and the reasons they did what they did. They are not apologizing for it. They are saying: this is how it is. Period.
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