[GNHLUG] The Coming (geek)War
Bill McGonigle
bill at bfccomputing.com
Sat Dec 9 15:02:47 EST 2006
Dateline: January 4th 2007, 7PM, Hanover NH
DLSLUG - GeekWar!
Call for Entrants! - Call for Challenges! - Call for Announcers!
Test Your Mettle at the 1st Semi-Annual DLSLUG GeekWar.
Do you have "Alpha Geek" on your business card? Do you like to make
fun of people who are three days behind the curve?
So, you say, "Ain't no fool, don't run gentoo", "Windows r0xx0rs", or
"Easier on Mac?". Prove it.
We need eight contestants and ten challenges (eight to play, two for
a potential run-off). If you want to compete or can come up with a
really good challenge, send them to me. If you're competing don't
send a challenge - that wouldn't be fair. If you're submitting a
challenge, don't share it with the group (or your friends that you
have the betting pool on), that would take all the fun out of it.
If we get more than eight contestants entering, a lottery will will
be drawn. Those who don't win the lottery will get priority at the
next GeekWar.
Same for the challenges.
We also need someone to announce from the podium for each contest,
switching among each contestant's screen and describing what's going
on. This should be about a ten minute commitment. The announcers
will also form the panel of judges to mediate disputes.
Rules for the Game:
1. There will be eight challenges.
2. The first to win each challenge gets 10 points. No second
places, it's like BINGO.
3. The contestant with the most points at the end of the game is
the Champion.
4. In the event of a tie, up to two run-off challenges will be
held. We'll be out of time after that.
3. The contestants' computer displays will be projected.
4. 5 Bonus points are awarded for disabling a fellow contestant's
box. Do the math before you waste too much time on this.
5. The audience may not help the contestants. They may however,
cheer, laugh, or heckle, as required. Any audience help ends the
challenge and will result in the audience' member's humiliation.
6. The panel of judges will moderate any disputes. Judges'
rulings are final. Anyone disagreeing with these rules is itchin'
for a fight.
Rules for Challenges:
1. They should be clever, and the audience should learn something
by watching.
2. Challenges should take, on average, 10 minutes to solve,
including figuring out how to do it.
3. They shouldn't be specific to any particular piece of software
that's not freely available.
* unless it's an Internet web service
* OK: Find the video on YouTube about X and tell us Y about
it <-- Flash implicit, but OK - it's part of the culture
* NOT OK: "What is the fourth letter of the help text on the
dir command in Windows 2006 Enterprise Server" (besides that's a
boring challenge)
* see also rule 1.
4. They should be fun for the audience to watch.
5. If your challenge is not solved, you'll be responsible for
demonstrating the correct solution. We hope it doesn't come to that.
Rules for Contestants:
1. You must setup a VNC Server on your computer that the podium
iMac running Chicken of the VNC (current sourceforge version) can
view. No help will be provided.
2. You'll need to connect to a wireless network.
3. Be prepared. You only have 10 minutes to solve most
challenges. You probably won't have time to install software -
unless you're REALLY good.
4. No phone-a-friend. Your buddies in an IRC room can't help.
Google can.
5. If you 0wn your fellow contestant's box, you have to help them
fix it after the contest.
6. No network flooding, etc. - if you disturb our host's network
you're automatically disqualified and will be placed in the stocks
for 4 hours.
7. Bring a power strip if you need AC power, and any other
hardware you need. It would be a shame to lose the contest because
you forgot your mouse.
8. Clear your cache and desktop of things you don't want projected
for the world to see. Spare us, as well as your pride.
9. Your fellow contestants may try to disable your computer.
Don't complain to me your thesis was on there.
10. Be there half an hour early to verify setup.
If you'd like to participate, please respond by Christmas Eve.
-Bill
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