[KLUG Members] GJ followup (was Meeting Notes)

[Adam Williams]

>When the top point questions are "cruised" we have no feeling for how hard
>things get with increased point value, we're simply doing a numbers play.

And there were some "tricks" built into several categories,  which if 
tracked sequentially might have been apparent - making higher point 
questions easier.

>>The top point questions are supposed to be REALLY hard, since answering ONE
>>would pretty much secure the game for the team.  The 256/512 pointers could 
>>have been softened however.  But I also built for having some M$ types in
>>the room, but apparently the're weren't any; which is OK, because they
>>probably would have used the .Net catagory to smash the Linux oriented teams.
>I felt there were some other examples of this as well.

Yep, M$ oriented questions were deliberately inserted into several 
categories (LDAP, DNS, Not IP, and others).  The lack of any MSCEs's was 
apparent.

>>>I'm just glad we didn't have to undergo drug testing.  Is caffeine a 
>>>banned substance?  Dr. Pepper?
>We ought to retain a "don't ask, don't tell" attitude about chemicals, 
>unlessthey areused by one team on another during the game. :)

I prefer an "Ask, lie" policy.  It is more honest.

>>I'm thinking we need to install a metal detector and scan for implants.
>Wow! TCS guards at the doors! What is all this regulation coming to?!? :)

TCS?