Interaction (#1)

I’m really happy to be judging wtih you, Steve.

Ugh. I hate judging. I wish I didn’t have to judge.

Uhm. Okay. But I think it’s going to be really nice to do it with you.

Yea, that’s true. We can learn together perhaps. As long as the debate is not boring, like the last one was. 

Yea debating would be a lot less boring than judging!

Ugh. I hate debating. I think I hate debating more.

Really? What about watching debates?

No way. That’s the worst. If I’m not judging or debating, I will wander off and do something else, like read or something.

So if you don’t like judging or debating, why are you doing this job?

. . . . .uhm. . . . . I’m sure there’s . . .something I like about it. . .

but you don’t like the central constituent elements of what you do for your profession. So why are you doing it?

I guess it’s like the question Slavoj Zizek asks when he asks, “What are people drinking when they drink caffine free Diet Coke?”

Who?

It’s not important. It’s just Coke without the elements that make it Coke. So what is it then?

Where are you going?

Perhaps I want caffine free Diet Debate. What would that look like?

I . . .uhm.  . . we should go start our round.

Okay.

Interaction (#1)

I’m really happy to be judging wtih you, Steve.

Ugh. I hate judging. I wish I didn’t have to judge.

Uhm. Okay. But I think it’s going to be really nice to do it with you.

Yea, that’s true. We can learn together perhaps. As long as the debate is not boring, like the last one was. 

Yea debating would be a lot less boring than judging!

Ugh. I hate debating. I think I hate debating more.

Really? What about watching debates?

No way. That’s the worst. If I’m not judging or debating, I will wander off and do something else, like read or something.

So if you don’t like judging or debating, why are you doing this job?

. . . . .uhm. . . . . I’m sure there’s . . .something I like about it. . .

but you don’t like the central constituent elements of what you do for your profession. So why are you doing it?

I guess it’s like the question Slavoj Zizek asks when he asks, “What are people drinking when they drink caffine free Diet Coke?”

Who?

It’s not important. It’s just Coke without the elements that make it Coke. So what is it then?

Where are you going?

Perhaps I want caffine free Diet Debate. What would that look like?

I . . .uhm.  . . we should go start our round.

Okay.

Interaction (#1)

I’m really happy to be judging wtih you, Steve.

Ugh. I hate judging. I wish I didn’t have to judge.

Uhm. Okay. But I think it’s going to be really nice to do it with you.

Yea, that’s true. We can learn together perhaps. As long as the debate is not boring, like the last one was. 

Yea debating would be a lot less boring than judging!

Ugh. I hate debating. I think I hate debating more.

Really? What about watching debates?

No way. That’s the worst. If I’m not judging or debating, I will wander off and do something else, like read or something.

So if you don’t like judging or debating, why are you doing this job?

. . . . .uhm. . . . . I’m sure there’s . . .something I like about it. . .

but you don’t like the central constituent elements of what you do for your profession. So why are you doing it?

I guess it’s like the question Slavoj Zizek asks when he asks, “What are people drinking when they drink caffine free Diet Coke?”

Who?

It’s not important. It’s just Coke without the elements that make it Coke. So what is it then?

Where are you going?

Perhaps I want caffine free Diet Debate. What would that look like?

I . . .uhm.  . . we should go start our round.

Okay.

Videos from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Tournament

I actually posted the videos in a reasonable amount of time!
Here are three videos from the University of Massachusetts this past weekend. 

Here is the Quarterfinal:

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/19933790 w=400&h=300]<p>Quarterfinal Debate U Mass 2011: Increasing the presence of security cameras from Steve Llano on Vimeo.</p>
Here is the Semifinal:
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/19935635 w=400&h=300]<p>Semifinals U Mass 2011: Should Doctors report suspected cases of abuse? from Steve Llano on Vimeo.</p>
And the Final Round:
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/19938387 w=400&h=300]<p>Finals from U Mass 2011: Reparations for Slavery from Steve Llano on Vimeo.</p>
As per my last post, it might be interesting to watch that final before watching this one and see if there's a measurable comparison between the debates. I wonder if there's anything to  it.
I am going to try to dig up the final from last year, but I think it was lost in my hard drive crash.

Videos from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Tournament

I actually posted the videos in a reasonable amount of time!
Here are three videos from the University of Massachusetts this past weekend. 

Here is the Quarterfinal:

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/19933790 w=400&h=300]<p>Quarterfinal Debate U Mass 2011: Increasing the presence of security cameras from Steve Llano on Vimeo.</p>
Here is the Semifinal:
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/19935635 w=400&h=300]<p>Semifinals U Mass 2011: Should Doctors report suspected cases of abuse? from Steve Llano on Vimeo.</p>
And the Final Round:
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/19938387 w=400&h=300]<p>Finals from U Mass 2011: Reparations for Slavery from Steve Llano on Vimeo.</p>
As per my last post, it might be interesting to watch that final before watching this one and see if there's a measurable comparison between the debates. I wonder if there's anything to  it.
I am going to try to dig up the final from last year, but I think it was lost in my hard drive crash.