On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 05:19:39PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Eugene van der Pijll wrote: > > The word 'apocalypse' is already in use for a type of Perl Golf > > tournament, so it is perhaps not the right name. I'm open to > > suggestions. > Bernie Cosell wrote: > > What type of tournament is that [for us golf non-cognoscenti]? > > I think Eugene means the TPC4 Golf Apocalypse. > I understand it was done with the competitors physically together, > with commentary on a big screen in front of a live audience. > I have heard it described it as 'ill-fated' so I imagine something > went wrong, but I don't know what because I wasn't there.
Whoever described it as 'ill-fated' was being kind. :) The file systems on the teams' computers weren't cooperating, so some teams were able to access the current hole's directory and other teams weren't. That threw every off, and we weren't able to get back on track. I think if we had been able to set up the computers well ahead of time and test everything, it could have gone much more smoothly. We ended up abandoning the tournament, and Damian gave his very popular Quantum Superpositions talk instead. So, the lessons learned: Simplify! Fewer holes, longer time limits, and fewer competitors. If you're depending on technology, make sure you can set it up and test it beforehand! Always have a backup plan! :) You can view the holes and solutions from the TPC4 Perl Golf Apocalypse at: http://linguist.thayer.dartmouth.edu/~rjk/perlgolf/holes.html Ronald
