QFT.

Also, will there be an L19 booth or corner?

Dunno, but I was thinking of at least getting some kind of sticker or button with my forum name and possibly also the avatar, so random strangers could accost me and yell at me for poor Malkovitch play. =D

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Blake Haber, a long time Go member here in Santa Barbara, just lost his home (he and his wife were renting it)
to a fire on July 8, 2011 Friday morning 02:50 am.

http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=60607
They lost basically everything. He is still hoping he can attend US Go Congress in a few weeks.
I just went over to see them; they're still "gathering/organizing" what's left from the disaster.

I'm assuming you are a guy.

If you want to play in the Pair Go Tournament (and you should) try to line up a female player ahead of time if possible. If not, try to line one up on the first day before all the new female players realize how much in demand they will be.

And, no, I'm not attending this year, so you can't have me

Terri

Goddess has done this in the past and I think it is a great idea. I'm working on a secondary name tag to attach to the official AGA badge that is worn at the congress. Something like this:



This would be in a nametag holder and pinned onto the Congress badge that has my name, AGA rank, and AGA number.

whaddya think?

Yeah, something like this is exactly what I was thinking of.

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I was on the UC Santa Barbara campus this last weekend for the first time in a while; I forgot how big the place is. You almost need a bike to get around.

It's a pretty campus, almost empty this time of year on the weekends, although I'm guessing there are more summer students there during the week.

I really wish I could attend this year, I'm only about 90 minutes away by car. But I'm going to be away on a trip the whole week. Maybe next time.

Awesome tip! I am so going to try this.

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I understand, which is why I always ask the opponent before the game 'Do you object to me setting up my camera to record the game?'. So far I've never had an objection, and I regard it as entirely correct to respect the opponent's wish on this. I don't see it as a right but a privilege granted by the opponent. I can see that it would distract some people, which would be unfair. That is why I particularly switch off the shutter sound in the menus, as that might become annoying after a while. I also take the line that if the camera stops working ( e.g. it often runs out of battery halfway through the a game ), I ignore it and finish the game. Otherwise the interruption of fiddling with the camera might be perceived as distracting gamesmanship by the opponent. In the end, allow the opponent to have the game without the camera if they wish. That seems the right thing to do.

I found 640x480 is very sufficient for still photos.

I always record my games at tourneys, and it doesn't stress me out at all. I used to use a palmpilot, now I use an archos 43, which is like an ipod touch for android. Here are two tips to avoid getting stressed:

1) Record your moves, and your opponents, on their turn. That way you aren't using your clock to record.

2) When you get into endgame, or if you are having time trouble, just stop recording and focus on the game.

The first 100 moves are enough for a good game review, and few pros will go beyond that anyway.