tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:58:47 +0000A frank discussion of contemporary policy debate.http://spdebate.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)Blogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-6088114977174609018Tue, 12 May 2009 17:36:00 +00002009-05-12T10:36:49.284-07:00Roy alerted me to this from planet debate: http://www.planetdebate.com/files/view/1039Granted it has like 100 pages of FG and should definitions, but also some decent topic work in there.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/Uu3x77RcNfo/free-t-strategy-guide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/Uu3x77RcNfo" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/05/free-t-strategy-guide.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-1442733712837762491Sat, 09 May 2009 21:30:00 +00002009-05-09T14:32:09.622-07:00So check out www.the3nr.com where you will find yet another new debate blog of me, roy, and batterman talking about debate. FAQ belowDon't you people have lives?noWhy another blog?Who know'sWhat will be on there that isn't here?Me explaining to the other 2 why they are dummiesWhy don't you get a hobby or develop a social life?This interview is overhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/zwo22kaHTuo/another-new-debate-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/zwo22kaHTuo" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/05/another-new-debate-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-4530392795704819451Thu, 07 May 2009 16:55:00 +00002009-05-07T10:04:30.279-07:00As usual Roy has copied me yet again and now has his very own debate blog - complete with a poll. The issue he brings up in his opening post is whether or not new affs are good or bad for debate. You can read his blog here http://rldebate.blogspot.com/ .My thoughts on this issue:Much like Natalie Imbruglia, I'm torn. On the one hand, I do think people working hard and churning out new arguments http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/WbFWWR-25G8/rl-debate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/WbFWWR-25G8" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/05/rl-debate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-5664525113329957890Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:35:00 +00002009-04-30T11:22:23.583-07:00Cliffs notes-1. Write blocks ahead of time2. ????3. ProfitSome people think that if there is 10 minutes of prep, the 2NC should evenly divide prep time for the 2NC and 2NR in a 5-5 manner. To these people I laugh and say "that is not the optimal prep time distribution newb". Why is this? Ask any old timer what the hardest speech in debate is and they will say the 2NR (they are wrong, but whateverhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/GCTmedjLTj0/less-prep-for-2nc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/GCTmedjLTj0" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/04/less-prep-for-2nc.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-1439999271628703390Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:59:00 +00002009-04-14T14:22:32.583-07:00In poker, you are pot committed when you have bet an amount such that you will be mathematically obligated to call no matter what. As an extreme example, you are playing heads up and have a 1 million dollar stack, you raise preflop with JJ to 990,000 and your opponent calls. The flop comes AKx. Your opponent flips over his hand, and has AA. He bets his remaining 10k. You are dead to running http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/rXCGKzHffnk/avoid-becoming-pot-committed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/rXCGKzHffnk" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/04/avoid-becoming-pot-committed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-1718245147218956102Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:22:00 +00002009-04-06T14:31:35.480-07:00EfficiencyWhat is it?1. Saying an argument with the least amount of words possible while still conveying the point2. Not repeating an argument unnecessarily.3. not reading unnecessary or repetitive evidence.4. Extending only the arguments you need to win/not wasting time on un-winnable points.Breaking them down individually:Least words- this is pretty simple, instead of saying "this disad is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/2fvplWxZZ4g/working-on-speech-improvement-alone-pt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/2fvplWxZZ4g" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/04/working-on-speech-improvement-alone-pt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-8929629617314703768Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:18:00 +00002009-04-06T13:21:01.118-07:00Was doing some initial reading on this today, some interesting info that arouse I will compile herehttp://www.usdoj.gov/crt/foia/tal315.txthttp://books.google.com/books?id=PD9LlggqoNoC&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&dq="the+term+social+services"&source=bl&ots=RAejHeHpFd&sig=G0sYw4kxnVIXoX482IzqgZI-S34&hl=en&ei=OWPaSYf9AZ2QswPVloS2Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4http://books.google.com/books?id=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/SP-DEcwm9jQ/pov-topic-t-social-services.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/SP-DEcwm9jQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/04/pov-topic-t-social-services.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-7398713729218125981Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:45:00 +00002009-03-23T13:56:04.747-07:00As per email requestThese aren't a template thing, available in any microsoft word doc (i wittled a list down to ones i actually use and eliminated obv ones like bold/underline)I don't have all these memorized, but Ryan Burke got me started on them when he claimed you could cut cards faster without a mouse by learning shortcuts (I believe false, but he is adamant) All Caps http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/-VRdt31Yr2k/little-used-word-shortcut-keys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/-VRdt31Yr2k" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/03/little-used-word-shortcut-keys.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-8706443988038177077Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:22:00 +00002009-03-20T12:24:28.988-07:00Yes please. Err, D'oh. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/xJqUrF4beUY/new-razer-mamba.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/xJqUrF4beUY" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-razer-mamba.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-2221845138397958386Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:44:00 +00002009-03-20T11:33:18.848-07:00"You said you can improve your speaking without needing a coach around, what kind of things would you do to do that?"Three things can be improved on most easily in terms of delivering a good speech, in order1. Clarity2. Efficiency3. SpeedI put speed last even though when I debated I probably would of put it first. Having judged for a few years now I will say the following is true-most people go http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/61zcH0quRwA/working-on-speech-improvement-alone-pt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/61zcH0quRwA" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/03/working-on-speech-improvement-alone-pt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-7742140962674012316Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:18:00 +00002009-03-11T14:56:40.607-07:00A few people have asked me about the tech I use to cut cards recently, so out of laziness I will put it all here and just refer them to it.1. Speak and type- For this I use a program called Dragon Naturally Speaking . I first bought a version of this as a junior in high school just before the Twins won their last world series. When I first got it it was rough- lots of mistakes, had to talk very http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/UTgB6BYNQ_c/card-cutting-tips-tech.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/UTgB6BYNQ_c" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/03/card-cutting-tips-tech.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-7408391060835240124Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:13:00 +00002009-03-11T14:15:14.927-07:00Trying to clear out google reader after weeks of neglectHow The Recession Helps The Environmentfrom Breaking News and Opinion on The *Huffington Post* by The Huffington Post News EditorsReid Offers Power Grid Plan, Starts States' Rights Debatefrom Breaking News and Opinion on The *Huffington Post* by The Huffington Post News EditorsFight Green Fatigue: Remember The Victoriesfrom Breaking News andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/VYcPV_41IYQ/good-articles-3-11-09.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/VYcPV_41IYQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/03/good-articles-3-11-09.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-7938534646652878951Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:14:00 +00002009-03-07T09:14:22.279-08:00Richard Chin: Slumdog Millionaire: Debate Poverty not "Poverty Porn"from Breaking News and Opinion on The *Huffington Post* by Richard ChinIn her recent UK Times piece, Alice Miles calls Slumdog Millionaire "Poverty Porn" and yesterday guests on NPR's Talk of the Nation discussed whether these types of films exploit, distort or glorify the poorest people on the planet.Apparently, tours of Mumbai http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/V4aNnl9apvE/pov-k.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/V4aNnl9apvE" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/03/pov-k.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-8856261205391892682Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:58:00 +00002009-03-04T13:59:26.874-08:00The Green Bubble: Why Cleantech Won't Burst Like Housing Didhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/Zmzwk5ONAus/at-green-bubble-da.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/Zmzwk5ONAus" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/03/at-green-bubble-da.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-8054485180712108270Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:53:00 +00002009-03-04T13:53:58.303-08:00Anyone else want to see this?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/Z6TaG_-c-hI/obama-v-limbaugh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/Z6TaG_-c-hI" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/03/obama-v-limbaugh.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-3569225548149310794Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:05:00 +00002009-03-03T11:07:00.269-08:00I have to use XP on my school laptop, which I hate. But I just found some gadgets that allow more customization and thought I would pass it along- you can get them here http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspxThe one I found most useful is desktop management which will allow you to have multiple desktops like you were a person working in the 21st century. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/tDNbaLS1Sl8/windows-power-toys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/tDNbaLS1Sl8" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/03/windows-power-toys.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-4898590714263575836Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:32:00 +00002009-03-02T14:09:53.449-08:00If you know of others please add them in the comments-stimulus- impacts steel, economy, green energy projects, highways, air force readiness-health care good/bad-card check-Panama FTA-Cuba Embargo-China Bashing-Iraq withdrawal- fast/slow-Mortgage reform-New banking bailout-Start 3-CTBT-Middle East-Law of the Sea-Cap and Trade/Climate-Entitlement reform-Nanotech-Equal pay-Stem cells-immigration http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/rayQbQc9Uk8/list-of-currently-run-obama-disads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/rayQbQc9Uk8" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/01/list-of-currently-run-obama-disads.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-756732079426713077Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:20:00 +00002009-03-02T09:20:52.521-08:00coming to SF http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/02/san-francisco-submits-permit-app-for-wave-power-project/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/FcQw3SdZGHc/otec.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/FcQw3SdZGHc" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/03/otec.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-7029651836178629240Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:58:00 +00002009-02-25T10:59:59.578-08:00Ever stuck in a hotel room with no wireless and only one plug?This seems like a handy low tech solution http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/25/data-copy-and-internet-connection-sharing-dongle-explains-itself/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/8H7zcof25Y4/sharing-internet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/8H7zcof25Y4" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/02/sharing-internet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-5162298541782532146Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:00:00 +00002009-02-24T14:03:05.557-08:00Economic decline won't cause world warhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090223.wferguson0223/BNStory/crashandrecovery/home/?pageRequested=allNiall Ferguson: “There will be blood, in the sense that a crisis of this magnitude is bound to increase political as well as economic [conflict]. It is bound to destabilize some countries. It will cause civil wars to break out, that have http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/DeSjjxNX5bg/de-dev-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/DeSjjxNX5bg" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/02/de-dev-updates.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-8607393820190557039Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:20:00 +00002009-02-23T15:23:56.391-08:00Pretty awesome little story- scientist is invited to debate a "intelligent design" proponent, writes scathing email response. I have gone back and forth over whether or not this is card worthy, in the end I think yes if for nothing other than humor value. The comments are awesome (and where I stole the title of this post) it appears some science nerds have pretty good senses of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/pDWW_WmE0LY/whats-that-kids-say-pwnd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/pDWW_WmE0LY" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/02/whats-that-kids-say-pwnd.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-2232393420784674602Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:31:00 +00002009-02-19T09:25:19.777-08:00I recently learned of these NPR debates you can get as a podcast on itunes- search for intelligence squared. They are pretty awesome- there is a recent one about carbon limits, and a pretty badass one about hegemony entitled Should America be the World's Policeman?- In it Max Boot lays the smackdown on hegemony naysayers dubbing the US "Globo Cop".You can also download more from the NPR website http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/KYKNN2J68cg/npr-intelligence-squared.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/KYKNN2J68cg" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/02/npr-intelligence-squared.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-6930740433746026480Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:34:00 +00002009-02-18T10:36:06.581-08:00P. J. O'Rourke the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the Cato Institute MA in English at Johns Hopkins University contributing editor at The Weekly Standard and is the author, most recently, of On The Wealth of Nations, Books That Changed the World Financial Times 2-10-09The free market is dead. It was killed by the Bolshevik Revolution, fascist dirigisme, Keynesianism, the Great Depression, the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/DQKsBh5bxm8/at-cap-collapsing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/DQKsBh5bxm8" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/02/at-cap-collapsing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-4164710770221694680Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:47:00 +00002009-02-17T16:08:43.118-08:00When faced with a K making a "no value to life" claim, may affirmatives read this schwartz card (below) or some variant that basically says euthanasia/nazi doctors prove that allowing external actors determine the value of someones life is bad/promotes attrocity, only an individual can decide whether their life has value.This evidence flows neg. Here is why:The general assumption the aff is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/nwCdKEg8Hyk/schwartz-at-v2l-is-neg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/nwCdKEg8Hyk" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/02/schwartz-at-v2l-is-neg.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562380938388107238.post-513595811437562295Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:01:00 +00002009-02-05T14:12:26.294-08:00New Kagan- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/02/AR2009020202618_pf.htmlNew AT: Kagan - http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/02/03/kagan/Leftist Forum Ends in Amazon; Capitalism Seen Dyingfrom *Common Dreams* | News & Views by andreaBELEM, Brazil - The world's biggest gathering of leftist activists ended on Sunday, after six days of discussions and protests that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpDebate/~3/n_Rk4mgmyBE/good-articles-2-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scotty P)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpDebate/~4/n_Rk4mgmyBE" height="1" width="1"/>http://spdebate.blogspot.com/2009/02/good-articles-2-5.html