Solida: A Blockchain Protocol Based on Reconfigurable Byzantine Consensus
Dive into the innovative blockchain protocol Solida, developed through collaborative research at VMware. Explore the intricacies of blockchain technology with a focus on reconfigurable Byzantine consensus, incorporating concepts like mining, double spending, and permissionless consensus. Uncover the role of Proof-of-Work, longest chain validation, and the challenges faced by PBFT for blockchains. Discover how Solida addresses consensus speed and reconfiguration puzzles in the blockchain space.
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The Rules! Following the Rules is important Please follow them or you can be disqualified and/or lose a debate Please follow them because it is the fair, right thing to do.
Preparation Time Rules You CAN view materials you researched/prepared before prep time started EXCEPT you cannot do this if it is an impromptu topic. You CAN talk with your debate partners You CAN hand write notes/flow arguments for your speeches. You CANNOT research online during prep time. You CANNOT get debating help from coach(es) or parent(s) during prep time. NOTE YOU CANNOT USE typed items during the debate except for ADA reasons.
Quiz on Preparation Time Rules Which of the below is okay? Your partner shares an argument in the chat. Your parent gives you an argument idea. You talk with your partner about your third contention. You get your typed out case on screen, ready to read for the debate. You write down responses on a sheet of paper that are the same responses in a prepared file you are looking at. You research on the internet. You look at your prepared files for an impromptu debate.
Quiz on Preparation Time Rules Which of the below is okay? OK Your partner shares an argument in the chat. NO! Your parent gives you an argument idea. OK You talk with your partner about your third contention. NO! You get your typed out case on screen, ready to read for the debate. OK You write down responses on a sheet of paper that are the same responses in a prepared file you are looking at. NO! You research on the internet. NO! You look at your prepared files for an impromptu debate.
During the Debate Rules Part 1 You CAN use HAND WRITTEN notes prepared during Prep Time. You CAN pass notes or text message/chat with your debate partners. You CAN quietly speak with your debate partners who are not speaking. You CANNOT get help from coach(es) or parent(s) during the debate. You CANNOT speak to teammates who are speaking.
During the Debate Rules Part 2 You CANNOT view nor use materials during the debate that were prepared before prep time. You CANNOT use materials on your computer/tablet/phone during the debate except for ADA reasons. Use handwritten notes ONLY and use your computer only for Yaatly. You CANNOT research during the debate.
During the Debate Rules Part 3 No heckling. POIs (questions/short arguments) allowed in ALL speeches for the middle 3 minutes of the speeches. Each speaker must take two POIs except they do not take POIs requested less than 30 seconds after taking a POI. When there is an impromptu topic for a debate, logic and reasons should be given just as much weight as a debater citing a study/statistic/fact.
Quiz on During the Debate Rules Which of the below is okay? You read the case you wrote before the tournament started. Your friend, not on your team, passes a note to you with arguments to present. You say outloud to your partner address the cost argument You ask a POI 40 seconds after a speaker took a POI. You won t take a second POI. You chat message your partners during the debate. You use your flowsheet notes to present your arguments. You prepared these flowed arguments in prep time based off your case files.
Quiz on During the Debate Rules Which of the below is okay? NO! You read the case you wrote before the tournament started. NO! Your friend, not on your team, passes a note to you with arguments to present. NO! You say outloud to your partner address the cost argument OK You ask a POI 40 seconds after a speaker took a POI. NO! You won t take a second POI. OK You chat message your partners during the debate. OK You use your flowsheet notes to present your arguments. You prepared these flowed arguments in prep time based off your case files.
Impromptu Debates You will get a topic right before the debate prep starts The topic should be on a subject you are HIGHLY likely to know about You will then have thirty minutes to prepare your case, think up responses, etc.! Remember that you are NOT allowed to use the internet NOR any case files/prepared materials during prep time.
During Prep Time Come up with arguments on your own No Internet. No Prepared ahead of time files You can use your own and your friends /family s experience You make logical arguments You can refer to books/articles you ve read Try to make your arguments (AREI), cases (problem- solution-impact or topic causes problem-impact) just like regular.
Impromptu Topics The impromptu topic will be a topic well known to nearly all middle school students including students from a variety of economic and social backgrounds and who may not live in the United States. The impromptu topic will not be a proverb/literary quotation/something the kids need to interpret. The topic should be clear on its face what the topic debate will be.
Example Impromptu Topics So examples of impromptu topics that could be used because fits the above criteria YES: Cell phones Longer recesses Vampires vs werewolves So examples that will NOT be impromptu topics because fails the above criteria NO: It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known. Seattle schools should get a new superintendent. Vacations in Hawaii are better than in the Bahamas.
Questions? And now the topic is _________________ You have 30 minutes of preparation time. Begin now.
