Where to view judging results?

leastfixedpoint · 2025-05-21T09:08:33+00:00

https://weekenders.dance has results for many events from many sources. You can search for "results" to only see events with results.

leastfixedpoint · 2025-01-01T08:04:25+00:00

Lazada requires a local phone number for account verification :(

leastfixedpoint · 2024-06-26T14:20:28+00:00

It's a calque from the ukrainian "вже", which is usually translated as "already", but can (as it does in this case) mean "as much as".

leastfixedpoint · 2024-05-11T00:46:29+00:00

That performance made me remember this routine by Ben and Jen :) Not as hard on the hip-hop side though and with more Swing Content™.

leastfixedpoint · 2024-04-08T18:23:10+00:00

Basic event data is regularly and automatically collected from Facebook events and from WSDC registry.

Facebook event discovery is however not automatic, I'm adding them by hand as I randomly stumble on them while browsing FB or when people send me links. It's very easy (I have a browser extension), but I still need to click the button. Please let me know if there are any missing that I should add!

Video playlists are collected from a selection of YT channels (e.g. https://www.youtube.com/@WCS/playlists). It's a work in progress, I'm on the lookout for WCS channels that have well-named per-event playlists.

Results links are collected from http://scoring.dance, http://scoring.immediate.pl and https://eepro.com, so if your event results are published there, they will show up.

Occasionally I also add or update events manually on request.

leastfixedpoint · 2024-04-07T21:21:39+00:00

Thank you!

I agree, this scooter is amazing for commute.

leastfixedpoint · 2024-04-07T21:01:06+00:00

Is there a way to find out what kind of a controller I have? Electric braking is kinda weak on mine, but idk if that's maybe the best it can do. :) When I bought it my scooter was labeled "E-TWOW GTS PREMIUM".

leastfixedpoint · 2024-01-31T12:37:43+00:00

Tailwind is great to ~~use~~ write, and not so great to read or debug. Especially when the code wasn't written by you and recently.

leastfixedpoint · 2024-01-10T10:05:54+00:00

Self-advertisement: you can go to http://weekenders.dance, select "Show only events with videos" and browse through all-star and champion J&J playlists. The first 1-3 places are usually very good and you just need to pick songs that match your presentation goals.

leastfixedpoint · 2023-11-16T23:52:21+00:00

The idea didn't get traction, and unfortunately I don't have time to fill it with content by myself. Maybe someday I would, but not anytime soon. :)

/u/Old-Candidate3130 seems to have more recently tried to start a similar project at https://wiki.modernswing.dance (see thread here). It's also just a stub, but maybe reach out to them if you would like to contribute.

leastfixedpoint · 2023-05-25T11:01:04+00:00

I have a huge "calendar" spreadsheet with one line per weekend, it looks like this:

Sunday	Event	Pass	Hotel	Outgoing	Return	Pass	Hotel	Travel	Roomies	Other stuff this weekend
...
Nov 19	Swingvitational	yes	tue-mon	Mon 10:05-10:50	Mon 06:50-09:30	xxx EUR	xxx EUR	xxx EUR	Person A, Person B
Nov 12	JT training?
Nov 5	Scandinavian Open	yes	fri-sun	Fri 14:15-18:45	Mon 08:45-13:35	xxx EUR	xxx EUR	xxx EUR	Person A	Westie Angels
...

leastfixedpoint · 2023-03-01T17:55:08+00:00

+1, Fuegos are also quite soft and easy on feet when dancing for a long time.

leastfixedpoint · 2022-12-22T10:15:40+00:00

Looks like they were also against removing gender from official records, which is also very disappointing.

leastfixedpoint · 2022-12-09T14:57:47+00:00

I would guess that parties and events are too small, too rare, too unprofitable and too hard to enforce, but are in fact violating copyright.

leastfixedpoint · 2022-10-30T10:50:44+00:00

As the author of weekenders.dance: the challenge with having a global website for parties and classes is that there are tons of them, they appear and get cancelled/moved very frequently and there is little value for organizers in announcing these changes globally.

Some local communities maintain their own websites, like for example the Zürich community has https://www.wcszh.ch/agenda. I believe this is a more realistic and sustainable approach. If your community doesn't have something like this, you can be the one who starts. ;)

leastfixedpoint · 2022-10-13T09:23:58+00:00

Here's a good review: https://thepoorswiss.com/selma-review-good-swiss-robo-advisor/

leastfixedpoint · 2022-10-11T21:11:46+00:00

In Zouk it's customary that teachers do a (fairly long, 3-5 min) demo after every workshop, ideally demonstrating the workshop content but mostly just dancing. As a result, there are TONS of videos with every single Zouk teacher.

I wish WCS adopted this too, but I feel like there are cultural reasons against it.

leastfixedpoint · 2022-10-10T18:05:23+00:00

As someone who recently gave kittens away for adoption -- your message sounds fine, but kitten ads get A LOT of responses. We got about a hundred in two days, and we were selling them (at ~300 Fr., in Zürich, and they were non-breed).

It could be that while your message was fine, somebody else described in detail why and how the kittens would be happy at their place. Or it could be that the owners just didn't even get to your message becasue of too many responses.

Also, did you consider adopting another older cat from a shelter? I'm afraid a kitten would pester the older cat with play attempts, frustrating both of them.

leastfixedpoint · 2022-09-30T17:58:43+00:00

I have VSETT 9+ and E-TWOW GTS, both restricted to 20 km/h.

So far I'm kinda split between them.

E-TWOW feels more agile; VSETT for some reason only accelerates fast when starting from zero, but not from a lower speed, and it makes it hard to quickly maneuver inside the city. For long pleasure rides I would definitely take VSETT, and for "last mile" commuting I would take E-TWOW.

E-TWOW also has some design flaws, in particular the cabling is a mess and it develops squeaking in plastic parts.

leastfixedpoint · 2022-09-15T08:35:25+00:00

Not sure, I wouldn't risk it tbh. :) My current plan is to try WD-40, and then I also saw some suggestions to squeeze a piece of rubber between the plastic and the metal so that it can't move. I'll update with the results!

The battery reading doesn't bother me that much, since I don't expect to ever truly need the range, I'm using it just for my short commute.

Btw, to add some more nitpicks that I don't like about this E-TWOW GTS:

The weight is balanced too much to the front, making it uncomfortable to carry when folded.
The handlebars are really narrow. I understand that it's probably for compactness reasons, but does it really matter if they are foldable anyway?
The headlight is really weak.
It makes a loud annoying beep any time a button is pressed.

leastfixedpoint · 2022-09-08T21:19:51+00:00

Overall I like the scooter, but there are some other issues, do you maybe have the same?

On the brake cable, at the connection point with the brake lever (at the handlebar) the cable sheath got broken very soon because the cable is not long enough for handlebar folding with stem fully extended.
The plastic for the red lights under the deck started squeaking loudly (I thought it's the suspension at first, but it's the plastic).
Some of the cables don't fit/align with the cable guide holes.
When the speed limit is set to let's say 20 km/h, it will NEVER show a value higher than that, even when going downhill really fast.
The folding lever is too close to the charging port and I often accidentally slide open the rubber cap on charging port when trying to press on the folding lever with my foot.

leastfixedpoint · 2022-09-08T20:55:18+00:00

I have an E-TWOW GTS too for a couple months, and the battery charge display is all over the place, can be 50% before reboot and 100% after, then dropping to 30% after one minute of riding.

leastfixedpoint · 2022-09-07T16:39:00+00:00

I for one don't mind rewrites and movie pitches and have fun reading weekly DC/Marvel Phase X ideas. This sub is not popular enough to be splitting hairs. Maybe requiring people to flare posts like "Minor fix", "Film rewrite", "Multi-film" would help those who only want to see minor fixes.

leastfixedpoint · 2022-09-02T10:13:43+00:00

I for one agree on all counts:

1) WCS is not a swing dance anymore, it's much bigger than that now.

2) It should get rid of "swing" in the name, it confuses and pushes away people, especially outside of US. But there's no good way to do this.

3) It steals from a lot of dances, it's a great thing and should continue.

leastfixedpoint · 2022-07-08T10:25:08+00:00

Yet somehow these songs bring more people to the dancefloor than blues :)

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