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DonRotolo 07-08-2011 10:21

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Jane,
I meant "we" in the broad sense, not the FIRST community but the other 300 million residents. I know they weren't aiming at us, since they don't know we exist. Yet.

JaneYoung 07-08-2011 11:12

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Originally Posted by DonRotolo (Post 1072235)
Jane,
I meant "we" in the broad sense, not the FIRST community but the other 300 million residents. I know they weren't aiming at us, since they don't know we exist. Yet.

Don,

I understand that. Perhaps, as FRC moves more mainstream in the current culture, we should all put on our hard hats and weather the impact. With the good is going to come a lot silliness and poor use of robots that will test mentors' patience and humor.

Sadly, there - was - a thread this week that was deserving of thoughtful discussion and it received very little. Now, there is a second one. The mentors highlighted in these threads who put their time into helping teams and communities, not only shift the culture but change it in astounding ways. There will always be those who focus on the importance of the robot but, the opportunity to focus on making true inroads into our society's current mindsets and attitudes is there for the taking. And those true inroads reflect well of the mentors' time (and how they use it) and their vision.

When was the last time we had a valuable discussion in CD about FRC mentors and their vision for their team and community, the FIRST program, the STEM initiative, and our world's future?

Jane

Alan Anderson 07-08-2011 11:25

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Originally Posted by JaneYoung (Post 1072237)
Sadly, there - was - a thread this week that was deserving of thoughtful discussion and it received very little.

Storage Hunters is available to pretty much everyone in North America with cable TV. Planet Green is still a "boutique" channel that isn't carried on many cable systems, and its exclusive shows are rarely available online. That's a problem for anyone who wants to see FIRST get wide, good exposure.

JaneYoung 07-08-2011 11:37

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson (Post 1072238)
Storage Hunters is available to pretty much everyone in North America with cable TV. Planet Green is still a "boutique" channel that isn't carried on many cable systems, and its exclusive shows are rarely available online. That's a problem for anyone who wants to see FIRST get wide, good exposure.

This would make a great post for that thread, Alan.

Is the NASA channel also a "boutique" channel?

Jane

P.S. Detroit In Overdrive should be seen by everyone. What happened in Detroit with the auto industry made a huge impact on the U.S., not just because of the implications and impact of the economy but because of why it happened and what Detroit is doing about that. It's a page in our history that we should be studying and learning from. The FRC story included in that particular episode is a good one and is a part of that history.

ebarker 07-08-2011 12:38

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I don't have the evidence to back this up but my guess is that NASA TV is well established. Planet Green has been around only a year or two and doesn't yet have the market penetration / support by cable providers that NASA has.

Even then I don't think NASA is boutique but it doesn't have quite the mass market coverage other channels have.

Billfred 07-08-2011 12:39

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Originally Posted by JaneYoung (Post 1072239)
Is the NASA channel also a "boutique" channel?

I would venture yes, Jane--in my 23 years of living with Time Warner Cable's standard analog cable, NASA was never on offer. AT&T U-Verse only includes it as part of the upper-level U300 package (one shy of the top-tier U450). USC broadcasts it on campus, including in the residence halls, but Gamecock Cable is a special case given that it also goes to classroom buildings.

Andrew Remmers 07-08-2011 13:41

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Who stores a couch with a robot anyway?

I know our unit is packed to the brim, If they found that they would have a ball I bet.

Alan Anderson 07-08-2011 19:18

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Originally Posted by JaneYoung (Post 1072239)
Is the NASA channel also a "boutique" channel?

No, it's just "underdemanded" according to both my previous and current cable providers. Fortunately, it is available as streaming video on the internet.


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