Forum: General Forum
08-29-2016, 05:41 PM
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Re: Team Member Accountability
So, what's the end goal here? What are you trying to accomplish by tracking what people do? That will help guide you towards an appropriate level of tracking.
For example, if you want to know who...
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Forum: General Forum
08-29-2016, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,289
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
I can't think of any practical reason... but fashion is seldom practical. Fashion probably dictates that a "woman's" tool belt be certain colors (pink, purple) and adjust to a smaller waist size...
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Forum: General Forum
08-29-2016, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,289
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
If not fanny packs, purses, or vests, you can always try tool belts. One of my graduated students had used one from The Original Pink Box - it was definitely built to be...
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Forum: General Forum
08-29-2016, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,289
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
The easy solution to this is to put something in the back pocket. The LRI vests are the same way, but putting some stuff in the back is perfect. It doesn't really take much, either - an iPad or a...
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Forum: General Forum
08-29-2016, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,289
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
Is it unprofessional for a man to have a pocket bulging with his wallet or phone in it while driving a robot or refereeing? If not, why is it unprofessional for a woman to wear a small bag holding...
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Forum: General Forum
08-28-2016, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,289
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
These are definitely issues. We have small tools (mostly allen wrenches) disappear all the time. I use to joke with one of our students (A champs Dean's List Winner) that any tool we were looking...
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Forum: General Forum
08-28-2016, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,289
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
Some can, some can't. Not to long ago, one of my students asked to borrow my pocket knife so she could open a pocket on her jacket (long story). Same student has also sewed pockets into her school...
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Forum: General Forum
08-26-2016, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,165
Re: [FRC Blog] 2017 Einsteins and More
Midnight EST is 7AM the following morning in Israel So sure, they get an extra 7 hours... but do you really think many of them are going to be working during that time? I know if my team was given...
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Forum: General Forum
08-26-2016, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 731
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Forum: General Forum
08-26-2016, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,165
Re: [FRC Blog] 2017 Einsteins and More
Can everyone here please, please, please make an effort in February to ensure every team in their state actually knows what time stop build is for them? 11PM Central, 10 Mountain, 9 Pacific... I...
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Forum: General Forum
08-25-2016, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 260
Views: 35,110
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Forum: General Forum
08-25-2016, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 260
Views: 35,110
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Forum: Pneumatics
08-25-2016, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,044
Re: Why use a manifold?
I'll add one thing I've seen in inspection... fill all slots on the manifold appropriately! Solenoids attach to them at the top with a rubber gasket to ensure a good seal. If you aren't using one...
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Forum: General Forum
08-24-2016, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 669
Re: Student Training Presentations
You can check out the presentations given last year at the MN SPLASH event, it probably covers a lot of those topics:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwIYrn5dkkbBcU11eXY5dUh2dVE
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Forum: General Forum
08-23-2016, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 12,933
Re: [FRC BLOG] Bride of 2017 Updates
Probably. The question is going to be whether they keep the two fields for Einstein in each event, or have Mass in one and Energy in the other.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
08-23-2016, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,602
Re: pic: Modular Gearbox
Sure, it's a stress point... but is it really that big of a deal? We've used some AndyMark Toughbox Nano's in several applications (including drive train) without any issues at all, and they use...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
08-22-2016, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,602
Re: pic: Modular Gearbox
It seems to me that a system like this requires more space and weight than a gearbox that's just designed to have X number of stages to begin with. Something like this could be great for prototyping...
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Forum: General Forum
08-19-2016, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,941
Re: Proposal for Wildcard Reform
The problem with this comes down to expectations and bag and tag. A team leaving a week 1 regions that has no more events, may not bag their robot or prepare for champs in any way. Then, over a...
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Forum: General Forum
08-18-2016, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 6,442
Re: [FRC Blog]2017 Updates
I would say that FIRST sells a product (the competition) designed for inspiration. In this sense, diluting the product means diluting the competition. The inspiration derived from the competition,...
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Forum: General Forum
08-18-2016, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 6,442
Re: [FRC Blog]2017 Updates
I wouldn't say it'll be shorter.
A 6-team round-robin tournament is 15 matches in total. Add in the 2-3 match finals, and you'll have 17-18 matches in total. (average of 17.5 matches)
Compare...
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Forum: General Forum
08-18-2016, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,941
Re: Proposal for Wildcard Reform
If you want to look into this more, you can use the MN State Championship rankings, which are based on district points (for the teams first event):...
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Forum: General Forum
08-17-2016, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,339
Re: Has anyone ever gotten a Penalty for T6
There have been a few incidents while I've been volunteering that I've talked some kids down. if you just saw transcripts, those teams would probably have been deserving of this rule, but I never,...
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Forum: General Forum
08-17-2016, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 6,442
Re: [FRC Blog]2017 Updates
I'll reserve judgement on the round-robin tournament structure for Einstein until I see it. There's potential for it to be boring, if two alliances clearly dominate after the first couple of...
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Forum: General Forum
08-16-2016, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 4,569
Re: Moving Championships back
State Championships (like MN, OH, TX) are unofficial, off-season events. In order to move them up, FIRST would have to allow teams to unbag their robots for them, and then rebag them for Champs,...
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Forum: General Forum
08-15-2016, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,518
Re: Getting involved in regionals
My advise is the same for all key volunteer positions (and game announcer is definitely one of those!)
The very first thing to do is make your desire known to your area leadership - contact the VC,...
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