Forum: Extra Discussion
05-24-2016, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,982
Re: pic: FIRST FRC Participation
I want to say that was the year of the $1000 increase in registration. It was either 2004 or 2005.
/edit: Yes, the registration fee was increased by $1000 for the 2005...
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Forum: General Forum
05-23-2016, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,484
Re: [FRC Blog] FRC and LGBT+
It's leaders like Frank and statements like this blog post that make me proud to be a member of this community. Bravo.
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Forum: General Forum
05-18-2016, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 7,291
Re: Hugs vs hand shakes at opening ceremony
I'm not sure how I feel about this hypothetical situation. Before this somehow gets misinterpreted, I would like to state that I am an avid supporter and fighter for LGBT rights and not homophobic. I...
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Forum: General Forum
05-18-2016, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 8,420
Re: Best low goal robot
A deeper dive at just how good 3683 was this year.
GTR Central
#1 Seed
9-1, 31 RS
Regional Champs
1st in OPR (by 16+ points!)
Waterloo
#3 Seed (In an event that featured 148, 610, 1114, 1241,...
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Forum: Rumor Mill
05-16-2016, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 27,286
Re: A(nother) Sad Day For FIRST
This thread now includes:
- An anonymous report of the demise of team based on a Twitter post
- Someone calling the Twitter user a liar or a bad friend
- A tangential discussion of a DQ issued 3...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
05-15-2016, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 21,982
Re: 2016 IRI Invitations -
1241 was also renamed after their Woodie Flowers Finalist Award winning mentor Corey Lehman. I now really hope they name their robot after him next season. :)
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Forum: Extra Discussion
05-10-2016, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,715
Re: pic: Houston Venue for Championship 2017
Sounds like a cool setup. I had far less problems with the pit fields in 2011 than most of my peers. Any idea on the logistics of moving robots and pits from the convention center to Minute Maid for...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
05-10-2016, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,715
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Forum: General Forum
05-09-2016, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 16,098
Re: Your favorite robot of all time?
This is a really hard exercise.
1998: 47, 111
1999: 45, 111
2000: 25, 47, 111
2001: 71, 111
2002: 60, 71
2003: 111
2004: 60, 254
2005: 67, 217, 229
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Forum: General Forum
05-08-2016, 07:27 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,743
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Forum: General Forum
05-08-2016, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 11,800
Re: Most Effective Robot EVER?
Right. There were many matches where Beatty intentionally didn't control all three goals in an effort to help increase the losers score.
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Forum: Off-Season Events
05-08-2016, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,639
Re: IRI Endorsements / Support
- Let the defense robot be Team D.
- Identify matches where Team D played targeted and strategic D for the majority of the match; let the teams defended by Team D be Teams O_1, O_2,... O_n.
- Look...
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Forum: General Forum
05-05-2016, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,957
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Forum: General Forum
05-05-2016, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 136
Views: 17,543
Re: FRC rules around seating need to change.
There's also the case which I heard was the ugliest this year, and that was getting seats for opening and closing ceremonies. These were cases where the teams who were involved were not on the...
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Forum: General Forum
05-04-2016, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 3,337
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Forum: Championship Event
05-03-2016, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,914
Re: Congratulations 987!!!
Congratulations to one of the most inspirational teams in all of FIRST. Every member of your team that I've ever interacted with is a complete class act. I'm proud to consider you guys friends and...
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Forum: General Forum
04-16-2016, 12:23 AM
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Replies: 182
Views: 27,416
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Forum: General Forum
04-14-2016, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 126
Views: 17,367
Re: Making STEM a better place for women
It's pretty sad that a thread about "Making STEM a better place for women" has degenerated into some young men repeatedly shouting their own opinion at everyone in an effort to defend their...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
04-13-2016, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 4,081
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Forum: General Forum
04-13-2016, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 126
Views: 17,367
Re: Making STEM a better place for women
The sooner we stop focusing on teaching girls how to deal with harassment from boys, and start teaching boys not to harass girls, the better. The onus needs to be on the perpetrators of harassment,...
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Forum: General Forum
04-12-2016, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 13,752
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Forum: General Forum
04-11-2016, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 14,743
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Forum: Regional Competitions
03-30-2016, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 13,793
Re: Waterloo Regional 2016
I actually count 8!
148 - Original Team, Winners at TXSA, TXDA
1114 - Hall of Fame, Wildcard as Finalist at ONTO
1241 - Wildcard as Finalist at ONTO, EI at ONTO, Winner at ONNB, Chairman's at...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
03-27-2016, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 7,966
Re: North Bay Regional (2016)
Hey Gary,
There's a lot that can be said about FRC reffing (it's well known that I've said a lot over the years), but despite that I don't think anyone can reasonably claim that FIRST prefers to...
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Forum: General Forum
03-24-2016, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 172
Views: 20,686
Re: How do I help my area move to districts?
In Ontario the large majority of key volunteers (FTA, LRI, Head Ref) are either a college students or have recently entered the workforce. These folks are some of the best volunteers I have ever...
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