Forum: General Forum
12-16-2016, 11:38 AM
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Views: 1,756
Re: CD Christmas Cards 2016
1. Kara Bakowski
2. Gus Michel II
3. Nate Lucier
4. Mike Taylor
5. Jimmy Nichols
6. Kevin Lam
7. .... (Canadian)
8. .... (x3)
9. Nick Hammes
10. Nate simpkins
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Forum: General Forum
12-12-2016, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,977
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Forum: General Forum
12-03-2016, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,925
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Forum: General Forum
11-09-2016, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 5,548
Re: Crown Jewel of your Collection
Mine is probably cheating a little bit, buts it's my tee-shirt quilt (https://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/39105) that I made a few years back. Every shirt has a story/memory attached and it's...
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Forum: General Forum
10-31-2016, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,780
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Forum: General Forum
10-31-2016, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,071
Re: STIMS Registration Guide
They should care about it so they can track the demographics of the students they're affecting and work to make up for the "holes" in their program. FIRST would be a really crappy program if it only...
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Forum: General Forum
10-27-2016, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,238
Re: [How I Work] - Katie Widen 1296
They definitely are the same person :p
Thanks Spectrum for letting me do this! It was a lot of fun.
For anyone who hasn't read the other How I Work articles, they're all really interesting and I...
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Forum: General Forum
09-30-2016, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 6,377
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Forum: General Forum
08-29-2016, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,288
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
I recently determined that fanny packs are the way to go. To me, it's the best compromise: it won't swing around like a purse and get in the way, and I get to wear my preferred pants. I'm thinking of...
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Forum: General Forum
08-26-2016, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 12,931
Re: [FRC BLOG] Bride of 2017 Updates
Because of the silly "What's the best 254 team" thread I recently found there is an Electric Sheep! 2546 (https://www.thebluealliance.com/team/2546)
TBA also says 2505...
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Forum: General Forum
08-12-2016, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 4,275
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Forum: Off-Season Events
08-03-2016, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 195
Views: 18,042
Re: Discussion on All-Girl events
Yeah, that is completely a possibility but not really part of the grand narrative that a girls event is addressing. I don't think I've ever seen anyone assume that the boy in the pit is only there to...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
07-18-2016, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 195
Views: 18,042
Re: Discussion on All-Girl events
The problem with the "I want the best person for the job argument" is explained by Steven Smith:
(by the way, the whole post that I pulled from is really good and is worth a re-read especially for...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
07-14-2016, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 195
Views: 18,042
Re: IndyRAGE - All-Girls Comp+ - October 1
I'm glad you're worried about bias, as bias is typically bad. But the thing about initiatives like affirmative action and "intentional bias in favor of girls" is that the goal is to negate bias...
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Forum: Programming
05-27-2016, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,351
Re: FRC Primer for Programmers
cut for length: I do agree that a lot can be useful, and you brought up some points I didn't think about.
My suggestion OP is that you reorder your topics. Start with what gets them hooked: writing...
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Forum: General Forum
05-27-2016, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,609
Re: How to Get New Members to Stay?
Maybe compete in other competitions as well so that everyone can build and drive a robot, ie FTC or VEX.
Its a robotics team, no different from a sports team. If you miss practice you sit on the...
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Forum: Programming
05-27-2016, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,351
Re: FRC Primer for Programmers
Why do they need to know this in depth? Why is "Deploying Code" not closer to the top? You're going to bore 99% of them to death. Why would I as a high school student spend my summer watching...
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Forum: General Forum
05-23-2016, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 5,223
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Forum: Robot Showcase
05-20-2016, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,837
Re: Top FRC matches with Bot Sterling
In the event that you really don't like watching someone get hurt (like me), I highly recommend not watching the original.
Edit: Its fake, thank goodness.
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Forum: Technical Discussion
05-19-2016, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 8,412
Re: Is Welding Worth It?
I don't really remember (that was over 5 years ago) but my guess is that it was either an aesthetic choice made by someone else or a "we need this surface to be flat" type of situation. Either way, I...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
05-19-2016, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 8,412
Re: Is Welding Worth It?
Having been a student and mentoring welder: maybe?
In or out of house, there is a huge time sink. Its always been a slow process for me, intentionally. A lot of time is spent lining things up,...
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Forum: General Forum
05-11-2016, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 73
Views: 6,306
Re: Wisconsin District Rankings
The blind leading the blind here: Its a lot easier to keep things within state lines. I think this has to do with funding and things like State-specific grants/sponsorship (i.e if UW had a large...
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Forum: General Forum
05-05-2016, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 220
Views: 39,679
Re: WILL.I.AM's comment on Einstein
I always found it interesting/frustrating the difference between "mom jokes" and "dad jokes."
At large, the language we use is problematic and can be casually sexist and is not cool/okay.
In my...
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Forum: General Forum
05-05-2016, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 119
Views: 15,612
Re: Lesson Learned 2016 - The Negative
I have been taught and have taught students I've worked with to say, "I did not work on X, but let me grab so-and-so who knows more about this topic." There is no point floundering if someone with...
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Forum: General Forum
05-04-2016, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 15,612
Re: Lesson Learned 2016 - The Negative
Alliance selection is a process that is difficult to watch remotely (and keep track of the alliances). I would appreciate it if Scorekeepers would show the alliance match-ups more often than a blimp...
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