Forum: Career
23-11-2016, 13:46
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Views: 568
Brooke Owens Fellowship
I saw this on twitter the other day, and it sounds like a amazing opportunity for young women currently in college that are interested in a career in aviation or space. If you are selected, it looks...
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Forum: General Forum
23-10-2016, 16:11
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,817
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Forum: General Forum
01-10-2016, 17:49
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Replies: 46
Views: 4,012
Re: Volunter Verification
FIRST provided written guidance that is explicit that the SSN is optional.
See the U.S. Screening Process Step By Step on this page (http://www.firstinspires.org/youth-protection), page 4 of the...
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Forum: General Forum
07-09-2016, 15:48
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Replies: 350
Views: 23,762
Re: [FIRST EMAIL] Stop Build Day Survey
Jon, I agree that *.1 releases are critical for getting FIRST robots that can effectively play the game and are fun to watch. Do we agree that Jim's proposal...
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Forum: General Forum
29-08-2016, 15:17
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Replies: 122
Views: 11,308
Re: Pockets on Women's Pants
I'm surprised how many people think wearing shorts is okay. Many facilities require long pants. OSHA leaves it to management to weigh the hazards, but I believe liability coverage often comes down...
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Forum: General Forum
21-08-2016, 12:38
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,941
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Forum: General Forum
16-08-2016, 00:57
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,682
Re: FIRST Alumni: How's College Going?
Perspective Post-College:
I graduated from high school in 2009 & ended up at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. I majored in Aeronautical Engineering, and while I was there my extracurricular was...
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Forum: College & University Education
24-07-2016, 12:41
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Replies: 12
Views: 584
Re: Transitioning to Mentor in College
I think the most important thing is to set really low expectations. Make it very clear up front that you school is your first priority and you'll come when you can and help out to the best of your...
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Forum: General Forum
22-07-2016, 20:28
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,909
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-07-2016, 17:03
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Replies: 47
Views: 4,744
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Forum: General Forum
24-06-2016, 13:25
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Replies: 179
Views: 20,734
Re: Ontario Moving to District Model in 2017
I would love to see this data as well. Anecdotally as a member of a struggling one regional team, having two district events to compete & improve has worked wonders for our sustainability. I...
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Forum: General Forum
20-05-2016, 11:30
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Replies: 209
Views: 18,540
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Forum: Career
29-04-2016, 23:11
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Replies: 198
Views: 34,999
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-04-2016, 11:43
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Replies: 53
Views: 6,221
Re: Compressed air for rapidly cooling motors?
Al,
I thought these breakers were thermal (too much heat and a bi-metallic strip trips). What does it mean that there isn't enough thermal mass? Just that the electric heat builds up too quickly...
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Forum: District Events
03-04-2016, 12:32
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,820
Re: PNW District Championship Projections
Once again, impressive projection of the cut-off. It's sitting a 54 points right now & will presumably move up a couple more with selection, elimination & award points.
PNW Leaderboard...
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Forum: District Events
27-03-2016, 13:40
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,820
Re: PNW District Championship Projections
I agree that some traditionally strong teams have had an off year, but Eric's method of estimating which teams will advance has a pretty solid track record (especially with only 1 week & 2 events...
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Forum: General Forum
23-03-2016, 22:25
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Replies: 172
Views: 20,692
Re: How do I help my area move to districts?
Don,
I agree with you that most everything in that document is technically correct and I'm sure it was well intentioned attempt to level set expectations.
However, I think it also comes across as...
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Forum: District Events
21-03-2016, 22:21
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,820
Re: PNW District Championship Projections
How many points does it think the cutoff will be? Has it done a decent job at predicting the points required in previous seasons? I think it was 64 last year & 58 the year before when the dust...
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Forum: General Forum
21-03-2016, 21:17
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Replies: 64
Views: 8,770
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Forum: General Forum
10-03-2016, 16:24
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Replies: 82
Views: 11,657
Re: Team Update 15 (2016)
The 2009 field essentially turned robots into enormous Van der Graaf generators as the plastic wheels spun out on the floor. Then, the robots would occasionally make metal-to-metal contact with the...
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Forum: General Forum
25-02-2016, 13:51
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Replies: 42
Views: 5,873
Re: Mentors not wanting to stay
Then for the sake of my 401k, stop posting on Chiefdelphi & get back to work!!!
I will echo every other mentor's comments -- it gets much more difficult to mentor as you get older. When I was a...
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Forum: General Forum
23-02-2016, 21:33
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,321
Re: Team Update 13 (2016)
To what level of detail were referees previously instructed to record the details of fouls / tech fouls?
I think all teams have a reasonable expectation that referees should be able to say at a high...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
16-02-2016, 01:57
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,084
Re: pic: Team 3467 2016 Teaser #1
In New England they build robots so tough they don't need no stinkin' bumpers.
Plywood isn't sketchy, it's a material with its own strengths (cheap, easy to work with, strong) and weaknesses (not...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
29-01-2016, 11:09
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Replies: 0
Views: 284
Boeing 737MAX First Flight
First flight of the Boeing 737MAX (http://www.boeing.com/commercial/737max/) is scheduled for this morning between 9 and 10AM Pacific. The 737MAX is a new version of the 737 (what you typically fly...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
28-01-2016, 13:15
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,097
Re: COTS Worm Gearbox
I cannot speak to the quality of this particular item, but Harbor Freight has a winch featuring a worm gear (http://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-geared-winch-5798.html). You would...
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it's called the Mars Rock automode (you sit there and wait for Opportunity to come along). - EricH [more] 
