Forum: General Forum
02-12-2009, 09:03
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Views: 32,949
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Forum: VEX
02-12-2009, 08:55
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,456
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Forum: VEX
29-05-2009, 12:21
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Replies: 120
Views: 13,761
Re: New VEX Game Announced!
I registered three teams while still in Texas and my kids got to spend the plane ride home with a box of sample game scoring objects and a notebook for writing ideas.
It was cleanly done and I...
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Forum: Announcements
28-08-2008, 17:09
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,275
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Forum: General Forum
04-04-2008, 03:07
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Replies: 223
Views: 43,377
Re: GP? I think not.
(Who cares that it's an anonymous account?)
From a personal perspective, I'd rather have a student dominated team than one with a lot of hands-on mentors.
I think students learn more by doing...
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Forum: General Forum
23-03-2008, 18:03
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,358
Re: Soooo just some thoughts
I agree, and this I think is a source of great divergence in philosophy among mentors and teams.
I've been on teams on both ends of the spectrum, and student-built robots are way more fun, and the...
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Forum: General Forum
23-03-2008, 11:32
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,900
A Viewpoint
I am not working for either FIRST or IFI, so all this is strictly me.
First off, my thoughts on the Vex platform can be found via this link:...
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Forum: General Forum
19-03-2008, 10:02
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,698
Re: My Thoughts on the FTC Platform Change
Version 2.0 Edited for clarity, grammar, and content.
Let me preface this post by stating some of my background: I was on an FRC team 303 from 2001-2004, all four years of high school. The two years...
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Forum: VEX
16-03-2008, 14:31
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Replies: 186
Views: 25,300
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Forum: General Forum
16-03-2008, 14:29
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Replies: 87
Views: 11,639
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Forum: General Forum
16-03-2008, 14:12
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,518
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Forum: General Forum
12-03-2008, 00:16
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,518
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Forum: General Forum
11-03-2008, 09:31
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,518
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Forum: General Forum
11-03-2008, 00:10
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,698
My Thoughts on the FTC Platform Change
I feel this falls under general FIRST discussion, hence why I did not post this in the Vex subforum.
My thoughts on the FTC platform change.
Let me preface this post by stating some of my...
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Forum: General Forum
10-03-2008, 21:07
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,518
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Forum: VEX
07-03-2008, 17:09
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Replies: 186
Views: 25,300
Re: New FTC Platform
Right now this is mostly in the realm of theory with not a lot of concrete info to make an informed evaluation.
When this goes official I will explain my thoughts on this in great detail.
It should...
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Forum: FIRST Tech Challenge
04-03-2008, 22:23
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,800
Re: [FTC]: New Jersey FTC Tournament
Thanks!
One of the big things we worked hard to achieve was reasonable food at a reasonable price. I think we did ok with that as I watched (I think it was 100 and change) pizzas vanish.
Last year...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
29-02-2008, 06:40
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Replies: 611
Views: 53,902
Re: 2008 New Jersey Regional
I think it's going to be interesting to see how useful speed becomes with 6 robots on the field.
One of my earliest thoughts about this game is that speed may not be as big a factor as it may seem...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
29-02-2008, 06:36
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Replies: 43
Views: 6,624
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Forum: FIRST Tech Challenge
21-02-2008, 12:58
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,035
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Forum: Extra Discussion
19-02-2008, 21:52
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,698
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Forum: Extra Discussion
19-02-2008, 17:09
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,698
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Forum: FIRST Tech Challenge
10-02-2008, 14:40
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,800
[FTC]: New Jersey FTC Tournament
Hi Everyone!
I would like to know what people thought of the New Jersey Tournament. I was one of the people organizing the event. (and I go to TCNJ, so it was on home turf :-p )
I would like to...
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Forum: FIRST E-Mail Blast Archive
10-02-2008, 14:34
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,924
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Forum: General Forum
11-11-2007, 12:55
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,961
Re: To all mentors (and others)
1. What role do you play as a part of FIRST?
Over the years I've played a number of roles. I began in 2001 on team 303, and participated in FIRST for all 4 years of high school. After moving to...
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