Forum: Dean Kamen's Inventions
13-12-2004, 20:26
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,428
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Forum: Rumor Mill
13-12-2004, 20:24
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,158
Re: 639 bot sees action in Iraq
come to think of it, FIRST robots could be useful in Iraq, there are plenty of FIRST robots made up of enough 1/4" plate to armor a humvee...
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Forum: Dean Kamen's Inventions
13-12-2004, 20:18
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,428
Re: the book: Code Name Ginger by Steve Kemper
Dean Kamen does have this very mysterious aura where you want to admire him and follow him around and participate in his adventures and help him change the world. The fact that Dean Kamen has the...
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Forum: Dean Kamen's Inventions
03-12-2004, 17:08
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,928
Re: The Greatest Invention of All
I doubt that he reads these forums. I also doubt that he has any time to respond to personal correspondents. If you want to talk to him you will probably have to find an intermediary who knows you. I...
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Forum: Programming
02-12-2004, 20:31
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,183
A Computer Science Challenge For CD?
Awhile ago there was a jeopardy game on CD which I enjoyed. I thought, why not do a regular challenge that will test the kind of skills you need for FIRST rather than just trivia? Somebody could pose...
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Forum: General Forum
28-11-2004, 17:43
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Replies: 50
Views: 16,153
Re: Team Mottos
When I was on 782 I remember pushing for Deus Ex Machina. Thankfully that one was rejected.
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Forum: Technical Discussion
08-11-2004, 12:43
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Replies: 7
Views: 23,183
Re: How do you Calculate Belt Length?
Thank you all for helping me with this. Could you help me understand how the formula above works? I think that its the same process that I described in my first post. It seems to me that if you're...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
07-11-2004, 21:18
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Replies: 7
Views: 23,183
How do you Calculate Belt Length?
How do you calculate the length of a belt around two pulleys? Lets say that the larger pulley has a radius of 20" and the smaller has a radius of 6" and distance between the center of the pulleys in...
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Forum: Starting New Teams
20-04-2004, 15:30
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,716
Re: Starting a college team
I put together a team this year as a freshman. My recommendation to you is that unless you have great relationships with a lot of people who are willing to help out with management stuff than you...
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Forum: Championship Event
20-04-2004, 03:23
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Replies: 46
Views: 5,129
Re: Dean's Speech at Nationals
Please note that this is a long rant written late at night, however I have a some reputation points to spare and I think that it is important to say:
The more I read about Dean the more I realize...
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Forum: CD Forum Support
13-04-2004, 00:41
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Replies: 61
Views: 10,024
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Forum: CD Forum Support
13-04-2004, 00:37
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Replies: 61
Views: 10,024
Re: Lawyer bashing on CD
Here's a question for you guys - Under the Constitution, the Federal Government has very limited power. So, in 1964, what Federal power did Congress use to establish the Civil Rights Act that helped...
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Forum: CD Forum Support
12-04-2004, 18:16
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Replies: 61
Views: 10,024
Re: Lawyer bashing on CD
I have noticed this, and it does disturb me. Lawyers serve an important function in society, and while many of them are famously unethical many of them are courageous and generous individuals who...
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Forum: Programming
09-04-2004, 20:52
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,946
Re: Using an FRC with the RCX?
I know that its probably more fun to reverse-engineer it, but have you guys thought about talking to LEGO for the specs? I know that they sponsor team 96 and I think their mindstorms engineers work...
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Forum: General Forum
04-04-2004, 19:28
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Replies: 32
Views: 6,329
Re: Best team #'s
Any more time than those of us talking about the best team number? :)
42% of statistics are made up anyway so I doubt the site took too much time.
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Forum: General Forum
03-04-2004, 21:13
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Replies: 32
Views: 6,329
Re: Best team #'s
A mentor was telling me that he found a giant spraypainted sign from Team 42 abandoned after a regional, so now its hanging in his office with a can of Campbell's Primordial Soup
I'm surprised FIRST...
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Forum: Rumor Mill
30-03-2004, 22:22
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Replies: 66
Views: 12,607
Re: FIRST moving to Indy?
Those two (three?) timing scoundrels! I can barely turn on a red-sox game without hearing about how "Boston" Papa Johns is
...and they're headquarters is in Kentucky!
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Forum: Rumor Mill
30-03-2004, 21:34
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Replies: 66
Views: 12,607
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Forum: Rumor Mill
30-03-2004, 13:28
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Replies: 66
Views: 12,607
Re: FIRST moving to Indy?
This seems a little weird to me. FIRST has a lot of connections in Manchester, Deka of course and AutoDesk is down the street and local companies such as MMH Ventures and Batteries Plus have offered...
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Forum: General Forum
29-03-2004, 20:10
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Replies: 70
Views: 6,999
Re: Worst Scoring System in Years
I wonder if maybe the tournament style of FIRST isn't the best way of going about it. Each match is only about 2 minutes so its difficult for a spectator to get involved and its very very difficult...
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Forum: Championship Event
29-03-2004, 00:16
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,730
Re: Happy Birthday?!
$@#$@#$@#$@#, I wish I had thought of that! My Mom's birthday was during UTC and she was a little mad at me for being so busy...
It might be easier to approach the pit announcer? They're used to...
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Forum: General Forum
29-03-2004, 00:11
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Replies: 38
Views: 7,389
Re: Exemplary FIRSTers
A large part of FIRST is the "superstar" teams that travel all over the country. Many of these teams exemplify the FIRST spirit and are really great people, however, I don't think we spend enough...
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Forum: Championship Event
28-03-2004, 21:48
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,517
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Forum: Championship Event
28-03-2004, 01:46
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,517
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Forum: General Forum
28-03-2004, 01:30
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Replies: 70
Views: 6,999
Re: Worst Scoring System in Years
I agree with the original poster, this years scoring system was a step backwards.
First, the stated goal was to make the system simpler, they succeeded in making it more complex. Now, instead of...
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