Forum: General Forum
22-04-2016, 00:46
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Views: 42,691
Re: The 2056 Streak has ended!
Results of every official competition 2056 has competed in:
2007 Waterloo (1114) (5) (win)
2007 GTR (2056) (1) (win)
2007 Galileo (1712) (15) (semis)
2008 Waterloo (2056) (1) (win)
2008 GTR...
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Forum: General Forum
11-04-2016, 09:16
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,689
Re: Team 610 Store - Updated
Drake calls Toronto "The Six." And the city really, really likes the name. (http://www.theplayerstribune.com/marcus-stroman-blue-jays-toronto-acl-comeback/)
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Forum: General Forum
02-04-2016, 20:52
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Replies: 126
Views: 42,691
Re: The 2056 Streak has ended!
Off the top of my head:
Newton 2008 - Semi-finals
IRI 2009 - Quarter-finals
Archimedes 2014 - Quarter-finals
These are the ones we (they) walked away from disappointed with our (their) performance....
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Forum: General Forum
02-04-2016, 19:23
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Replies: 126
Views: 42,691
Re: The 2056 Streak has ended!
There's an important distinction between losing and being beaten. Losing implies that you, well, lost. Being beaten is when there's really nothing you could have done - you just come up against a hot...
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Forum: General Forum
25-03-2016, 13:30
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Replies: 172
Views: 20,694
Re: How do I help my area move to districts?
Marshall McLuhan famously said that "The medium is the message. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_medium_is_the_message)" Not that "the medium influences the message." He says that the way we...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
08-07-2015, 10:30
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Replies: 67
Views: 9,808
Re: The Highest Levels of Play
You build 4334 and win your division and IRI. (http://www.thebluealliance.com/team/4334/2012) (and also the coopertition award at your regional and your division).
ATA identified the highest level...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
07-07-2015, 13:31
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Replies: 67
Views: 9,808
Re: The Highest Levels of Play
1285 and 1241 are two separate teams based in one school. Last year, which was 1285's rookie year, they built identical robots, but this year they stayed as separate as possible. For all intents and...
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Forum: General Forum
09-06-2015, 14:43
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,959
Re: Does Adobe support FIRST?
Have you looked at educational discounts? Adobe does have 60% off pricing for students and teachers. That's for their full Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign, "and more"). It...
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Forum: General Forum
01-06-2015, 14:33
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Replies: 118
Views: 16,069
Re: FIRST Comedy hour
Y'all need to toughen up and embrace the tug lyfe. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lJ6-JvXgHM)
(Side note: if anyone has a link to an epic can battle they want "tugged out", send me a message and...
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Forum: General Forum
20-05-2015, 00:37
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Replies: 270
Views: 35,855
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Forum: General Forum
20-05-2015, 00:36
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Replies: 270
Views: 35,855
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Forum: General Forum
19-05-2015, 22:11
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Replies: 270
Views: 35,855
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Forum: General Forum
19-05-2015, 18:12
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Replies: 270
Views: 35,855
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Forum: General Forum
18-05-2015, 14:13
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Replies: 261
Views: 34,020
Re: ChampionSplit: A Historical Perspective
Both teams that I have been a part of have knowingly and purposefully avoided using the 25% number. For one, it's a devaluation of the team's success (multiple Einstein berths, a regional win...
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Forum: General Forum
15-05-2015, 16:02
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Replies: 261
Views: 34,020
Re: ChampionSplit: A Historical Perspective
You're right, I did miss the point of your post. I was more pointing out that, while the Wolverines aren't a traditional powerhouse team, many if not most of the Hall of Fame teams are.
However,...
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Forum: General Forum
15-05-2015, 02:34
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Replies: 261
Views: 34,020
Re: ChampionSplit: A Historical Perspective
Historically ( ;) ), FIRST did something pretty new this year, because in general, the Hall of Fame Teams are perennial competition winners and (largely) would have qualified for the World...
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Forum: General Forum
11-05-2015, 00:23
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Replies: 261
Views: 34,020
Re: ChampionSplit: A Historical Perspective
Numbers taken from your earlier post (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1481268&postcount=15) where you listed off 10,000 teams as the future size for FRC (personally, I don't think it...
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Forum: General Forum
10-05-2015, 22:23
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Replies: 261
Views: 34,020
Re: ChampionSplit: A Historical Perspective
Yes, it could be televised, but then you have additional costs, to teams and to FIRST. You need to find another venue. Students need to take more time off of their jobs or school. Mentors need to use...
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Forum: General Forum
07-05-2015, 23:08
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Replies: 261
Views: 34,020
Re: ChampionSplit: A Historical Perspective
I've heard a lot of people say a lot of stuff about Inspiration.
"More teams at two Championships will inspire more kids!"
"Splitting the playing field will be less inspiring!"
We can argue about...
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Forum: Championship Event
04-05-2015, 09:31
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Replies: 136
Views: 18,277
Re: Proposal for the 2 Championship format
That's why you make more "loser's champs," (which is an awful way to look at it) and make them local, to foster regional rivalries and regional fame. Teams that consistently get to the Challenger...
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Forum: Championship Event
03-05-2015, 12:13
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Replies: 136
Views: 18,277
Re: Proposal for the 2 Championship format
I'm personally a huge fan of Proposal B. I think that expanding the "Challenger Tier" would actually go a long way to addressing a lot of problems in the "Super Regional" model (especially the...
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Forum: General Forum
26-04-2015, 21:08
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Replies: 49
Views: 8,093
Re: Recycle Rush Farewell
Three off-the-ground goals worth 3 and 2 points respectively.
Limited number of game pieces able to be controlled at one time.
Similar floor intake mechanisms.
Engame based around structures in the...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
15-04-2015, 22:02
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,400
Re: Windsor Essex Great Lakes Regional
Not sure if this is what you're looking for but here're the two videos I produced for the event:
The Playoffs Hype Video (https://vimeo.com/124103132)
The Event Wrap Video...
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Forum: General Forum
15-04-2015, 02:27
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Replies: 32
Views: 8,704
Re: Canburglar Battle Videos
Team Dave didn't choose the Tug Life... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lJ6-JvXgHM)
(Currently uploading a slightly more flattering video of you guys from Essex)
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Forum: General Forum
10-04-2015, 19:30
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Replies: 187
Views: 28,695
Re: [FRC Blog] We're Listening
My thoughts exactly. (http://www.reddit.com/r/FRC/comments/32352y/first_wants_to_make_the_championship_events_super/)
It's shocking (and a touch embarrassing) that MSC had ESPN broadcast their...
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