Forum: General Forum
28-04-2004, 00:59
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,084
The literary counterpart of FIRST
We have all experienced firsthand how FIRST changes society, preparing it for a future that necessarily has a constantly shifting landscape of science and technology. Although FIRST does much to...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
27-04-2004, 23:58
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,049
Re: William Hung
Sorry, but I have to wholeheartedly disagree. Just because you may not like his music does not necessarily mean he has no talent. The primary function of singers and dancers is to entertain...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
27-04-2004, 23:54
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Replies: 59
Views: 5,134
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Forum: Games/Trivia
27-04-2004, 13:08
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Replies: 4
Views: 498
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Forum: Chit-Chat
25-04-2004, 20:01
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Replies: 4
Views: 401
Re: IB
Our school has AP instead, and the administrators have told us that there is no significant difference if we were planning to go to school within the US anyway.
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Forum: Games/Trivia
24-04-2004, 03:41
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Replies: 3
Views: 526
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Forum: General Forum
23-04-2004, 02:08
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Replies: 30
Views: 8,705
Re: Mentor Respect
As a member of one of those teams where students do virtually everything, even at the administrative level, I still have to disagree with Ian. I don't think it matters whether you feel you're putting...
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Forum: Games/Trivia
15-04-2004, 13:57
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Replies: 2
Views: 424
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Forum: Chit-Chat
13-04-2004, 21:16
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Replies: 13
Views: 802
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
12-04-2004, 11:00
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,035
Re: Late as it is for strategy, I was thinking.
Actually, at SVR, penalties were given for breaking the plane of the barrier, no matter whether it was through the ball corral or over the window. Specifically, I remember 253 throwing their arm back...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
11-04-2004, 22:13
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,773
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Forum: Chit-Chat
10-04-2004, 14:22
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Replies: 7
Views: 580
Re: Iraq
A member of our team joined the marines shortly after graduating and was sent to Iraq this year. Sadly, he was KIA last month. While war has the potential to be very tragic, the soldiers in Iraq are...
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Forum: General Forum
07-04-2004, 00:12
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,543
Re: Programmers what is your field job?
Half of our programmers were part of our pit crew. Other two did scouting.
I'd expect scouting to be a fairly common task, as many teams seem to be using some sort of electronic information database.
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Forum: Regional Competitions
04-04-2004, 06:20
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Replies: 42
Views: 3,316
Re: Week #5 - Silicon Valley Regional
This year's was the best SVR yet!
Congratulations to winning alliance 971, 254, and 852. All the robots and students were amazing, but yours stood out the most, and won you the regional. Good job,...
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Forum: General Forum
02-04-2004, 01:46
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,810
Re: Singapore FIRST
It isn't; it's a local organization inspired by USFIRST. One of the things i was unsure of was whether combining the two programs would be feasible/advisable.
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Forum: General Forum
31-03-2004, 22:02
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,810
Singapore FIRST
Some students from Singapore have come over stateside to attend SVR. They are affilliated with a FIRST-based program over there, which runs competitions similar to ours, based on the same ideas of...
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Forum: Chit-Chat
30-03-2004, 23:45
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Replies: 59
Views: 5,134
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Forum: General Forum
29-03-2004, 21:22
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,063
Re: Rigged partner assignments?
Having it completely random would not be a good thing. That would lead to situations such as having to play two consecutive matches occuring, which would be very difficult for most teams. Match...
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Forum: General Forum
25-03-2004, 17:19
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,377
Re: Sad News - FIRST Robotics Alum KIA in Iraq
Team 840 appreciates your sympathy. This has indeed been a tragedy, not only because of the loss of a soldier, or the loss of a team member, but even more as the loss of a friend.
For those of you...
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Forum: Games/Trivia
08-03-2004, 20:12
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Replies: 3
Views: 429
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Forum: Games/Trivia
07-03-2004, 22:25
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Replies: 3
Views: 429
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Forum: General Forum
01-03-2004, 12:49
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Replies: 47
Views: 6,253
Re: School Board Problems
If worst comes to worst, I heard that "robotics flu" has been going around recently, and I wouldn't be surprised if some team somewhere were to get it, especially if burdened with the stress of...
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Forum: Games/Trivia
29-02-2004, 02:51
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Replies: 8
Views: 431
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Forum: General Forum
26-02-2004, 20:27
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Replies: 49
Views: 3,164
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Forum: Chit-Chat
25-02-2004, 13:35
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Replies: 11
Views: 888
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