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[FRC Blog] Pre-Kickoff Highlights

Posted on the FRC Blog, 1/8/16: http://www.firstinspires.org/robotic...off-Highlights

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Pre-Kickoff Highlights

Written by Frank Merrick, 2016 Jan 08

I Just Can’t Get Enough
I was listening to a streaming radio station this morning on the drive in, when the song “I Just Can’t Get Enough” by Depeche Mode came on.* And it struck me that this sentiment fits the FIRST community pretty well, especially in these last few days before Kickoff. I’m sensing more energy, excitement, and anticipation in the community than I’ve felt in years. Sometimes maybe a little too much! Yesterday morning I was worried that if we didn’t release the encrypted Game Manual soon a few of you were going to snake your way through the Intertubes, crawl out of our monitors a la The Ring, and slap us silly. But it’s all good!

FWIW, I just can’t get enough either! I caught myself this morning walking into the office with a huge grin on my face, just thinking of the next few days. Luckily no one was around or they may have been a little freaked.

Safety, Safety, Safety
Before you start the season in earnest, please take a moment to think ‘Safety’. It really should be a guiding principle in all your activities. We just released the updated 2016 Safety Manual, which you can find here. Not much has changed from the 2015 version – other than to add the ban on drones and those hoverboards (leave your hoverboard del muerto at home, please) – but please review it before you get so buried in the season you forget.

Encrypted Documents
As most folks probably know by now, we released a metric ton (metric ton!) of encrypted documents yesterday, including (gasp!) the 2016 FIRST STRONGHOLD Game Manual. You can find all this digital goodness here. You’ll be able to unlock the magic at the end of the main portion of the Kickoff broadcast tomorrow (tomorrow!) with the encryption code we provide you then (gratuitous parenthetical with exclamation point!). What about that Section 7 of the Administrative Manual that covers Team Advancement to District Championships and the FIRST Championship? We haven’t forgotten about it, but priority has been given, as you would expect, to the Game Manual, other key documentation, and all the other prep work we had going on for Kickoff. We expect to be able to release it within the next week. As a practical matter, not too much has really changed from the 2015 version of that section, so if you can’t make it another moment without seeing it, you could probably look there to assuage your inner manual monster for a while. But I have a feeling that immediately after Kickoff you’ll be focused on other things.

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Be sure to tune in to the Founder’s Reception Broadcast tonight, starting at 7:00PM EST, here. Take a peek inside Dean’s lair, watch some interviews with a few folks, and learn about the little present we have for teams in the Kickoff Kit you’ll be receiving Saturday. I don’t want to stoke the boilers of the Hype Train too much, or we may run off the rails, so I’ll just say now that the present is a nice something teams will find inspiring, interesting, and useful, but not something that will suddenly make you want to quit school, move to a commune in Sri Lanka, and change your name to Dweezil.

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*A certifiably upbeat love song by Depeche Mode. By Depeche Mode.
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Re: [FRC Blog] Pre-Kickoff Highlights

I have no idea what the focus on Depeche Mode was for. But I'll save you that Google search: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6FBfAQ-NDE
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Re: [FRC Blog] Pre-Kickoff Highlights

I CANNOT wait for this upcoming season to come, and I will be joining probably upwards of 10k students watching that livestream tomorrow. See you on the other side!
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Depeche Mode was THE group.......back in the day.
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Not to feed the fire, BUT....

Depeche Mode hails from Basildon, Essex.

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Ooh, a present!
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Re: [FRC Blog] Pre-Kickoff Highlights

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Not to feed the fire, BUT....

Depeche Mode hails from Basildon, Essex.



Good luck -- see you at competition!

I REALLY don't think it's a hint. We had enough with 9328490238209...
There is really no need for fake hinting again.
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I REALLY don't think it's a hint. We had enough with 9328490238209...
There is really no need for fake hinting again.
We will find out tomorrow!
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Depeche Mode was THE group.......back in the day.
One of the greatest of all time.
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but not something that will suddenly make you want to quit school, move to a commune in Sri Lanka, and change your name to Dweezil.

Could it be a Frank Zappa album?? LOL!
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Not to feed the fire, BUT....

Depeche Mode hails from Basildon, Essex.



Good luck -- see you at competition!
I see what you did there....
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Depeche Mode was THE group.......back in the day.
How do you feel about that Frank,......back in the day.
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Re: [FRC Blog] Pre-Kickoff Highlights

“I Just Can’t Get Enough” is five words. "water" is five letters long. Conclusion: Water game confirmed
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“I Just Can’t Get Enough” is five words. "water" is five letters long. Conclusion: Water game confirmed
I just can't get enough water game....
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B-side for "Just Can't Get Enough" is "Any Second Now" ... so close to reveal.

PS: for you kids, a B-side is the not-as-popular song on the reverse of the 45 record or cassette tape.
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