6621 BIG Announcement!!

[Harrison.Smith]

Originally Posted by ExcuseBoy

This will save about 47% of our budget for the month as calculated by my friend Steven. We should have the team website up and running in a week or so.

That would be quite a bit being spent on a website!

[Beaker]

Originally Posted by Jon Stratis

Wait, you have Dean Kamen's direct e-mail address?

I don't think anyone has Dean's direct email address, but it is completely possible to find the one that forwards to him.

A quick Google search returns this: contactDEKA@dekaresearch.com. It is on the FIRST website here.

I think it would have been better for ExcuseBoy to contact the FIRST PNW District Team Coordinator though, as Dean Kamen is busy and probably will not read that email personally, at least for awhile.

[ExcuseBoy]

Dear ASD20,

Thank you for your concern on Piztons website! Are you a web developer by any chance? They could definitely use more of those!

Anyways, you are absolutely correct that the website has never been archived. It was originally only broadcast on a local WIFI tower which broadcasted to areas of Moose Creek and North Pole. Many local businesses used this tower for outreach to residents as it was more economical, considering we were the only major consumers. It was discovered, however, that the tower was not FCC compliant, so it was shut down last year. GCI, the corporation which ran this tower, among many others, was forced to shut down hundreds of towers by the FCC last year, as seen in this article. Mr. Pizton was not informed about this until recently, when our sponsorship began, and the website was kept private until yesterday when so many people were interested in learning more about the company. I told him to reopen it for everyone who had inquiries.

Hopefully this will help you understand the situation better,
Hunter Stanford
Founder/Captain/Human Player 6621

[ctt956]

Originally Posted by smitikshah

There is a method of "rendering" (ha) lard so that in liquid form it remains translucent (here). The OP describes the lard as clear, and says "transparency is a sign of BAD LARD". In fact, in the link's rendering process, the liquid lard is pretty clear, and that doesn't mean it's bad lard. There is this that describes the appearance of lard itself as translucent, but white-ish, BUT, describes the lard compound as "not translucent". However it goes on to state that anyone familiar with both items would clearly not mix them up. Unfortunately I am not well versed in the art of lard-making, so I am not sure if the compound it is referring to is sold in stores. In addition, this was published in 1919, I'm sure the lard-slang was different than what it is now.

All in all, melted lard maybe semi-translucent, but that is not a sign of bad lard. The lard itself can be translucent, but this is not a sign on bad lard. Going back to the original lard research, it is difficult to tell if lard is bad aside from visible mold, fecal matter, or a rancid-trash smell. If your lard has any of the above symptoms, it is a sign on bad lard.

I think Piztons Inc. should get in email contact with me and explain their lard motto a little bit more because I don't think I get it based on my research.

I was thinking that maybe translucent lard could be of lower quality, or more "synthetic". It appears that filtering can make it clear, and opaque is preferred in Alaska.

Originally Posted by Jon Stratis

Wait, you have Dean Kamen's direct e-mail address?

+1, where can Dean's email address be found?!

Originally Posted by ASD20

That website has never been archived before.

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://...d.x10host.com/

Since it is fairly hard to find, not very big, and insignificant compared to other sites, that's probably why nobody archived it.

Originally Posted by Tom Ore

I'm not sure I like this: corn dogs, cheesecake and lard.

Don't forget baguettes and legs of mutton!

Originally Posted by asid61

It's also under "x10host.com"...

X10 Hosting still exists and seems legit...



If this is not spam, congratulations on starting the second team in Alaska!

[TheBoulderite]

If this is indeed true, welcome! It's exciting to hear there is now another team in Alaska. Good luck next season!

[ASD20]

Originally Posted by ExcuseBoy

Dear ASD20,

Thank you for your concern on Piztons website! Are you a web developer by any chance? They could definitely use more of those!

Anyways, you are absolutely correct that the website has never been archived. It was originally only broadcast on a local WIFI tower which broadcasted to areas of Moose Creek and North Pole. Many local businesses used this tower for outreach to residents as it was more economical, considering we were the only major consumers. It was discovered, however, that the tower was not FCC compliant, so it was shut down last year. GCI, the corporation which ran this tower, among many others, was forced to shut down hundreds of towers by the FCC last year, as seen in this article. Mr. Pizton was not informed about this until recently, when our sponsorship began, and the website was kept private until yesterday when so many people were interested in learning more about the company. I told him to reopen it for everyone who had inquiries.

Hopefully this will help you understand the situation better,
Hunter Stanford
Founder/Captain/Human Player 6621

So, according to HowManyOfMe.com, there are less than 120 people in the US with the last name Pizton. 120 is the lowest number it will display, so that likely means the number is actually 0. I think Mr. Pizton forgot to fill out his census. You should make sure he does in 2020 because it's required by law and I'm sure you don't want your team's main sponsor to face charges.

[frcguy]

Man, this thread is the gift that keeps on giving...

[Abhishek R]

Ah, don't you just love offseason ChiefDelphi...

Originally Posted by ASD20

So, according to HowManyOfMe.com, there are less than 120 people in the US with the last name Pizton. 120 is the lowest number it will display, so that likely means the number is actually 0. I think Mr. Pizton forgot to fill out his census. You should make sure he does in 2020 because it's required by law and I'm sure you don't want your team's main sponsor to face charges.

This is the first time I've heard of this site, sounds interesting. I put my name in there and got the same 120 number. I guess I don't exist?

EDIT: I'm actually impressed with the quality of posts, don't really know how to respond to this

[ASD20]

Originally Posted by Abhishek R

Ah, don't you just love offseason ChiefDelphi...



This is the first time I've heard of this site, sounds interesting. I put my name in there and got the same 120 number. I guess I don't exist?

No, I think there are genuinely less than 120 Abhishek's in the US.

[frcguy]

Originally Posted by Abhishek R

Ah, don't you just love offseason ChiefDelphi...



This is the first time I've heard of this site, sounds interesting. I put my name in there and got the same 120 number. I guess I don't exist?

Not necessarily, it just means there are probably less than 120 people with your name.

[ASD20]

We should all stop giving ExcuseBoy reputation because "a glorious beacon of light" is exactly what this thread is.

[asid61]

Originally Posted by ASD20

No, I think there are genuinely less than 120 Abhishek's in the US.

I doubt that. In my area alone I know at least 2 Abhisheks- and that's just the people I know (< 3,000). It's a pretty common name for Indians.

[Greg Needel]

I'm closing this thread, as it is suspected that this is just a troll account and the last thing we want is to encourage more students (or mentors) to do stuff like that.

If ExcuseBoy sends me or another moderator a private message to verify his team/info, I will re-open it and all of your fun LARD conversation can continue.

[Greg Needel]

Hunter has reached out to me, and I have requested the phone number of one of his mentors or school adviser. If I am given the info and can verify it with an adult involved I will re-open this thread, if not I'll just let this get buried into the archives of CD to be forgotten in a week or so.