Is It a Hint or Not?

[MissInformation]

What you really need to ask yourself when you look at this "hint" is "Why am I in this basket? And where are you taking me?" because that's what you get with so called clues like this...

Heidi

[Taylor]

I swear there's a watermark behind that lolcat. Somebody with better software than me care to do some in-depth analysis?

Basketcat = Redherring of the new decade

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Taylor

I swear there's a watermark behind that lolcat. Somebody with better software than me care to do some in-depth analysis?

Basketcat = Redherring of the new decade

I'm thinking that Dave needs a nap and if he is placed somewhere out of reach, the world is a safer and saner place.

Is saner a word?

[JesseK]

Dave is subtlely announcing that there is a new requirement to post a lolcatz photo on our robots somewhere. The next part is the annoucement of a new award: the red herring award.

Q: Do we really have to put a 8"x11" lolcatz photo on our robot in order to be eligible for the grand prize in Atlanta and does it really have to be on for all practice, qualification, and elimination matches?
A: Yes. Really Really.

[Steve Compton]

So...back to the pool. Who say's it has to be filled with water? It could be filled with game pieces - of different shapes maybe. And maybe it has high walls. And maybe we need to use our new caemras from last year that can actually see things to see over the wall, and send back to our new operator station netbooks....?

Other than nabdwidth requirements, it might be feasible.

[Pjohn1959]

Originally Posted by Steve Compton

So...back to the pool. Who say's it has to be filled with water?

I'm thinking motor pool.

What if, each alliance has a pile of AndyMark equipment in front of them. They then have 2:00 minutes to assemble said equipment, and build a working robot that will race to the other side and grab the other alliance's flag.

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by MissInformation

What you really need to ask yourself when you look at this "hint" is "Why am I in this basket? And where are you taking me?" because that's what you get with so called clues like this...

Heidi

Heidi, the transportation game was LAST year...

[Mr_I]

You're all missing some very critical points:

1. Cat's don't like water -- therefore it's not a water game.
Second: Networking is involved (as in Cat-5 cable)
C> It's often been said that managing engineers is like herding cats. My guess is that need to pick up and deliver felines to certain locations

Quite obvious when you look at all the facts.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Mr_I

You're all missing some very critical points:

1. Cat's don't like water -- therefore it's not a water game.
Second: Networking is involved (as in Cat-5 cable)
C> It's often been said that managing engineers is like herding cats. My guess is that need to pick up and deliver felines to certain locations

Quite obvious when you look at all the facts.

Based on this hint would it also be safe to assume that Gerbils (or any rodent except for a Capybara) are not a valid power source again this year? When is the GDC going to let me use my Alvin powered robot?

[EricH]

Now, now, you forget one thing. There are a lot of engineers who would probably love to get a ride somewhere. Therefore, it's the engineers who get delivered... (And tracking Dave's Hawaiian shirts gives a 20 point bonus!)

[JohnFogarty]

LabVEIW VI-FIND DAVES SHIRT (it's the colorful thing)

Originally Posted by EricH

Now, now, you forget one thing. There are a lot of engineers who would probably love to get a ride somewhere. Therefore, it's the engineers who get delivered... (And tracking Dave's Hawaiian shirts gives a 20 point bonus!)

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by Mr_I

It's often been said that managing engineers is like herding cats. My guess is that need to pick up and deliver felines to certain locations

Hey, we don't need PETA on our case now, do we? [:

[ATannahill]

Originally Posted by Karibou

Hey, we don't need PETA on our case now, do we? [:

Don't we have DHS watching us already?

[JohnFogarty]

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

Don't we have DHS watching us already?

Yeah, Obama did say there would have to be someone to keep an eye on those robots in case they try something. That still doesn't explain the Cats in basket idea.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Karibou

Hey, we don't need PETA on our case now, do we? [:

People Eating Tasty Animals? No one said anything about eating the cats. Just stuffing them into baskets.