Chief Delphi - Spotlight List

In engineering, it's important to use the appropriate tools and not more resources than are required. - AdamHeard [more]

		Chief Delphi
Spotlight List

Post	Quote	Username	Added By
	The best way to win an award is to not try to win an award.	MrTechCenter	Whippet
	A HUMAN PLAYER is not a ROBOT.	cgmv123	RyanCahoon
	Stacking totes on end; Gives you extra height, alas; Topples with a sneeze.	BethMo	Whippet
	"If I say its name three times, will it appear in my lab?"	Madison	Sparkyshires
	Should you chance it? I dunno - how much of a learning experience do you want? :)	crake	cadandcookies
	You will find we are more talkative in about 5 1/2 weeks. ;)	mrnoble	cadandcookies
	Wait, that's exactly how it's supposed to work, isn't it. Well played GDC, well played.	alopex_rex	Whippet
	Friends don't let friends prototype alone.	SenorZ	Whippet
	"Don't you wish your drill bit was hot like mine?"	BariSaxGuy	MikLast
	FRC isn't for every school; it takes a lot of drive just to fundraise every year. It is a premium program that requires a premium about of effort to sustain and be successful. And man is it fun to do.	JesseK	Whippet
	We don't tell new mentors about the Mentor VIP Adults Only Lounge, you'll get your key if we approve. We have leather couches, flat screens, and free corndogs in there.	Monochron	aryker
	Teams rarely win FIRST events because they can complete actions that nobody else can; they win because they do things faster than others.	Madison	cadandcookies
	They showed me a new item and said "we don't know how to list this on the inventory." I took one look, started laughing and said "In my world that is called a game piece, aka, a tote."	RoboMom	Jon K.
	Yes, the real world is like that. Let's operate on a higher plane.	Taylor	Billfred
	Pretty sure getting a frowny face from a safety inspector means you're doing it right.	Cory
	I guess Team 999 was like "Chute first, ask questions later".	KPSch	dodar
	How come the dropped tool ALWAYS rolls under the exact center of the workbench?	DonRotolo	Whippet
	It's a shame that this is likely the year that sacred ground will be touched by that unworthy drive :rolleyes:	AdamHeard	dodar
	[on practice robots:] Twice the work and twice the practice building seem to equal twice the experience so far.	MrBasse	Alan Anderson
	Being Wrong Late is the number one killer of FIRST aspirations.	Joe Johnson	Amanda Morrison
	Know what really grinds my gears? Metal Shavings.	Briansmithtown	Whippet
	We live for those eureka moments. Whether we win or lose competitions, it's those moments when a student's idea makes something just "click" that will stick with them and influence them to become engineers.	ToddF	sircedric4
	it is actually more important to understand and be able to clearly state the question than it is to know the answers.	GeeTwo	Taylor
	Use sensors to collect data about the surrounding environment, then discard it and drive into walls.	Jared Russell	saikiranra
	Use sensors to collect data about the surrounding environment, then discard it and drive into walls.	Jared Russell	BBray_T1296
	FIRSTers in particular want very strictly delineated guidelines so that they know exactly what parameters under which they're working, except when they don't.	pfreivald	Collin Fultz
	Andy Baker can legally touch the Red and Blue Carpet simultaneously.	Taylor	Whippet
	There is nothing that says 'gracious professionalism' like making brunch for your opponents.	Monochron	EDesbiens
	A video is worth 30,000 words a second.	Thromgord	Whippet
	I'm a bit wary about playing on the new fields, however, because of the Carson/Carver/Hopper/Tesla Curse. I hear no alliance from those divisions has ever won championships.		Billfred
	"The compressor is half the temperature of a toasted Subway sandwich."	Ashley Hartley	Grey Mann
	You inspire your way. I'll inspire my way.	Andrew Schreiber	Whippet
	"By three ways we may learn wisdom: first is by reflection, which is noblest; second by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience , which is the bitterest."	bEdhEd	Daniel_LaFleur
	Seasons are often made or broken in the first week of build season. 1114 wouldn't be repeatedly giving their strategic design seminar if it wasn't that important.	Knufire	Edxu
	The great thing about FIRST is that there actually are 3,000 ways to win. Find yours, and leverage it.	Siri	aryker
	It's not just well and good that students are being inspired, it's the whole dang point.	James1902	Alan Anderson
	The best way to get to Einstein is to analyze the game, figure out which three robots would make up the ideal Einstein alliance, and then design, build, iterate, and polish the one that best matches your teams' capabilities.	Jared Russell	cadandcookies
	Inertia is one cruel mother.	PayneTrain	Whippet
	If all you are is a nail, every hammer looks like a problem.	Alan Anderson	Whippet
	It's not about the equipment, it's about the program.	Taylor	Whippet
	Change your process to change your product.	Justin Montois	Whippet
	Once we know how magic works it's no longer magic; it becomes science.	Karthik	PayneTrain
	Rules arent built around robots. Robots are built around the rules.	dodar	Whippet
	We were just going to drive our robot into the alliance station wall until the match ended, but now we might be changing up how we approach the teleop period.	PayneTrain	bduddy
	This may very well be the weirdest Chief Delphi thread of all time...	Ginger Power	GeeTwo
	Thank you GDC, for keeping everyone honest!	dtengineering	Whippet
	Thinking about this game within the confines of previous years will limit you.	Gregor	Whippet
	They know how to make paperweights into other objects, like robot controllers.	Greg McKaskle	cadandcookies
	Have you been formally diagnosed as a masochist, or are you just a mentor?	GeeTwo	cadandcookies
	For some people FRC is an introduction into STEM and just a way to open someones eyes to a world they might not know exist. To other it is a lifestyle that makes crossfit look casual.	IronicDeadBird	cadandcookies