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We should also remember the fact that the FIRST Manual is not supposed to be enterpreted with lawyer speak. If so you could make it say many things. |
Anthony |
Billfred |
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I would like to meet...Andy Baker: I've never met a pig farmer before... |
MissInformation |
Billfred |
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We use a student coach/team captain for Team 342. This allows us mentors to sit in the pit area during competition and just relax. Watching the competition really gets our stomachs tied in knots. |
cbolin |
Billfred |
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Win, Lose or Tie, but do it in a way that FIRSTers will be talking about for years to come! |
Bill Moore |
dlavery |
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Spelling mistakes make me sad...Almost as sad as not being able to go to Atlanta this year.. Almost. |
Elgin Clock |
Billfred |
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"FIRST" is not a verb (yet - give us time, and we will see what happens). |
dlavery |
Jessica Boucher |
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In the professional world, spelling mistakes, grammatical shortcuts, leet-speek, and misused verbiage are not interpreted as signs of cute, efficient communications. They are indicators of illiteracy, inefficiency, unprofessional behavior, and sloppy work habits. |
dlavery |
Karthik |
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"Nuclear" is pronounced "nu kli Er." It is NOT pronounced "nu kU ler." When you use this pronunciation, no matter how smart you may actually be, you sound like an illiterate dolt (are you listening, Mr. Bush?). |
dlavery |
BaldwinNYRookie |
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"FIRST" is not a verb (yet - give us time, and we will see what happens). |
dlavery |
Hallry |
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Spell Check is your friend! |
dez250 |
Sakura141 |
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"Splet" is the sound a frog makes when it hits pavement at 187 feet per second. Don't ask me how I know. |
dlavery |
Tureyhall |
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Man, Dave always has to one up us. We build robots to play games, he build robots to go on other planets, Elgin makes CD 30 inches, you make it 63 inches. |
Levin571 |
Billfred |
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Programmer's pride. FIRST needs some more. |
Ben Margolis |
Billfred |
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Reading Andy Bakers post- priceless :D |
thoughtful |
lukevanoort |
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...I've changed my position. I'm fully supportive of Joe's suggestion... |
Chris Hibner |
Joe Johnson |
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you should see my scout sheet its the bomb diggity |
Mirza95vx |
Andy Baker |
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Give me a week, and a lot of caffeine and I could have one made. Problem is the lack of a week and caffeine. |
Mike |
Billfred |
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I know that it's often dangerous to use common sense in a YMTC thread... |
Kris Verdeyen |
Billfred |
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There is a fine line between genius and insanity, watch your step! |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Katie Reynolds |
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Unfortunately I think IFI made us buy a new one. Something about 200amps across the power connector not being a warranty item. |
GeorgeTheEng |
Billfred |
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I need to start using "ThunderChickens!" as an exclamation |
Jessica Boucher |
Lisa Rodriguez |
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They knew that the number of gracious, professional, make-your-grandmother-so-proud-she-will-puke moments of exemplary behavior by the teams would far outshine any minor mistakes or incidents of less-than-perfect decorum. |
dlavery |
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And we drafted without computers...forget the calculators...we used slide rules...the punchcards piled up so high we needed more office space...and we programmed in three feet of snow...up hill...both ways |
Rich Kressly |
Billfred |
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Basically, it just doesn't matter. |
Mark Pettit |
Andy Baker |
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Listen to this FIRST: Thank you
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Daniel Brim |
RogerR |
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More inspired students, more community involvement, less drain on the mentors... Sounds pretty swell to me! |
Karthik |
Kyle |
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It's like FIRST saying "Well it was too hard, so we give up. Lets give the kids something easier to do." How is that supposed to inspire kids? |
Mike |
jgannon |
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Isn't that, April showers bring Woodie Flowers? ;) |
jgannon |
Beth Sweet |
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Quitting FIRST was so hard that I felt like I needed a 12 steps program to help me through it. |
Ken Leung |
Koko Ed |
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Ask not what FIRST can do for you but what you can do for FIRST. |
Koko Ed |
artdutra04 |
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And we had to walk both ways to the venue from our hotel! Uphill! Barefoot over broken glass! |
IMDWalrus |
kjohnson |
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... you know you are a nerd when you want safety glasses for your birthday! :P |
Ashley Christine |
Arefin Bari |
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... it's us against all the bad-grammar-usin', "ya know"-slingin', graciously excepting, "congradulations"-totin', "nu kU ler"-spoutin' linguistic Luddites out there. We'll see who wins! :D |
dlavery |
Eric Finn |
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FIRST is not a destination, its not the reward, its the slingshot that will launch you from where you are, to where you can be. |
KenWittlief |
Josh Hambright |
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Battle Bots and other robot fighting competitions is to First Like McDonalds to Hamburgers
They get the idea, and have the taste, but they are bad for you in the long run. |
Conor Ryan |
StephLee |
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FIRST truly isnt about building robots, but allowing yourself to reach higher and farther than you ever could. |
Brandon Holley |
Akash Rastogi |
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not national champ.....WORLD CHAMPION |
Stephen Kowski |
Billfred |
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I can't wait for the next season to start and my anticipation has already started. But in a way, if you think about it, the season's already started. |
nehalita |
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anything is possible with dedication. |
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Billfred |
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For the first time, tears of joy came to my eyes when I realized how much I love FIRST. |
Arefin Bari |
Barry Bonzack |
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a robot that is broken shows that it has survived more than a robot that doesn't even have a scratch. |
robot180 |
Billfred |
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I WANT to see teams succeed. |
Steve W |
Billfred |
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We love team 71, but playing against them is not one of our favorite things to do. |
Andy Baker |
Billfred |
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The fact that although many of us disagree on specifics of how FIRST should conduct events, design a game, and facilitate as much fairness between teams as possible, in the end we still greatly enjoy each other's passion for FIRST and provide genuine respect for each other
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Andy Baker |
Steve W |
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Maybe I'm just a chicken. Not to disparage the ThunderChickens. Those guys are a whole different breed of poultry. |
Kevin Sevcik |
omutton |
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I'll admit that the events at Epcot were pretty nice, but they too had their problems. . . You were at the mercy of the weather, and Disney hasn't figured out how to control that yet. |
Kevin Sevcik |
Billfred |
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There is nothing cooler than engineers playing rock music. |
Jay Trzaskos |
Daniel Brim |
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Every time i look at my watch and see 3:65 o'clock I always thing, darn i gotta get a new watch... |
Kyle |
Barry Bonzack |
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Part of the magic of FIRST is the interaction between different teams- and that becomes clear as day as the clock starts ticking. |
mhayon |
Kyle |
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You can never go wrong by gaining height by way of a Segway. |
Elgin Clock |
Billfred |
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