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FIRST is not about building robots, it is about building people; the robots are just a good way to get the people there. |
JamesBrown |
woody |
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If we can figure out how to make a robot in six weeks, a little thing like personality conflict should be easy to overcome. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
ChrisH |
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What’s in a name? That which we call a robot, by any other word would smell of magic smoke. |
Jack Jones |
Stuart |
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(We're going to get a team going up here, I have faith. And nerds.) |
ScoutingNerd175 |
StephLee |
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I have a feeling this is going to be a really good year.:) |
Richard Wallace |
Andy Baker |
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Every year, everyone reads too much into the hints given by Dave. |
EricH |
JaneYoung |
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Or you could go to the Waterloo or Greater Toronto regional, walk up to anyone in their pit, and ask. You may end up feeling like you asked for a sip of water and ended up soaked by a fire hose, but you won't walk away disappointed. |
Richard Wallace |
Billfred |
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I never said there was anything wrong with the kit frame, simply that it was weak. |
Viper37 |
JVN |
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I'm pretty sure most teams would be OK with being somewhere between Division by Zero and Cheesy Poofs! ;) |
Dennis Jenks |
Andy Baker |
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It is proper to have a disagreement, but it is improper to be disrespectful. |
Bill Moore |
Jaine Perotti |
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...SEARCH BEFORE YOU POST, and when you do post think twice before pressing the 'post' button. |
Brandon Martus |
Karthik |
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Someone should make FIRST fortune cookies, because I think I just thought of a good one. |
artdutra04 |
StephLee |
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everyone in FIRST has to do the cha cha slide at least once per season to get it out of their system. Now I can go back to doing it in the privacy of my own car (if you see a red Jeep in CT swerving back and forth don't worry, it's just me doing the slide...)! |
KathieK |
Billfred |
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Pit+Tools+Distraction=bad |
Lil' Lavery |
Alex Burman |
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Gracious Professionalism does not take a holiday. |
JaneYoung |
Michelle Celio |
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Dang! And here I was getting all excited about finding out about the game!!! |
dlavery |
Alex Burman |
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Ya know...they created the "RUMOR MILL" for a reason. |
Andy Grady |
dlavery |
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I must caution against using my sense of humor as any sort of litmus test for good taste. |
dlavery |
Billfred |
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No need to apologize, you didn't do anything wrong. your just learning. thats what the forums are for. please keep them coming. |
Tytus Gerrish |
Billfred |
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I think I need a bigger cup of coffee.... |
JaneYoung |
Billfred |
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My first instinct was inflatable clowns and 5 of them beating on the robots at all times, but then I thought, thats probably not right. |
Dan Richardson |
Billfred |
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Now, almost a day later, no one has begun interpreting, dissecting, attaching synonyms, re-interpreting or otherwise mangling Dave's wise words in an effort to find the hidden key to the game. I smell a conspiracy! |
petek |
Billfred |
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water+electricity=bad |
Chuck Glick |
woody |
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Come on, guys, it's two weeks 'til build. Personally, I'm gonna go outside for a little before I forget what my neighborhood looks like in the daylight. :) |
Libby K |
Billfred |
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I have no clue. All I know is that every year the riddle in the clue has confused me but this year it is the lack of confusion that confuses me. |
hallk |
JaneYoung |
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that....was more far-fetched than the tennis ball I threw for my dog earlier today... |
TeknicllyInsane |
Billfred |
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Dear Mr. Lavery,
Congratulations. For the fourth year running, you have successfully ruined my Christmas holiday with your untimely release of a most obfuscating, but no less tantalizing, hint. |
dubious elise |
Libby K |
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Of course, the banana might mean nothing. It could just mean that Dave needs more potassium in his diet. :) |
KathieK |
JBotAlan |
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Truly good teasers should give people a good place to start guessing, while still leaving some mystery and uncertainty. |
Travis Covington |
JaneYoung |
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All I want for Christmas is a better game hint, a better game hint, a better game hint... |
Schnabel |
Billfred |
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I would say FIRST is quite an addiction.............but one of the BEST addictions you'll ever have. |
RoboMadi |
Hallry |
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This is real. This is hard. This, is FIRST. |
sanddrag |
Libby K |
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In my opinion, if it can light a fire in your heart to burn with passion, and you can maintain that fine line between passionate and crazy; then go for it. Power to Passion. |
RKElectricalman |
Jaine Perotti |
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FIRST involves school, parents, family etc etc....at least it does at our house! |
MrForbes |
yodameister |
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Remember, FIRST is merely a means to an end - the end result being that we completely change the world for the better. |
RogerR |
RbtGal1351 |
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Maybe someone should start a FIRST Anonymous meeting to try to help the tragicly addicted... |
BiTurboS4 |
dlavery |
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Bottom line - keep your passion for FIRST and don't let others spoil your fun! |
Sean Schuff |
dlavery |
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You know, I have 2 big addictions in my life right now: ice cream, and FIRST. While the prior may not be great for my health, I think I'm doing just fine with FIRST. |
Beth Sweet |
Billfred |
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Enjoy doing what you do. If you enjoy your life, what you're doing in it, and how you're living it, then what other people say or think doesn't matter. |
Beth Sweet |
dlavery |
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sheesh, how much more of a nerd can I be? |
Libby K |
Michelle Celio |
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Act humble, avoid hubris, and post widely and thou shalt receivith postive rep. ;) |
artdutra04 |
dlavery |
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Beware of the following: boredom + intelligence = ??? <- could be anything... |
JBotAlan |
raymaniac |
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Build season is the best time of the year. Better than Christmas because the presents are cooler, and better than new years cause you get to stay up later. |
burkey_turkey |
sciencenerd |
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The main use of Chiefdelphi is self expression of what FIRST means to you. |
Koko Ed |
JaneYoung |
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I've always suspected that one could find glimpses of wisdom, setting priorities, and responsibility - and ways to balance them, in the contents of a coffee cup. |
JaneYoung |
Billfred |
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... my most important lessons in life all came from one place, Sesame Street. |
Karthik |
Richard Wallace |
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.. if everybody else is buying all the thingamabobs so they can practice shoving balls into the whatsit. Maybe what you really want is to buy thingys so you can build a practice whojidingle. Being the only whojidingle robot can be a real advantage come alliance picking time ... |
ChrisH |
JaneYoung |
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So many questions are answered when people actually read the rules. |
Steve W |
Richard Wallace |
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I think the "F" in FIRST really stands for "friendly." |
Rick TYler |
Billfred |
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You all have ample time to get your sleep in from the final day of nationals to the friday before kickoff. There should be no reason why anyone will need sleep for the next 6 weeks and then some. You all have had enough of sleep or hibernation, now its time to wake up and do some work =). |
mtaman02 |
Noah Kleinberg |
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