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Know that CD is a safe environment to learn to talk with a foot in your mouth. |
Andrew Schreiber |
Molten |
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...after all these years Dean is still on message, and the message still resonates. |
Richard Wallace |
Akash Rastogi |
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6 months huh? That's about the last time I posted heavily on this site (April).
Don't make me come back & whip all of you back into shape people! :yikes: |
Elgin Clock |
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I will never forget Dean's opening lines: "I want you to know that I am here under protest. I believe that everything you are doing here is repugnant and ethically wrong. And now I am going to tell you why..." And for the next 35 minutes, that is exactly what he did. |
dlavery |
Daniel_LaFleur |
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sigh, I started wondering why we weren't there than I realized it was in California. Thats a bit of a road trip... |
Raumiester2010 |
Billfred |
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[You know you're proud to be a FIRSTer when...] You explain to someone how do do something, they go off and do it, come back and ask, "is this right?" and you say,
"Yes."
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NorviewsVeteran |
Blue_Mist |
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I am proud whenever I turn to a team during inspections and say "OK I just need two signatures here and I will go get your sticker, you passed!" |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Richard Wallace |
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As far as the GDC being that mean, at least three of them have the pure evil genius rating, and the rest are simply pure evil. |
EricH |
GaryVoshol |
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Dave Lavery just responded to one of my posts. I think that I might die. |
Karibou |
Mr. Pockets |
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And, learn to collaborate, 'cause it works. |
DonRotolo |
GaryVoshol |
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If a kid was in FIRST and no one was around to see it, do they still get inspired? |
Katie_UPS |
synth3tk |
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rookie teams are like kids - making them is easy but raising them to maturity can kill you |
Wayne C. |
Billfred |
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Hey, those kind of thoughts lead to thick rulebooks!;) |
David Brinza |
Molten |
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Welcome to adulthood.
Remember, patience is your friend. Denial is your shield. Bitter disinterest your salve. Your endless hours of crushing workload will be your strength.
Good luck, soldier. |
Koko Ed |
Blue_Mist |
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So, FIRST is turning into the For the Inspiration of Science and Trains? That makes sense... Not a whole lot of re-branding will be needed.... |
dqmot17 |
Karibou |
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I may be an engineer, but I am not smarter than a 5th grader. |
Josh Drake |
Mr. Pockets |
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but it was late and we were out of cardboard... |
Nuttyman54 |
Billfred |
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The people that have posted in this thread are intelligent and I know that when they talk, I need to listen. |
rtfgnow |
Taylor |
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Also, I did not know that Autodesk had changed our name from WildStang to "Digital Cheetanators"? |
Raul |
Karibou |
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What do you do after making a design public? Improve it! What do you do when you give your opponents a weapon? Come up with a better one or a way to beat it! What is Wildstang going to do, you ask? Make their drivetrains better! |
EricH |
Billfred |
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Remember that it's not what is on the outside of the shirt that matters, it's what is on the inside. |
dtengineering |
rtfgnow |
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"GP" isn't a gauge, it's a target. |
Rich Kressly |
Lil' Lavery |
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There's a stark difference between bragging and taking pride in your work. While "Ha ha! We're better than you! We won seventeen regionals and you didn't!" would clearly fall in the former, listing your achievements would definitely fall in the latter. |
artdutra04 |
Billfred |
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If people are getting offended at seeing other teams list their accomplishments, maybe they should spend less time whining and more time doing things to make their own team win. |
artdutra04 |
Andrew Schreiber |
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This place is much brighter than most institutions I have seen. It also seems to be lacking straight jackets which I think is a mistake for many of us. |
Andrew Schreiber |
demosthenes2k8 |
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Winning a match is not something a robot does, winning is a team effort that requires the cooperation of dozens of individuals. |
Andrew Schreiber |
Akash Rastogi |
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OMG, yet another blatant attempt by FIRST at being open and transparent! What is this place coming to?? :p |
DonRotolo |
Burmeister #279 |
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FIRST already has 494 Martians, plus 70 more. |
GaryVoshol |
Billfred |
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There's "FIRST the organization" and then there's "FIRST the vision for the future through a set of ideals". I've grown somewhat skeptical of the former in recent years, but, after 10 years, I'd still throw myself in front of a bus for the latter. |
Rich Kressly |
Jared Russell |
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Someone wake me up the day of Kickoff. |
Andrew Schreiber |
bobwrit |
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That settles it, no questions left. Water game. |
Lil' Lavery |
Karibou |
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No, no, no, it's a fire game. The pool is there in case of accidents. |
artdutra04 |
Monty Python |
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The life-status of an equine animal has never affected the degree of corporal punishment administered on this BBS. |
Rick TYler |
rtfgnow |
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With any dollar amount to invest I would be more interested in the number of individuals (students is too narrow) impacted than the number of teams created--after all, this is about people. |
kramarczyk |
Karibou |
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Each team is different, your mileage may vary. What works for your team does NOT necessarily mean it will work for others. |
Andrew Schreiber |
Karibou |
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Elevator speeches too - everyone should have one. |
Swan217 |
Billfred |
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Canadians just have to mess everything up. |
rtfgnow |
Akash Rastogi |
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Now, if that team were to split...would it be dividing by zero? |
Karibou |
rsisk |
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"FIRST isn't what it used to be anymore. It makes me upset and it makes me question many things." |
Arefin Bari |
Mike Schroeder |
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I don't think we really fit into those rigidly defined categories, my team builds our robot. |
AdamHeard |
Akash Rastogi |
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Where we are is only of modest importance. And where we are going is what is really important. |
ebarker |
Mr. Pockets |
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Mentors are the guardrails:
Show the students how to do what they need to do, Step back and let the students do what they need to do, Nudge them back on course when they need a nudge, Insist, when necessary, that no one tries to juggle the chainsaws |
gblake |
rsisk |
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Maybe its time we should all get back to the basics...the joy of building something amazing with the people you care about. |
Andy Grady |
dlavery |
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Robotics is about people. It always was, it always will be. What more guidelines do we need? |
Ken Leung |
Mr. Pockets |
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Leadership is demonstrated by initiative, examples, and spirit. Decisions are made by those who show up. The world is whatever you make of it. |
Ken Leung |
Karibou |
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Winning medals and awards, being on TV or in a magazine while cool doesn’t even begin to compare to the relationships I’ve developed working with a bunch of great students. |
ebarker |
Taylor |
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I may be right or wrong but I’ll be happily senile doing it. |
ebarker |
Mr. Pockets |
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I can't believe that I said the CD community could be patient - in December. |
JaneYoung |
Billfred |
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I think Dave has been spending time on icanhascheezburger. Either that or the fumes from his rendering machines have affected the grammar control portion of his brain. |
rsisk |
Karibou |
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What, there is life outside of CD? |
JB987 |
IndySam |
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 15:44.
My rule of thumb is that any team who's won four World Championships can count their chickens whenever they want. :p - Karthik [more] 
