Chief Delphi - Spotlight List

Not all current students are math dummies. Not all 1960's students were math geniuses either. - Clem1640 [more]

		Chief Delphi
Spotlight List

Post	Quote	Username	Added By
	dang. I wish my legs were as good as Dave's.	Amanda Morrison	Andy Baker
	Relax. Have fun. Enjoy the improvements. Build what you want to.	Rich Kressly	Billfred
	Logic has no place here whatsoever.	ThamiorLianodel	dlavery
	For those of you that think the kit chassis is too weak... It is tough stuff. Those of you that say it is too weak, just do not know what you are talking about.	Paul Copioli	dez250
	"Don't make me call my flying monkeys..."	Joe Johnson	Jaine Perotti
	Picking up tetra's is going to be as easy as picking up a person of the opposite sex. While a select few will master it; others will be bumbling maroons..	Elgin Clock	J Flex 188
	Engineering is all about trade offs. You can design yor system to do A, B or C easily. Combining A abd C or A and B or B and C requires some effort. Combining A, B and C should be near impossible.	Mike Betts	russell
	This is an open forum and it is a privilege to post here, if you don't agree with the rules then just don't post here.	dez250	Meredith Rice
	I love the smell of burnt motors in the morning!	Mike Betts	Andy Baker
	I think the winning robot will be the same as every other year, a robot that is excellent at ONE thing.	Kel D	Jaine Perotti
	The rules also never explicitly say that I can't park a Boeing 747 right in the middle of the play field and use it as an obstacle for the other alliance. But after a little thought, something tells me that I probably should not do it.	dlavery	Billfred
	Every now and then, the judicious application of a modicum of common sense can make all the difference in the world.	dlavery	Billfred
	Wow, 3 people able to draw their designs using text in a script processor program. I guess I wasted my time learning all that CAD software	Gary Dillard	Billfred
	Boy was that a sleepless night!	Suneet	Conor Ryan
	It is not necessary to draw 200 amps to move a robot through a two minute match. Rule of thumb is you robot should be able to compete for three matches without a battery change.	Al Skierkiewicz	dez250
	Use these tools as a starting point, not as an end product.	Tom Bottiglieri	BandChick
	I think they get nutrition from chain greese.	Lucid	Venkatesh
	Never underestimate the power of human ingenuity.	Wetzel	dlavery
	This isn't about practical, it's about having fun and thinking outside the box... tetrahedron.... whatever....:rolleyes:	Cyberguy34000	Jessica Boucher
	what fun is it if you haven't ripped out all your hair and beaten your now bald head against the wall for extended periods of time....	pickle	BandChick
	Cameras, colors, and tetras, oh my!	galewind	BandChick
	Instead of giving us some wood and nails and saying "build us a box", they're handing us power tools and saying "now make us something cool"	galewind	Matt Krass
	In theory, we do not need teachers in this world because we have the written word, but in reality, teachers are one of the most valuable resources, if not the most valuable resource, we have.	Natchez	Winged Globe
	...when you see someone post about something they don’t like, please don’t post another “I’m sick of all this whining” type of post. If you disagree with them, try to offer an intelligent argument back.	Phil 33	Jaine Perotti
	Cash is always better, remember that when fund raising.	LordDumpling	DonRotolo
	FIRSTies always get Two Xmases!		Sscamatt
	amazing stuff.	Specialagentjim	Billfred
	Come on, Dave! We need more lyrics! (I'll bring you fresh KK doughnuts at VCU's regional! :D )	Squirrelrock	Billfred
	Anyone know anything about a missing plastic flamingo from NASA HQ? I should mention before you answer that tampering with federal property, even if it's weird stuff from (Dave's) office, is punishable by painful delivery of ChiefDelphi negative rep points.	Rich Kressly	Billfred
	Patience is a good strategy.	Koko Ed	Bharat Nain
	devote your life to FIRST. It will pay off.	suneel112	sanddrag
	Finish... what an interesting concept. I'm still hoping to do that to our 2003 bot.	Joshua May	Billfred
	Of course even though its less than a week until kickoff, dave can still change the rules to make bearhugging me in automode a bonus	Mike Schroeder	Bharat Nain
	That sound you hear is a student on the mechanical team trying to get out of the shipping crate you closed too early.	Al Skierkiewicz	Billfred
	We would expect our bot to be done by Week 5, but usually its about a day or two before shipping and then the ever-famous "all nite programmin' n driva trainin'" is done.	Bharat Nain	Ian Curtis
	I didn't say this!	Max Lobovsky	phrontist
	So we developed AI... it figured out the clue... already... made itself accordingly... and is currently walking to the peachtree regional if you find him ask him what the objectives are, we'd sure like to know!	Collmandoman	phrontist
	I believe there is a strong link between a reliable drivetrain and an inspirational FIRST season.	Joe Johnson	sanddrag
	Moreover, lets discuss robots, its more fun :p	Bharat Nain	Elgin Clock
	I betcha the FIRST officials in the know come in here from time to time and either gasp and think of how to make next year's clue harder or fall off their chair laughing.	Sparks333	Billfred
	Diversity means diversity in ideas too. Some of the robots from the singapore competition might have employed strategies or ideas that we may not even have come up with in North America.	J Flex 188	Billfred
	Dave has said that straight out. Well, straight by dave standards.	phrontist	Billfred
	You can never have too many backups.	Venkatesh	Billfred
	i have a feeling that the field with be the same as it was last year just to save some money. but what is inside the the field will be diferent.	Michael Leicht	miketwalker
	So many possibilities so many different meanings and soo many different opinions. LOL but i guess this is what FIRST is all about.	Bcahn836	Elgin Clock
	GP and the Scout Law are high ideals that only the best will achieve and live everyday.	Al Skierkiewicz	Steve W
	FIRST - Breaking stereotypes everywhere	Sparks333	Billfred
	just a gentle reminder not to limit yourself to just one viewpoint - every problem can and should be examined from different angles	dlavery	Steve W
	Kickoff features the joys of discovery. Ship date features the fear of utter failure.	Koko Ed
	Welcome to FIRST. You've never seen anything like this.	Aignam	Brandon Martus