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Do I think the bar is too high? I think impossible dreams and lofty goals are a key part of FIRST; the "top" being extremely far away only pushes people farther. |
Chris is me |
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So the bar is set insanely high. Probably unachievably high for some of us. But what a shame it would be to lower it. |
pfreivald |
Taylor |
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Off season? More like on season, our season is always on. |
joeweber |
kjolana1124 |
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Congratulations to team 341, your work is nothing short of what I want to do when I grow up. |
kjolana1124 |
Vikesrock |
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Kids don't just decide they want to build robots then build the next Einstein champion the next year. |
kjolana1124 |
Katie_UPS |
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There can be a fine line between intimidation and inspiration when it come to the elite in FIRST. Those teams who have committed to setting the bar for excellence in ways that change the culture, help to draw that line and deepen it. |
JaneYoung |
kjolana1124 |
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this thread made crave bacon so badly that I am now, as I write this, cooking 2 pounds of it. :o |
gvarndell |
Barry Bonzack |
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It's not about a team having lots of money to spend to travel the world to share FIRST but how the team draws the world into their FIRST experience. |
Steve W |
Travis Hoffman |
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Even our greatest idols make mistakes. The good ones, move on and continue to do great things. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Akash Rastogi |
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During the day on Thursday, I had to change costumes a few times, being "Andy the inspector", to "Andy the green power ranger drive coach", to "Andy the President of AndyMark, meeting with companies". I am sure some people in the guys' bathroom were wondering what I was up to. |
Andy Baker |
Billfred |
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There's nothing like getting your butt kicked by the best! :D |
Jared Russell |
Chris is me |
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We have tried doing the cha-cha slide on the airplane, but that went away very quickly - it seems that the pilots don't like all the movement in the plane. |
Carol |
Ian Curtis |
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A coin flip is a wonderful thing. Not because it makes the decision for you, but because when the coin is in the air, you realize what you really want. |
rtfgnow |
Akash Rastogi |
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I don't know how you can blame a robot getting stuck in the goal on the GDC. The field drawings showed all of the dimensions of the goals. If a team doesn't want to risk getting stuck then they need to plan around it. |
JamesBrown |
Billfred |
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Manual labor experience with engineering training is a powerful combination. |
N7UJJ |
JaneYoung |
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I think one of they beauties of the program is how it can include so many different interests our students have. |
Doc Wu |
Akash Rastogi |
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Science and Technology is like the tide in the ocean, it raises all ships together, whether they're an engineering ship or a manual labor ship. |
Doc Wu |
Akash Rastogi |
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If you want to grow the program such that every student on the planet has the chance to participate, you have to start THINKING with a world-centric mindset. |
Racer26 |
jgannon |
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I do this to give kids an opportunity that I never had. |
Jack Jones |
Alex Dinsmoor |
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You should qualify the same way you eliminate if you ask me. |
sircedric4 |
Travis Hoffman |
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Man, Earthquakes all over the place, Volcanos and clouds of ashes, S&Ps down 25 pts! and now 1114 is first seed and going to probably pick 469... yep, id say the end of the world is near |
scessama |
Chris is me |
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Andy Grady does a great job of running the WayBack machine for us new to FIRST. |
Foster |
JaneYoung |
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I've never seen a spam bot edit posts before |
Vikesrock |
Michelle Celio |
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I was proud that there was no whining, no finger pointing and no complaining. |
Vikesrock |
JaneYoung |
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When we learn physics, we almost always "ignore friction". The real world never does... |
Mike Betts |
Jimmy Cao |
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Only a few more days till i get to see her again! This is sad you would think I was talking about a chick... no wonder my gf gets jealous. XD |
sportzkrazzy |
dodar |
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Strive for excellence in everything you do, but also recognize it in others when you see it, rather than try to drag it down. |
Joe G. |
JaneYoung |
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I'd rather have a target on my back than be invisible to the competition. |
Chris is me |
thefro526 |
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Is it really only 5 axes? It looks like that thing could bend time and space. |
EricVanWyk |
synth3tk |
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Two robots run in to a bar, the third one had a better driver |
Wayne Doenges |
synth3tk |
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You can never have enough figurative language. |
Travis Hoffman |
petek |
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The Bus includes Free Wifi and 120v Power (the bare essentials for any robotics team member) |
Clinton Bolinger |
Zach O |
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if we aren't here for some wisdom...what are we here for? |
Molten |
Taylor |
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Arguing or defending is not how to accept feedback. Someone who shares their opinion cannot be wrong - their opinion is their opinion. |
DonRotolo |
Karibou |
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knowing 'my breath stinks' has helped me far more than any thanks and praise I've ever received.. |
DonRotolo |
rsisk |
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Do not interrupt, do not defend yourself - just listen. After they are done, be sure to thank them for their honest feedback, and close the books. Arguing or defending is not how to accept feedback. |
DonRotolo |
Molten |
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I believe that "going home a winner" is more a matter of perception than anything else. |
JesseK |
Billfred |
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The horse is dead; stop beating it please. |
DonRotolo |
Mr. Pockets |
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Instead of dreading the potential alliance think of ways to impress them so they want you to be part of it! |
Koko Ed |
Alex Dinsmoor |
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I didn't know that Dean Kamen had 3 arms. |
kevin.li.rit |
NorviewsVeteran |
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Code doesn't break. It reacts exactly the same time every time. When something new happens that never happened before, it's because the mechanicals, electricals or drivers gave the code some new stimulus that wasn't tested before. |
GaryVoshol |
Matt Krass |
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Remember. There is no controls team, no mechanical team, and no business team without The Team. |
Tom Line |
billbo911 |
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Who would have thought a triangular robot would fit into a triangular goal :rolleyes: |
Wayne Doenges |
JohnBoucher |
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Michigan teams will eat your souls. You have been warned. |
MishraArtificer |
Alex Dinsmoor |
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Yes ONE blue banner would be nice one of these days, but I've never lost focus of why we as mentors do what we do. It's about preparing the students for "defense" in life, and laugh when your robot gets scored into a goal. |
Chris_Elston |
Billfred |
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You have the rest of your life to play video games. Time at an FRC tournament is precious. Use it wisely. |
gblake |
rsisk |
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There's the problem!! The #1 reason to blame the programmers: They always forget to grease their code. :rolleyes: |
Jack Jones |
JBotAlan |
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Let the team grow, let them fail, let them learn and always be ready to lend a helping hand. I think that's the best way to help rookie teams. |
Justin Montois |
kjolana1124 |
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The trick is to train the rest of the team to blame electrical instead. |
Al3+ |
Rick TYler |
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Give yourself the best chance to win at the event you're at by picking the best possible alliance partners available - always. |
Rich Kressly |
Joe J. |
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