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FIRST was the best thing that accidentally happened to me. |
Stephen Kowski |
Elgin Clock |
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You can't expect a situation to get better if you don't make an attempt to confront it. |
AndyB |
Travis Hoffman |
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but yea. people have this perception of robots as like, the terminator.
you don't have to be a super genius to do this stuff. |
christina_omg |
Elgin Clock |
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A dedicated team is a happy team. |
sgreco |
dlavery |
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It is not brains but desire that matters. |
Lancer Robotics |
Koko Ed |
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Joining a FIRST team is the beginning of "smart," not the culmination. |
klrswift |
DonRotolo |
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Its not how much knowledge you have, its how much you want to learn. |
tennispro9911 |
DonRotolo |
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A lot of the time in FIRST it's not what you have when you enter the program, but what you gain from being in it. |
Elgin Clock |
Dan Petrovic |
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You know you've been involved with robotics too long when you see a remote-controlled traffic barrel coming up behind people and honking - and it doens't faze you. |
GaryVoshol |
Qbranch |
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Even worse, you could have a "Kiss the Paul" contest. I heard he squeals when you pick him up too. |
AndyB |
Herodotus |
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Andy Baker doesn't go to IRI. IRI comes to Andy Baker. |
tim_reiher |
Akash Rastogi |
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"We've got more money than brains." |
Travis Hoffman |
Dowjonesbotics |
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"If I had a nickel for every time our robot actually worked, I'd have one whole nickel. It was fail. Epic fail." - lol, a team at the NYC FTC tourny |
Akash Rastogi |
Dowjonesbotics |
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"If you can't hurdle, you can't win."
"Remember to practice your obnoxious amateurism."
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dlavery |
Dowjonesbotics |
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Seriously I didn't think that "FIRST, it's the WWF for smart people" would ever catch on. |
Schnabel |
Dowjonesbotics |
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Place a corner of it on the end of a table, clamp down the other side, and have a good whack at it with a hammer (hard). If it didn't break, it was polycarbonate. |
vivek16 |
AndyB |
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Dean's "All Denim" (now referred to as "Deanim") look is apparently catching on. |
AndyB |
EricVanWyk |
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... we are really in FIRST to develop a love and appreciation for Math, Science, and Technology. This is our goal. Every team can do this effectively regardless of how well they do in competitions. |
tennispro9911 |
tjf |
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Stop making me want to spend money on books! I don't need any more good influences in my life!!!! |
FourPenguins |
Karibou |
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You know you're overdosed on FIRST when you see the thread titled "team 228 can and bottle drive" and think "what kind of crazy drivetrain is that?" |
Joe G. |
Katie_UPS |
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It's not all about the offensive "powerhouses", strategy is key. |
smurfgirl |
dlavery |
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Id have to say, that is probably one of the most creative floats i have ever seen. then again, this is coming from a guy who hasn't seen many floats (disregarding the 32-bit ones). |
Uberbots |
Billfred |
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Besides, all the FIRSTers that I know - are children at heart. |
JaneYoung |
Dan Petrovic |
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Students leave and new students come.
But mentors are forever. |
fredliu168 |
Akash Rastogi |
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Mentors may not be the direct focus of FIRST, but they are just as involved as students are. They play a pivotal role in the success of FIRST and of the success of every team. |
Dan Petrovic |
Steve W |
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Without mentors, you wouldn't even be participating in FIRST. Your team wouldn't exist, and FIRST as a program wouldn't exist. If it did, it'd just be another form of a science fair. |
Cory |
Akash Rastogi |
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I respect what you have to say and I ask that you do the same for me. |
Andrew Schreiber |
dlavery |
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So I thought to myself "Man, I wish I was a part of a large technically minded community... oh... right..." |
BordomBeThyName |
Elgin Clock |
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Competing at multiple regionals or Championship events has no bearing on the life lessons you will learn or the unbelievable memories you will have--for that is what FIRST is truly all about. |
Alivia |
Steve W |
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You can lay out all the disclaimers that you want, but the bottom line is you are representing your team. |
Karthik |
Michelle Celio |
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The stated goals of FIRST are to inspire a culture that values science and technology. Inspiration needs Motivation. What motivates people? Competition. |
Dmentor |
kramarczyk |
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At the end of the day, it really isn’t about the awards. |
JesseK |
DonRotolo |
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Don't forget to stock up on luck. You'll need some of that too. |
Molten |
Blue_Mist |
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These are words on a computer screen, please stop giving the text on this screen such incredible power over how you feel. |
Stephen Kowski |
Billfred |
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What is this "non-robotics life" of which you speak? :ahh: |
Karibou |
kramarczyk |
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I think Team 45 is cloning Andy. Anybody who has pitted next to them should agree that they are first class students running a first class team. |
IKE |
Alan Anderson |
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Here on CD, we are all one big FIRST team, mentoring each other. |
Joe G. |
Andy Baker |
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Each poster can bring respect to the topic, whether agreeing with it or not. |
JaneYoung |
Steve W |
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I'm not of the belief that this is the intent or purpose of Chief Delphi. It is a place for sharing knowledge and information, perspectives, and humor. In the process, it has created community. |
JaneYoung |
KelliV |
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And your other point, "why a debate over a nonexistent rule?". Its summer, we're not building robots, and we're geeks. What else are we supposed to do? |
EHaskins |
synth3tk |
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You and I have never met, but I am certain that if we went to the same school, we would have been good friends. |
Molten |
Blue_Mist |
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GP is a code which is lived by, not a yardstick to measure others by. |
Daniel_LaFleur |
Alex Cormier |
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People misuse GP because they see Dean as some sort of whimsical cross between the Nutty Professor and Mister Rogers and think that FIRST is Disney World and we're all going to happily hold hands around the campfire and sing happy songs all day long. |
Koko Ed |
KathieK |
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At least I can appreciate the humor in this LOLCODE; it isn't funny when our our robot goes backwards in hybrid mode |
sgreco |
J_Greco |
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Sometimes it is worth it to stop and read what you've written before posting. |
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joshsmithers |
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We should create string networks at Nats. Just have miles of string running between the Georgia Dome and the GWCC. :D |
Ctrl Alt Delete |
synth3tk |
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I'd say start working on other forms of wireless communication. Scout using Morse Code, hand signals, light flashes (LOST anybody?)... Paper cups and string are cheap too... |
AndyB |
synth3tk |
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If we can transform our culture to the point where girls swoon over guys as they pull their dremel off their belt and carve some speed holes in a smooth fluid motion, I think FIRST is half way to its goal. When we get the guys to swoon over the girls for their hot moves on the 5-axis, we have won. |
EricVanWyk |
Elgin Clock |
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Are we really at the point where the only useful thing we can discuss is Dean's choice in timekeeping apparel? The man has a watch. He uses it to tell time. Do we really care how much it is worth, or who made it? I would be much more interested in what he does, not what he wears. |
dlavery |
Billfred |
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You can't stop trying to look for other ways to do things, or that really defeats the whole purpose of inovation. |
AmoryG |
EricH |
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