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Those poor suckers on the West coast get three hours LESS sleep than we do afterward. Anyone else glad to see that crate go every year, regardless of what's in it? |
Rich Kressly |
Billfred |
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However, as a philosopher, while you need math, you can probably talk your way out of it. |
sciguy125 |
A_Reed |
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Limits are imposed by both man and nature. Understanding those limits and attempting to push past them is the basis of creativity. |
Dave.Norton |
Marc P. |
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I think that is important to note that winning teams have won without bending the rules. GP allows you to go ask, investigate and take pictures. Learn from others when you have the chance. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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The purpose of the game rules is not to imagine and categorically list everything you should not do, but to give you guidelines of FIRST's intent and leave it to your developing good judgment to know what's acceptable and what is simply skirting the rules. |
Mark McLeod |
Billfred |
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There is almost always more than one solution to any engineering problem. One part of elegant design is picking the one that makes the most sense for a particular design problem, even if that means "breaking" some normally established "rules". |
Jeff Pahl |
Karthik |
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I believe with every fiber of my being that Engineering is an Art. It is a beautiful, wonderful, delightful art. |
Joe Johnson |
Karthik |
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There are laws of physics, useful rules of thumb, and cold hard economics that come into play to be sure but at it's core Engineering is Art. For these artists, there is no substute for the sound engineering judgement.
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Joe Johnson |
Karthik |
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You mean nobody else has picked up on the hint about next year's game being called "Whack the Billfred"? |
EricH |
Beth Sweet |
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...too much to do... ...too little time... |
Joe Johnson |
Billfred |
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Don't short change your drivers. They really need drive time. |
Joe Johnson |
Ian Curtis |
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JVN, thanks for working with me. You will make a great MC anywhere. Folks, he actually loosened up and fit right in. |
Steve W |
Billfred |
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While [a college FIRST competition] would be pretty fun, I think that you'll see this build season that mentoring is a heck of a lot of fun too. (except when the kids pretend to cut their fingers off to see your reaction) |
Beth Sweet |
Billfred |
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trust me, confused machines aren't fun to be around. |
[527]phil |
Billfred |
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Rules are after all rules. They don't have to make sense. |
ChrisH |
Billfred |
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Is it January yet?? |
Kevin Kolodziej |
Jessica Boucher |
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By the way, a piece of advice to all those who haven't gone to Manchester for Kickoff before: Go. It's something you have to do at least once in your time in FIRST. |
Billfred |
Ian Curtis |
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When I encounter Dave at competitions and meetings, I find him to be kind, helpful, almost too nice. When I read his hints, I find him to be EVIL! |
Ken Loyd |
Billfred |
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But don't forget about the little details, that can (and will) come back to haunt you. |
Ben Piecuch |
Billfred |
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The only thing "an eye for an eye" has ever settled is two eyeless people. |
Cory |
Billfred |
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I've found that housework is more fun with power tools. |
RogerR |
Andy Baker |
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There's nothing that you can do to please everyone. You have to figure out where you stand and hold your ground. |
sciguy125 |
sanddrag |
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As to "no fasteners," I have a gallon of epoxy, and I'm not afraid to spread it. |
Rick TYler |
Ian Curtis |
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The only way you can be undermined is if you let yourself be undermined. |
DUCKIE |
Bharat Nain |
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When it all comes down to it, it's not gonna be the medal around your neck that makes the difference, but the memories that you think about when you look back on how you got there that makes the difference. |
Beth Sweet |
Billfred |
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The Chairman's award is about doing what you can to strengthen the FIRST community. It doesn't require money to simply lend tools, wise advice or a hand. |
Koko Ed |
Billfred |
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Engineering is NOT manufacturing. .... It is good to be able to fabricate things with your own hands, but thats not what engineers do. |
KenWittlief |
ChrisH |
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We discovered this problem on the ship day (sure, when else?) |
Manoel |
Billfred |
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a determined team can accomplish miracles. |
Wayne C. |
sanddrag |
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Baker, you certainly are a trouble maker. :) |
Rich Kressly |
Conor Ryan |
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This is proof we can change the world. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
JohnBoucher |
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Gracious professionalism dictates that if you come to play, I must help you. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Beth Sweet |
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FIRST is a learning, growing and inspiring organization. We can never dictate pretty. We can however encourage and teach quality. |
Steve W |
Arefin Bari |
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Pretty robots, who cares? Quality robots are another matter. |
Steve W |
Billfred |
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Quality has nothing to do with desire – you can’t wish quality. Quality has nothing to do with time, or money, or the other guy’s attitude. Quality has everything to do with craftsmanship. |
Jack Jones |
RogerR |
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"git er done" but do it right. |
CJO |
Billfred |
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If I understand what you're saying, you don't understand very far.
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Alan Anderson |
Cory |
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I actually love and am very thankful for what all these amazing engineering role models put into this program year in and year out. |
Bill Gold |
Andy Baker |
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It's about compressing life into 6 weeks. It's about doing. It's about learning to fail. It's about gracious professionalism. It's about releasing the limitations that we all put on ourselves. It's about thinking outside of the box. It's about growing. |
JohnBoucher |
RogerR |
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It is the team that they build that is the important accompliishment.. |
Wayne C. |
JohnBoucher |
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I think a lifetime of learning properly and then teaching others and inspiring the youth is more important to myself at least than being on the news for a couple seconds during a voice over.
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Elgin Clock |
Karthik |
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The point of FIRST is not to create pretty robots. It's to teach kids about science, technology, and engineering. |
Cory |
Akash Rastogi |
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Alright, looks like we've sidetracked into "Off-Topic Land", an area I know I have to visit every so often but I am always happy to leave.
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Jessica Boucher |
Beth Sweet |
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.....just don't hurt the programmer =) |
mtaman02 |
Billfred |
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Fool me once? Shame on you... Fool me thrice? I'm just a wishful thinker :( |
Bill Gold |
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please remember that the children we are trying to positively influence do read these forums. |
Amanda Morrison |
Billfred |
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When you start new threads, keep in mind that ChiefDelphi has about 14.6 million subforums about nearly everything you can imagine in the world of FIRST. You have to be in the forum you'd like for your thread to appear in when you choose to start a new topic. |
Madison |
Billfred |
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I urge teams to look beyond what you are given in the kit of parts and strive for more |
sanddrag |
Billfred |
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Meanwhile, it's water over the dam, spilled milk, etc. Let's drop the subject and get on with life. I am seeing people warming up their lawyerism, which is not a good thing when we are coming up on build season. |
EricH |
Billfred |
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There's more than one way to skin a cat. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Venkatesh |
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