Chief Delphi - Spotlight List

To me, FIRST is about having students realize that there IS an answer to the age old high school question: "when are we ever going to use this crap?" - Chris Hibner [more]

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Spotlight List

Post	Quote	Username	Added By
	Education is important, but for some, FIRST is their education.	Sam Lipscomb	Jaine Perotti
	Hasn't that always been the mission of FIRST? Don't settle for what works; strive for what amazes.	Sam Lipscomb	Libby K
	unless your team is incredibly beastly, completely ignore the words "cool factor". Coolness does not outweigh functionality.	Sam N.	Billfred
	"PWMed"	Sam N.	synth3tk
	"In PID, Integrals are like diamonds. They are forever!"	Sam390250	FRC4ME
	AndyMark has done something amazing.	Sam390250	Hallry
	"THAT'S NOT SAFE!" "But I'm wearing safety goggles!"	Samheartsrobots	RoboDesigners
	"Look, it's already weight optimized!"	Samk	nightpool
	FIRST, for me, is about mental wrestling with oneself through the ideas of others and learning through this dialogue.	sammyjalex	Molten
	But he who has deeper insight realizes that concepts and ideas canot be contained in even the largest jar, bucket or box. You cannot touch or see these things, but you can be enhanced with knowledge and experience of them.	sanddrag
	Our robot attacked our programmer autonomously.	sanddrag
	Hack saws are for hack work, the kind we don't do.	sanddrag
	FIRST MANTRA: When Lawyer-ism fails, Gracious Professionalism Prevails!	sanddrag
	It is probable that you will find mroe than a few spotlight worthy phrases or sentences in the following. ;)	sanddrag
	The best parts of FIRST just cannot be described. They have to be experienced.	sanddrag	George1902
	FIRST people are just wierd like that. We get drawn to places in the middle of the desert as long as we know there will be more people like us there.	sanddrag	Amanda Morrison
	We can sit here and engineer this all day but I think untill one of us gets off our chair and starts making it we'll never know if its possible.	sanddrag	Devin L.
	See, building a really great robot is just a pseudo challenge for the concept of the whole FIRST program. It is just a phony way to bring people together to reach one common goal.	sanddrag	Ryan M.
	The robots are the attracting force, the common interest that brings us all together	sanddrag	Jeff Waegelin
	You think you are building robots, but you are really building yourselves.	sanddrag	Jeff Waegelin
	Good drivers know the limits of their machines, but great drivers have machines with no limits.	sanddrag	greencactus3
	In any case, I'd like to remind everyone to practice gracious nonexpansionalism while in your pit.	sanddrag	Billfred
	I'm not even going to bother...SEARCH!	sanddrag	Billfred
	With three robots, I was expecting better scores but I guess more robots means more penalties, not more points.	sanddrag	Elgin Clock
	If you don't like contact, your robot is not built well enough.	sanddrag	Billfred
	Even better than any [book] is simply becoming an active member of the Chief Delphi forums. Where do you think I got everything I know?	sanddrag	Billfred
	I have always liked to see people get recognized for what they do, not people doing something to get recognized.	sanddrag	Pat Fairbank
	When it is so boring and slow on here in the summer it is funny how all of us just jump at something technical.	sanddrag	Bharat Nain
	Go with what you know will work, and try a little less if you are feeling brave. That is my rule of thumb.	sanddrag	Arefin Bari
	Every event that starts with "a little bit of fun" has the potential to end in disaster. Please think about all possible outcomes before you do anything stupid.	sanddrag	Billfred
	I've ridden the real Segway many times and I think it is a truly remarkable machine and worth every cent (if you have enough cents to spend on it).	sanddrag	Billfred
	I urge teams to look beyond what you are given in the kit of parts and strive for more	sanddrag	Billfred
	For example an iron block is very simple and very robust. Strap a control system on it and it will meet the requirements of being a FIRST robot. However, it sure doesn't do very much, nor is it innovative.	sanddrag	lukevanoort
	It's good to hear I'm not nuts.	sanddrag	Billfred
	FIRST is not a "buy it and build it kit robot" competition.	sanddrag	dlavery
	Be thankful for what you have, not frustrated with it because it doesn't exactly suit your needs.	sanddrag	dlavery
	Let's not complain when we are getting magnificent items in the kit that teams just a few years ago could only wish for.	sanddrag	Karthik
	Looks very well designed. Now where is the "export to reality" button in the CAD software? (I have been looking for it for weeks).	sanddrag	Billfred
	You have accomplished and learned more in the past six weeks than...a majority of people in the country. Be proud of your machine. Don't kick it to the gutter. Stand behind it. Believe in it. Give it your all. Take pride in your robot. :)	sanddrag	Madison
	There is no shame in playing the best match you can play.	sanddrag	Billfred
	Instead of "Team XXXX graciously accepts" how about just a big "yeaaaahhhhh!" ?	sanddrag	RogerR
	Does this need a "Do not try this at home" stamp?	sanddrag	nehalita
	Do it the good ol' American way and throw money at the problem. In other words, get out of there and call a professional to take care of it.	sanddrag	Rohith Surampudi
	Let's let FIRST bring us together as a whole rather than separate us into parts eh?	sanddrag	Michelle Celio
	This is real. This is hard. This, is FIRST.	sanddrag	Libby K
	I guess it all just goes back to the fact that you need to finish your robot before it goes in the crate.	sanddrag	DonRotolo
	FIRST prides itself on safety. It shouldn't be limited to only the pit area.	sanddrag	Astronouth7303
	Power tools don't hurt people. Poorly instructed people hurt themselves, using power tools.	sanddrag	Arefin Bari
	Don't worry about where you will be. Just consider youself lucky for being where you have been.	sanddrag	Akash Rastogi
	The problem is though, as long as the teams are allowed to work on their robots on Thursday, they will, and they'll never learn to finish it before the event.	sanddrag	Katie_UPS