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what is it exactly that makes people like Dave Lavery more admirable than the video store clerk down the street?
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Madison |
Venkatesh |
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A lack of knowledge is okay; a lack of initiative to learn more is not.
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Madison |
JVN |
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While one student may not be of much value to the team, do we ever stop to think about how much value the team may be to that student? |
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You can also always use the "Report Post" button on each post and that'll dispatch a carrier pigeon to each of our homes...or an e-mail if the carrier pigeons have taken the day off. |
Madison |
Billfred |
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I'm frustrated by the world's reluctance to bend over backwards for FIRST. |
Madison |
Amanda Morrison |
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What is it about inefficient design and operation that either pushes the envelope or deserves to be awarded? |
Madison |
Karthik |
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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. |
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Billfred |
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Remember, however, that such software limitations in no way approximate the functionality of a multiple-speed, mechanical transmission. They're simply a convenient way of limiting your students' lead feet. |
Madison |
Billfred |
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If all you've seen of an event is the three days of the competition, you've missed 99% of the work that made it happen. |
Madison |
Elgin Clock |
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After all of this is said and done, think about how much more you all will know about the lovely state of Montana and other things not related to robotics. :) |
Madison |
EddieMcD |
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This is the first (and, if this stuff keeps up, last) time FIRST has allowed high-speed projectiles in years. Please use some common sense, people. |
Madison |
Billfred |
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...because "someone on ChiefDelphi said so," doesn't fly when your robot can't pass inspection. |
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Beth Sweet |
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I'm absolutely certain there are simpler ways of accomplish the same things. I'm simply not the best that FIRST has to offer in this regard and part of what drives me to keep going is the desire to get better at achieving an elegant solution with as few superfluous processes as possible. |
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Billfred |
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(Yes, I'm that much of a dork.) |
Madison |
Billfred |
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Surely, we've seen enough new and interesting implementations of technology in FIRST that we won't keep limiting our imagination to the tried and true. |
Madison |
Matt Krass |
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We also have a CNC mill and CNC lathe, but we're interested in doing this only if we can do it quickly. Milling anything takes too long for my MTV-generation attention span. :) |
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Billfred |
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If Andy asked y'all to stand on your head, would you do that, too? ;)
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Michelle Celio |
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It's possible to do nearly anything with enough resources and ingenuity. |
Madison |
dlavery |
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"Dress to impress," typically, means no denim (sorry, Dean)... |
Madison |
Billfred |
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I think the GDC should force us to use steam engines, but the electrically-inclined folks on my team might stop whining if they're given more to work with. |
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Billfred |
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I hope that kids will stop asking us if we build Battlebots and start asking us if we build Transformers. To that, I will answer with a resounding yes. |
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Pavan Dave |
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Sounds fun? Maybe only if you're a giant dork, but I'm a pretty giant dork, so... |
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Billfred |
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Dave's grammar is broken. |
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synth3tk |
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We haven't yet been able to find the A-team, but if we do... well, I pity the fool. :) |
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Jherbie53 |
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Thanks for the wishes of luck. We try to minimize its importance, but having it on our side is never a bad thing. |
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Billfred |
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I think we all should strive to be better than what is expected of us. :) |
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Different strokes for different folks. |
Madison |
Blue_Mist |
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FIRST inspired me to become a pain in the patootie or something. :) |
Madison |
dlavery |
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My crotchety old person opinion is that it should be illegal to try to win the award. Do things because you like doing them or because it helps others. Don't do things to win awards. |
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Travis Hoffman |
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Remind me again why anyone, my team included, is stupid enough to keep going to week 1 events? |
Madison |
cbale2000 |
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The GDC needs to write the rules once and let the game be what the game is going to be. There's little that's fun about being told exactly how to play with your toys. |
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apalrd |
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If students and mentors own their role and are proud of it, the team is stronger as a consequence. |
Madison |
JaneYoung |
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Can you restate your observation in a manner that reconciles with physics? |
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Nick Lawrence |
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"If I say its name three times, will it appear in my lab?" |
Madison |
Sparkyshires |
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Teams rarely win FIRST events because they can complete actions that nobody else can; they win because they do things faster than others. |
Madison |
cadandcookies |
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There is a problem getting girls interested in STEM. Swift, immediate action is required. Continuing to stay the course leads to disaster. |
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Karthik |
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It looks like you put a robot through a paper shredder. |
Madwolvez |
synth3tk |
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I wonder if the GDC had his extraordinary achievements in mind for the 2012 game. |
MagiChau |
JaneYoung |
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Drive Trains are overrated |
MaGiC_PiKaChU |
Whippet |
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why would someone do that? Go on the internet and tell lies? |
MaGiC_PiKaChU |
The Doctor |
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MAKE SURE THE BATTERY DOES NOT FALL OUT |
magnets |
MechEng83 |
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Lowering the ceiling is a bad thing, but there's nothing wrong with raising the floor. |
magnets |
Steven Donow |
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Without programmers there would only be a robotic beauty contest. |
mallot1243 |
RbtGal1351 |
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Don't give up on others. I believe in killing grumps with a smile! |
maltz1881 |
Steve W |
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The spirit of FIRST is about learning not just about winning. |
MamaSpoldi |
Rion Atkinson |
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We discovered this problem on the ship day (sure, when else?) |
Manoel |
Billfred |
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I don't hate many things, but time-wasting and false dilemmas are amongst the few. |
Manoel |
dlavery |
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Engineering still can't beat Physics! |
Manoel |
apalrd |
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The pen [may be] mightier than the sword, but the bandsaw can chop them both. |
Marc P. |
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Gearboxes and 2x balls and pull up bars, oh my! |
Marc P. |
Jessica Boucher |
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