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It’s possible to make friends without agreeing on everything. |
Bill Gold |
Andy Baker |
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It shouldn’t be about whether or not you think it’s easy or not, it’s about whether or not you think the effect of the change would be a positive step for our country. |
Bill Gold |
Billfred |
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When in doubt, ask... don't assume (unless you don't mind wasting time/money). |
Bill Gold |
Billfred |
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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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Fool me once? Shame on you... Fool me thrice? I'm just a wishful thinker :( |
Bill Gold |
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FIRST is difficult and it is challenging, but you aren’t necessarily required to go off and build an 8 motor drivetrain and 4 motor / 8 pneumatic piston arm mechanism for the heck of it when a 2 motor non-shifting drivetrain and 2 motor arm does just as good a job. |
Bill Gold |
Karthik |
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What I’m trying to say is that you should not necessarily be looking to build the next “cool” thing, unless that’s your team’s goal and you’ve got the resources to finish it by ship date. |
Bill Gold |
Karthik |
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The teams who have the best chance at success are the ones who know where they can save time and money on machining by using or using part of some premade equivalent.
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Bill Gold |
Karthik |
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Go fish, dude. |
Bill Gold |
Madison |
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Lucky breaks and trying to minimize failures or moments of retardedness are what these games are all about, like any sport. |
Bill Gold |
Holtzman |
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What's an autonomous mode? |
Bill Gold |
Jessica Boucher |
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The Indiana Mafia? We are very insulted. Another comment like that and you could wind up having a couple of broken legs. But thanks for the good words |
Bill Beatty |
Billfred |
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I am all for high school sports, but as Dean continually preaches, we sometimes are not putting enough emphases in the right places. |
Bill Beatty |
Billfred |
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Whatever the rule, MAKE IT CLEAR. |
Bill Beatty |
Billfred |
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I am surprised at the relative conservative capability you described on our 2006 machine. As for the 2007 machine, in anticipation of an aquatic game, we have completed a robot that "walks on water" and are well along with one that can "part the sea". |
Bill Beatty |
Billfred |
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We do have a good time.
Mr. Bill |
Bill Beatty |
Jay Trzaskos |
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I think it's pretty cool that the Black Eyed Peas and other celebrities are willing to take up their time to come celebrate science and technology with us. |
BIGWILLI2081 |
Taylor |
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Also, the judges don't give out awards for money. They give out awards for hard work and effort. |
BigJ |
Amanda Morrison |
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When you find yourself saying multiple times at one regional "...never coding at 1am in the hotel again... ...never again..." |
BigJ |
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Comments and Documentation: Use them! You would never believe how fast you will forget how something works, especially when things are flying at you so fast. Other/future programmers will understand what you did and why you did it. |
BigJ |
DeformedFedora |
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KoP inventory -- it's the FIRST version of opening Christmas presents. |
BigJ |
Hallry |
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Well, the cake could either be a simple cake Or It is blue, so that obviously means that we are having a water game this year. |
big1boom |
synth3tk |
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In any case, a drawing is important. You should never machine anything without having a drawing of some type to work from. |
Big Ideas |
Richard Wallace |
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Here is one really important thing I learnt this season:
If you do it for yourself, you ain't gonna make it. If you do it for you're team, You'll make it. |
Bharat Nain |
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When a team is a team, anything is possible |
Bharat Nain |
shyra1353 |
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The most amazing and inspiring character I've met in FIRST, Wayne [Cokeley] has definately shown me the character of a true leader. |
Bharat Nain |
Mike Ciance |
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I love robotics, it has a spot for every kinda future career a student chooses. |
Bharat Nain |
Elgin Clock |
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Moreover, lets discuss robots, its more fun :p |
Bharat Nain |
Elgin Clock |
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That's some sexy use of aluminium |
Bharat Nain |
Billfred |
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We would expect our bot to be done by Week 5, but usually its about a day or two before shipping and then the ever-famous "all nite programmin' n driva trainin'" is done. |
Bharat Nain |
Ian Curtis |
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I am thoroughly convinced FIRST is a sport. Convince me otherwise. |
Bharat Nain |
Alex Minot |
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God bless the camera. That's all I gotta say. |
Bharat Nain |
Alex Burman |
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CAD is the oxygen for engineering. |
Bharat Nain |
Daniel Brim |
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Gracious professionalism is a two-way street. |
Bharat Nain |
Arefin Bari |
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...many different kinds of students join our team. Some only have an interest in media, or others in cheering. What is important is that they are having fun while working in an engineering environment. |
Bharat Nain |
KathieK |
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FRC2010 - The flying purses :P |
Bharat Nain |
Karibou |
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I personally need all the limbs and eyeballs I currently have, and I assume other feel the same way. |
bfk |
dtengineering |
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No really though, a robot game with rules similar to Risk. This would combine FIRST, Battlebots, and US Government... |
Betty_Krocker |
synth3tk |
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"I have cut this piece 4 times and it is still too short!" |
Betty_Krocker |
dragonrulr288 |
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Stacking totes on end;
Gives you extra height, alas;
Topples with a sneeze. |
BethMo |
Whippet |
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'We're back to square one! and while we're at it, let's redesign square one.' |
Bethie42 |
dag0620 |
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Figure out where you have to start and what end result you want, from there, all you have to fill in is the middle. |
Beth Sweet |
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FIRST is like Starbucks coffee, it's addicting and you just can't seem to get away from it... |
Beth Sweet |
Joe Matt |
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FIRST is not about building a robot, it's about the experience of it all... |
Beth Sweet |
cbudrecki |
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I want to help them to get what's made such a difference to me... |
Beth Sweet |
Jeremy Roberts |
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What I would really love to see is having the teams try to solve a problem that is real scientists are trying to solve right now. Wouldn't it be cool if a team came up with a robot design that could solve one of the world's worst problems? Talk about FIRST publicity! |
Beth Sweet |
Alex Cormier |
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You know, I love the fact that FIRST has always got your back. :D |
Beth Sweet |
Billfred |
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I know I know, resurrecting an old thread, but at least I searched! |
Beth Sweet |
Billfred |
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a big part of FIRST is to educate everyone, even those "stupid freshmen" about science and technology. |
Beth Sweet |
Billfred |
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Whether or not your team has the technical mentors, as long as your kids are still inspired by the adult technical mentors of other teams, and get the picture that we're trying to portray in this program, the best that you can do is the best you can do. Do it, and be proud of your results. |
Beth Sweet |
Billfred |
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