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Go to Post Remember the volunteering is not mandatory for the people to do it. It IS mandatory if FIRST is to survive and the regionals to leave a positive impact on everybody. Alavinus
Go to Post I like what FIRST said about it best: They consider it part of the "Game Challenge" Alavinus
Go to Post A well-designed shifting transmission, controlled by an experienced driver (or a clever bit of software), is an advantage. Alan Anderson Andy Baker
Go to Post I have always gotten the answers I need. They're just not always the answers I want... Alan Anderson Matt Krass
Go to Post I'm a programmer by training and inclination, so my mechanical ideas are sometimes rather, um, loosely constrained by physical reality. Alan Anderson JVN
Go to Post The solution to that "problem" is obvious: practice driving. Alan Anderson Billfred
Go to Post I haven't seen it yet, but I have complete confidence in him, because he is Andy Baker. Alan Anderson Josh Hambright
Go to Post Questions are rarely stupid. Alan Anderson Billfred
Go to Post Please don't confuse energetic enthusaism with acting obnoxious. Alan Anderson Billfred
Go to Post This is a high-energy sporting event, not a piano recital. :) Alan Anderson Cory
Go to Post We also indirectly benefit from those rookie teams having well-built and working drivebases. It helps raise the level of performance across the board, making for a better competitive environment. Alan Anderson Karthik
Go to Post If I understand what you're saying, you don't understand very far. Alan Anderson Cory
Go to Post Stop it with the "break the rules, just don't let anyone know" already! Alan Anderson Billfred
Go to Post Yes, a good driver can effectively be the element that closes the loop, but only when there is a driver at the controls. Alan Anderson Billfred
Go to Post Stupid rules are not meant to be broken; they're meant to be changed. Unless and until they are changed, breaking them is wrong. Alan Anderson Billfred
Go to Post Yes, I have lost it! Alan Anderson Kyle Love
Go to Post The scent of a smoking Globe motor is familiar to many. Alan Anderson tdlrali
Go to Post Safety is a practice, not a number. Alan Anderson Richard Wallace
Go to Post A challenge to those of you grumbling about the refereeing this year: Be a referee next year. Alan Anderson Richard Wallace
Go to Post One of the cultural concepts that has emerged from the teams participating in FIRST is that ideas are worth sharing. Alan Anderson JaneYoung
Go to Post The urge to compete tends to drive teams to hold the ideas close during the competition season, but the urge to contribute means they get publicized afterwards. Alan Anderson JaneYoung
Go to Post The way things generally work in cases like this is simple: if you know something, you can't say it. So keep in mind that if someone does say something, it usually means they don't know. Alan Anderson Jaine Perotti
Go to Post Actually, I think the standard Klingon warning label ought to be sufficient: 'yIQIpQo' (don't be stupid) Alan Anderson Andy Baker
Go to Post Pneumatic components always give me gas... Alan Anderson lukevanoort
Go to Post Our robot-in-progress got set on the scale yesterday, It came to about 115 pounds. Then I walked up and took out the battery, and everyone relaxed some. Alan Anderson Jherbie53
Go to Post I got to talk with Mr. Flowers briefly last year. I told him that I had wanted to be part of FIRST since about 1980. It was nearly a quarter-century later when my son entered high school and I joined the TechnoKats as a mentor. Alan Anderson 114Klutz
Go to Post Being professional means doing things right. Being gracious means doing the right thing. They complement each other perfectly. But I think we should remember to use GP as a guide for our own behavior, not as a yardstick to measure others' shortcomings. Alan Anderson Paul Copioli
Go to Post I firmly believe that it's within your power to aspire instead of lament. Alan Anderson Billfred
Go to Post Never underestimate the ability of a team of high school students and engineers to break expensive things. Alan Anderson Billfred
Go to Post We fail to present a coherent picture of what we are if we aren't vigilant about our self-image. Alan Anderson Joe Matt
Go to Post My nagging fear is that I'm a programming dinosaur, stuck in a procedural tar pit and doomed to extinction as the dataflow mammals take over. Alan Anderson AustinSchuh
Go to Post "But from a real life standpoint, that looks like something the evil villains in a superhero movie would use to get around in" Reading the phrases "real life" and "evil villains in a superhero movie" in the same sentence makes me giggle. Alan Anderson hallk
Go to Post Gracious Professionalism is a compass, not a set of calipers. It should be used to guide what you do rather than to measure it. Alan Anderson Collin Fultz
Go to Post Stupid rules are still rules. They're not meant to be broken, they're meant to be changed. Alan Anderson Stuart
Go to Post Prepare to be surprised, amazed, awed, and inspired. Alan Anderson StevenB
Go to Post A stack of hearing aid batteries can also read 13v, but they won't run a robot. Alan Anderson Jimmy Cao
Go to Post The closest thing to "Senior Mentor" we have is "Team Grandma". :) Alan Anderson JaneYoung
Go to Post A constant awareness of safety is a plague I would welcome. Alan Anderson Siri
Go to Post We just need to make engineering an interesting everyday thing, as visible as art exhibits or concerts or football games. Alan Anderson Taylor
Go to Post The robot competition is the most obvious, visible, and distilled-media-friendly part of the picture... We shouldn't be surprised that it's all that gets into the news coverage, when that coverage is managed by someone who isn't already well versed in what FIRST is trying to do. Alan Anderson RoboDesigners
Go to Post Being consistently enthusiastic with a consistent message is not easy to do without sounding like a cult. We could use a reasonably large collection of things to say that restate the mission and vision of FIRST but don't appear to be stock phrases. Alan Anderson RoboDesigners
Go to Post Dave doesn't predict the future. He creates it. Alan Anderson RoboDesigners
Go to Post In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, however... Alan Anderson synth3tk
Go to Post We are reluctant to deprive you of the experience of learning how to do your own research. Alan Anderson EricH
Go to Post Remember that the 4-slot cRIO...only has 4 slots. :) Alan Anderson Duke461
Go to Post It means Dave Lavery isn't on the Game Design Committee this year. If he were, you probably would have found a banana instead. Alan Anderson Billfred
Go to Post How many of the team's current students were even alive when those awards were earned? :) Alan Anderson CalTran
Go to Post That box you think you see is only an illusion. Alan Anderson Siri
Go to Post What is this "off season" of which you speak? Alan Anderson Hallry
Go to Post IRI: it's FIRSTmas in July! Alan Anderson Hallry
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