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You do need help. Don't reject offers of assistance from veterans. There are more things you don't know than you think there are. |
Alan Anderson |
vhcook |
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Since you have to undo all the connections anyway in order to swap them, you might as well take advantage of the opportunity to do some simple and straightforward troubleshooting. |
Alan Anderson |
Billfred |
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Whether or not you use wheel weights, if you're running a wheel at several thousand RPM, you'd better have an effective containment system to protect the outside world in case something spontaneously disassembles itself. |
Alan Anderson |
Libby K |
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Exactly matching weight at two different regionals is an indicator of something fishy. :p |
Alan Anderson |
JohnBoucher |
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We built an ineffective machine, all by ourselves! Yay for us! |
Alan Anderson |
Tristan Lall |
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However, mentoring isn't for you. It's for the others. |
Alan Anderson |
efoote868 |
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I'll not deprive you of the practice in reading the manual; you'll need it if you want to be an effective part of an FRC team. |
Alan Anderson |
cadandcookies |
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If all you are is a nail, every hammer looks like a problem. |
Alan Anderson |
Whippet |
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Imagination is important, but try not to use it as a substitute for actual information. |
Alan Anderson |
rtfgnow |
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Ah, to be a teenager and know everything again. |
Alan Anderson |
Billfred |
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Many of us are engineers who value precision and accuracy in communication. Words mean things. |
Alan Anderson |
Whippet |
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I feel that the only friends I have ever had are people I know through FIRST. Being on a team gave me the sense of belonging that I thought I didn't even need. FIRST has given me a great life that I never thought I would have. |
Alaina |
Ashley Christine |
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The trick is to train the rest of the team to blame electrical instead. |
Al3+ |
Rick TYler |
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The math isn't that hard. It's just a tool, like a screwdriver or soldering iron. Sure you get tired of picking up the same old thing everyday, but when you have to tighten a screw you still reach for the screwdriver. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
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The free exchange of ideas whether in Syn-Aud-Con or FIRST or Boy Scouts, has propelled me further in my field and in life, than anything else. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
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Sometimes you don't need a lot of power, just the will to move. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
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I want you to get the right answer no matter what. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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All battery terminals must be wrapped in tape or other insulating material AT ALL TIMES! |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Wetzel |
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Although you will see lot's of people complain about parts (sometimes that includes me) all of us are held to the same constraints. That's what makes this so much fun. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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GP and the Scout Law are high ideals that only the best will achieve and live everyday. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Steve W |
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That sound you hear is a student on the mechanical team trying to get out of the shipping crate you closed too early. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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If you want to know how to build a more competitive robot, ask. GP demands we tell you, help you, guide you, teach you. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
dlavery |
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The flux capacitor should have been allowed under the flowchart as long as it met the single component maximum cost. I did check with Digikey and they no longer carry the line. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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It is not necessary to draw 200 amps to move a robot through a two minute match. Rule of thumb is you robot should be able to compete for three matches without a battery change. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
dez250 |
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If the left side of your brain controls the right side of your body then left handers are the only ones in "their right mind". |
Al Skierkiewicz |
ConKbot of Doom |
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Think about the other teams...today your opponent, today your teammate. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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Don't bring a distraction to the field. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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I don't remember who said it or what the words are exactly...(I think it was Hopalong Cassidy) Don't say goodbye, just say see you later. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Josh Hambright |
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Temp wiring is always bad but it is made worse when dealing with a $1000+ part. You wouldn't try to lash a makeshift power source to your PC. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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Build a student a robot and it will keep him/her busy for a few days in the spring. Teach a student how to build(design, wire, program) a robot and they will stay away from home, use some really strange language and wear funny clothes the whole year long. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
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GP makes us all on one and the same team. They understand that in order for any of us to succeed, we need to help out where we can. It is why you will see so many other teams helping a team with a failing robot, buggy software, team strategy, etc. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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There is a fine line between genius and insanity, watch your step! |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Katie Reynolds |
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Givens do not need solutions. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
dlavery |
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I love the smell of burning silicon in the morning. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Joe Ross |
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The biggest fallacy in FIRST is the belief we are just a bunch of different teams. We are ONE BIG TEAM with a lot of sub teams for the purpose of competition. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
RogerR |
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I don't play with robots, it's much more serious than that. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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With your eyes open, there are wonders to behold, keep them closed and all you will do is bump into walls. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
KathieK |
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Force yourself now, today, to learn one new thing each day. When you lay down on your fluffy pillow at night, before you say your prayers, ask yourself if you have learned anything new. If the answer is "NO" then you better get up and find something. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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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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There's more than one way to skin a cat. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Venkatesh |
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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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Thanks Autodesk! |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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Besides, you know hard it is to solder with gloves on? |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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Safety captains be watchful. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
lukevanoort |
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Inspectors are your friends and are there to make sure you are safe and legal to compete. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Andy Baker |
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That little voice in your head is not Ari telling you to keep going. It is your guardian angel telling you to stop! |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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I don't think [Amanda] will have any trouble with Needel or the Kelsos but... I can understand Grady and we do have visible evidence of the menace that is Jessica Boucher. (just ask Billfred) |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Billfred |
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I believe everyone should give a modicum of repsect to each person they meet for the first time. After that it is up to them as to whether to give you a reason to increase that respect or detract from it. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Jaine Perotti |
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I have always been of the opinion that if the mechanicals are making noise they are trying to talk to you. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
JaneYoung |
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