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Sounds like a silly idea... so of course I'm in. |
George1902 |
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Didn't you know? Kids today are born with GPS tracking systems installed so Mom's can look them up on Google Earth wherever they are and also know what they're doing for a living, eating the right foods and if they're dating the appropriate people. |
Koko Ed |
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Regardless of the next course of action, getting steamed and angry will benefit nobody. And coming from me, that has to mean something. |
Lil' Lavery |
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The final product, the inspiration, it all that matters. Awards and championships are just bling. |
artdutra04 |
Billfred |
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(This is why Non-Engineering Mentors make the dinner plans for the team...) |
KathieK |
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In any case, don't beat yourself up over it. Only 24 teams get to play in elimination rounds. Sometimes you're in the 24, and sometimes you aren't. |
jgannon |
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At least try to make sure other teams are aware of you. Don't be obnoxious, but don't be a wall flower either. |
Joe Johnson |
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"Dress to impress," typically, means no denim (sorry, Dean)... |
Madison |
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unless your team is incredibly beastly, completely ignore the words "cool factor". Coolness does not outweigh functionality. |
Sam N. |
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Given how easily these things pop, is "Blow Out Pricing" really the best choice of words? |
ahecht |
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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. |
Madison |
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If you don't KNOW something as fact, please do not state it as fact. |
dlavery |
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High heels on a Segway takes quite a bit of adjustment - as I learned the hard way. |
Jessica Boucher |
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Don't you know anything about programming? It's a black box; you don't need to know how it works. |
Chriszuma |
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Well, air conditioners when pointed inside the house make it cooler. So I figure if EVERYONE turns their air conditioners on full blast and just point them out the window, we should more or less get rid of this "warming" nonsense. |
Mike |
Billfred |
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Didn't you know, I can be in two places at once? |
Andy Baker |
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Sounds fun? Maybe only if you're a giant dork, but I'm a pretty giant dork, so... |
Madison |
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I never had any doubt; good people who do good quality work will always prosper. |
Gary Dillard |
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As far as I am concerned, the quality of an electronic device is directly proportional to the number of blinky lights on it. |
EricVanWyk |
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Of course just because there is are existing solutions to a problem does not mean there aren't better ones. |
dtengineering |
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it would be a sign you do too much robotics when you find toolpaths sexy. |
Aren_Hill |
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If this photo doesn't tell us why a photographer is important to a team, I don't know what will. |
JaneYoung |
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I'm 5'5", and I'm our team's drive coach. Our drivers are nearly always taller than me. In my case, it's not the driver's station that needs to be made of lexan...it's our drivers. |
StephLee |
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It would appear that your PLTW teacher succeeded in tricking you into learning something after all. Teachers are sneaky that way! |
Richard Wallace |
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This thread should surface like this before every new season. It is motivating and inspiring. And jawdropping. |
JaneYoung |
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In real life, I use almost nothing I learned from football except that with a bit of hard work you can get somewhere. Oh, and I have bad knees on top of that. I could have (and wished I would have) learned that from a FIRST FRC team instead. |
JesseK |
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.......I would still heed Al's suggestions above. He has many a grey hair and he earned them all the old-fashioned way. :) |
Richard Wallace |
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Smart defense doesn't even require your robot to push another. |
Cory |
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Why is everyone on these boards so obsessed with Segways? |
Tom Bottiglieri |
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See, another reason for going--you can find out your chances of being thrown off the field for a safety violation! |
EricH |
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Given a choice between giving a man a fish and teaching him to fish, you always want to teach them to fish. But sometimes that involves showing him how to put the worm on the hook first. |
dlavery |
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You can't lose if you submit an animation. Even if you don't win an award, your team wins by just doing it. |
David Brinza |
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No way thats Dean... he didn't give an hour long speech :p |
AndyB |
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The weight sounds about right, too. If you need more than 65 pounds for your manipulator, then the drivetrain isn't the part you should be redesigning... |
s_forbes |
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Many people here in the CD fora know 'someone' on the inside. They aren't out there somewhere, they are here among us and they won't give an inch regarding the clues. It's very cool. |
JaneYoung |
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In Israel we've got the president supporting FIRST and speaking at events, so it's time for you guys to catch up =] |
Tottanka |
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I gave up football and a chance to be ignorant the remainder of my hs career....so ive gained more than loss |
TheNotoriousKid |
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Good Luck all - this one will hurt your brain, but it's all in a good way. |
meaubry |
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Then there's the electronics, pneumatics, and all that stuff on top that will magically make the ball score billions of points. That will add up to a lot of weight. |
MrForbes |
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Most members of the CD community are happy to help one another. But searching before you post is standard forum etiquette... |
KathieK |
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Team 233 cannot wait for the Florida Regional, but they have to because they have to build a robot or something first. . . |
IbleedPink233 |
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Math is always fun, especially when it's useful. |
Guy Davidson |
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Doesn't make sense, Karthik. ...... You don't scare me, other than the way 1114 normally does. |
EricH |
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I don't care what Dean, Dave, Woodie, or whoever says at kickoff--if it isn't in the rules, it isn't in the rules. |
EricH |
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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. |
Madison |
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Our team calls me "John Regular Neun," because John V-Neun is so spectacular! |
John Neun |
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It is great to be proud of the way you do things, but to imply that everyone should match your way of thinking, is ludicrous. |
JVN |
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To offer an opinion is fine, to demand that others adhere to your opinion is laughable. |
JVN |
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I (personally) am not involved in FIRST because I want to win (of course, that would still be nice ;) ). |
pogenwurst |
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I in all sincerity thoroughly enjoy the way that programming for FIRST makes me want to bash my head against a wall. |
pogenwurst |
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Are we really at the point where the only useful thing we can discuss is Dean's choice in timekeeping apparel? The man has a watch. He uses it to tell time. Do we really care how much it is worth, or who made it? I would be much more interested in what he does, not what he wears. - dlavery [more] 
