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They knew that the number of gracious, professional, make-your-grandmother-so-proud-she-will-puke moments of exemplary behavior by the teams would far outshine any minor mistakes or incidents of less-than-perfect decorum. |
dlavery |
jgannon |
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It's like FIRST saying "Well it was too hard, so we give up. Lets give the kids something easier to do." How is that supposed to inspire kids? |
Mike |
jgannon |
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Before anyone accuses FIRST of being in the pocket of the sponsoring corporations, they might spend a minute and a half to actually apply some of that critical analytical ability that we are supposed to be demonstrating as educated engineers. |
dlavery |
jgannon |
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Take care of what's there and you never need a replacement. |
Rich Kressly |
jgannon |
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Spouting off without all of the facts is a bad idea. It's also bad to envoke the gods of "Gracious Professionalism" to judge others. |
Rich Kressly |
jgannon |
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You are beautiful. |
Joe Johnson |
jgannon |
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I've been inspired for real engineering during the build season and on the playing field, but the inspiration I found in the pits is often for creative thinking and intuition. |
artdutra04 |
jgannon |
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FIRST, in itself, will not make you an engineer. |
RogerR |
jgannon |
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Vex has helped to shape me into what I am today. |
thefro526 |
jgannon |
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Believe that Dave knows what he is talking about. |
JaneYoung |
jgannon |
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Please try to apply GP to situations where it makes some sense, as otherwise you're just diluting the meaning. |
Kevin Sevcik |
jgannon |
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Last I checked the Mars Rovers don't play any defense either and that's pretty cool stuff. |
Rich Kressly |
jgannon |
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I think rovers on Mars are way cool but you won't get a crowd of enthusiastic participants cheering as they trudge 150 meters a day. |
Andrew Schuetze |
jgannon |
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If you're destroying game pieces left and right, you're doin' it wrong. |
Ian Curtis |
jgannon |
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We may not have any Paris Hiltons around here (though I've heard Paul Copioli is a great kisser) |
AndyB |
jgannon |
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The battery needs to be velcro-ed, strapped, buckled, tied, bolted, glued, zipped, or stapled in place so that it can't fall out when (not if) the robot turns upside-down. |
dlavery |
jgannon |
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You don't always get what you pay for, but you hardly ever get what you don't pay for. |
MrForbes |
jgannon |
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I guess nobody on the GDC has ever been whacked with a pool noodle. |
Joe Ross |
jgannon |
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One thing that always strikes me at FRC competitions is seeing the little nerds reveling in the same kind of self-celebrating bravado the high school jocks have always indulged in. |
gvarndell |
jgannon |
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If you want to grow the program such that every student on the planet has the chance to participate, you have to start THINKING with a world-centric mindset. |
Racer26 |
jgannon |
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Geez, now I'm like some all-knowing all-seeing FIRST sage who lives in the moutains waiting for students to venture upwards to my home to ask me if there will ever be a water game....:rolleyes: |
Koko Ed |
Jherbie53 |
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It never stops. Championships will be in your head forever!!! MWHAHAHAHA!!! |
vadyr |
Jherbie53 |
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I think I just found a way to replace our entire robot drive team! (no big deal, they are graduating anyway!) :D |
dlavery |
Jherbie53 |
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week 7: check to see if the pets are still alive, ask significant others to take us back, do 6 weeks worth of make-up homework, and ask my boss for another extension. |
Tim Baird |
Jherbie53 |
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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 |
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We haven't yet been able to find the A-team, but if we do... well, I pity the fool. :) |
Madison |
Jherbie53 |
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*Teams. The competitors, who wear brightly colored shirts, scream like crazy, and bring robots. Without them, there would be no competition. |
EricH |
Jherbie53 |
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I walk through the door, and suddenly the field breaks down. It must be my magnetic personality. |
Swan217 |
Jherbie53 |
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Blowing out the transmission on your mini-van while hauling a trailer 700 miles from home is not fun. Trust me on this. |
dlavery |
Jherbie53 |
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There used to be no withholding allowance! |
pfreivald |
Jherbie53 |
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If only CD had a "like" button. |
BrendanB |
Jherbie53 |
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...our football team was a state champion, but i don't see -them- going to atlanta and winning there! :D |
Sam Lipscomb |
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Well I have to admit, most of the people on our team are geeks. I think that it's a title of honor considering it might as well be "boss" or "head supervisor" or something along those lines. |
Cyberguy34000 |
Jill1022 |
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If you have time at a competition, stop and thank some of the people wearing the crew shirts. They are working very hard to make sure the competition goes as smoothly as possible. |
Greg Young |
Jill1022 |
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HOLY MOLY CANOLI THIS LOOKS LEGIT |
MasterEric |
jimbo493 |
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You must wear safety glasses at all times, so please bring them. |
Don Wright |
Jimmy Cao |
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Thou shalt becometh pinned in eliminations. |
JesseK |
Jimmy Cao |
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We have a little saying on our team.
"Don't worry, we'll fix it in software." |
klrswift |
Jimmy Cao |
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Note to self for next year, apply physics rather than "well, this SEEMS like it would work." |
Karibou |
Jimmy Cao |
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Because FIRST wants everyone to have a sense of accomplishment even if you didn't accomplish anything during the match. |
Koko Ed |
Jimmy Cao |
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My wife said if no one gets ahead no one gets left behind. |
Koko Ed |
Jimmy Cao |
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The rule is the rule because it is the rule. |
dtengineering |
Jimmy Cao |
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Sometimes an aggravating season is the most educational. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Jimmy Cao |
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A stack of hearing aid batteries can also read 13v, but they won't run a robot. |
Alan Anderson |
Jimmy Cao |
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When we learn physics, we almost always "ignore friction". The real world never does... |
Mike Betts |
Jimmy Cao |
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Frisbees [as next year's game piece]. That is all. |
Frenchie461 |
Jimmy the Kidd |
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Being a mentor doesn't have an age requirement. As long as you are positively influencing someone you could be called a mentor and a role model. |
EricLeifermann |
jmanela |
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If any of these alliances happen, I think i'll eat my computer. |
Anupam Goli |
JNajarian |
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We know that the real goal of FIRST is not for this robot to win, but that we learn something. If i was on robotics to win, it wouldn't be nearly as fun. |
Nin_estarSaerah |
Joe G. |
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In the long run, you don't remember your ranking points, you remember the lessons and friendships from when you were on a robotics team in high school. |
smurfgirl |
Joe G. |
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