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Competition is only the path that FIRST takes to bring science, engineering, and technology to the masses. |
Pavan Dave |
mizscience |
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"Fair and professional" needs to be two-directional. |
John Neun |
mizscience |
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I know alot of the rookie teams were helped out alot this year. Do the same thing for the rookie Volunteers as well. |
wilsonmw04 |
mizscience |
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Your body does not have replacement parts. |
Koko Ed |
mizscience |
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Accidents happen, but they can be prevented with just a LITTLE bit of forethought. |
AdamC |
mizscience |
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Things go wrong; it happens to the best of us. You learn from it and move on. |
Waynep |
mizscience |
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Ironically, I think the best testament to the program [Dean Kamen] founded and his ideals wouldn't be if he won a Nobel Prize. It would be if you did. |
Kevin Sevcik |
mizscience |
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I think we must take seriously the importance of "infecting" the rest of the world with this passion. |
Tstone |
mizscience |
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The GDC has spoken, we have listened and will follow their ruling. |
ChuckDickerson |
Molten |
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You won't find anything in school that says you have to share ideas or strategy with your football rivals. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
Molten |
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"FIRST is like a pizza, we all think different toppings should be on it" |
Andrew Schreiber |
Molten |
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These folks have bigger hearts than most. I think they grow them that way in Indiana. |
JaneYoung |
Molten |
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Remember: "It's not the strongest that survive, but the most adaptable to change" |
Daniel_LaFleur |
Molten |
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Driving and using the cell phone and taking a picture with it. Where is your Safety Captain? |
GaryVoshol |
Molten |
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I tell my friends that the robot is the kids product and the kids are the mentors product. |
rwood359 |
Molten |
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I've determined that the only thing rumors are good for is putting your knickers in a twist. |
JaneYoung |
Molten |
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To put it simply: An adult coach impacts a team for two minutes. An adult mentor impacts a team for a lifetime. |
dlavery |
Molten |
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If time only weren't a factor, everything would be done. |
Schnabel |
Molten |
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Kids should already be motivated to build the best robot they can, and learn as much as they can. They shouldn't need extra incentives. |
Matt382 |
Molten |
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If everyone else in the world is an idiot, you may need to recalibrate your idiotness scale. |
GaryVoshol |
Molten |
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Sometimes in discussions regarding rules or differences of opinion, the threads start feeling like a dog chasing its tail, going round and round. |
JaneYoung |
Molten |
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Capability and willingness are two very different things. Anybody can dance, though you could spend your lifetime unsuccessfully trying to convince them of that. |
Mr. Pockets |
Molten |
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Remember success in FIRST isn't measured by the trophies. It's measured by the inspiration. |
camtunkpa |
Molten |
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It doesn't matter what goes wrong as long as you have fun. We all thought this was one of our best trips, even though we were second to last in our divison. |
afowl |
Molten |
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From a mentor perspective we get to see shy, timid high school kids become leaders in there community and that folks is where we really are winning. |
techtiger1 |
Molten |
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Know that CD is a safe environment to learn to talk with a foot in your mouth. |
Andrew Schreiber |
Molten |
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Hey, those kind of thoughts lead to thick rulebooks!;) |
David Brinza |
Molten |
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This may not be Battlebots but it sure isn't Pretty Pretty Princess Bots. |
Andrew Schreiber |
Molten |
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The function of that part is to keep one student occupied playing with it during the entire build season. It doesn't have to be the same student all the time, they can take turns. |
MrForbes |
Molten |
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I could say that the decline in the population of pirates is responsible for global warming, the statistics correlate, but its obvious there's no causation there. |
Racer26 |
Molten |
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Sometimes when complaining poverty, we don't recognize the riches we have. |
GaryVoshol |
Molten |
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Good tooling doesn't cost money, it makes money (and prevents doctor visits). |
travis |
Molten |
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Thinking can be uncomfortable, but I always think that it is beneficial. |
JaneYoung |
Molten |
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Thermodynamics says that offense is harder than defense. |
dtengineering |
Molten |
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I wanted my team to be rewarded for something they do, not because they do it for the award. |
MikePres |
Molten |
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Do not interrupt, do not defend yourself - just listen. After they are done, be sure to thank them for their honest feedback, and close the books. Arguing or defending is not how to accept feedback. |
DonRotolo |
Molten |
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Honestly, just when I thought FIRST had finally created an FRC game without any near universally-hated rules, they went ahead and made one in TM 1. |
artdutra04 |
Molten |
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Every mentor we lose is potentially dozens of students lost... |
Andrew Schreiber |
Molten |
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Competitive games are won by point differentials, not by point potentials. |
JesseK |
Molten |
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Ask two different FIRSTers for an opinion, get three different answers! |
pfreivald |
Molten |
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FIRST, for me, is about mental wrestling with oneself through the ideas of others and learning through this dialogue. |
sammyjalex |
Molten |
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Read it, Loved it, posted it on facebook! |
wendymom |
Molten |
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Sadly this bot uses better punctuation and capitalization than many on this site. |
Andrew Schreiber |
Molten |
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In the end the important thing is that the rookie members who make up the majority of our team were inspired and will try much harder next year. :) |
aeniug2 |
Molten |
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po-nos, cancans, and totes ma goats |
dubiousSwain |
Monochron |
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I am mentored by individuals younger than 18 all the time. |
Taylor |
Monochron |
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"Why do it the easy way when you can do it the hard way?:rolleyes:" |
EricH |
Monty Python |
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No, no, no, it's a fire game. The pool is there in case of accidents. |
artdutra04 |
Monty Python |
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Liberal arts majors learning more STEM concepts along with STEM majors learning more 'liberal arts' is a good idea. |
ebarker |
Monty Python |
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Wins = Attention
Attention = Sponsors
Sponsors = Money
Money= being able to do more.
a vicious cycle...but it is what it is |
Protronie |
Morgan Gillespie |
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