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Don't you hate it when you can't find the droids you're looking for? |
Jared Russell |
Mr. Pockets |
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Dave Lavery just responded to one of my posts. I think that I might die. |
Karibou |
Mr. Pockets |
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I may be an engineer, but I am not smarter than a 5th grader. |
Josh Drake |
Mr. Pockets |
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Where we are is only of modest importance. And where we are going is what is really important. |
ebarker |
Mr. Pockets |
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Robotics is about people. It always was, it always will be. What more guidelines do we need? |
Ken Leung |
Mr. Pockets |
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I may be right or wrong but I’ll be happily senile doing it. |
ebarker |
Mr. Pockets |
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"FIRST is not about getting as little help as possible - In fact, it's the opposite- the goal is have to make you feel obligated to thank as many people as possible for helping you in ways that you didn't really think you needed or even considered that you could use help." |
boomergeek |
Mr. Pockets |
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I wouldn't mind dropping a banana peal or throwing a red turtle shell at other robots, but that's the rules! |
SpaceOsc |
Mr. Pockets |
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The horse is dead; stop beating it please. |
DonRotolo |
Mr. Pockets |
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Must...squish....bugs... :p |
nighterfighter |
Mr. Pockets |
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You need a good BAD (*BAD = Ball Acquisition Device) |
DonRotolo |
Mr. Pockets |
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I realize that I've been drawn into the trap of thinking that this is about robots and scores and winning. Reboot. Remember why we do what we do. |
Mr. Van |
Mr. Pockets |
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You don't have to beat stronger teams to get better... to get better is to be forced to push the envelope against stronger teams. |
Shankar M |
Mr. Lim |
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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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at what point does gracious professionalism turn into cut throat competition? |
aepstein |
Morgan Gillespie |
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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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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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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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