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The great thing about autonomous mode is that it doesn't require any additional effort from anyone else on your team... (You could do that yourself...but I've noticed that people will usually offer to do it for you, rather than let the programmer touch power tools.) |
jgannon |
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I happen to know that there is a back-order status from Exide. Seems for some reason people are ordering this product |
Mike Martus |
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Have I ever poked fun at you? OK, maybe Heidi. and JVN. And Dave Lavery. and Andy Baker. and .... all right, I guess I deserve it. |
Gary Dillard |
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"What's this on the floor? 'Team 71 2005 strategy and design notebook'?" DRAT! I better call Bill and get this in the mail. |
Gary Dillard |
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Don't start celebrating yet. I haven't a clue if we can get this working. |
Kevin Watson |
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I heard a Lou Holtz quote as an answer to the question of "how do you motivate the unmotivated". He said " You eliminate those who are not motivated." |
Scott Ritchie |
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The first law of programming is that there are always ways of doing things quicker and in less space than you already are. |
jgannon |
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When we got it tuned to the point where we were (reasonably) confident it wouldn't slam into Dave's ankle, we quit for the evening. |
Kevin Watson |
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Well, John V-Neun still has a little bit of hair. Maybe it'll be an astroturf field? |
Amanda Morrison |
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If I am going to give away six dozens tasty treats without allowing any for myself, I have to make sure that the challenge is really worth it! |
dlavery |
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I then asked if I could use a flux capacitor for power, but that didn't go over too well, either (they did say I could use it for decorative purposes, though). |
Kevin Watson |
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FIRST is supposed to be a learning experience. Learn first, win awards later. |
evulish |
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Scout so that you're not in doubt! |
Mark Pettit |
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Why do it the hard way if you don't have too? |
ChrisH |
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Saying that something cannot be done, is always good inspiration for someone to find a way to do it. |
Josh Hambright |
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Pizza tastes best after a few long hours of robot building. |
Max Lobovsky |
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No, we will not call you a "stupid freshman", we attribute your hasty remark due to lack of expirence, but you will gain that in time. |
Mr. Ivey |
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The robot was spinning, I dont have the energy to spin like that. |
Joe Menassa |
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the always so humble metal-in-motion.....i know your tricks; you all are gonna have a killer robot as usual.... |
Stephen Kowski |
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(The wheels) need to be green anodized, and then assembled with yellow anodized spinners. ... and then, on the spinners, you can etch "JVN is a dweeb". That would be cool. |
Andy Baker |
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99.9999% of the FIRSTers are really nice |
Denman |
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WE might have a different plan than being overweight, but thats just my guess |
pakrat |
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make sure to make it look really cool, it makes it easier for teams to remember you, which comes in handy for alliance selections ;) |
Holtzman |
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actually, I don't work with mechanics, so I just barely learned what Lexan was a few days ago...long story... It's amazing the variety of things FIRST teaches us!!! |
tribotec_ca88 |
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No one wants to have the piece that they spent hours swiss-cheesing break in half... |
BillCloyes |
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One of the many unwritten laws of engineering failure is that the problem will occur in the most inopportune time. |
Dave Scheck |
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You can have any color robot you like, so long as it stays that color. So you shouldn't have to worry unless you have a chameleon bot. |
Kevin Sevcik |
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And THAT is why they have safety manuals. |
Eria4044 |
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How many FIRSTers would quit if they found it was bad for them? I think most FIRSTaholics are thirteen steppers ;) |
phrontist |
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Blame it on the programmer. |
colt527 |
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just remember, with power comes responsibility. |
Mike Ciance |
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one wrong move and you could end up capping one of the judges. that will pretty much ruin your chance at judges' award |
Mike Ciance |
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*gasp* Robotics? bad for your health? I refuse to accept that as an answer. |
Kiwi_queen |
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FIRST teams do not allow other FIRST teams to fail. |
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Winning the robot part of the competition is not about learning or doing unneccesary work. It works just like "winning" in industry. |
Max Lobovsky |
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You are given a goal with some simple restrictions. That's it. No one really cares how you get it done, just the fact that you get it done. |
Max Lobovsky |
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now now, there is no such thing as reading the manual too much. I read it every night just before I go to bed. |
663.keith |
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you are going to gear that down right? Otherwise your robot will take about 10 minutes to reach its top speed of mach 2.6. |
M. Hicken |
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rumors only beget more rumors |
JakeGallagher |
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Even if this is the Rumor Mill, there are behaviors that need to be adhered to. |
meaubry |
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Please review the rules for posting. |
meaubry |
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My favorite question of all time asked by "outsiders": How much does/did that thing cost? How can you put a price on the hard-work and dedication it took to build these machines? |
KyleGilbert45 |
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Super Bowl, P-Diddy, Diet Pepsi. Super Bowl of Smarts, Dave Lavery, Diet Coke. |
Gary Dillard |
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As usual this was the programmers fault. |
Swampdude |
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If robotics is bad for you, well then I guess I'm gonna die. At least I'll die happy. |
karinka13 |
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It's OK to make some mistakes, as long as you learn from them. |
Doug G |
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Think about the other teams...today your opponent, today your teammate. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
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Don't bring a distraction to the field. |
Al Skierkiewicz |
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I suggest that you don't discuss...sensitive issues about your team on this public forum. |
Andy Baker |
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The solution to that "problem" is obvious: practice driving. |
Alan Anderson |
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