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We also have a CNC mill and CNC lathe, but we're interested in doing this only if we can do it quickly. Milling anything takes too long for my MTV-generation attention span. :) |
Madison |
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While we discuss this stuff, let's keep our heads on straight. Open your eyes and look around you. Let's celebrate our common goal while accepting our differences. |
Andy Baker |
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I'm definitely not advocating PVC tanks. I'm just saying that if you're going to be an idiot, please be slightly less of an idiot. |
FourPenguins |
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If you look closer, you'll see I did those photos over a period of years... and they were only done with one program... but yeah, a little free time with no where to direct it and I can become, um, creative... |
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Hmmm I think I hear phones ringing. Panic calls to the Rules committee to figure out how to close THAT loophole, which you could drive a truck through. Have you considered a career in Law? |
ChrisH |
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I could say something technical but I think I will allow myself a moment to pause in the awesomeness... Sweet. |
anna~marie |
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Cant get hair and nails done and still run a robot. |
wendymom |
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OK, I may have heavily influenced their decision, but I would never kill a mentor for not choosing an event I was planning... maim maybe, but never kill! :D |
KathieK |
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Jenny - thanks for not beating any of our team members up with their own MOE sticks! That must have taken some willpower to hold yourself back! |
Mr MOE |
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and as you can see, all rumor threads lead to silly, loads of silly |
JaneYoung |
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We will all win in the end. |
JaneYoung |
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Brandon, it's not an issue... but the fortune cookie thing that you get when you give someone rep is a little creepy... |
Beth Sweet |
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I can't claim to be an expert in the stess analysis field - I just play one on TV, er CD, er - okay, so call me a poser! |
petek |
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Or you could go to the Waterloo or Greater Toronto regional, walk up to anyone in their pit, and ask. You may end up feeling like you asked for a sip of water and ended up soaked by a fire hose, but you won't walk away disappointed. |
Richard Wallace |
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everyone in FIRST has to do the cha cha slide at least once per season to get it out of their system. Now I can go back to doing it in the privacy of my own car (if you see a red Jeep in CT swerving back and forth don't worry, it's just me doing the slide...)! |
KathieK |
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I must caution against using my sense of humor as any sort of litmus test for good taste. |
dlavery |
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No need to apologize, you didn't do anything wrong. your just learning. thats what the forums are for. please keep them coming. |
Tytus Gerrish |
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I think I need a bigger cup of coffee.... |
JaneYoung |
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My first instinct was inflatable clowns and 5 of them beating on the robots at all times, but then I thought, thats probably not right. |
Dan Richardson |
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Now, almost a day later, no one has begun interpreting, dissecting, attaching synonyms, re-interpreting or otherwise mangling Dave's wise words in an effort to find the hidden key to the game. I smell a conspiracy! |
petek |
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Come on, guys, it's two weeks 'til build. Personally, I'm gonna go outside for a little before I forget what my neighborhood looks like in the daylight. :) |
Libby K |
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that....was more far-fetched than the tennis ball I threw for my dog earlier today... |
TeknicllyInsane |
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All I want for Christmas is a better game hint, a better game hint, a better game hint... |
Schnabel |
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You know, I have 2 big addictions in my life right now: ice cream, and FIRST. While the prior may not be great for my health, I think I'm doing just fine with FIRST. |
Beth Sweet |
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I've always suspected that one could find glimpses of wisdom, setting priorities, and responsibility - and ways to balance them, in the contents of a coffee cup. |
JaneYoung |
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I think the "F" in FIRST really stands for "friendly." |
Rick TYler |
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Apparently he felt that wearing ringers is akin to "being surrounded by safety." |
DanDon |
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FIRST will continue searching for rules and procedures to keep us from hurting ourselves. However, none of this will substitute for judicious application of common sense. |
Richard Wallace |
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That's wicked sweet (and I'm not even from New England). |
Travis Hoffman |
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FIRST teams procrastinate and slack off?!?!? The question is, if you do it in a way that keeps your grandmother proud, would that make it "Gracious Procrastinatism?" |
Mr MOE |
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Start simple and build up. |
Mark McLeod |
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How easy will it be for a driver to control 5-6 different motions at once? Most drivers only have two hands. |
Kevin Sevcik |
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Whatever you do though, don't get into an "us versus them" mentality with your mentors. They are there to help. |
Bongle |
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You are not allowed to think outside of the box, but you are allowed to think diagonally in the box. |
eugenebrooks |
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If people played without PDA's back when FIRST had this addiction to nigh-impossible-to-calculate-in-your-head multipliers, then we can play without PDA's now. |
Ian Curtis |
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I am sad that the Patriots lost, and I am happy for both teams that won...but I am even more thrilled that for the next two weeks robot building in the midwest comes to a standstill. ;) |
Jessica Boucher |
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If I can make a comeback, so can you. |
Warren Boudreau |
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In FIRST, you can either have comfortable safety margins or you can have a competitive robot, you can't have both. |
Joe Johnson |
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We asked the neighbors if we could block the road before we did it. We had the rack out for a couple of hours. They are getting used to us doing odd things during build season. |
wendymom |
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Silly FIRST mentor -- actually spending brain power caring about a sporting event occuring during build season! |
Aidan F. Browne |
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I'm thinking they subscribe to the thought that "the best offense is a good defense". They are from New England, after all. |
Travis Hoffman |
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A game where you don't have control of your robot for long periods of time is no fun (unless, of course you are talking about autonomous :p) |
Cody Carey |
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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 |
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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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