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FIRST!
16 years ago
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so, usually I don't post mundane journals about one thing in particular that i found on the internet, but this one's important:
http://xkcd.com/689/
Many of you may/maynot be familiar with XKCD. the author of this comic usually includes humor involving tech/computers/programming/intelligence/velociraptors/other such topics. I have been a part of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) program, for 3-4 years now, and this is by far the coolest thing to have happened in relation. Each year we get a challenge around January 3rd (this year however it was released on the 10th) and we have 6 weeks to design/build/ship a robot that meets the design requirements. We compete at regionals with other teams to hopefully be placed high enough to get a ride to internationals. This year the game is soccer based, and I fell out of my chair when i saw this because i knew all my robotics friends (who also read XKCD) would be laughing just as hard as i was to be able to see and understand where this simple comic had gotten its inspiration :]
http://xkcd.com/689/
Many of you may/maynot be familiar with XKCD. the author of this comic usually includes humor involving tech/computers/programming/intelligence/velociraptors/other such topics. I have been a part of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) program, for 3-4 years now, and this is by far the coolest thing to have happened in relation. Each year we get a challenge around January 3rd (this year however it was released on the 10th) and we have 6 weeks to design/build/ship a robot that meets the design requirements. We compete at regionals with other teams to hopefully be placed high enough to get a ride to internationals. This year the game is soccer based, and I fell out of my chair when i saw this because i knew all my robotics friends (who also read XKCD) would be laughing just as hard as i was to be able to see and understand where this simple comic had gotten its inspiration :]
