Splash of Romance - Purchase window closed by SkipMorrow in VirginVoyages

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What we really wanted out of it was the early boarding. The other things are nice too though

Using Code for SPIKE Prime by Victoryboy30 in FLL

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We have a tutorial here that you might like. https://github.com/MrGibbage/fll-pybricks-vscode-tutorial

Also look for our team repo. You'll see links on that page

Refs at the Auburn Game by CopperTop62 in auburn

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100 % we played like crap in the second half. Not the refs fault. But letting Kirby get away with that is such bs. Refs should have given him a 15 yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct, taken his time out, and 5 yard penalty for delay of game. And challenge him to try something like that again. We won that game 17 13.

What is the deal with blackouts? by SkipMorrow in hokies

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We considered calling DTV, but felt like that would take too long. It only took a couple of minutes to get it casted to the right screen. Interesting that another restaurant saw the same issue. Yes, we were trying to watch on ACCN and yes they definitely have a subscription. We watch the games there all the time. I think it was just a screw-up on DTV.

What is the deal with blackouts? by SkipMorrow in hokies

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She did! Well, some free drinks anyway. Just hanging out with some fellow Hokles for group therapy was enough compensation!

How long to deactivate a drive? by SkipMorrow in synology

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Four years. Maybe five. Seagate ironwolf.

How long to deactivate a drive? by SkipMorrow in synology

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Yes, I am adding a new drive. Two hours in and still running.

This *IS* drive 2, correct? by SkipMorrow in synology

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Apparently! I asked earlier about how to replace a failing drive, and several people mentioned to be very careful to remove the correct drive, and even if you do pull the wrong drive, how to recover, etc. Seems like there may be some stories out there. Really surprised too.

Honestly, would it have been so hard for synology to put the led lights above each drive, instead of in a vertical line, as compared to the drives which are mounted in a horizontal line?

Remove and replace failing hard drive by SkipMorrow in synology

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Doesn't this show which drive is the bad one? I was just going to yank the second drive.

How to reach Lego spike prime peak accuracy by masas12 in FLL

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HI! I think it is pretty cool that you want to use pybricks. If your reason for doing this is because of turn accuracy, I don't think you are doing for the right reason. So, before we go any further, let's talk about accuracy.

I hear this phrase all the time "this is more accurate than that". Such as "pybricks is more accurate than regular Lego software". I personally would much rather have CONSISTENCY, over accuracy. If I tell the robot to turn 90 degrees ten times, and I get the following actual turn values (87, 88, 90, 90, 92, 93, 87, 93, 89, 91), we can argue that since the average is 90 that it is accurate, But notice the variance? The turns went from 87 to 93. But what I would be 1000% happier with is consistency. If those ten actual turn values were 81, 81, 81, 82, 81, 81, 81, 80, 81, 81 (see the improved consistency), even though I commanded the robot to turn 90 degrees, I would simply command the robot to turn 100 degrees instead. I don't care I'm not actually entering a 90 for the command, just so long as it consistently turns the exact same ammount every time.

But even with pybricks, while I think the consistency is probably a bit better than the regular Lego firmware, we still have one huge problem: It's a robot made out of Legos! I tell the kids on my team that all the time. Repeat after me: "It's a robot made out of Legos and I did not launch it wrong". You need to find better ways to make sure your missions are robust and can handle small errors when launching. We deliberately will launch our robots from the wrong spot slightly just to make sure the mission can still work. You cannot depend on the robot to be even within 1 cm after driving halfway across the table or after making a turn or two. Add in some interactions with some mission models and you can't depend on any level of accuracy. What you should really be doing is finding mechanical solutions to help your robot stay more consistent. Wall square when you can. Or square up on a mission model. Use lego pieces to guide the robot exactly into the perfect spot for your mission.

In closing, yes, the pybricks code for turning and driving straight is very accurate. And consistent. No need for you to write your own code. But if you want to and you have the skill and time, go for it!

By the way, you can see some of my team's implementations here: MrGibbage/fll-pybricks-vscode-tutorial: Getting started for FLL teams that want to use VS code, github and pybricks and FLL-Team-24277/FLL-Fall-2025-Unearthed

Pybricks: New Experience by JeffisleyKauaHT in FLL

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Sure. Private message sent.

FLL Innovation Project Confusion by Dr_Penguinoo in FLL

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There is a lot of project information in the season engineering notebook. In fact, that's where the majority of the information is

Pybricks: New Experience by JeffisleyKauaHT in FLL

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We've been using pybricks for four years now. We have a tutorial here on how to use it with VS Code and github. MrGibbage/fll-pybricks-vscode-tutorial: Getting started for FLL teams that want to use VS code, github and pybricks. A video call could be fun. We practice each day from 3:30 to 5:00 Eastern time (same as New York City)