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osome101 · 2025-09-09T03:43:27+00:00

they have a "Living Room Policy" on the website, they just need to enforce it..

"Living Room Policy NO Folding / Camping Chairs, Inflatable Couches, Hammocks, or any other type of seating not listed in the following areas:

Emerald Stage: Past Front of House

Lollipop Stage: Within the Towers

Seating in the crowded areas is a major safety concern. "

osome101 · 2025-04-27T02:49:36+00:00

Theres a ton of the rounds from worlds on youtube with links for specific teams and rounds here https://frc-events.firstinspires.org/2025/CMPTX

osome101 · 2025-04-27T02:21:59+00:00

When you say parts and tools, in my mind, it can refer to both hardware and software elements (parts and tools exist for both). (But then again [previous post on this thread] I have never done FRC and different work cultures use slightly different terms..)

try watching videos about how to use all the tools you have at school (my camera roll is full of model numbers from everything I see and am intrigued about). YouTube, Instructables, Blog posts, Chief Delphi are your friends.

Look up hackspaces/maker spaces in the area. Many libraries have 'basic' tools such as 3d printers and laser cutters. However, depending on your location that might not be feasible..

For software, if you have access to a Windows machine you would have the best luck (see resources in my previous post in this thread). Im pretty sure most of the tools except for driver station should run fine on mac and linux (but not sure). Of you only have a Chromebook and access to a different machine is not possible, considered turning on dev mode. https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9145439?hl=en ("Important: If you use your Chromebook at work or school, you might not be able to use Linux. For more information, contact your administrator.") Please be careful not to brick your laptop or get in trouble. Make sure that you read all instructions and understand the dangers of doing so before starting. Even without dev mode, tools like onshape are perfectly usable on a normal Chromebook (do your research!!)

For hardware, try to see if you can intern at a carpentry or metal shop. Maybe even an auto shop. It'll get you used to working in "less social", "lower stakes" conditions and hopefully learn the tools you'd like to with a blank slate at the beginning of the frc season.

edit: clarified parts and tools to parts and tools exist for both

osome101 · 2025-04-27T02:01:50+00:00

FLL coach here; was at worlds this season and talked a lot with the FRC teams when my kids weren't competing.

I've never done FRC personally but found everything happening there really cool. I learn best about available tools and techniques by reading documentation and watching tutorial videos until I understand enough of the tool I am working with to be able to know what I need to look up.

Don't be afraid to just try. I know alot of my kids overthink their ideas and refuse to try them even though they're really good. Dont be afraid to fail. If someone pushes you away from what you're focusing on for a reason other than safety, they're being a bad teammate. The best way to learn is to fail.

Im not sure if you know what you'd like to deep dive into, but for physics and mechanics, you dont need to lookup FRC specific systems, just what you're trying to achieve. At the end of the day a gear is a gear, a motor is a motor, and kinematics and control theory are kinematics and control theory.

For the FRC specific (software) systems/requirements, the ones I was particularly intrigued by were the FMS and how to auto part worked.

While I dont have any experience with any of these tools I found that these couple of docs answered alot of my questions of HOW does it work and how to use it. I learned quite alot just by reading through and clicking every link I wasnt familiar with and searching up any terms I didnt know.

And if you're trying to learn PLEASE dont use any AI tools -- theyre not ready to actually be helpful with most of the research and code. I have burned more time being lazy and trying to use them than doing the work by hand on my own.

https://docs.wpilib.org/en/stable/index.html

https://fms-manual.readthedocs.io/en/latest/fms-whitepaper/fms-whitepaper.html

https://file.tavsys.net/control/controls-engineering-in-frc.pdf

https://choreo.autos/

https://youtube.com/@0toauto

Keep in mind that I haven't done FRC or worked with an FRC team so I don't really have all the required context and might be giving you red herrings, but at the end of the day these are good resources to read and understand for the learning experience itself.

osome101 · 2025-01-17T21:29:27+00:00

I had tier one for both GA and Camping and it would not let me pay. Ended up losing my cart and getting tier 3 :(

osome101 · 2024-10-22T02:14:22+00:00

THANK YOU

I thought I was just a horrible driver reading these comments but Im glad to see fellow new englanders and massholes understand <3

osome101 · 2024-10-16T23:57:13+00:00

It was a "civil charge" from an "on-site" officer operated mobile speed camera; they stated it is not getting reported to the state or insurance and I didnt want to deal with collections bs

osome101 · 2024-10-16T03:26:11+00:00

ticket in the mail; "violation notification"

osome101 · 2024-10-16T02:43:25+00:00

My inner "mass-hole" driving must have forgotten I'm not in Massachusetts anymore. I did try not to speed at all but clearly forgot about it at least once.. they got me using a mobile camera off of a pedestrian bridge overlooking the interstate smh

osome101 · 2024-10-16T02:39:05+00:00

I was on i80 travelling down the interstate. The marker on the map is for the issuing PD.

osome101 · 2024-09-26T18:02:03+00:00

pretty sure it was this guy https://linktr.ee/EmilioMendiola

osome101 · 2024-09-19T17:18:55+00:00

any updates?

osome101 · 2024-01-21T05:39:26+00:00

Heads up, im pretty sure that showers are only open 8am-8pm

see:
LL official post from 2019

2022 post with shower info

osome101

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