August 21, 2020
Control Systems Cycle: Sense, Interpret, Act
What is a control system? Why do Electronics and Software matter in a robot? If you are new to FRC, or want to get a…
11 Minute Read
August 6, 2020
Vision-Driven Culture in FRC
Let's take a second to ignore the immediate problems with COVID-19 and FIRST Robotics. Where is your team in three years? What about six years?…
29 Minute Read
June 9, 2020
VPN Marketing is Dangerous – Lies in the Influencer Age
Wait. So you're telling me that this program will protect all of my internet privacy, I can be anywhere else in the world, and I…
29 Minute Read
May 12, 2020
Risk Mitigation: The Problematic Pileup
Why I hate the "fix it in software" mentality, and why reducing risk is everyone's job. I want to tell you a story about my…
19 Minute Read
May 6, 2020
I’ve Started Using GitLab (GitLab Review)
Git is at the core of every developer's workflow. Many use GitHub, but after many frustrations with it, I came across GitLab. GitLab is the…
37 Minute Read
April 15, 2020
Encryption and the Problems with Regulating It
I should mention that I am not an encryption expert. Far from it. I am an encryption enthusiast who has spent some time learning the…
24 Minute Read
April 6, 2020
Robot Data Analysis with Power BI Desktop
Your robot has tons of useful information, but using that data can be difficult. However, if you can analyze your robot data, debugging can be…
16 Minute Read
March 17, 2020
Congress: Don’t Assume My Trust – EARN IT
Protect our Speech and Security Online: Reject the Graham-Blumenthal BillMembers of Congress have mounted a major threat to your freedom of speech and security online.…
9 Minute Read
March 15, 2020
FIRST in the Age of COVID
Events are being canceled left and right, and it is likely that you have had one canceled. These events were certainly unexpected, but I think…
23 Minute Read
February 7, 2020
How Your Team Can Thrive at Competition
Competitions are coming up! Competitions can be a great experience if you take the right steps, and they can be very boring if you don't.…
46 Minute Read