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Dean Bunn

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Programmer, Proud IT Grunt, Geek Model, Veteran, Husband, Pops, Mentor, High Level Coder with Low Level Dreams. he/him

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A few weeks before our first competition, the drive and dev teams rolled down to the Davis facility for drive practice and autonomous development. πŸ€–πŸ¦Ύβš™οΈ #FRCTeam5458 #mentoring

05.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Week 1 of competition season. The dev team started using interpolating tree maps to improve scoring functionality.
πŸ€– 🦾 βš™οΈ
#FRCTeam5458 #mentoring

27.02.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Comp Week Zero kicked off at the Citrus Circuits Invitational! Our drive team put this year’s robot, Occipital Lobe, through its paces and got some awesome reps on the field.
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23.02.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We kicked off Week 6 of build season with major progress. The mechanical team finalized enough of the robot for the dev team to set motor IDs, configure the drivetrain, and begin testing the fuel-scoring subsystems. πŸ€– 🦾 βš™οΈ
#FRCTeam5458 #mentoring

15.02.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Vibe Coding is a Trap (What Senior Devs See That You Don't)
Vibe Coding is a Trap (What Senior Devs See That You Don't) YouTube video by DevForge

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13.02.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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11.02.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 8255 πŸ” 1114 πŸ’¬ 429 πŸ“Œ 145
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Week 4 of build season. The dev team worked through challenges with AprilTag groups for the auto-rotation command and kicked off setup of the Elastic dashboard, while the mechanical team continued robot assembly.
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05.02.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The dev team testing out getting over the bump. πŸ€– 🦾 βš™οΈ
#FRCTeam5458 #mentoring

01.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I’ve been jokingly asking for a flamethrower on our comp bot, so one of the students added it to the diagram. πŸ˜ƒ

29.01.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Week 3 of build season. The mech team continued manufacturing and assembling competition robot parts, while the dev team began learning command-based programming and planning the necessary Xbox controller commands.
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#FRCTeam5458 #mentoring

29.01.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Added R.J. MacReady to my Pop collection

Added R.J. MacReady to my Pop collection

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Added R.J. MacReady to my collection πŸ€“

28.01.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The dev team demoed version 1 of the AprilTag alignment command. πŸ€–πŸ¦Ύβš™οΈ #FRCTeam5458 #mentoring

21.01.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Week 2 of build season focused on building field game pieces, assembling drivetrain modules, testing prototypes, and refining CAD projects.

#FRCTeam5458 #mentoring πŸ€– 🦾 βš™οΈ

19.01.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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14.01.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How your email finds me

14.01.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoyed putting this one together last night πŸ€“

29.12.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lucasfilm’s official 2025 holiday card has been revealed πŸŽ„

23.12.2025 19:21 πŸ‘ 170 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Actual photo of me thinking that the food couldn't possibly be *that* spicy.

10.12.2025 11:07 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
7 Things That Go Quiet After You Retire (Nobody Talks About This)
7 Things That Go Quiet After You Retire (Nobody Talks About This) YouTube video by Laura Jimenez

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01.12.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Turkey Day πŸ¦ƒπŸ½οΈ

27.11.2025 23:36 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canonical Extends Ubuntu Linux Support for up to 15 Years The new support service is aimed at enterprises and regulated sectors like banking, where downtime from major upgrades can be costly or infeasible.

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17.11.2025 14:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday in the shop, the programming team worked with Vehophobia, focusing on code review and drive practice. πŸ€– 🦾
#FRCTeam5458 #mentoring

17.11.2025 00:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Loved seeing the beginnings of a new mural downtown πŸŽ¨πŸ–ŒοΈ

16.11.2025 01:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Earlier this week, the mechanical team completed the swerve drive assembly for the development robot, nicknamed Vehophobia. Meanwhile, the programming team worked on configuring the modules and setting up the basic project folder and repository. πŸ€–πŸ¦Ύβš™οΈ #FRCTeam5458 #mentoring

13.11.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Huge Godzilla installation to see off travelers at Tokyo airport from Dec. - The Mainichi TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Travelers leaving Tokyo to take international flights will be watched over by the world's largest indoor Godzilla installation from l

From late December, travellers leaving Japan from Tokyo's Haneda airport will be seen off by a 40 metre long, 9 metre high installation showing Godzilla bursting through a building in the departures lounge at Terminal 3. Arrivals will be greeted by Godzilla Minus One.
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10.11.2025 10:29 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cliff diving with PowerShell (And other bad ideas) (by Stephen Valdinger), Wed, Nov 12, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Much like you wouldn't go BASE jumping without a parachute, you wouldn't hand a script to someone with validation, right? Right??? In this session, we'll cover some tips an

www.meetup.com/pacific-powe...

06.11.2025 13:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Safety glasses and I voted sticker

Safety glasses and I voted sticker

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Off-season evening in the shop. Rocked the vote beforehand. The programming team worked on LimeLight vision, while the hardware team focused on machine training and swerve drive assembly. πŸ€– 🦾
#FRCTeam5458 #mentoring

05.11.2025 16:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An article in the local paper about the team. πŸ€–πŸ¦Ύ #FRCTeam5458 #mentoring

03.11.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub changed the contribution colors for Halloween πŸŽƒ

31.10.2025 18:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Happy Halloween from a software pirate

Happy Halloween from a software pirate

Yarr matie tis time to plunder da code. Happy Halloween from a software pirate πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈπŸŽƒ

31.10.2025 17:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0