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Christopher Lindsey wrote in message <38EC0DA3.5318EC29@n...rn.com>... (...) that to (...) *still* (...) that (...) I have had some (Wait a sec, do I post this here?) pretty sick Lego's appear before my eyes. I’ve discovered a way to clean my Lego (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: KBKids.com Sale
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(...) Thank goodness I ordered before bed that night--I managed to snag two, after wibbling over whether to buy *any* (I passed it up once before). I grabbed another 6441 too. Why not? It's got those porthole pieces... best LFB (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: I'm rather annoyed with myself...
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(...) Could it have been "Night Bane's Revenge" by Dan Siskind? (URL) link's at the bottom of the page. HTH Scott (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Stupid question about steam engines
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(...) Sorry, it's a running joke about American superiority over "Eurotrash"-- it wasn't meant to make sense... -John (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Some Words To BFC
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(...) What would you suggest simplifying or removing? (...) How do you mean? What is a 'bad definition' in a matrix? Having a negative determinant? And what do you have to do to correct it? My understanding was that the rendering program could (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Some Words To BFC
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OK. I've thought about most of John's posting, and I think I'm ready to make an intelligible response. Just to be sure I caught everything, here's a (hopefully quick) re-iteration. The major differences between John's proposal and the proposal I (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: KBKids.com Sale
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Lindsay; (...) look (...) great (...) after (...) grabbed (...) Well, it is one of those things: If I don't buy it now, it won't be there when I want to. If I buy it now, I will find it cheaper elsewhere (I got hit with this from 6097, but oh well!) (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Japanese factoring services on hiatus, latest on UK
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Larry, (...) Let me know what I'd need to do--if you don't find anyone by August, I could theoretically serve. I'll definitely need UKP for at least a year and I'll be able to take or give USD. For the short term it looks like I will be in the UK (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.services)
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| | Re: FOTW on Blue Tubs from TRU!
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A random thought... what if; you take a wooden frame (say 18" on a side) place nails spaced a little farther a part than the width of a 1x run monofilament fishline back and forth forming a "screen" place the frame over a container and drop bricks (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Some Words To BFC
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(...) the (...) therefor (...) I would suggest to make the meta-commands for the renderer as simple as possible and move all other corrections to external programs or functions. I believe that what we have of BFC in MLCad for example is good enough (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Portret van Darth Maul in LEGO
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Hallo allemaal! Gisteren bij het jeugd journaal gezien: een portret van Darth Maul (weet je wel: the bad guy in Star Wars EP I) gemaakt van LEGO. Hij is nog tot morgen te bezichtigen ergens in een winkel centrum ergens in Amsterdam. Meer zeiden ze (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Portret van Darth Maul in LEGO
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(...) Je was me net voor ;-) Dit stond ook in het 'Eindhovens Dagblad'. Het was me ook niet duidelijk te ere van wat dit gebouwd werd - heeft LEGO een bak stenen gesponsord ofzoiets? In dat geval zouden ze ook wel een partij stenen kunnen doneren (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Lego buys Zowie Entertainment
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Read about this on SlashDot ((URL) giving a reference to the Associated Press article below: (URL) chris (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.general) !!
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| | Re: New Part: Castle Shield with Black Falcon Pattern
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(...) I'll check all of these out - guess I skimped on the QA with "L3P -check". Apologies, Chris (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: Castle Shield with Wolfpack Pattern
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(...) So it's obvious what I copied from one part to the other, huh! Thanks for making the fixes - I'll make sure the revised versions go in for the voting. Chris (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Sfida Sumo LF V: regolamento
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(...) Mi sembrava di aver capito che la sfida fosse robotica... ;) Comunque mi sembra di capire che tu il sensore di rotazione ce l'hai, vero? :)) Ciao, Antonio (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Sfida Sumo LF V: regolamento
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(...) Se il robot non ha impedimenti nel moto direi che non solo e' possibile, ma e' anche facile. Purtroppo pero' nella sfida di sumo pensare di non avere impedimenti sarebbe un tantinello presuntuosetto, no? :))) Saluti, Antonio (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | FT - Black Falcon Figs for Ice Planet Figs!
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FT: Six (6) Black Falcon Figures, Five (5) with a Black Falcon Shields (three blue-rimmed, two yellow-rimmed) and one without a shield. Fig(s) Description: Two (2) archers - Each with Black "bullet" helmet, quiver, gray crossbow, yellow-rimmed BF (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Portret van Darth Maul in LEGO
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Frank Buiting <frank.buiting@infopulse.nl> wrote in message FsL2oy.JHp@lugnet.com... (...) je (...) morgen (...) zeiden (...) een (...) Ik denk ter ere van het feit dat de video te koop is! En, tsja, LEGO en Star Wars... (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: FT - Black Falcon Figs for Ice Planet Figs!
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DBR wrote in message ... (Doh! Forgot something!) (...) This is because I don't want to trade them THAT badly, and Ice planet is what I really want. (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Motor Drivers
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(...) As others have said, the system should be able to drive this. However there are some obvious 'thoughts': 1) A light that draws 300mA when running, will _momentarily_ draw a much higher value when the bulb is cold. The actual ratio between the (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | ebay ened an auction before it was time
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I was following an auction in ebay last night and several minutes before it ended I tried to place a bid. However, ebay suddenly decided it had ended and was showing an end date of 28- march, even though it still had several minutes to run on (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: ebay ened an auction before it was time
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(...) Same date that showed up for me 2 days ago. (...) Yep. I reported it to ebay as a possible bug. Two days later, I still haven't received a response. Methinks they are suffering from a corrupted database. However, I can't prove this theory. (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: ebay ened an auction before it was time
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I think the auction LW is referring to is one of mine, I had to end it early as I had listed the same item twice by mistake. See : (URL) assume LW bookmarked it last week before I had cancelled it? Scott A "lawrence wilkes" <lawrence_wilkes@msn.com> (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Review of 3401 Shoot 'N Score
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(...) I've just returned back from Germany yesterday, (was a 3-day trip to Düsseldorf Tube 2000 fair) and there are soccer sets in both department stores that I visited, namely Karlstadt and Kaufhoff (sorry for the spelling of all the German (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | FA : MISP LEGO Train Pack 5071 - Large Wheel Sets
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FA : MISP LEGO Train Pack 5071 - Large Wheel Sets (URL) A (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: A minifig pack for EVERY theme
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(...) I really like your characters Shiri, particularly the work you've put into their backstories. I think that the contrast between Cleo and Scar is quite telling as well -- one where you had to modify the face because of the rock raiders (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Penrith Plaza Pirate Post 08/04/00
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In lugnet.loc.au, more people are travelling west... (...) I'm looking forward to meeting everyone -- see you at 10ish (it _is_ a Saturday). Could some kind local please give me directions from the station? thanks, Dave (currently figuring out the (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Minifig Torso With Black Falcon Pattern [DAT]
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0 Minifig Torso With Black Falcon Pattern 0 Name: 973p04.dat 0 Author: Steve Bliss (torso) 0 Author: Chris Dee (pattern) 0 Author: Jonathan Wilson (placement) 0 Unofficial Element 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 s\973s01.dat 1 383 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Minifig Torso With Black Falcon Pattern (silver subpart) [DAT]
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0 Minifig Torso With Black Falcon Pattern (silver subpart) 0 Name: 973p04a.dat 0 Author: Steve Bliss (torso) 0 Author: Chris Dee (pattern) 0 Author: Jonathan Wilson (placement) 0 Unofficial Element 4 16 -8.50 6.50 -10 -10 5 -10 0 5 -10 0 6.50 -10 4 (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Minifig Torso With Wolfpack Pattern [DAT]
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0 Minifig Torso With Wolfpack Pattern 0 Name: 973p04.dat 0 Author: Steve Bliss (torso) 0 Author: Chris Dee (pattern) 0 Author: Jonathan Wilson (placement) 0 Unofficial Element 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 s\973s01.dat 1 383 0 12 0 0.50 0 0 0 0.50 0 (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Portret van Darth Maul in LEGO
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Hoi Lugnetters, Ja de stenen komen uiteraard bij LEGO vandaan. De link naar Star Wars is ook duidelijk, maar het geheel werd ook gesteund door LEGO die ook De Bouwsteen benaderd hebben om het geheel technisch te ondersteunen en eventueel samen met (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: The geometry of minifigs
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(...) Thanks. Can I safely assume that the author used 10 degrees when modeling the part? BTW: This is just what I find unuserfriendly about the parts library: You had to reverse engineer the part to find the angle. I'm sure the information I asked (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Are anybody working on the Star Wars Battle Droid arms?
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Are anybody currently working on the Star Wars Battle Droid arms? I would like to use these in a model, and would be quite happy with some simple mock ups. Thanks! Fredrik (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: The geometry of minifigs
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(...) No, the part is authored with an angle of 9.782. The (x,y) values of the lower facet of the shoulder is (14.345,2) and that at the waist is (19,29) - hence 4.655/27. Or alternatively the top of the torso is (14,0), giving 5/29 - the same (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Python extension for lnp
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I'd like to announce a Python extension for lnp. This runs on Linux and lets you use the python scripting language to communicate with a legOS application. See (URL) for more details. If you don't know what python is, look here: (URL) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Python extension for lnp - take 2
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I'd like to announce a Python extension for lnp. This runs on Linux and lets you use the python scripting language to communicate with a legOS application. See (URL) for more details. If you don't know what python is, look here: (URL) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | SW Lego Commercial -- MTT and AAT shown
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Hey gang, Last night on Cartoon Network I saw an ad for Star Wars Lego, featuring the upcoming 7184 MTT and 7155 AAT. The MTT was shown "folding apart" in a very unusual way and made me wish I had taped the commercial. At any rate, I was glad to see (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Ohio builders :)
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Mike makes some good points. We ought to just bring what we're strong in and use this first session as a way to establish how to actually play the game. (Any experienced BrikWars players from out-of-state wish to join us?) I could go for laying (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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| | Re: Ohio builders :)
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(...) According to Chapter 8 of the 2000 rule book, technic figures cost 3 CP, and their only real differences are they make great technix/mechanix, and move at 8" per turn instead of the usual 5". That and they make a much greater target because (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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| | Re: Sfida Sumo LF V: regolamento
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(...) Non solo ce l'ho, ma ne sto aspettando altri due da Mario, quando arriveranno, ed eventualmente ho anche due FOS che possono simularlo ;-) Credo che il sensore di rotazione sia troppo importante, al pari di altri sensori come quelli di (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Your most expensive "MOC"...
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(...) My most expensive creation is likely the coal unloader that i have built...or the whole mine/coal loader, 2 trains, coal unloader :). 2 RCX's, 2 extra touch sensors, 2 extra gear motors, 5 3cm pnumatic cylinders, 200 or so chain links, 50 or (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Lego buys Zowie Entertainment
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Wow, this is interesting news. I just took a quick peek at the Zowie website to see what kinds of products they make. The one I looked at was an interactive Pirate ship that plugs into your PC. This could bode well for the return of the Pirate's (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | stl2dat converter now read binary stl
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Good news for Autocad part developers ! My stl2dat converter now reads binary stl files. It recognises binary files automatically. I also introduced a new option to set the origin, because some cad-cam programs can only produce stl files where all (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 167.dat Technic Liftarm 1x7 decorated (also known as Throwbot leg, or Starwars battle droid arm) [DAT]
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It is not yet finished, I have to add the little helix inside the circle. 0 Technic Liftarm 1x7 decorated 0 Name: 167.dat 0 Author: Marc Klein 0 Created with stl2dat conversion tool 0 Un-Official LCad part 1 16 0 -8 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 2-4cyli.dat 1 (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Are anybody working on the Star Wars Battle Droid arms?
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(...) Have a look here (URL) Klein A Mindstorms fan. (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: International Box Update
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(...) Ok, I'm sorry that I've been sitting on my duff a bit. If Paul will send me his address, I'll mail it to him (hopefully tomorrow). (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Set ID #?
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Hi all, I was looking to place an order through S@H today, and brought one of the recent catalogs into work with me. However, it doesn't have all of the Adventurer's sets listed in it ... I think I recall seeing an "Adventurer's Accessories" pack (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Some Words To BFC
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(...) If you use a 3D card then the speed increase from BFC becomes negligible, I've tried to activate BFC on LeoCAD and it didn't show a big difference with the current library. Keep in mind that the current cards (except the newer GeForce) have a (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Will RCX work on PowerBook G3?
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(...) Just to be exceptionally pedantic: that video port is indeed an S-Video port however the adapter will allow it to output 'composite' video in either PAL or NTSC format. Please do not connect any serial devices to it ! -Simon (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Some Words To BFC
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(...) I agree that an automatic process might not always work 100% but it can make parts almost perfect and with only a small effort you'll be able to completely fix them. (...) I think I'm using what you call odd/even, I cast a ray from the center (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Wild West Minifigs and Brown Log Bricks
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(...) There certainly is a fine line here. I think Troy's original post was reasonably ok. On the other hand, this post: (URL) something I still would have put in .buy-sell-trade because I was explicitly looking for offers to buy (my cross post to (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.appraisal, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Wild West Minifigs and Brown Log Bricks
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(...) Some of the other worthwhile elements in this set: 2 Brown 1x4x3 town windows w/blue inserts and grey shutters Since you're looking to buy from DYA, presumably 1 shooting cannon (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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| | Re: Some Words To BFC
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(...) That would be the fastest option for rendering. (...) If anyone wants to take a look and help, I can send the source to what I have done so far (it needs VC++ 5.0). I have started working and I won't have much time to improve it. (...) I still (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Yellow 2x2x3 slope
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(...) Probably a modest, but good value. 6330 Cargo Center has 4 so they aren't totally unavailable. I wouldn't be surpised if you could end up geting at least dollar a piece for them. (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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| | Re: Set ID #?
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(...) I think you mean <set:5381> Frank (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 6434 Roadside Repair & 6479 Emergency Response Center 50%-off at Noodle Kiddoodle
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(...) Yeah, I was thinking about picking up several of these to part out if I could find enough that I wanted in them to make it worth it, or enough that other people would want to make it really worth it. Looks like I'll be sticking to 6097's then (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Some Words To BFC
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(...) I can't speak for the other programs but if you allow a part to have CCW and CW faces in any OpenGL program, it's going to be slower (but as LeoCAD's library is pre-processed than it won't be a problem). If you have some parts BFC compliant (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: My forestmen loss
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(...) My solution is to SOAK the bricks. Soon after I get used LEGO which is grungy, I put it in a bucket of warm soapy water, and leave it in the kitchen until I have time to process it. A LOT of stuff will soak off, though smoke smell doesn't. A (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Some Words To BFC
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(...) When it finds that any face of a primitive needs to be inverted. We would have to fix the current primitives so that all faces are pointing to the same direction. Take a look at the sphere primitive for example, it has faces pointing inside (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Torso With Wolfpack Pattern
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(...) Danger, Will Robinson! Danger! This is the same "P" number ("973p04.dat") as the one you gave the Black Falcon torso. (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: ebay ened an auction before it was time
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(...) No, I never looked at it before until last night. And even if I did bookmark it, it doesnt explain why I was selecting it from the browse list but it was showing me the wrong auction details. I tried refreshing, shutting my broswer, even (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sneak peek of my Blacktron site
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(...) Kick@$$ dropship, Pat. I see you finally found an application for that cockpit that you've been working on for the past 2 months. Also, sweet use of those Aquazone control tiles- they fit perfectly in the Blacktron color scheme. I can't wait (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Minifig Torso With Wolfpack Pattern
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(...) My fault, the part file I have is p05.dat. I guess I copied the line from the falcon torso & forgot to change the number. (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Flag 2 x 2 With Black Falcon Pattern [DAT]
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0 Flag 2 x 2 With Black Falcon Pattern 0 Name: 2335p04.dat 0 Author: Jonathan Wilson (placement) 0 Author: Chris Dee (pattern) 0 Unofficial Element 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 S\2335s01.dat 1 383 -8 4 30 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2335p04a.dat 4 0 2 10.50 (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Minifig Torso With Black Falcon Pattern (silver subpart) [DAT]
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This is a repost because I discovered that all the 2 lines were still color 15. 0 Minifig Torso With Black Falcon Pattern (silver subpart) 0 Name: 973p04a.dat 0 Author: Steve Bliss (torso) 0 Author: Chris Dee (pattern) 0 Author: Jonathan Wilson (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Flag 2 x 2 With Black Falcon Pattern (silver subpart) [DAT]
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0 Flag 2 x 2 With Black Falcon Pattern (silver subpart) 0 Name: 2335p04a.dat 0 Author: Chris Dee (pattern) 0 Author: Jonathan Wilson (placement) 0 Unofficial Element 4 16 -8.50 6.50 -10 -10 5 -10 0 5 -10 0 6.50 -10 4 16 -8.50 6.50 -10 -10 5 -10 -10 (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Henry the Horse Trivia Quiz
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Which Beatles song, from which album, released originally in what year, reports a sighting of Henry the Horse (FL3709)? Where was he and what was he doing? (hint album reappears in 1987) sheree (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.fabuland, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Lego Cleaner (Was Re: My forestmen loss)
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(...) Here is an idea for TLG: lego cleaner: a oproduct specificly designed for cleaning lego parts, designed so that it wont leave residue on the bricks, damage the bricks or melt ABS. You could market it in toy shops or whatever in the lego (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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| | Re: Are anybody working on the Star Wars Battle Droid arms?
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(...) minifig scale battle droids from the LEGO System Star Wars theme. Of course, I am also very happy to see that you are working on the larger version you showed me above. Great work! Fredrik (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A minifig pack for EVERY theme
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(...) Well I understand what you are saying. The way I look at it though is: Any face that doesn't have a microphone, hideous grin, eyepatch, monocle, or such is a generic face regardless of how detailed it is. If I can put it on a space person, (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Penrith Plaza Pirate Post 08/04/00
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(...) The road that runs along the railway line on the south side of the track, changes name 3 times within 2 km., so let's just say you exit the station and turn to your right. You can see Penrith Plaza from the station actually. As you approach (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: The geometry of minifigs
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(...) Ok, thanks. I understand. It's not interesting for me (in this setting) to know the angles and offsets of the _true_ minifig. What is of interest is the values that were used to _model_ the minifig. This is because what I want to do is to pose (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Hopper/engine plates
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I have several black 16x6 plates with large holes in the middle A couple have buffers moulded in as used in blue hopper wagons the rest do not and not sure what these were used in (other hoppers?, engines?) What sort of value do these have? Are they (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Of interest to *LEGO* Robotics list
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(...) Any info on what kind of products might result of this buy ? ___...___ Marco C. aka McViper (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Insectoid 6977 clearance sale
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TRU Penrith (Sydney),Australia, The major kit of the much unloved Insectoid theme is on clearance at my local TRU. It's 6977, the Arachnoid Star Base ( 433 pieces, 4 minifigs ). The usual TRU price is $ 199 AUD, the clearance price is $ 99. The (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Sfida Sumo LF V: regolamento
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(...) Non fare la vittima, dai :-) I tuoi sensori sono quasi arrivati. Sono stati sdoganati nei giorni scorsi, e appena saranno arrivati a casa mia li metto in una bella busta, posta prioritaria, e nel giro di due giorni ce li hai. Ciao Mario (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Ohio builders :)
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(...) I can't wait to lay waste to a huge horde of knights with a couple of nuclear cruise missiles launched from an F-117 Night Hawk ... muwhahah... (...) Just give me a weekend, and I'll be there. This brings us to our next subject -- who wants to (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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| | RE: Of interest to *LEGO* Robotics list
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(...) Google turned up the following: (URL) Now figure out what you could do with an interactive playset..... What about having DatsVille come to life over the net! Imagine if you could download a common village and have cooperative task solving (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Heraldry for future sets:
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I would *love* to see lego produce some old-school style heraldry. Some basic geometrical shapes, like chevrons, or any updates of the original crusader-style crests would be welcomed by all, and lead to an increase in sales. Actually, a brilliant (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Check out www.zowie.com to see the toys. The little flash pirate game shows off the type of games they have (using the mouse as a controller). I remember seeing these in the store last week and thinking how the tech is cool but the game seemed (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Ohio builders :)
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(...) Not directly, no. That total is about what I have all the instruction manuals for, which I tallied in an Excel Spreadsheet and then copied to my web page for all to see. It's on the order of 60,000, but I haven't checked recently. Currently, (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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| | Re: Of interest to *LEGO* Robotics list
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Through the magic of the internet, you can try: (URL) C." <marco@soporcel.pt> on 04/06/2000 10:31:59 AM To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com cc: (bcc: Simon Jensen-Fellows/AM/Avid) Subject: Of interest to *LEGO* Robotics list (...) Any info on what kind of (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) (only mail). But thxs to you all, and to webgate@vancouver-webpages.com I'm already on the right track. (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) How about taking a hint from what they're apparently doing with the Soccer Team Bus sets? In other words, producing a set of minifigs with blank torsos and blank shields, and then providing several sticker sheets to customize them. (Sort of (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Henry the Horse Trivia Quiz
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(...) My best guess for the album is 'Abbey Road' origionally released in 1969... No clue what song however, I just figured the album out by the 'hint'. I like quizzes :-) -Frank (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.fabuland, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Sneak peek of my Blacktron site
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Patience (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Shipping to Canada, help!
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I've shipped a 7150 to Canada using small packets airmail, but now my buyer says the post office called him and wants an additional $9 and change. Any idea what is going on here? Since I mailed the package at the post office I'm sure the postage is (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Sneak peek of my Blacktron site
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I used the technic steering assembly found an many cheaper Technic models. It did take up a good sized chunk of floor space, but it looks cool as a sterring assenbly and drive unit. The APC can fit 5 minifigs plus the driver (6 in the back if they (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.space)
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An anteater because of the snout like front. My early gestural drawings of the ship made it look like a rhino. Which it still kinda does, but the cockpit makes it look like some kind of freaky alien rhino thing. Maybe it is like some sort of (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.space)
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Those control tiles also come in blacktron sets. I wanted to stay faithful to the original Blacktron series by only using parts from those sets. There are a few exceptions though (for example the yellow 4x4 rounds usedin the engines of te lander). (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.space)
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In lugnet.market.auction, Lawrence Wilkes writes: <shnip> (...) I've run across this from time to time. As far as I can tell, eBay will continue to list a canceled or prematurely-closed auction until it's original ending date goes by. It *might* be (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Personally I really don't like stickers. I see what you mean in terms of customizing the torso's and shields to your liking but I would prefer printed torso's and shields to stickered ones. I guess one option would be to print one Herald on (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | FA(eBay): auctions ending Thursday - Castle, Shapes, Space, Star Wars
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Auctions ending on Thursday 6 Apr 2000 ---...--- 200 Trans orange details (URL) 14 white minifig beards! (URL) 10 light grey 6x12 space wing (URL) 16 tan 1x1 brick w. side stud (URL) 6 Star Wars trans grey canopy (URL) 6 white horses w saddles (URL) (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Shipping to Canada, help!
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(...) I doubt that additional postage is required. The $9 is probably the amount that needs to be paid for customs. LEGO is NOT duty free going into Canada, and I guess there's a 50/50 chance of getting charged for duties each time you receive (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) (no, but I've got lots of experience on the receiving end) It won't (or better not be!) a duty. Duties are paid at the receiving end, and the only duty applying to Lego is a flat 7% GST on the declared value + $5 handling fee, AFAIK but (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | SEND ME YOUR WANT LIST
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Hi Legofans, Tomorrow, I'll leave my office to research new items. If you have some wanted suplementary lego list, send me it quickly ! I need your want list ! Give me number sets ! Emilie stays at office to answer to your questions and to send your (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Output to file option for IC?
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(...) Here's a stupid idea, but might be the simplest: Run a dumb terminal program. I keep a very old version of Telix for DOS around for this purpose. Most of the dumb terminal programs have some option or other for logging or capturing to a file. (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Henry the Horse Trivia Quiz
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(...) Me too. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, the album is Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and the song is "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite," wherein Harry the Horse dances the waltz. In other news, Harry the Horse was also one of the (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.fabuland, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Python extension for lnp - take 2
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(...) growing depth of languages we can all use with legOS. -Luis ---...--- "As an engineer, it's important to look yourself in the eye in the mirror every morning, and remind yourself that 'marketing is everything,' and engineering doesn't matter a (...) (26 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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