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(...) Stop trying to tailor reality to fit every nuance of your sensibilities. An auction is the fairest way to dispose of things in return for value but it is incompatible with certain other goals, e.g making everyone happy. Let auctions be (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You post on lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade with a message: could anyone in <whatever country> buy me <whatever set> for cost + shipping? That's the easy way. the hard way, is try to figure out if any store there does international shipping. (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My new lego web pages
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(...) Just as a sidenote: this is Lugnet, not RTL. :P Jasper (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) *has a Jerry Sp..puke flashback* (...) Or without reason: if th bidders don't like it, he sells at a lower price or not at all. Ultimately, it's self-interest that keeps auctions fair :) Jasper (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Questions for FAQ
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(...) It appears Samsonite (of briefcase fame) has imported/made Lego products in the US under licence before TLG actually got out there. lesse, they just had a 25-yr asnniversary of Real Lego, so that makes to 73, probably from somewhere in the (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.faq)
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| | Gordon's Brick Programmer Version 1.4.2
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Gordon's Brick Programmer Version 1.4.2 is now available from (URL) Brick Programmer provides a visual editor for SpiritOCX programs that is much easier to use than Lego's Brick dragging model and is not limited by the same size restrictions. (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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It would be nice to have a shorter name. :-) I found the overall resistance of the add/sub transmission and final drive gearing, etc. when using tracks to be too great for one motor. This was the largest detractor from it's utility (the fact that (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Odd taxonomy question
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(...) There was a "Red one" with a different head (more angular, as opposed to a smooth dome) in the scene where Luke buys C-3PO and R2-D2 from the jawas. In fact, he and Uncle Owen at first buy the "Red one", who breaks down and is replaced by (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Light Blue LEGO not made in sets since 1980?
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Mark Koesel writes/wrote/has writen: (...) Try the 7130 snowspeeder. It has orange pieces. Also the 7140 X-wing. Both can be found at (URL) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Auction: 8064, 8074, ...update 4
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Hello, I'm auctioning five Technic sets (update 4). In this update there is a new set (8868). Set Bid Bidder Status 8064 Universal Set $65 open 8074 Universal Set $80 Mark Koesel going 8839 Supply Ship $65 Roger Jochems open 8865 Test Car $150 Roger (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | My new lego web pages
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Hey RTL, I have a new lego web page featuring my creations. Currently I have two categories of images, Ninja Themed images and a theme I call Military. Please feel free to browse around. I'm not finished with the site, but there are quite a few (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Cyberia <cyberia@erols.com> wrote in message news:F67CnM.4sr@lugnet.com... (...) ? Separate issues, the adder/subtractor (is there really not a better existing name for this device btw?) is to deal with the slight variations in motor power that (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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For those of you disparaging the oversimplification of the new Supercar, this link just popped up on RTL, a catalog scan courtesy of Carbon 60: (URL) The body appears to be a shell over the chassis, not unlike a funny car. The workin's are not as (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Service Packs for 1999..
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It would be useful to post addresses and names of individuals that we should write to. (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Released, Brainstorm, a logo for MindStorms
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Brainstorm can be found at (URL) is a version of UCBLogo with an interface to the SPIRIT.OCX added. The combination allow you to use the full extent of the RCX. You can write logo programs that use the RCX as a dumb peripheral, or download code for (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, I've just published Brainstorm which is derived from UCBLogo. It makes use of the SPIRIT.OCX commands. See my page at (URL) for more info. (...) ---...--- (...) ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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How will the adder/subtractor help with your need for feedback in the turn ? Will you use your modified rotation sensor to somehow achieve this ? Also, I do not have a web page to put them on, but I built two modified versions of the second example (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Sure, go ahead. Do you mind if I use a copy on my site? -Tom McD. (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Expansion Board Files
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Yes, I had a similar problem. I then downloaded the revised files and found "lib_hb.c" failing to load also. After opening it in a text editor, I found the same 'line feed' type of characters (square boxes). I deleted them and made sure that all the (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Thoughts on having preferred customers in auctions
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I'll first say that I have a small number of fellow Lego enthusiasts who are somewhat closer friends than the rest of you [1]. This group of individuals, some local and others who are outside the US, have either been very generous in their dealings (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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