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In lugnet.general, William R. Ward wrote: [whatever] William, it would've been really nice if you didn't post this to half of LUGNET. C'mon, this is spamming. The only groups it needed go to were the two groups you set as FUT. Anything more just (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) For one thing, you're mistaking LEGO's efforts to grow a segment of their market with "influence." For another, it's NOT still a possibility. Jake has stated in no uncertain terms that the new colors are permanent. And the company has invested (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Dinner Discussion Followup: Ropeway Technology
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OH MY GOD (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I didn't say that Ben is a whiner, I said that he is sending the MESSAGE that he is one. (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
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"J. Spencer Rezkalla" <srezkall@peoplepc.com> wrote in message news:IAMw2C.ztn@lugnet.com... (...) <snip> I'm really trying to keep out of the color debate, but I wanted to post to make sure the WHOLE story was communicated about this, not just the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Jajaja! Immer langsam mit die jungen Pferde, hab' auch noch was anderes zu tun. Gruß, René (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Perhaps switching to 2x plates instead of 4x for the tread surfaces would help - this would help to smooth the curve around the wheels, at the cost of almost doubling the number of hinges you would need to add. Otherwise, love this MOC. Great (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: civilized people
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(...) All in due time. Chris (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Anatomy of a POV file (e.g. L3P suggestions)
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(...) Optional, yes that would be nice. But I also see the strength in the fact that all data needed are gathered in the same file. I have downloaded so many pov-files just to discover that they have references to inc files I fail to find on the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) It's nice to see that you're continuing development of the program. One thing I would like to see in a future version is the ability to create/use plugins. E.g., a spline motion path plugin that takes an object and its starting and ending (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.animation)
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(...) I thank you for admitting that this got way out of proportion. I acknowledge that (as is always the danger with jokes) that while not overstepping my authority at the time, as it was defined, my test/joke (of temporarily revoking your posting (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I want my King back!!! Dave K (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You might find that spreading the hinge plates wider on the tread shoes will help. Having them near the centre increases the "twisting" effect if there are forces near the edge of the shoes. Also, having 3 per shoe instead of 2 may help - mine (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic)
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I'm done with this. This horse is dead. I would like to end this in a civilized manner. If Larry is willing to acknowledge that at the time of the .foo silliness, he used action where words, in my view, would have been more appropriate, then I will (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) This is a rather old thread, but I saw (URL) few listings> on eBay that brought this discussion to mind. I check eBay quite often for my beloved clone brand, and I've often seen it described as "Not Legos," but this is the first time I've ever (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.services, FTX)
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| | Re: una foto strana...
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(...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Anatomy of a POV file (e.g. L3P suggestions)
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Here are the basic components of a POV file, as it is generated by default by L3P. Materials Color declarations Stud-tops Finishes Render-Detail Options Qual SW Bumps etc. Scene-Level Objects Camera Lights Floor Background Parts & Primitives Models (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) It's nice to see that you're continuing development of the program. One suggestion: it would be nice if your program supported other transformations (besides just rotation and translation), in the form of plugins that users could create and (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: stepping up to the dead horse (was some other title)
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(...) No I didn't. In fact I already said elsewhere that some had. And, it's causing some very unfortunate confusion: (URL) ... someone has made an invalid assumption there, and forgotten that we don't censor, we can only request cancels which users (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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(...) I dunno. At this point it might be very confusing. PS... plesae check your email at the address that you have registered in as your posting address (and encourage JoJo to do the same). If that email isn't a valid one to receive email on, fix (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Thanks for all your work on this Mark! It is very interesting, even for someone like me with only basic knowledge of electronics. Are you planning to put it all together on a web page some day? ROSCO (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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(...) You're right Larry, that would have been a much more better way. What do you think? Is it worth a second try? Leg Godt! René (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Let's Do The Time Warp Again... Was Re: Open letter
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In lugnet.color, Calum Tsang wrote: <snip> (...) Wow! I just got a feeling of deja-vu all over again! Dave K (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
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(...) You are right, I don't know the internal processes going on at Billund. So you said they are still making the old colors, right now? Why? What is it used for? I was under the impression that starting sometime last year, everything was being (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I believe you. Just as I believe that TLC can get Maersk Blue if they so desire. That said, what you, and other people who believe that TLC can 'snap their fingers' and go back to 'old gray' haven't stated, or probably even know, is the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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Here's my drawing of the RCX IR transmission circuit (receiver circuit to follow soon): (URL) With the voltages as shown, the RCX is not transmitting. The IR LEDs are powered by a 600mA current sink. I haven't measured for waveforms yet - the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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(...) And THAT highlights why maybe this wasn't done quite correctly. Consider how things might have went if instead of posting what was apparently final text and asking for sigs, if it had went like this instead (everything posted to JUST color and (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: My open letter.. to the WORLD
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(...) Well, you are not supposed to eat them! As it is, I happen to prefer the flesh color to yellow. They make regular figs look jaundiced. Some parting advice: breath mints. JOHN (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: stepping up to the dead horse (was some other title)
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(...) I know which ones you mean too. But I'll say that I personally don't like the milder ones either, I think they show lack of imagination. I am in the minority on the Admin team, so A-- gets a pass and B---- seems to fit the sitch, and S--- gets (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
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This is a repost with cleaned up quote text. (...) I was going to make a comment about that, which was that I didn't think the thread should be hijacked, personally. That's why if you look, I haven't posted to Ben's original message. I think the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Thanks a lot, guys, you've made me hate LUGNET.
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(...) I wouldn't say that I hate LUGNET, but I am very frustrated by the behaviour of some people here. Like Larry mentioned in a previous post, there have been numerous cases where people have posted rude, unecessary remarks. If only people could (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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Hi David, (...) This sentence: "We, the signatories of this letter, form the group of Adult Fans Of LEGO® (AFOLs)." was translated from these german words: "Wir, die Unterzeichner dieses Briefes, sind überwiegend sogenannte AFOLs (Adult Fans Of (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
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(...) Spencer, sorry for mistyping your name. no bad intention included.... Ben (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) You've spent too much time dealing with NDAs. Seriously, did you agree to not discuss whether or not, in general terms, timeouts had been handed down? No, wait -- you wouldn't be able to discuss whether you agreed to not discuss it. Sheesh. (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) > (...) Type "7 words" into google and hit I'm Feeling Lucky. Google knows what I'm talking about. Google knows all. (...) This seems to lead to: -people like me feeling nothing is being done -people like Chris feeling they are being abused (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
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I agree with the general content of the letter. The new dark gray is not so bad, but please, don't stop to produce the parts in the old grays! Luca Giannitti, Turin - Italy (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Calum, Your my new favorite poster!!! Fire up that grill and flame away! Maybe we can burn this color thing to ashes. Great post I just wish I could write something half that good. Eric Kingsley (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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OK, Problem solved. I now have again access to the forum (but I still don't know what went wrong!?!) Maarten (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.de)
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(...) Dear Spemcer, I have to disagree with your assumptions. Can you prove they do not run both grey and blay? You do know nothing about this, as you said. When I was in Billund a few month ago (september) they did. And when Jan Beyer (kind of our (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) It depends on which 7 words you mean. I have seen a number of words used here in rtlT that I personally do think are inappropriate. (...) It is not the current policy to comment on who has or hasn't been given a timeout (a timeout is different (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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