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sorry i incorretly signed the first time OnDrew Hartigan (21), winfield, il , $2000-6000 pre2004, 3500 for2004 but only spent on 2003 and prior sets/ PAB, during my employment at the woodfield lego store oct03-aug04 i spoke with no less than 200 (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Ben, If you change the language of the letter so that it is clear that you are a group of people made up mostly of AFOLs, not the entire AFOL community then I will have no opinion about your letter, retract my objection to it, and wish you the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | LEGO Factory Judge Pages Archived?
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One side benefit to LF (IMO) has been the spotlight pages on the judges. It's fun to read each judge's background, childhood favorites, etc. and then try to see how that reflects in his/her designs. From a teacher's point of view, I also loved the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.edu, FTX)
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(...) Left some plates out... (am I missing something with your question????) in other words to "build a recessed area" you "don't build part of the floor"! (...) He's a CAD jockey though. 4 out of 5 of his creations never leave elecron form... (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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The conductor plate gets you away from having to build a recessed area for the 2x2x2p wire plate. How did you do that anyway? I hit this issue and poked around and finally consulted to oricle, James Mathis, HE TOLD ME TO DO IT THIS WAY! ;) SteveB (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Lars, I'd prefer that the format is unchanged. Right now LPub post-proceses the one file, greying parts as needed, adjusting camera settings for orthographic, and creating new colors for the greyed pieces.... I'd really rather *not* have to (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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i completly agree. OnDrew J. Hartigan 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Don't sell yourself short. :) Creating good models with a limited selection of parts is an artform... if you ask me. With a large (I hesistate to use the word 'unlimited') selection of parts even an average builder can likely create more or (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote: (snip) (...) (snip) Nevermind the controls, how'd you build the hopper? ;-) I really like your solution, with the rotating arm that unloads it, creating an auto-reset for the hopper. I've been frustrated (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Nope. Just the 2x2 wire connector straight onto the motor. Of course there is a tile on top of the wire connector and the layered plate floor/frame has a cutout, I'm pretty sure that's not the source of the resistance, I tested that with 2 (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I am anything but an expert on this area, but will not the parts, 3001_dot_dat and so on, also be defined multiple times? (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The issue wasn't explicitly stated as such. The issue was explicitly stated, in the original post, as coming from the AFOL community, not just you. (...) ANd you should, indeed, state your opinion, but make it abundantly clear that it is your (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Dear Calum: I disagree with you entirely. (...) Really? I think some people wished for the color issue to go away, didn't get their wish, and whined like petulant brats. (...) Nobody asked you to write any such letters. But don't slander the right (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) For newbies I think it's nice that the POV file is self-contained and ready-to-render. However, using certain coming options you can exclude camera and lights. Why would you like submodels in separate .inc files ? Only to have a smaller (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | The game's afoot! (was re: Battle)
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Ok my Pugnacious Potentates, Bellicose Brigands and Confused Combatants, This Sunday in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, the battlefield stands ready for a festival the like of which few combatants will see the end: To the north, the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Lego Studios Question
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(...) Is the studios camera the same electronics as the one sold with 9731 Vision Command ? If so, you might google for Vision Command driver. I was able to find an OS-X driver for mine via that method. (although of course the Vision Command (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Civil War!
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(...) I believe the official TLC names for all the colors are in this list... (URL) #199 and #208 are suspected to be the correct entries for the 'new' shades of gray. Ray (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Nathanael Kuipers wrote: SNIP (...) DUDE! that rocks! Long live 4100 (& drooling to get 4883!) Jeff (brother in creator set alternate models) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hello Larry, here is another weird idea that might help or not ... If, wherever you are currently routing the cable, you give it one whole turn, wouldn't that make sure there is at least one place along the cable length that allows the cable to (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: civilized people
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(...) Yeah me too!!!!!!!..... Don't make me write an ~open~ letter requesting it!!!! Or you could drop the "KING" title and become Prime Minister or Governor General. Janey "Red Brick" (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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Ooooh! :( What a pessimistic AFOL you are, William! (...) Yes, they're trying to grow a segment of their market. That gives "us" influence as customers, little as it may be. Did we get SYSTEM-color packs with gray plates and bricks through Jake, or (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | PLUGfest 2005a - Registo histórico
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Olá, criançadaaa! Eis-me de regresso aos textos cronísticos, desta feita para relatar o primeiro encontro de 2005. Dada a sua natureza como "encontro-relâmpago", posso afirmar que foi o primeiro em que o timing foi integralmente respeitado, de forma (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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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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So what if people complain? What you call petulant brats, I call passionate enthusiasts. It’s all relative. And more so, in the end, what’s worse… Those who complain, or those who complain about the complainers. At least these people have a cause, (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.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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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote: [a bunch] Hey Calum, To be fair, when there "was" a lot of ranting on LUGNET about the colour change, some of us recommended that those folks instead do something constructive about it, for example, (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hello! (...) This is also a letter that I would sign without hesitation. Johannes Koehler (27), Germany (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color)
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In lugnet.color, Scott Lyttle wrote: snip (...) Oooh much better. But I'll sign both! -Bryan (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Oh crap, that won't work. There's simply no way to get a 2x2 electric connector through a technic hole without quantum physics. I guess I could attach a 2x4 technic plate and leave it on the train pin. Rob (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | IR Tower Building
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Dear List, I am without an IR tower for my Mindtsorms kit. I have built two of the schematics here: (URL) of the ones I tried work. I tried the one by John Barnes, and the hardwire cable. I do not know enough about schematics to read the OEM design. (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: (MOC) 36-gun Frigate RTS LEGOMALEE
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(...) Not at all. Several people have commented that they thought my ships, the (URL) Misérable> and the (URL) HMLS Intractable> were the same size, until they saw them in person (or the comparison pics). The Mis is 6 centre sections, the Intracty (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Oh almost forgot an LDR file, theres's one linked on this page: (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) LOL (...) None of my locos use baseplates. I've found the best way is to have a 2x2 hole right next to the technic plate you attach the motor to, and attach the connector to the motor with the wires pointing towards the attachment pin. The (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...e.DOT.com> wrote in message news:IAn1Ew.21DE@lugnet.com... (...) Dang, and I wasn't going to make a post.... Oh well, It looks like there could be a need for me to get my Dremel out and try my hand at (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(snip) My army of Scala and Galidor figures wielding pieces of ZNAP weaponry are poised for war.... BTW--has anybody actually bothered to find out what the "official" new gray colors are called? Perhaps that should be referenced instead of "old gray (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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(...) Wait... would that be new brown...or old brown? (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(snip) (...) I can confirm that the license agreement with Steven Spielberg and LEGO for LEGO Studios has ended. The LEGO stores cannot sell LEGO Studios anymore. Also, in conjunction with the cost savings that LEGO is pushing for, I would (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for discussion!
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I'm putting my neck on the line (professional reasons), but for those of you who want the old colors back, perhaps a letter like this might have been better instead of associating with the accusatory tone of the German AFOL letter: To Mr. Jørgen Vig (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color) !!
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(...) I don't quite understand, either. Why can't you simply splice LEGO wire with thin wire, or back to itself? JOHN (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Johnny five IS alive - first MOC
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Hi Stefan, I've seen bits and pieces of this as you've posted them to Brickshelf, but it's great the see Johnny in all his glory. I can't wait to see this completed. I hope that eventually you're able to post movies of him in action. Bruce (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Since you aren't using a train base plate, I assume you are using a 2x4 electric plate attached to the motor contacts and then attaching the 2x2 wire concetor to the under side of the 2x4 electric plate ? SteveB (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | surrender, you're surrounded!
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Hello David! There can be no color debate thread without you, right? ;) (...) OF COURSE it is to ME. Who do you think did type this? My CAT?? (...) In fact I'm afraid there is not much thinking at all involved with those posts. Different interests (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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It has been a really long time since I've posted in .trains seeking help! (maybe never, I forget) :) So, anyway, here's the sitch. I have a diesel loco I am building. As many of you know, I usually don't use baseplates (and since this one needs (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Wenn die 1000steine weiterhin so ein freundlicher Platz bleiben, ...
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Hallo! Zwei Jahre! Mei Gudness! (...) ___...___ Das ist unbedingt zu unterstreichen. Tschüß Jojo (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.de.ni.han, lugnet.loc.de.nw.dor)
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(...) Hmmm, I was hoping for a way to do this that didnt involve going through and building every set in my collection and then valuing each set plus all the parts that are left. Assume they dont want lists of individual parts, is there another (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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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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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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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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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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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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| | Re: Johnny five IS alive - first MOC
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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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| | Re: LD4DModeler 1.1
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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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| | Re: civilized people
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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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| | Re: civilized people
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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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| | Re: Johnny five IS alive - first MOC
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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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| | Re: "Lego" from China Sets?????
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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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| | Re: LD4DModeler 1.1
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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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| | Re: RCX IR Tx Circuit
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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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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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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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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
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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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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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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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(...) 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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(...) This has been bugging me, what do you mean by driver? I'm probably being dense. Steve (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <snippage> (...) Thankyou, Claude. Now as to your further comments: I think that there is likely to be much merit in your words. I have not been able to transfer them into code as yet and so beg your further indulgence. In (very) pseudocode I (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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Well said. Good, bad or otherwise, the color change issue is destroying this community, and that's a shame. Lugnet used to be so much fun. Adrian (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Kelly McKiernan wrote: <snip> (...) See!!!! Seriously, people better start realizing that LUGNET, but most especially, rtlT, is a really cool place to hang out. And again, I reiterate--what happened in o-t.foo should (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I don't remember if I did this for last year, but here's this year's. If there's interest, I can post last year's as well. Same limitations as before, deal with it :) Notice that Larry is still the loudest mouth, excep that he posted from 4 (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.admin.general)
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This is weekly update of new items listed at (URL) as of Thu Jan 20, 10:40 AM PST. To bid, review details of any item listed or to register go to (URL). There are currently 2374 listings! (2 URLs) 6600 Highway Construction '00 box/instructions> Used (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.auction, FTX)
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(...) - snip - (...) Chris, To my knowledge, this portion of the discussion is not a problem, and I don't believe there has been anything called out that you or Dave have written to cause a timeout. (Although the language is starting to get tinged (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) At the ever increasing rate I see the 7 words get used around here (Lugnet in general, rtlT has been clean) I'm surprised to hear that anyone has gotten banned. If something that obvious doesn't get you a time out I don't know what does. Well (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote: <snip> (...) Oh look! I can still post! For crying out loud! It was off-topic.foo!!!!! If you want to get your knickers in a knot over something, try guys who spill ice tea on people's laps at (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Great Googley Moogley!!! Hey Chris! I have an Idea--why don't you go join Ken and Richard 'Ben' who also have inordinately large chips on their shoulders and you guys can form a club for those people who are pissed about the inconsequential (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote: <snip> (...) I have an issue with two things--one--if it's a "Psst Chris--don't talk about it or you'll get banned" thing then I wouldn't listen, and since I've received no such e-mail (and I'm the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) oh really? HOW many people so FAR have been given a time out? ~I~ dont know. other than the people involved and the "banisher" anyone keeping score? SO FAR, all i have is a line or two from admins SAYING they have "handed out WAY too many" and (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I don't think they'd really do that... (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Dave are you ready for this..... I just was sent an e-mail warning me that this VERY discussion we are haveing ~COULD~ get me banned! NOW to be fair. this person was NOT an admin (rather someone in the know) but I have no reason to disbelive (...) (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 to the above letter and sign it: Daniel Jassim, age 31; Lawndale, California, U.S.A. I spent roughly $2,500 per year on Lego products, including theme park admission and purchases from 1999 to 2004. I estimate I've spent at least $25,000 on (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote: <snip> (...) And whereas I agree that the potential is there, I do not usually fall for the 'slippery slope' situation--if we're having a good time in o.t.foo and someone locks out your account in the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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