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(...) Some work has already been done in LDraw Blender import and export. I've used this and it works well for import: (URL) the related Lugnet thread: (URL) was an earlier work: (URL) the related lugnet thread: (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Screw that, I'm building "How to spend the new $13B in our defence budget"! ;] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203 (21 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) They're icky. (...) The pics have the 2+1 seating configuration of an ERJ. The CRJ has 2+2. KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203 (21 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Wanted to trade: 6090 Royal Knight's Castle for Mindstorms.
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"Geoffrey Hyde" <g.hyde@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:ICz1x1.BKM@lugnet.com... (...) As has been pointed out, (thanks Scott) this is incorrect, the version with the power jack is either 1.0 or 1.5 - this now means I would take trade offers (...) (21 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: join 2 Female "lego bricks"
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(...) (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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how can I join 2 "stud receptacles" together? I saw this: (URL) the method for butting 2 old pnu cylinders together is cool, and WORKS. I tried it with the 90 degree 1/2 beam as well, and it ALSO works. there is a TINY bit of slop, and am looking (...) (21 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems
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(...) Sitting back watching, I have to delurk and make the point that in ROBOLAB 2.5.4 there is a new function called "Upload RCX Code". With this function you can download someones "spagetti" code to an RCX and then upload it back to your computer (...) (21 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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Any fanatics out there in the Denver area interested in making a little extra cash while promoting our favorite hobby? If so, e-mail me directly. I can't be completely open about it just yet, but I know of a store in the "Denver area" related to my (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.us.co)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems - Low Level Languages?
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(...) Or if you really wanna reduce the memory use, compile your program as firmware that you can send using firmdl3 (like the BrickOS kernel itself, or LDCC). Although I must admit that BrickOS, if you use the kernel compile defines, can be made (...) (21 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Total Perspective Vortex
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(...) I thought that it was powered off a piece of Angel Food Cake (that Arthur later ate...) -Scott Lyttle (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Wanted to trade: 6090 Royal Knight's Castle for Mindstorms.
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(...) Geoff, Do you mean the Brick processor with the power jack? The only brick with the power jack is the RIS 1.0 (not sure about RIS 1.5). I can confirm that RIS 2.0 doesn't have a power jack. RIS 2.0 uses a USB infrared tower. The RIS 1.0 uses (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I have now given Blender a good test, and I am hooked. The user interface is a bit weird at first, but it grows on you, and I expect it to be quite easy to use once I get the hang of it. The software features are perfect for this: GNU Free software (...) (21 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems - Language war in 32k RAM
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(...) No no no... Real programmers don't use guns because we don't believe violence actually solves anything. (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) So nice to hear that, and I actually care quite a lot! I have used Lego quite a lot myself to teach computer graphics. Not CAD as such, but 3D modeling, animation and programming. Swedish M Sc students have often grown up with a large pile of (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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(...) *CERTAINLY NOT* I'm horrified that you would think that. A real programmer has to find out which end of the soldering iron gets hot by 'the experimental method' (ouch!). Soldering irons are *hardware* and no real programmer would want to be (...) (21 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems - Low Level Languages?
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(...) You could certainly use assembler (and presumably hex) using brickOS but I don't think it's possible with the standard firmware. Of course a true 'Real Programmer' would just dump the firmware altogether and write to the bare metal. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Its funny that you mention articulation, as that was sort of the resion why I came up with this idea. Here is a picture that shows why. (URL) some of you know my TGV is a 10ft long articulated train. I wanted to make the cars for my TGV longer (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems - Language war in 32k RAM
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(...) That's true - but NQC is eminently usable. (...) For those who don't catch that reference: (URL) (real programmers even don't use assemblers but code directly in hex) (I actually have keyed a short program into a PDP-11 using the front panel (...) (21 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Poor man's Supercar wheels
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(...) Beside the color, what is the difference between this part: (URL) and this part: (URL) ? - David (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 2 new GBC modules...
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(...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) (URL) (...) Just wonderful!!, I love them all, specially the shovel. (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Enzo
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(...) How big is the box? Is it bigger than the Backhoe's one? FWIW last year I bought 3 8386s and I paid 69EUR for air shipping. That was before 8386 became available in NA. The 8386 box is the same length & width as Backhoe's, only thinner. I (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems - Low Level Languages?
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Mark, Try this (...) --- Mark Bellis <mark.bellis@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: (...) ___...___ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web (URL) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems - Low Level Languages?
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(...) Sure, that can be done. Take a look at brickOS. With brickOS as operating system you can write your programs with gcc. So you can write c, or mix c with assembler via asm{} or you could write plain asm routines. (...) But you have to learn H8 (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Poor man's Supercar wheels
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Mix four of these: (URL) four of these: (URL) you get a nice wheel that is the same width and heigth as the 8448 wheels. They only difference is the tires are not as low profile as the 8448. But here is the cool part, if you have the 8653 set, you (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: wanted: water fall ideas.......please
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Here's a picture of my snotifall: (URL) sure there's more pictures out there somewhere. I haven't managed to post any myself. The basic construction is a backing of blue plates, with smaller blue plates staggered around to increase texture, and then (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems - Low Level Languages?
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(...) Reminds me of BBC micros, where the most useful BASIC command was the open square bracket to go into assembler! Do you have facilities to program the RCX in assembler or hex? I'm interested in a lower level language so that I don't have to (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Assistance/Ideas please. Scorpion infrastructure
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(...) I've been focusing on the long neglected LPub and LSynth. So SSClagorpion is not too far along. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | RE: RIS 2.0 Problems - Language war in 32k RAM
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(...) Hah! That's for high level wussies! *Real* programmers use a soldering gun... (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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One Thousand Three Hundred and sixty. 1,360(This is what I have been told) Mix that with a 176 page instruction book and that is why the set weighs so much. -Paul (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | CEO-Letter // The answer
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To read the answer follow this link: (URL) Godt, Ben (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.color) !!
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| | Re: What if.....
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(...) I find with building long wagons in 8mm:1ft scale (8+ wide British or 10+ wide American) that the 6-wide baseplates don't allow a bogie plate to turn sufficiently inside the underneath of the baseplate. Therefore I've used 2x2 plates with a (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Enzo
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No, I don't have a store. I just bought a bunch of Enzos because the shipping was slightly better by buying 4 sets at once rather than just one. I am planning on keeping 2 of the sets. However, If you are want to buy an Enzo from a dealer at Ebay, (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 2 nice GBC modules... And a challenge...
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On Mon, March 7, 2005 4:27 pm, Philippe Hurbain said: (...) That's VERY nice. I think my favorite is the shovel. I like the way it flips the bucket to dump balls, and also uses the bucket to press the lever to load up. But I have a challenge for all (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Vintage Technic, Space, Train, Printed Parts ends tomorrow
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I have an unusual lot of vintage parts ending Tuesday night. These are short 3 day auctions, your chance to grab a bargain quickly. Here's a list of the lots & links: (URL) Tread Plate Links 698 Boeing 727 Printed Parts Printed Sign Bricks Train Set (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sizing for to-scale large vehicles??
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(...) Hello I really have now idea about us messuarements, but my guess ended up with 68.8x24s wheels from the black cat or 5563. Since alot of people have used those for 1/16 scaled models before. (1/15) Your calculations seem slight out focus 94 (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: 2 new GBC modules...
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Philippe Hurbain wrote: <snip> (...) Enjoy?? Enjoyed immensely!! Beautifully done! I love the uniqueness of all your GBC's! Wonderful job! Dave K (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I think this is certainly an interesting idea, but I don't follow this specific point. I think that although the current bases have their limits, they're easy enough to work around as far as lengths go. I think a good articulation is more (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 2 new GBC modules...
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(2 URLs) ...and a "small ball contraption" ;o) (URL) See them (URL) here> (photos, movies) Enjoy! Philo (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !
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| | Re: Train part suggestion
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(...) Well Brickshelf is currently down so I can't check, but from memory it was this part (URL) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Hello all I have this idea for a what if part. Its a 6x12 train base plate. I think it would have some advantages over the standard 6x24 and 6x28 base plates. First off, it would alow people to make longer trains by not limiting you to the current (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems - Language war in 32k RAM
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This thread made my day. Really! In the end, the brick is an embedded system with a whopping 32k of RAM, mostly filled up by the operating system. For me (ok, I admit, I want to drive the war a bit further...) even c++ has too much overhead to be (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Andrew's post
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Hi everyone! I've noticed that activity has kind of died in the past months, and I'm thinking that we need more new players. But people can be scared off by the prospect of just jumping into the game right away, or confused by something they think (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.gaming.starship, FTX)
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| | Assistance/Ideas please. Scorpion infrastructure
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I am looking for suggestions. I have been working long and hard on my Pneumatic Scorpion. The legs are solid (I think) The tail- I need more parts to finish. I have to come up with another 30 or so pneumatic switches.. these are all easy enough, (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Train part suggestion
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Hi, (...) My son has this problem and the link above look very helpful. 'Readily available parts'? Are these lego parts (that I see in the picture)? If so, could you provide part numbers. If not, how do I acquire what's needed? thanx. pat (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | The Brick Testament: Othniel the First Judge of Israel
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(URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated today with four new stories which culminate in the story of Othniel, the first of Israel's judges in the (URL) Book of Judges>: (2 URLs) at Bethel> (2 URLs) Not Massacred> (2 URLs) for Incomplete (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !
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| | Re: Announcing: SWELUG 7
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(...) Här lägger jag mina få bilder: (De man vågar publicera, inga "skämmiga" bilder här inte!) (URL) kommer att ta en stund till, dock. Tack ska ni ha allihopa, som mest var vi cirka nitton stycken! Olof (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: My friend Zoli
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Not to sound too biased, but is he from Europe, because those guys know how to build serious models (ie Beat Felber, Dennis Bosman, Jennifer Clark, etc). (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Zoltan, your are an amazing technic builder. Job well done! Glen Bell (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Jasper the troll
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(...) Nice job, Matthew. I certainly appreciate the scale you're working with. There aren't too many precedence to follow, so you have to make up the rules as you go. The pose-ability does well for him-- especially the pose where he's laying back. (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | RE: PT Browser: A client-side browser for the Parts List
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Many thanks. If you need any help with it, just ask, and I'll try and reply with concise instructions. One of the biggest problems I find in writing instructions is what to include - too little, and you can't get started, too much and you drown in (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: My friend Zoli
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(...) much of a technic chap. Please convey my compliments to him! BTW what did you mean by 'old enough'? If he's 16-17, that's fine, a lot of Lugnetters are teens. I'm pretty sure he'll receive a warm welcome in people.teens as well! :-) Legoswami (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The "44"
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(...) Ouch- you're killing me! Hmm, though it would be interesting to see how you make the translation. I see this model as defined by certain parts- the lattice wings and big curvy nose pieces in particular, and those would have to be done totally (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: The Confounding Nega-Bloktrix
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In lugnet.gaming.brikwars, Mike Rayhawk wrote: ... (...) (URL) Her nemesis.> -Suz (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: The "44"
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(...) The parts over the cargo space are a plate taller, so there would be a larger flat surface exposed above the radar dish. That could possibly be solved by mounting the dish differently and moving it up a bit, but the engineering gets (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: The "44"
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(...) Gads, that's a horrible image. I was raised on Smokey and the Bandit, too. I was picturing more of a smuggler's broken-down freighter like in the Wild West episode of the original Battlestar Galactica, but I kind of like the Burt Reynolds (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Announcing: SWELUG 7
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(...) Bilder med kommentarer är så sakteligen på väg ur hit: (URL) mina länkar och din IE sällan är kompisar kan du backtracka URLen tills du kan klicka dig framåt igen, logiskt datumformat) Bilderna ska sorteras in under kataloger och en zipfil med (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Train Show
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(...) <snip> THe thing with the lift bridges is I needed at least 3 bricks 'above ground (the baseplate) to achieve a satisfactory lifting mechanism. We may have to get the track to rise a few plates from the 'old layout' to the lift bridge (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| | Re: PT Browser: A client-side browser for the Parts List
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Dear William, I am surprised that none other has replied to this piece of work! Perhaps it is too difficult to understand how to even get it installed. However, I have succesfully got it to work quite easily. I am giving it a thorough look now and (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Train Show
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(...) Yay! (...) The water is 1 brick thick, studs to the left. I have some small grey piers which hold the track up. I think this means I will need to start modifying my modules to have the track go out to the rest of the layout. (...) One of the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| | Re: wanted: water fall ideas.......please
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(...) i should have figured that i would be hearing from you. love the extreem use of clear plates btw. i wish i could aford it. nice hearing from you, ondrew (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Train Show
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(...) Looks good to me. I unfortunately can't offer to work on anything other then my own space. I am so far behind everyone one else I still don't feel like I can get it all done in time. Derek (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Total Perspective Vortex
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote: <snip> (...) Is that a piece of fairy cake? Dave K (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Train Show
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(URL) So here's an already quick update--Janey and Iain are contributing to the lower run and Janey's already hard at work on the upper loop. So basically there are 2-3 modules for stuff--on each side of the lift bridge. The module attaching to the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| | Re: RIS & FLL
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(...) RoboLab and (...) No great loss. The only reason I still use GOTO in anything is because that's the way Visual Basic's brain dead error system works. :-) 'Course, there's nothing *really* wrong with a GOTO instruction used correctly. It's just (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Total Perspective Vortex
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I was recently reminded of this device from Hitchhiker's. After rereading it's description I suddenly feel much better about what's been happing of late. For you see, The Total Perspective Vortex is a device design to show someone, in an instant, (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: RIS & FLL
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Steve, I only code using Mindscript. Some day I might even learn to use NQC. but I have too much BASIC i need to unlearn to grok C How do you think I did Project X. (URL) nested if's) Re: no goto the SDK is the closest thing i have found to "basic" (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My Wife At Work
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(...) Strangely enough, when I asked my wife if she really did have a barrel under her desk at work, her reply was a definitive "Yeah." Weird. -Elroy (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Missing Brick 4 year anniversary sale, Minifigs 30% OFF.
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It has been 4 years ago now that I opened up shop at Bricklink (Brickbay back then). To celebrate, all minifigs are 30% off. Paul (URL) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: RIS & FLL
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On Mon, March 7, 2005 1:05 pm, Brass Tilde said: (...) Here's where you can get it: (URL) I said, it's legal for FLL, but it does lack one command that both RoboLab and NQC offer. Goto Steve (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MINIMUM-SPACE-POD
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Hi, JP. (...) I wanna print your word "clean design ----- JP" on a picture of my work. X-) Words of praise from YOU has special meaning for me. Thank you. (...) Ya, this year I will visit LUGNET.space more than usual. But as you see, our English are (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Announcing: SWELUG 7
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(...) Instämmer med föregående skrivare, även om vi bara var med på lördagen. Och tack Olof för arrangemanget! PS. Var är referatet av RobotWars? Bilderna? De krossade bitarna? (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: RIS & FLL
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(...) I've heard of it, but that's all. (...) that (...) pratice. Especially when it's generally pretty easy to map a flowchart into code. Especially for the kinds of programs used by RIS applications. Even a highly event-driven system has (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Train Show
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April Train Show-- Details as follows... Open to public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 2005 Setup goes from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday April 23rd and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Layout shown (hopefully) below (URL) The layout has the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems
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(...) Bunk! Bunk, I say, Bunk! Even with all of the 'modern datatypes' and Object oriented coding.. it all still boils down to LOGIC. Of which Flowcharts are the simplest and most effective building block. Take any of your modern 'objects' and break (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Sizing for to-scale large vehicles??
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(...) Keith, I've checked the calculations: Length: 40ft * 304.8mm/ft / 16 / 8mm/stud = 95.25 studs Width: 102" * 25.4mm/in / 16 / 8mm/stud = 20.24 studs Height: 118.5" over roof hatch * 25.4mm/in / 16 / 3.2mm/plate = 59 plates high off the ground (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: X-Wing Mark IV
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Thank you for your compliments. I also do not like the color choices on the UCS x-wing. For the life of me I cannot figure out why they chose to do that. The person who got rich off my obsessive tile purchase is Lego themselves. Tiles are one of my (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems
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(...) Welcome to the religious war of the 1970s. Honestly, no ALGOL-derived language (Pascal, C, etc) with or without Smalltalk-inspired OO extensions (C++, Java, C#) can be called a modern language. True, some of them have been built recently, but (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The "44"
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(...) Yes, the big curves do dominate the nose of the ship visually. But you gotta have plenty of room for coolant and the big magnetic whatchamadoos. Those are the only guns on the ship, and the idea is that the ship is built around them. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | My friend Zoli
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Zoltan Schuzter is only 16 or 17 years old and builds as good as any of us. He is from Hungary and TLC needs to hire him! Here is the link to his brickshelf folders. He will get a lugnet account as soon as he is old enough. I told him that if he is (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: wish's - Contest canceled
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<SNIP> condensing and rude attitudes, <SNIP> Did you mean condescending? or am I misunderstanding and you really did mean making smaller! Tim (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Winterlude Photos
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(...) (2 URLs) (...) That would be Jason Allemann who made the O-Train, part of Ottawa's transit system. I would keep an eye on his website in hopes that he adds a page for the train. (hint hint Jason) :-) (URL) Tim Strutt (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | RE: RIS 2.0 Problems
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Let me weigh in. Robolab, I think, is an EXCELLENT tool to bridge the gap between GUI based programming and "kid" programming. Also, it should be noted that ALL programming is not done in a C/C++ environment. Many engineers spend time developing (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | AFOL'S diner sur paris le vendredi 11 Mars 2005
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Bonjour, apres quelques temps d'absence, nous relancons l'idee des dejeuner/diner Afol sur la region parisienne. La prochain rendez-vous est un diner, qui aura lieu le vendredi 11 mars 2005 au soir (vers 20h) au The Frog & Bercy Village 25, cour (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: Château de Vignette
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<snippage> (...) Sorry to reply to my own posting, but... I have decided to highlight it as the current project of the moment, as it was too good to pass up. Thanks, Ben Medinets (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Announcing: SWELUG 7
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Tackar så mycket jag också. Har ägnat dagen åt att bygga det jag byggde i helgen med hjälp av de bilder jag tog. Johan (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems
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(...) Danger, that way lies religious war. I would submit that if you're using a real OO language, ORDs, OADs and OMs are more useful than flowcharts. That said, what I have seen of the language that ships with the RCX is not conductive to (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems
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(...) Exactly what are you refering to, here? Robolab? NQC? It's not clear what message you're replying to. Steve (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems
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I will look into it. They haven't come and tried to sell it to me, yet. If this is generally available then I do not see any reason why it should not be made part of the allowed tools. It wasn't on the list this last season. I will look for it (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] Model Spotlight - March
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(...) Nice idea Calum. Could you post a link to the models in your posting. Thanks, Ben (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: RIS & FLL
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Does anyone know what "Mindscript" is? I assume most people in this discussion don't know what it is, or that it IS allowed in FLL events. From the 2003 rules (unchanged in '04): (URL) ALLOWABLE SOFTWARE The Robot must be programmed using LEGO (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My Wife At Work
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(...) Maybe its supposed to be a "stylish" trash bin. A good friend on Classic-Castle chat, Jennifer, likes to collect ornamental bins for decorative purposes, maybe Elroy's wife does the same? Ben Medinets (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: The Confounding Nega-Bloktrix
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Ho ho... I love getting my LUGNET delivered by e-mail. If someone were to cancel a post, say Suz for example, I still get it, thus alleviating any sense of mystery. And may I add, that was just wrong, wrong, WRONG! :) -Evil Wayne (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems
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YES ! Flowcharts ! It's the little routines full of variables passed in and passed out that need the most careful mapping on a large flat surface. Once you have it working you throw it away. Nobody wants to see it. It tends to be a personal thing. (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RIS 2.0 Problems
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(...) the same. (...) I'm going to disagree with this one statement, and this one statement only. I've been working in the business world creating software for almost 20 years, and I use flowcharts, and their conceptual children, all the time. While (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: BrickFest 2005
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(...) Thanks! will do. Christina (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Announcing: SWELUG 7
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(...) Sömnen skall sovas... :) Tack härifrån med, det var en skoj helg! Har redan börjat grunna på nästa 'robot' inför nästa robotwar. ;) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Announcing: SWELUG 7
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(...) Åker till USA nästa vecka...det sa du ju inget om. Trevligt...namnpaket är mkt intressant...särskillt till datorprojektet och en hel del annat med för den delen. Är det nått annat där som är billigt/värt att köpa? /Andreas...som aldrig varit i (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Announcing: SWELUG 7
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(...) Gott att höra att du kom hem. Handduken skickar jag, och om jag hittar mina "Name Letter Pack" skickar jag med ett oöppnat paket eller två, det jag har öppnat saknar ju G, L, S, U och W. Jag ska försöka få tag i fler såna när jag åker till USA (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Wanted to trade: 6090 Royal Knight's Castle for Mindstorms.
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I would like to trade my 6090 Royal Knight's Castle for trade of one or more complete, good condition, Mindstorms RIS kits, if possible, the 2.0 version with power jacks. Other versions will also be considered. The 6090 is complete, with box and (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: What's the hardest part of an MOC?
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"Johannes 'Jojo' Koehler" <chutspe@gmx.net> wrote in message news:ICyJG7.11t9@lugnet.com... (...) What you need to do is imagine what you want to connect the two modules with. Does it want to be a wall? Does it want to be shops? Guard Towers? Or (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.space)
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