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(...) The largest single pane window that I am aware of was the 1x6x5, which had a very limited production in only 4 colors - blue, yellow, brown and gray. Since it was used in the 80's and 90's, the mold is probably retired today. Gary Istok (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: TRU sale
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(...) These are on sale in the US too. The creator bucket is 4679, I bought a couple yesterday, $6.99 in my TRU. I was disappointed to find no "cool" parts in the additional cardboard box of parts. Just normal bricks. But 200+200 bricks for $7 isn't (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | U.S.S. Vignette
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Hey all, My latest vignette project: the U.S.S. Vignette. This will be a series of modular vignettes, which when done should create the interior of an attack submarine. Thus far, it includes: The Torpedo Room: (URL) The Bridge: (URL) And the whole (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Duplo Trains
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(...) Thomas? As in, Thomas the Tank Engine? LEGO has licensed Thomas?!? This would be big news to my 4-year-old (though he's into LEGO trains rather than Duplo ones -- but perhaps a Duplo thomas could be adapted, with the right tools!). Thanks for (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Completed USS Missouri sneak peak...
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(...) Hi Dan! What a great ship your magnificent Missouri is !! The three color camouflage scheme (Measure 32, Design 22D ?) makes it even more impressive. I really hope you can find time to give us more detail photos of her. BTW Is the stand your (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Robolab as a tool for teaching programming
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(...) I do not believe Robolab enforces any structure aside from a sequence of connected icons. It is up to the programmer to position things nicely in order to show structure. Robolab does have tools to align icons and wires. The programs on (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Robolab as a tool for teaching programming
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(...) None of the 4th and 5th grade students I have had an opportunity to know would find NQC to be too much for them. I'm curious how you came to the conclusion that it would be "too much" for the kids on your team to understand or use. (...) Could (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Galaxy Explorer
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Now that is cool! You've got to tell us what tools you used and how you did it. I had meant to give you a thumbs up on the first posting a while back, but I got sidetracked by work : ( Anyways... Nice! -JSM (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Fwd: Inbjudan, ROBOTKAMPEN 2005
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Inkom i min mailbox idag; ---...--- Inbjudan till ROBOTKAMPEN 2005 9 april Framtidsmuseet För fjärde året i rad arrangerar Framtidsmuseet och Teknikverkstan i Falun ROBOTKAMPEN, en robottävling med LEGO. De tävlande lagen samlas kl.09.00 på (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | 50 x 4501 Mos Eisley Cantina parted out @ Troy's Surplus LEGO
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Hello! The listing continues as this time I have added all of the parts from 50 copies of set 4501 Mos Eisley Cantina to my inventory at Troy's Surplus LEGO. There are a lot of cool minifigs in this set, including Greedo, Han Solo, and a (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Galaxy Explorer
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(...) Haha. Thanks for the compliment. And now, something a bit more impressive: (URL) Post-Mod: (URL) Comments and critiques quite welcome. The possibilities are endless from here... -Stefan- (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: A structured programming question
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(...) What i can tell you is that you should have a more formal workout, of what an algorithm is. What is wrong with your algorithm design is the logic. What you call a negative result is redundant in the above example. You could write your example (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | A mlcad space battleship
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(URL) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.gaming.starship)
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| | MOC: a Chinese style building
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(URL) simple creation, with some cheating applied (some slopes are jammed together) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: A few requests to enhance the System
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"Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> wrote in message news:IDHwn5.114G@lugnet.com... (...) stud. Do (...) Indeed we do! Thanks for discovering the error in my description. What I meant to say was that if you place a studless beam next to a studded beam (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Underactuated robotic hands
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(...) The problem with this method is it applies uneven force to the object through the fingers while they are closing. So if you have two fingers and one hits the object first it will have to apply enough pressure to the object to over come the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Quick Review of #4746 Alpha Team Mobile Command Center
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Picked this up for $10 off the retail price. There are only four stickers that can easily be set aside (as I always do). Not much positive to say so I'll try to keep it brief and hopefully informative. 1. The way they print the colors in the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: O-Train
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Thanks Larry, you nailed it. I am talking about going over bumps and uneven tabels etc... SteveB (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | CG Batman film using virtual LEGO (was: CG Batman Film using non-LEGO)
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(...) I'm glad you posted this as I've been thinking of doing the same but couldn't decide if it should go anywhere other than .clone-brands. That being said because of your question below (and my answer to it) I'm going to cross-post this to (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.animation, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Vineet Honkan
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Nathan- Apparently some people on this sitedon't like to use this board to email individuals, so I'll fill you in in an email I'll send to you. (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Vineet Honkan
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(...) You still have the same email address, right? (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Homeworld MOC
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(...) (snip) Nifty. I've always wanted to do this sort of thing, but could never quite convince myself that I particularly felt like it. Nice to see someone doesn't share my lack of motivation. :P -Andrusi && Sanity not included. (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: IR Tower problems
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(...) I'm pretty sure the driver is loaded, this is the output from lsmod: Module Size Used by .. legousbtower 14912 0 .. usbcore 116808 4 legousbtower,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd and I created /dev/usb/lego0 myself as a character devince with major number (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | TRU sale
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TRU has some LEGO on sale in time for Easter. Sale runs Saturday March 19th thru Monday March 28th. Save 25% on all LEGO Knights Kingdom (picture shows 'action fig' and mf set). Clickits jewels set reg. $9.99 each, buy 2 get one free (picture shows (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | falls done/pictures was......Re: wanted: water fall ideas
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(...) hey all, well here's a pic of what i came up with. the falls ended up being a lot shorter than i originaly thought they would be so i kept it simple. (URL) here's where it's located in the layout: (URL) enjoy and thanks for the help, ondrew (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: I'm not Japanese. Really.
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(...) As usual, the greebling is top-notch. And your color handling is amazing- you put in what might normally be too many colors on such a small model, but it just works. And you manage to make yellow come out right. I've got this huge pile of (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: MBPD - 22nd precinct
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(...) There are a ton of really cool details here- the radar, the cell, the drunken train guy heaving in the john... and way too many more to name. I wish I could see this in person. I'm thinking that you need to do some comics. The details here and (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Vineet Honkan
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Vineet, what have you been building lately? (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: I'm not Japanese. Really.
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In lugnet.space, Soren Roberts wrote: snip (...) Yeah right Soren,or should I say Takashi? We all know that you're Japanese. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Nor is the fact that you earn your lego budget making anime tentacle porn. Oh, the MOC! It's (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: No Lego Window System
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I have to agree with this, but coming at it from a slightly different viewpoint. I need BIG windows. the 1x4x5 (1) is the biggest single paned window that has been commonly available (2) correct me if I'm wrong) and thats what I've used for (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: I'm not Japanese. Really.
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(...) It reminds me of the opening movie in StarCraft--the two guys going on an EVA to check out the debris--"'xplain to me... how we gonna get this stuff back home?" Very nicely done! Dave K (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: I'm not Japanese. Really.
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Whoa, cool! From the pic in your post, I thought it might be a micro-scale ship of some sort. Very nice, though, whatever the scale. James Wilson Dallas, TX (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: I'm not Japanese. Really.
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Clearly your fascination with grappling continues unabated. Perhaps you were a crustacean in a former life... While I could go one at length about your attention to detail, your formidable SNOT and your sheer inventiveness, it is the inexplicable (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Kelly B. Darr and Mr. Krinkle
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A wonderfully awesome and supportive friend of mine, patron of the now defunct 111 First St. Artist Center, super talented artist and all around sexy roller girl, Kelly B. Darr and Mr. Krinkle. (URL) The legendary 111 First Street Artist Center - (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Re: Robolab as a tool for teaching programming
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On Thu, March 17, 2005 5:27 pm, John Hansen said: (...) Sorry for my aggressive use of editing. I assumed anyone still reading this thread has either read previous posts, or can go back and look at what was posted, if they do not follow the text. I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Fixed the steering on my 8475
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(...) Pictures are up on Brickshelf now at: (URL) thing to note is that in picture 13, the spring should actually be sitting straight up and down, not leaning over like that. When reassembled properly, the spring's arms should be around the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Biomechanical Brick Kit on ebay right now! Little Blue Bot
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(URL) LBB on ebay> Good morning! This is my first ever listing of a Biomechanical Brick Kit on ebay. With help from a friend, I'm hoping this sale will get me out of a severe bind. Read all about it and make your bid today! Or use the "Buy it now" (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | Re: Duplo Trains
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(...) That does look good. With that and the castle range Duplo is on a roll. Tim (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | A structured programming question
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All, Not to start more discussion on structured vs. unstructured programming, and I hope this doesn't. This doesn't necessarily relate directly to the RCX, but I would like to tap some of the knowledge that is on this list. I have had no formal (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Duplo Trains
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This popped up this morning on Brickset - 3772 Duplo Deluxe Train Set, 2005 (URL) a neat looking set - blue engine, freight car, platform, cranes, etc. I have to say, the Duplo train line looks great this year. Freight, Thomas, etc. What is in store (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Reply 6: Issues vs. Mistakes
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(...) I'm working with Dan from Peeron, colleagues and others to finalize the color chart namings. We should have that soon. The reasons for the delay are long, involved, and uninteresting. Rest assured, that internal communication on the subject (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Underactuated robotic hands
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"Ross Crawford" <rosscraw@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:IDJ470.tx2@lugnet.com... (...) How about driving the gearing of the fingers with either the clutch gear or using belts to drive each finger to max but allow them to safely stall when (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Brendon Nelson promote Lego Clubs
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(...) A ha! and I thought I was just hearing things... ya know, LEGO on the brain kinda thing :P (...) You betcha! (...) lol, you got the blues Sab? ;) What ya building? a giant ocean of ya own? a swimming pool for the back yard? a blue smurf? a (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: I'm not Japanese. Really.
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(...) Yes, initially, as the pic was loading, I was under the impression that he'd finally found a use for those dingy boats in an MOC-- The effect was that good. (For the record, those dingys make great train fuel tanks) Legoswami (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Virtuellt RoboWars
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Inget LEGO relaterat men dock robotfight: (URL) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: I'm not Japanese. Really.
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(...) That pretty cool I really like this bit (URL) Tim (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Reply 6: Issues vs. Mistakes
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(...) Source? (...) According to the List of Lego colours at Peeron, No. 5 is "Brick Yellow". This is the only internal name I know. Is there an official source where they call the colour Nr. 5 "Beige"? (...) I think this whole tread started with (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Moko Moko Moko !!!
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(...) He has let me know his e-mail address, following. aaa05051114y.y@ezweb...%NOSPAM%jp # ayucow/Ayumi Hayase (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: Ehud and Shamgar / book signing tomorrow
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LMAO Brendan! Jg 3:12 Love the offset handle for the mouth :-) Jg 3:12,17 How'd you attach fat kings hands? And the use of tyres is excellent! I can see a Buckingham Palace guard there somewhere..... ;-) Jg 3:16 Burning embers are really nice. Jg (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Yateley Fest
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Hi All, I'm planning this year's Yateley Fest* and have several dates available. 2nd, 11th, 25th of June and 2nd, 9th and 16th of July. If you are interested in attending in any capacity please let me know by e-mail which date(s) you prefer. Thanks, (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Brendon Nelson promote Lego Clubs
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(...) Sadly, yes. And as a currently enrolled university student, I'd like to stand up and be counted as saying that I am happy to pay my student union fees. Using the "logic" he applies to voluntary student unions, it could be equally be argued (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Robolab's string
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(...) John, the program you are proposing for discussion is a good example for bad programming practise, you are absolutely right. I think Dijkstra was the first to insist to banish GOTOs from well structured programming. This was one of the things (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés jeudi 17 mars 2005
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Bonjour Voici la lettre d'information du site "FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group" ((URL) lettre recense les articles et les brèves publiés depuis 1 jours. Nouvelles brèves ---...--- * Une incroyable coïncidence....à moins que * - 17 (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: Robolab as a tool for teaching programming
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Hi Steve, (...) all the programs you have are well-structured, not spaghetti-code as one would expect for flowcharts at least some of the time. I.e. loops and conditions are properly nested, there are no jumps to some completely different place. Is (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: I'm not Japanese. Really.
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(...) Liar! I happen to know that your name is Takahiro Shinjo and you work for OSPC (Osaka Squid Processing Concern) by day, and write underground pseudo-pornographic manga by night. Although your fembots are cool, the entertainment value connected (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: O-Train
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(...) I'm betting he's talking about what the connection does when it goes over a rise or hump in the trackwork. Even if you didn't DESIGN hills in, you get them, especially with large layouts. Articulated cars are particularly vulnerable to issues (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: O-Train
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(...) Good idea. Done. If you, or anyone else for that matter, have other suggestions, please forward them on via email. (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: Ehud and Shamgar / book signing tomorrow
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hello Rev. Brendan Powell Smith, enjoying your bricktestament I came upon this mistypo '' upstaits " in (URL) going on with the joy! Regards Daan Bargerbos ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith" (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | I'm not Japanese. Really.
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(URL) (Click for gallery.) Enjoy! Soren (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: O-Train
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(...) Cool, thanks. Glad you like it! (...) I'm not really sure what you're asking about here. Side to side play in the connection? Front to back range of motion? (...) As I mentioned in reply to Didier, I found your presentation very impressive. I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: O-Train
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(...) snip (...) Wow, that's a fabulous resource. Thanks for posting the link. It's amazing to see so many different solutions to this problem. On the subject of the ILTCO library, I didn't even realize it existed (not that I've poked around ILTCO (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Imperial Star Destroyer at ToyWorld
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Was at local shopping centre (Indooroopilly in Brisbane) with family and saw some ToyWorld staff walkign along with very large black boxes - as they passed I noticed the Lego words printer on them. Another looked confirmed that the rather large (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: O-Train
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(...) snip (...) Cool, thanks. Lol, maybe, who knows. I have bought my fair share of LEGO train sets. :) (...) Yeah, that's pretty cool. Nice and simple and easy to use. I also saw pics of it in Steve's "Advanced Train Building" presentation after (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Brendon Nelson promote Lego Clubs
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(...) LOL well I remember we started the "Music Appreciation Society" at uni just to get the grant to buy a drum kit for our band. I really think they should just change the name of the fee to get around that negative feeling many people associate (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Brendon Nelson promote Lego Clubs
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Hello all I'm sure quite a few people heard Brendon Nelson going on about abolishing compulsory student unionism etc the other day. How many people heard him promote the UQ Lego club in the same speech? I think he was trying to use the Lego Club as (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Reply 6: Issues vs. Mistakes
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(...) That would indeed be very useful. I was among several people in the (URL) original> Universal Color thread asking for clarification of the list, which to my knowledge, has not yet been forthcoming. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Deathstar playset MOC
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(...) I would like to thank all of you that posted. It was a lot of fun to build and i'm glad you have enjoyed it. I to have been dreaming of making this MOC for some time. Paul Thomas (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Reply 6: Issues vs. Mistakes
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(...) Boy, talking about communication issues... If the company itself can't pick a single name for a color and stick with it, what else can we trust them with? How someone can call "tan" "brick yellow" with a straight face, I just don't know. -- (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Underactuated robotic hands
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(...) I imagine it could be done with 2 standard diffs - one output of diff1 drives the input of diff2, the other output of diff1 & the 2 outputs of diff2 drive the fingers. You may have to experiment a little with gearing to get it right. Of course (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: AFOL clips
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(...) Calum/other rTLers, is it OK for me to show these clips at a school Science Fair? We would simply have a computer hooked up to the 'net projecting the vids every now and then. The idea is to show what is possible with Mindstorms. Thanks, (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Missing parts in Ldraw, what do I do now?
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(...) Yeah, I admit that I've been less active on the PT as of late. Right now we're still in a holding pattern on the next update due to several key authors that have not yet responeded to the CA. All my PT effort have been towards this effort. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: If I were a Minifig....... (Kitchen, dining, rec & gym)
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(...) These are awesome. Have you considered LDraw.org's MOTM/SOTM contest? -Orion (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, FTX)
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| | Re: MBPD - 22nd precinct
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(...) Hi Nick! I don't know if you remember me or not, but I met you at the Brickfest 04 public day, and you were nice enough to sell me on of your little hovercycles. I hope to get into Lego some day and build great creations like yours. I also (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Underactuated robotic hands
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(...) parallel robots. I can't quite figure out the differential gearing that drives the three fingers. If only two fingers had to be balanced, a single differential would do, but how does it work for three fingers??? Can anyone explain to me how (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: When the King got more money (bigger yellow castle)
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(...) Geometrical perfection... I LOVE IT! (...) I look forward to seeing those too. (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: I don't know where I'm gonna go when the star's gonna blow...
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(...) Micheal, New Pacific isn't active at the moment, although you're welcome to call it home if you wish. And I'm always happy to chat about the Commonwealth of New Pacific, Port Block Yards, the Especially Cross Piratical Space Dudes, or the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.gaming.starship)
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| | Re: I need to ask a question of the community
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In lugnet.gaming.starship, Avery Christy wrote about stuff he'd like to do. Sounds fine by me. To my mind travel between two of your own sectors you can pretty much mediate yourself. There are rules on how fast different kinds of ships could cross (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.gaming.starship)
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| | Re: searching for something to tighten the fit of overused LEGO pieces
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(...) Hmm, it's possible the bricks used by the model shops are washed. The oil would also hinder the effectiveness of the glue. It's also possible the oil comes from the handling machinery, and model shop bricks certainly get less handling than set (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: searching for something to tighten the fit of overused LEGO pieces
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(...) I noted that some bricks I "obtained" from the LLW model shop gripped much better than regular bricks. In fact they actually squeaked when pressed together. I asked Guy, the main man in the model shop, about it and he said he didn't think they (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Completed USS Missouri sneak peak...
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Hey folks! I'm still building... just too swamped with work to get to posting much these days... Anyway, my USS Misouri MOC went on public display last weekend for the first time since completion. It's been a really hectic week at work so far, which (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.military) !
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| | Re: searching for something to tighten the fit of overused LEGO pieces
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In lugnet.general, Frank Filz wrote: <snip> (...) The oil is a releasing agent used in the molding process. You will notice it especially on softer items like new tires. My guess is that the parts aren't washed down during the trip from the molds to (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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As mentioned elsewhere I could be wrong about Robolab. But absent any informative correction from the Robolab experts listening in I am left to my own devices to make heads or tails of what Robolab is teaching our children. And the more I examine (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, that was supposed to be a pencil, since I don't have any screwdriver pieces at the moment. Andrew (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.people.teens)
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| | Re: searching for something to tighten the fit of overused LEGO pieces
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(...) Actually, cleaning is probably just removing oils (oil from people's fingers, and oils from manufacturing). I have noticed this fact than freshly cleaned LEGO holds tighter also, and suspect oil as the cause. I do know that new LEGO does have (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | KB Sale
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Don't know if this is going on all over the country, but today in the Arizona Republic KBToys had an add with two coupons. 1 for $5 off a $25 purchase and $10 off $40 purchase. The KB I went to had a lot of discontinued sets. I made a killing. Larry (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | The Brick Testament: Ehud and Shamgar / book signing tomorrow
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(URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated today with two new stories providing an illustrated account of the second and third of Israel's (URL) judges>, Ehud and Shamgar: (2 URLs) Moabites Killed> (2 URLs) Philistines Killed> (NOTE: For (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.oak, FTX) !
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| | Re: searching for something to tighten the fit of overused LEGO pieces
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(...) Try washing the pieces in hand-hot (40 degC) water with normal washing powder. Allow the pieces to soak overnight and rinse them in warm water the next day, leaving them to dry on an old towel. I've found that when I wash 2nd-hand Lego parts, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: O-Train
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I have been studying this design and appreciate the latest detail pics. This is truly an example of LEGO elegance; functionality and simplicity at it's finest. Thanks for sharing and also these images are superb! I was wondering what kind of (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Robolab as a tool for teaching programming
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(...) The text where I said why Robolab requires people with previously acquired flowcharting skills to unlearn some of their skills and break standard flowcharting rules was deleted. Flowcharting rules require that there be only one type of icon (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | I don't know where I'm gonna go when the star's gonna blow...
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Okay, my ship is up and ready, I am a playa now, I read some past posts about active sectors... So, my question is... Are these sectors active right now --> New Pacific, Grave Belt, Sol, and Outer Rim? Reply here, or send to my new e-mail, which is (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.gaming.starship)
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| | I need to ask a question of the community
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Hey gang, I am making preparations for a massive adventure that (I hope) will span two or more sectors. I need to know if this will create a problem or will be against the rules or something. I have not seen anything that would be against this, so I (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.gaming.starship)
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| | Re: "The LEGO Group" or "The LEGO Company"?
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(...) Yeah, and LEGO Brand Retail is separate from Shop@Home. There's a tax rule out there between having an online store and that same company having a retail store regarding taxes. Bottom line, If Shop@Home and Brand Retail were part of the same (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Black Diamond
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Bruce, I like how you kinda turned the whole vignette thing on it's ear. Kinda like a breath of alpine air in the face of a limiting genre. I like the Vertigo inducing feeling you get from looking at it. Super fun to look at, although it might be a (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: Deathstar playset MOC
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Paul, WOW, I think I've actually dreamt of something like this since I was like 9! So cool, so cool. Thanks for taking the time to build it. Jon furman (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: O-Train
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(...) Jason I am glad you took some nice pictures of the O train. I saw it from the show pics and wanted to see more. And for not being a train guy you did an excilent job. Maybe deep down your are a train guy. ;) I also had a problem with tring to (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials, Mar 16 - 22, 2005
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(...) Ahhh. I have lots of trans light blue 1x4x3 panels from all those railway expresses i go cheap--they make for great windows for skyscrapers. Dave K (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Kul idé! Håll oss underrättade! Det blir LRW "hemma hos" Jan Kaskinen i 'estockholmo i höst i varje fall! /T (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials, Mar 16 - 22, 2005
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(...) Actually I just realized I miss read it. I was thinking of the 1x4x3 panels in trans light blue. I had just purchased some of them for John. So this isn't the deal I thought it was. Derek (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Zellers BOGO 1/2 price sale
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Zellers has "all LEGO product" on sale, buy one get one half price, from Saturday March 19th to Thursday March 24th (stores closed Good Friday). Picture shown includes Clickits, which are sometimes left out of these sales. Gail (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials, Mar 16 - 22, 2005
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(...) If it was 1 window :p (21 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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