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(...) <snip of reconciliatory pleas & the letter> Gary- That is a terrific letter. I think the idea of having us all sign, including the sizes of our collections is a great idea. We could inundate the poor fellow with mail, but ultimately I think (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Really? As a highly knowledgeable (and obviously modest!) computer user, I _never_ call tech support. And when I ran an ISP several years ago, most of the calls from people who knew what they were doing were a joy to deal with compared to the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) will go. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Gary, I think this letter is excellent. I have a few suggestions for minor chenges you might consider: Gary Istok wrote: <snip> (...) The internet was in existence 12 years ago, although not the www. How about saying something like, "Thanks to the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Bad support is bad support - I'd tend to think that an irate parent of a 8-12 yo would make more bad press than an irate 34 yo - after all, as adults, we *can* got get a Handi-board if we really want a powerful CPU. (...) Again, I see this as (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Gary, Very good letter! As a suggestion: you might want to change the above to read "We want to pay for our Lego pieces." TLG does not like "Lego" used as a noun, so that they can keep their copyrights intact. Naji (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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TRU appears to charge full TLG UK prices. Allegedly (according to Toy Stack), TLG has various price structures: Hamleys (which supposedly owns Toy Stack) is instructed to charge the highest prices, while (I guess that) TRU are up there too. I assume (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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Arjan, No two people have the same collection. Size may be important in other areas, but not in this newsgroup. I don't want this to get into an exercise of who has the biggest collection, and who doesn't. We already know it's Conan (2.3 million), (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) To pointlessly extend this discussion even further, here is what I get when I look up hydraulic: 15% webster hydraulic hy-drau-lic \h?^--'dro?-lik\ adj [L hydraulicus, fr. Gk hydraulikos, fr. hydraulis hydraulic organ, fr. hydr- + aulos reed (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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In case anyone's interested, I have found a really good web site that illustrates the state of the art in making a robot that moves around and generates a map of its environment, and then uses it to determine its position later: (URL) Robert Munafo (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO vs. O'Reilly (was Re: RCX 1.5 'paranioa')
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(...) More sophisticated customers tend to place a higher demand (i.e. workload) on service and technical support. Also, they tend to spread the word that the system as-supplied is insufficient to do what it was intended. Children tend to be less (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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In a message dated 8/6/99 1:19:10 PM Central Daylight Time, woodward@guesswork.com writes: << -Obviously. However, in my dictionary (Columbia), "fluid" includes both gases and liquids, and "hydraulic" says "moved or operated by a fluid". Now, I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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If anyone isn't unsure, I concede that I goofed with respect to the word "fluid". I still stand staunchly by the distinction between "hydraulic" and "pneumatic". Apologies and all that to whom they are appropriate. ---...--- A small introduction: (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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In a message dated 8/6/99 9:29:40 AM Central Daylight Time, mattdm@mattdm.org writes: << Does it actually come with instructions for fitting the RCX into the car? (...) No it doesn't, but with the Dalorian doors, the RCX fits suprisingly nice, with (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Huh, interesting. I didn't use water extensively, but I tried it, and mine weren't ruined. And these would definitely have been the old style. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) As we learned in the robotics ng, air _is_ a fluid. :) Anyway, I know what you mean. I don't have any pneumatic stuff now, but I remember testing this as a kid and it worked fine. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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Lars C. Hassing skrev i meddelandet <57F1FE754246D211A98...aarhus>... (...) one again right now. [...] OK, that's much better - You can see a 'sneak peek' (unfinished boat, unfinished scene) at (URL) (29kB) Happy building, -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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Scott Edward Sanburn <ssanburn@aeieng.com> wrote in article <37AB2EE4.513A9A80@a...ng.com>... (...) <snip> Ouch, now I don't feel much of a collector anymore. I know I just an AFOL only a month or 2 ago, but still... I don't know the exact count, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes: <clip> (...) My two cents would be for Gary to send his letter with only his signature and have a standard general letter of the same tone posted on LUGNET (and RTL, peoples's site, etc.) that individuals (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Yes, you caught me, my dream acronym, SAHBO, Shop At Home Bulk Orders, (I can see the logo now!) or maybe even OLSAHBO, Online! Yes, scroll through beautifully rendered parts, available in these colors, pop them in the basket, and away you go! My (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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