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I will be arriving at Reagan National (DCA) around 5 PM on Thursday. If anyone will be arriving at a similar time, or otherwise I can get a ride over to GMU, that would be handy (I will probably also need a ride later in the evening to the Comfort (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Set 10030 ("Imperial Star Destroyer") re-release comments
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(...) I'm curious about one thing - did any pieces actually BREAK in the crash? (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Heads up
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(...) Darnit, Rob, how many times have I told you to wear eye protection when using a Dremel tool? ;) just had to throw my $0.02 from the peanut gallery. I promise not to ask about the shiner...now, maybe I'll ask Leah... ;) (nah, seriously, I won't (...) (21 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: SSCC Rainbow Corkscrew
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(...) Are you mocking Lar for using a turn of phrase that nobody else here has heard before? There seem to be some that think that using a little known turn of phrase is something to belittle or ridicule. I just don't get that. Seems petty to me to (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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(...) Totally off-topic, but: Oooh, look at all the pretty colors! ;-) -- Nathan Wells (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.fun) !
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| | Re: SSCC Rainbow Corkscrew
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(...) Nice contest entry but I don't think it will win. Cheers Richie Dulin (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | SSCC Rainbow Corkscrew
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Sometime last year, I was sharing a very nice chinese meal with a couple of fellow AFOLs (who shall remain nameless, but are both well known around here). There was some alcohol consumed, but that’s probably irrelevant. Sometime during the evening, (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Re: 1962 Department Store Lego Christmas Display
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(...) Thanks Allan, I know I have been promising the Lego CD for a while now, but it keeps getting bigger. It will exceed 700 pages, and that's only 1949-80. Volume 2 (1980-2005) will be bigger, but that will have to wait until Volume 1 is finished (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | 5 easy pieces of silver...
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(...) Only $5.00 ??? Dude, you should have held out for more. But I guess it's hard to get a good price for idiots these days... so congrats for that. (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: North to Alaska, We're Going North, The Rush is On!
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(...) Have you ever heard the Dwight Yoakum version? It's pretty good. Nice little vig - it'd be neat to see a series of these. Too bad those dogs don't come in real gray. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | North to Alaska, We're Going North, The Rush is On!
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"Sam crossed the majestic mountains, To the valleys far below, He talked to his team of huskies, As he mushed 'em through the snow, With the northern lights a-running wild, In the land of the midnight sun, Yes,Sam McCord was a mighty man, In the (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.western, lugnet.town)
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| | You can't fight in here! Its the War Room!
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(URL) The whole gallery (also containing other vignettes): (URL) Steve (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.western, lugnet.town, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto19: Balance of Power Tentative Ruleset
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(...) Not sure. What do you want to do? It's buried under the train layout so this better be good. :-) Derek (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto19: Balance of Power Tentative Ruleset
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(...) Actually I knew how to do it, I don't really know why I asked that. However Joe email me directly with a very simple way to do it, that I didn't know. Finder -> File | Create Archive. Just select some files and/or directories and select this (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 1962 Department Store Lego Christmas Display
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(...) That's a great picture! I was wondering what sort of photos you'd have in your book. Now I'm even more anxious to read it. :) Regards, Allan B. (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Wanted: Mecha around 8" tall
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I need someone to build me a mecha about six or eight inches tall that I can shoot in Toronto. Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Calum (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Ian Hendry cable car thingie
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Ian- How did your lego model cable car thingie work out? (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | [rtlToronto] rtlToronto19 Robotics Contest Rules and Date Finalized
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Hi folks, rtlToronto19: Balance of Power Saturday, September 10th, 2005 Oakwood Village Library and Arts Center 341 Oakwood Avenue Toronto, Ontario Competitors 10AM, Audience 1PM The date and rules for rtlToronto19: Balance of Power are now (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto19: Balance of Power Tentative Ruleset
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(...) There's a program called StuffIt for compressing files. You sholuld be able to download a lite copy of it from somewhere. -Greg (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto19: Balance of Power Tentative Ruleset
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(...) The red space man would be perfect...how much work do you want to do? (...) You don't, you use Stuffit. Calum (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | 1962 Department Store Lego Christmas Display
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(URL) Christmas 1962, this photo was taken at Detroit's J.L. Hudson's Department Store, which was the 2nd largest department store in the world (after New York's Macy's store). This store window display shows the Samsonite Lego series of set, as (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.general) !
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| | RE: good way to detect the proximity of the RCX?
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Yes, that requires the RCX to receive. What I am looking for is a function which is much like the "is RCX in view" in the direct mode. This function allows the IR tower to detect any RCX in range, even the RCX is in in idle state, but just on, .... (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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(...) Is it? It's certainly not a common one. Googling the phrase yields nothing, but that might just be reflecting my lack of googling skills. Perhaps you could point some uses of that 'turn of phrase' prior to your using it in this thread? Perhaps (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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(...) You guys are idiots....cap yourselves immediately for crimes vs. humanity. I think the Space Nazis need to take both of you away. First they came for Larry and nobody cared. Then they came for Rosco and nobody cared. Then they came for (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.space) !!
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| | Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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(...) Ummmm I only see once, but who's counting?????? ROSCO (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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(...) Asked and answered. Multiple times in fact. One more time: It's a turn of phrase. On the other hand, what I asked you (which you cut away, again... why is that??? why keep cutting stuff away, what are you trying to hide??) remains unanswered: (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: good way to detect the proximity of the RCX?
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(...) Not sure what you mean here. You could certainly program some RCX's to "ping" each other to determine if they are in mutual IR range. RCX-A sends out a message & listens for a reply, while any other RCX that "sees" such a message immediately (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto19: Balance of Power Tentative Ruleset
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(...) buy a PC (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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(...) Unclear? Let's review... "Richie: Nice contest entry but I don't think it will win." ROSCO (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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(...) Unclear? Let's review... "Go check the rules again" " LOL Larry, you know exactly which one I'm referring to, AND why I'm not gonna post a link here." Seems pretty clear that you know about this contest, whatever it is, to me! There *is* some (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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(...) OK, fine, I apologise for not being as well-read as you, and never having seen or heard that phrase before, or anything like it, except in relation to a REAL contest. I don't see my words are any more "clear" about the subject than yours. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: SSC: Re: Classic timing circuits and XOR gates (long)
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(...) That is only scratching the surface. Steve is a great thinker, and is inventive. SSClagorpion 1 has legs that lock when they are weight bearing. It is not something I would have though about. My first attempts were very big, but I think you'll (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: SSClagorpion1
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Kevin, my respects, that is amazing. (URL) they do it? Youbetcha!>> SSClagorpion1 Pneumatic eight legged walker by: Kevin Clague e (21 years ago, 10-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | MichLUG Meeting Report and Long over-due CHoB report
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Meeting Report MichLUG members got together for a meeting on Saturday, July 23rd. (3 URLs) Meeting Report> Chicago House of Bricks Report House of Bricks was a blast! Three days of LEGO filled goodness. Unfortunately things got (URL) really busy> (...) (21 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, lugnet.events.houseofbricks, FTX)
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| | Re: SSC: Re: Classic timing circuits and XOR gates (long)
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Steve adds cool factor and makes sure the creation will have a funny name. e (21 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The Compendium - Mecha Builders Links *update*
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(...) My pleasure, as per your request, done! (URL) Silicon Psyche on Brickshelf - Andrew Todd Amacher BAM! </build/mecha/bulderslinks (URL) Thank you for speaking up and letting us know. e (21 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: SSC: Re: Classic timing circuits and XOR gates (long)
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(...) Well, I was interpreted Steve's comment (...) as indicating that you didnt think my MOCs were beautiful enough, so you offered to help me with that..... I know he was just joking though.... I just wanted to make it clear for those not in the (...) (21 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Mercedes-Benz Actros 3353 S with Nooteboom ballast trailer, scale 1:13
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(...) Dennis, that is a seriously nice model. I love the details, especially the spare tyre! (...) LOL you tease! ROSCO (21 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | NMRA National Train Show - Interview of MichLTC Participants
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I didn't have the pleasure to attend the NMRA National Train Show in Cincinnati, but many MichLUG members did. I've interview a few of those members to create an intriguing report. (URL) Read the Interviews/Report>. Also lots of pictures from Jim (...) (21 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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(...) Lenny please don't attempt to make JLUG something it is not. From the user agreement: "This forum is for discussing any facet of creating with bricks but is intended for a mature audience." It is not and never was designed to be "adults only", (...) (21 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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