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(...) snip (...) Your post reminds me of my painful memories of organic chemistry from university... Never thought it could be applicable to things other than molecules! :) -Bryan (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts)
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(...) I don't have a problem doing that, however, I suspect very few people will find it useful. First, most people who understand how to use the code, won't have a use for it. (don't need to talk to RCXs with standard firmware) Second, most people (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) I'll have to take some small photos and post them to my Brickshelf account, and I should really include seom response curves from the various lightsensors so you can "see" what the sensor is seeing during a barcode read. (...) Hmmm. I'm not (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Oh. I'd not thought of that at all. At those angles, the shroud design and the size of the "window" the light sensor can see through get to be tougher problems. (...) It may be because a good retroreflector won't work in this situation - the (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Gus uses two ight sensors, one to follow the (left edge) of a black line on a white background, and a seperate light sensor on an "outrigger" to read the barcodes. There is no light brick, but instead both use the light sensor itself to supply (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Still wondering what contest Rosco was referring to when I called Richie on his previous trolling, starting to suspect a pattern, and wondering as to why the frequency of these trolls and mocks seems to be increasing, I decided to go look (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Hi Steve. WoW, this sounds interesting. Will you be making the code available? I'd love to be able to do the same sort of thing, but my programming skills are laking. Thanks. Chris (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) In what way is this poor taste exactly? Ribald humour is quite an old form of humour (Chaucer springs to mind) and any child viewing it who did not know what it referred to wouldn't get it anyway (if you mean we should 'think of the (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Why? (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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I am loathe to even reply to this post as I am almost sure that Allister is deliberately trying to stir up controversy. I will be the first to say that it is in poor taste though. Way to go for exercising your right to free speech. Nathan (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) That is very cool, but a little scary. The dawn of an RCX virus. If you could then write it so it was also compatible with the other P-Bricks (like the spybotix) that would furtahr enhance it. Very, very nice. Question - if a "victim" RCX is (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Good stuff. Seems BrickWiki fodder! I would footnote that many paired parts are not TRULY enantiomers since the logos on the studs are not reversed. But that is a very unimportant footnote since they are functionally mirrored. (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts)
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So, I finally managed to do something that's been bugging me for a year. When we were at the state FLL tournament last year, there were several times when we had to check the batteries, to see if they were still good. To do that, Greg would take the (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) I had in mind a steeper angle - let's say 20-30°. Light sensor optics is very primitive!!! (...) Serious objection... From my laser sensor experience, I tend to think that retroreflective tape would work well, but maybe not enough to separate (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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LEGO and chirality Chirality is the property of an object that can not be superimposed on its mirror image. Examples includes both natural (biological) object such hands and cultural (technical) object such screws. A non-chiral (achiral) object can (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts) !
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(...) So, I finally sat down and figured out how the lnp state machine works in BrickOS. Turns out it was pretty easy to add in a new set of states so it can process a standard OpCode & store the parameters in variables. At this point, I'm not (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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"Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> wrote in message news:IMI0IC.z2M@lugnet.com... (...) I'm just curious, but how much development did you do making the area where the light sensors themselves are mounted as black and light-proofed as possible to (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Are you lighting the area with a light brick, or relying on ambient illumination? I find the Lego light sensor extremely finicky in "real work" situation, and try to always shield the area from ambient and provide my own illumination. -Rob A> (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote: (URL) (...) I think this is both brilliant and hilarious. What a great name "Bonktrons" is. I hope this whisks up a storm of prudish controversy, unfortunately I can't start it as I'm too grown up, (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) A-Ha! I couldn't figure this out until I realized that the axle is actually part 6587 - Technic Axle 3 with Stud. Now it makes sense! clever! -Rob A> (21 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic)
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