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(...) The Achilles heal is the bearing ability of a cross axle in a hole. Above a certain load, you will make a constant supply of ABS dust, which means you will have to replace a few key pieces from time to time. Beyond the actual bearing surface (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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My favorite: A neural net was trained to recognize tanks. It worked perfectly on all the test data, but failed completely on real data. To create the test data, they shot pictures of some tanks, and some pictures of cars and other non-tank vehicles (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, you can build enormous and very strong structures out of Lego - there are people who've built life-sized dinosaurs and such. With enough Lego and careful construction, I have no doubt you could build something that would carry 50 or 60 (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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Dude, the Mace Windu minifig wants to have a serious conversation with you. Dave S. (20 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Here's my rationale: a) I thought that the "brick" rounds of NQJ1 were kinda stupid. When sets began to be traded, it actively became interesting because there was a reason for playing beyond random stupidity (though your tile is now AFOL (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Then take a break. I know I have, many times. I haven't updated my website in almost a year. I've got about five completed projects that I would love to photograph and display, but I'm too busy trying to find a new career. Lego as a hobby is (...) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Worked fine for me, and I'm using version 6.4 of Windows media player -Rob A> (20 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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I didn't see any other postings about this, so hopefully this isn't old news. I got an email from Shop At Home today with a pretty wild link in it: (URL) The have "opened the LEGO vaults" and put some vintage 70s sets on eBay. Pretty cool. :) All (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general, FTX)
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"Chris Magno" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:43988AFA.40006@...ers.com... (...) This AVI is corrupt or improperly named. Windows Media Player here plays it as a sound file. Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde (20 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I agree, there are some things about it I don't like myself. Though it looks neat and is cool to have around. Lights up and what not. (...) Good eye. (...) e (20 years ago, 9-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Well, seeing as you're on a Gundam kick lately, I have to say this is pretty obviously the Double Zeta of mech bays - all the elements are there, and some of it is kinda nifty, but it just doesn't come together. I'm sure someone will be all over it, (...) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Now that's imagery. Wow, I did that? (...) -snip- Chilling. Eiiieeeeww, melted brain case. Oh man! (...) Danken. e (20 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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August 8th, 1945. Mitsubishi Steel and Arms Works. (URL) Construction completed on the prototype "Mobile Armor Suit", codenamed "Cub", intended to be the Imperial Army's ultimate weapon for defeating any invasion of the home islands. But it would (...) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Freakin Nine Hundred Dollars, JW! (say with pinky raised) Why am I thinking Austin Powers now? LOL! Thank you Jon, e (20 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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I've recently gotten my hands on a Pololu motor controller which I can control from my Macintosh (see my (URL) tutorial> if you're curious). This has me dreaming of mounting my laptop on a mobile base; with a web cam, speech synthesis, big graphical (...) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) Hey Bruce, (...) Yay! thanks, the floor acts funny when bricks are attached to it. Something with the kind of plastic it is made from? Stretches it like. (...) e (20 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) snip (...) snip (...) This is freakin hella cool , E ! (...) snip (...) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Another story like that - relating to neural networks - is of a busy Japanese subway system where they wanted to prevent overcrowding of platforms at the stations. The story goes that they planned to hook up a camera with a computer observing (...) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vehicle with square wheels
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(...) Yeah - you're right. :-( (20 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: BrickJournal Issue 2 is NOW available for download!!
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(...) BrickJournal 2 is now on Lulu.com (URL) here.> About danged time:-) Many apologies for the delay - it's been a very busy time for me! Joe (20 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, FTX)
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