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(...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.general)
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Steve Hassenplug writes: > If you were going to be included, what would you do to help the development of the NXT? I'd run a mailing list for people to get together and talk about lego robotics. Oh wait, I *already* do that. Hrm. Actually, my (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LLCA: News on Legoland Hotel, new Pirates area and a new Legoland park in the USA
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All info taken from here: (URL) of note: "A new section called Pirate Shores spanning three acres within the park will open this summer, he said. The pirate-themed addition will have four water attractions, which officials said was lacking in the (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Uh oh... short on lights...
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(...) I'll be placing an order on BrickLink in the next few days for a few lights at US$5.50 a piece. Let me know if you want a few. (URL) eBay is unholy! (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I don't know what's gone wrong with LEGO Australia...this years sets are on the shelves well before the start of March :) Sets 8667-8670 first caught my eye...they looked like mega-bloks/a cheap rip off with the packaging style used. The images on (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Make tracks in LDraw
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(...) I believe another way to go is use TrackDraw to draw a circle and have it output the Ldraw file... could be wrong. (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I hate to give away all my good secrets :), but seriously The Skyscaper Page has a great gallery of user posted urban photos. Don't let the website name fool you - it's not just skyscraper pics. Much of it is photos of more generalized urban (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Ah, yes, okay, cool. I didn't follow you closely enough-- I only parsed the "integrate train axles into the technic" part. Ross is working on some new electric power system but he's hit the wall in terms of interest in the project and I fear (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Alas, the 9617 and 9633 Pneumatic sets are no longer in production - retired, to use the proper terminology. So also has the 5218 pneumatic pack and much other useful pneumatic stuff. The current sets are the 8421 and the 8436. You would be (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Small town building reference
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(...) Here's my gallery so far: (URL) Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Yeah but the ones on the motor (that do the actual driving) have rubber rings. Until they get worn down. So I guess it's not an issue for non-driven wheels, but your example suggested you're thinking about using them for driving too. ROSCO (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Has anyone thought of this?
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(...) Yes, I know this too. In fact my first choice WAS the 2x2 round plate for this same reason, and I didn't think of it as being as good for the same reason. But it can easily be greebled up externally by bogie detailing, and be made to look (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) It took me a while to figure out the angle and a rotation point, but here you go. (URL) Dean Earley, Dee (dean@earlsoft.co.uk) irc: irc://irc.blitzed.org/ web: (URL) +44 (0)780 8369596 (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Has anyone thought of this?
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(...) I think you're gonna have a couple of problems with it: The 2x2 round parts don't always attach very strongly to the flange parts - and as they carry the weight and provide the traction, they will probably be prone to falling off unless you (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Why Java for Robots (university vs hobbyists)
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(...) Maybe we are at cross purposes here. You may be right, that for many hobbyists, Java is too advanced and complex, and since their needs are simpler, C is more than enough. Ease of use and low cost is probably more important than computing (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Why do you say that? I thought we were discussing Java on robotics. You said Java for small robots was not practical. I presented our system as but one implementation which works. (...) That's the total *available* memory. The JVM is in (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Basically the color of the sides and back of the LDraw sticker should be the same color as the paper (or plastic) the real life sticker is printed on. In other words, if the back side of the real life sticker is white then the sides and back (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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Dear LEGO, It seems that in the past couple of years, female minifigs have completely vanished from most of the new lines. There are none in Dino Attack, none in the Vikings, none in Knights Kingdom, none in ExoForce, and there are none in any of (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Kids eh, It's why I don't go to skateboard parks anymore. Fraction of my age and ten times as good. They won't say your too old because secretly they all want to see the old guy fall down. I had a six your old say to me "no-one stacks like you (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Why java (or other langs) for Robots
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(...) ... (...) The 3-level concept as traditionally taught doesn't really say #2 is 'subsumption' -- that's my perception of it. Here's an example of typical course material: (URL) was just making a rough analogy to your "3 levels of robotics (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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