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(...) thats NESTED ifs. get it right. NESTED ifs is WAY more impressive(1) then just 64 ifs. geesh! Chris 1. ask Kevin, he thought so. ;) (20 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | IndyLUG's Castle layout @ C&P Expo
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On the weekend of February 25 & 26, IndyLUG displayed at the Child and Parent Expo at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. Half of the layout was Castle/medieval themed. Thanks to Matt Bieda, Jeramy Spurgeon, David Gregory, John Kyle, Alex (...) (20 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) OK GROUP VOTE!! do i punch him NOW or after the event? you can email your vote to me in utmost secrecy Chris (20 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) and your point is? dont you need to figure out who sent you a GPS unit or something ? Chris (20 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Some photos of what you've tried so far would help a great deal. I was wondering if it would be possible to see how cloesly you're matching up the worm gears to the rack gears, theoretically, it should be possible, but if you're using more than one (...) (20 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Construction MOCs
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I've just posted new photos of an (URL) dump truck> to go with my (URL) loader> and (URL). The front-end loader was a joint effort by myself and Pierre Normandin. See more photos (URL) here>. -Steven (URL) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Re: ordini BL in USA
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(...) Infatti mi riferivo ai potenziali utenti meno esperti di ItLUG ;) (...) Grazie della dritta: ne terrò conto! (...) Questo era in effetti uno dei miei timori! Tra l'altro non volevo certo mancare di rispetto ai negozi italiani nè a quelli (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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| | Re: 2 wide train design wanted for NMRA fund raiser
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(...) Thats a clever use of the printer slope for the windscreen Tim (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Scissor Lift in LEGO?
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"Rob Hendrix" <rob.removebeforesen...msltc.org> wrote in message news:IvKKqA.255E@lugnet.com... (...) Rob, You are one of the above. Bob Fay (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Viper - an Exo-Force excercise
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Hi Marco, Firstly I'd like to say, way to go with that colour! Never would have thought that those two colours would work well on a mech, but they look great. Secondly, I really like how with fairly minimal piece usage, you have still captured a (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Legofest Ballabio: aggiornamenti
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(...) Ironica? Io parlavo sul serio... Ciao! Gabriele -- gb at biffuz.it (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: results...
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(...) Turned? Or turned on???? ;) ROSCO (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Scissor Lift in LEGO?
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(...) Haven't actually built one, but one other possibility may be to use string rather than gearing directly. How many scissors are there in your lift? On the real ones I've seen they often have a hydraulic cylinder going from the bottom scissor to (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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"Bill Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:IvKJHv.1xLK@lugnet.com... (...) Posting to Lugnet so others can see. My $.02, but I'm no mechanical genius: Why don't you use one of those gear holders that holds a worm gear and 24t gear in it. (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Battery Box Needed!
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(...) That would be great. I will be sure to bring the 9V battery, so if you bring the battery box I will be set. See you tommorow. Vitali (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Scissor Lift in LEGO?
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(cross posted to (URL) blog> and BayLUG Mindstorms mailing list) Have you ever tried building a scissor lift in LEGO? I’m working on a project that calls for that kind of mechanism to lift it up, like those food service trucks at the airport. It is (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Viper - an Exo-Force excercise
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(URL) A debate on Exo-Force> last year made me start with this one. After several small refinements it got finished during the Iron Mecha Contest. There was no time for pictures and posting. So now here it is: (2 URLs) Viper> Viper my idea what (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Gear lash.... & casters
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(...) Thanks for the feedback, Steve. I did try one wheel, but found that the bot would either track sideways (if the L&R were on the same side) or drag (if both to the inside/outside). I think the problem in this case was way too much weight on the (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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Thanks for pointing these out, Bruce. Cool theme. I especially like the ring of fire. Cute lion in that one too (to add to your animal database). -Brendan (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: Panel Puzzles / Building Technique
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Hey, that is very cool. Makes a great puzzle, but I'm also immediately intrigued by the patterns it could provide for minifig floors or walls. Neato. -Brendan (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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In lugnet.org.us.laflrc, Steve Hassenplug wrote: <snip> (...) Ok, that makes some sense, thank you very much. I hate the thought of nesting that many more if statements, but that does appear to be the best way to solve the problem. Thanks John (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: 3T
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(...) Actually, John, I think I may be able to explain the problem. You have two tasks running at the same time. For the most part, the processor will switch between the main task, and the scan tast. So, the order of execution would be something (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: Legofest Ballabio: aggiornamenti
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(...) Mi dispiace non aver colto la vena ironica del messaggio di Gabriele. Anche la mia risposta lo era allo stesso modo :-) (...) So per esperienza che la prima volta che si mette in piedi un'organizzazione del genere, la cosa è molto difficile. (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Mos Eisley Street
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(URL) The streets outside the Cantina are teeming with various activities as natives of Mos Eisley go about their daily life.> There are however a couple of droids that try to conceal themselves from the prying eyes of the Imperial Sandtroopers as (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: 3T
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In lugnet.org.us.laflrc, Brian Davis wrote: <snip> (...) I don't know if I'm using the most efficient method either, but from what I have found... Tasks are run in parallel. If I start a task (the scan task) my main code will continue to run at the (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | V-pods
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Hi all, This is not mine, but none of these guys post on Lugnet, and this is a cool new sub-theme. Starting with Sugegasa, several Japanese builders have created vignette pods, or v-pods. These are whole vignettes that pack away into an x-pod. (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !!
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| | Re: ordini BL in USA
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In lugnet.org.it.itlug.market, Gianluca Morelli wrote: Ne sappiamo qualcosa io, Luca e Diego che facciamo ordini da (...) Non ricordarmi i 22,50$ di spedizione :-( che mi sono stati calcolati per i "pochi" pezzi del mio ultimo ordine statunitense (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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| | Weekly Update of New AuctionBrick Listings - 3/3/6
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This is weekly update of new items listed at (URL) as of Thu Mar 02, 09:49 PM PST. To bid, review details of any item listed or to register go to (URL). (2 URLs) Lot of 3 Boat Hulls> Used - Good Minimum Bid: $11.00, Time Left: 4 Days 7 Hrs+ To view (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.market.auction, FTX)
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| | Re: MDP official announcement
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(...) Thanks for the advisory! On the topic of "bummers", there is a real one that has reared its ugly head again. The suggested NXT retail cost to Canadians is 23.2% higher than that in the USA! This equates to $65.91 CDN before tax, and $70.52 CDN (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Ciao Luca, non per sminuire quello che hai fatto, ma noi tutti compriamo su BL già da anni. :-PPPPPP Due precisazioni: il costo delle spedizioni dall'America è paragonabile all'Europa per piccoli ordini (sotto i 500/1000 grammi). Poi cresce (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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| | Re: Legofest Ballabio: aggiornamenti
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(...) Abbiamo passato molte ore insieme ai Giochi Sforzeschi con Gabriele e mi sento di dire che quanto scritto sopra era una battuta spiritosa e che il sol pensiero non lo farebbe dormire la notte !!! Ed è per questo che mi son un pò stupita delle (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Hyena
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This is my last unpublished Mecha from 2005: (2 URLs) Hyena> Hyena a medium Mecha for urban combat See more details (URL) here>. PLMKWYT (URL) Marco> (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: rtl21 - Can Stacking
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(...) The other fun thing about 3T has been the unexpected. Like the fact that bouncing blocks are a real problem, and how your opponent places blocks can effect how accurately you register them. And of course you can play against humans (a (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | LEGO® Mindstorms NXT - More Than 9,000 People Worldwide applied for MDP
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(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2006-- More Than 9,600 People Worldwide Answered LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Call for 100 "NXT" Great Developers; Robotics enthusiasts as young as 75 years of age representing 79 countries applied. The LEGO Group's robotics team (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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(...) Not that it makes a big difference to me, but that was 4 years and 13 events ago. Things (people) have changed. (...) no. it's not deterministic based on who starts. It's deterministic with no consideration of who starts. However, it's still (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 3T
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I'm not sure about the RCX, but with some languages, things like events, or other tasks, will not start executing until the current task gives up the processor. (like in a wait) Here's a suggestion that should avoid the delay... (...) ... (...) * If (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: rtl21 - Can Stacking
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote: <snip> (...) I have seen some of the Project X stuff... Very, very impressive. (...) Somewhat correct. If both robots play correctly, each game ends in a draw, no matter who starts. In these cases, (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 3T
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(...) I ran mine last night at a "family science night" for a school. Big hit, although I *absolutely* need error checking in my code (playing against a robot is easy - playing against a 5-year-old, with a couple of 4-year-olds constantly hitting (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: Legofest Ballabio: aggiornamenti
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(...) Credo anch'io che sia una provocazione ironica. Del resto quello di Ballabio non sarà un mercato ma un Legofest. E ci saranno solo e solamente Lego, tutta le manifestazione e tutti gli spazi saranno dedicati solo ai Lego. Non verranno fatte (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: results...
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote: <snip> (...) And I think that this competition, being a co-operative one instead of being pitted against one another is the most unique aspect of this game--the more our 'bots co-operate, the better (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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