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(URL) English> (URL) Français> (URL) het Nederlands> Enjoy, Jean-Marc (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | Re: Why LDraw.org doesn't use ldconfig.ldr ???
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(...) "Program"? I wish. It was a manual conversion, not all of the entries are amenable to programmatic conversion. (...) Doh! It should be fixed now, take a look. No wonder the orange switch on the PF box looked so odd... Steve (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Why LDraw.org doesn't use ldconfig.ldr ???
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(...) I just did a quick check on my own Linux box (a virtual machine, actually) with xvfb (X Virtual Frame Buffer), and that worked fine with LDView. Since xvfb is a standard part of the X distribution, it should be easy to install on most major (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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Snip (...) So, what about taking another route and simply approach one of the many model railroad companies to see their interest in making something more like what THEY already make that *could* suit our needs? I'd love to see some unofficial brass (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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(...) Writing programs or operating systems requires only three things. Knowledge, creativity, and time. The creativity clearly isn't an issue for the AFOL community, and any true hobbyist will find time when and where possible. Knowledge is the (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Why LDraw.org doesn't use ldconfig.ldr ???
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(...) I would need access to the server, yes. I think that if Xvnc were installed on the server, LDView could connect to that, and everything would then be happy. (Xvnc is an X Server that's designed to be connected to remotely via vnc. From (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Why LDraw.org doesn't use ldconfig.ldr ???
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(...) convert ldconfig.ldr to ldliterc.dat. In the first set of colors on each line the blue value always seems to be the same as the green value. Don (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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(...) Mike, Excellent idea! I have read similar stories in tech magazines about how we might never need to plug a cell phone in to power again. Laying it on the surface of counter top with the power sending device mounted inside or underneath could (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Why LDraw.org doesn't use ldconfig.ldr ???
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(...) OK, that wasn't so hard. The script should be fixed now. I've pushed through re-renders for 58119 and x919. All other parts are queued for re-rendering, all images should be updated in a short time. If anyone wants to look at the ldliterc.dat (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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Eric, I am considering buying stock in battery manufacturing. How about you? I have probably already spent a considerable sum of money on powering my Mindstorms robots. Maybe someone will design a butane based fuel cell that will work. Or perhaps a (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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(...) Hey Harvey, I think you missed the point in the original post by Steve. The next "Train" will have motors as well. What we do not know is if the motors will fit in existing locomotive designs allowing the trains to look realistic. If the new (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Why LDraw.org doesn't use ldconfig.ldr ???
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(...) Oooo! Thanks for mentioning this. I had forgotten about it, as if I never knew it. After messing around, I (manually) got the image for 58119.dat straightened out (URL) But I haven't convinced the script that it should run this way. Yet. If (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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(...) *coughBIONICLEcough* Ok, granted, it rarely involves face-to-face interaction on the same level as more AFOL-friendly themes, but it still counts. (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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(...) More accurately, Li-Ion batteries, _unlike_ most other battery types, do age. NiCads wear out through use, or through improper partial charging, and have a moderate shelf discharge (depleting the charge while just sitting unused). NiMHs wear (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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(...) Steve, Pardon me for saying so, but your statement above is a little confusing. How was the conversion from 12v to 9v a "ground up" switch. The 12v trains I have run on the 9v track. The 9v trains I have run on the 12v track I have (well they (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | The Ruby Runner
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I was recently commissioned to create a red version of my Henry Dreyfuss inspired streamlined hudson, named 'The Ruby Runner'. To get my mind off of the death of 9v trains I decided to share the pictures of the finished product. So here it is: (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: A much needed corner building
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(...) Thanks, Brother. When my train motors wear out, maybe you and Ross can come over and help me push the trains along the track by hand. They're only 6 wide so we should be able to push for a long time before we wear out. They're lighter than 8 (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | RoboFest Hawaii
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The Second Annual RoboFest Hawaii robotics competition and engineering fair will be held on Saturday, November 17 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the University of Hawaii at Hilo Gym. RoboFest Hawaii is a high-technology and engineering fair thinly (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: A much needed corner building
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(...) Thanks, Jim. I actually considered doing that effect for the entire facade - even the non-curved areas, but my wallet won out. My rent is going up faster than my salary. I had exactly enough 1x1 rounds in dark orange to do the curve so I kept (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Why LDraw.org doesn't use ldconfig.ldr ???
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(...) While I agree with Willy's assessment that it may be time to move on to ldview for the part tracker, I did run a quick test and it looks like ldglite does support modified colors like 71 or 72 with the ldliterc.dat file. Perhaps the location (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Why LDraw.org doesn't use ldconfig.ldr ???
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(...) than we should start thinking about the switch to LDView as render engine ... if this is technically doable. to be frank I didn't understand a single word from all the tech speech above: x server or not, OSMesa a mess ... Travis, I guess you (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: dnecks (was Re: The Future of Trains)
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(...) Are ya'll makin fun of us purebread (not imbred as you may suspect) good ole' country boys? Don't make me call up Roy D. Murcer to come whoop your ... :P -Rob FUT - o-t.fun (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: A much needed corner building
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"A much needed corner building"? You're right, Jonathan! Thanks! I did need that! :-) Sublimely Ashcanny, as usual:-) JOHN (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I'm going to take this comment and take the idea one step further (and use you as an example to boot:-) I agree with you, Ben, and more importantly, I believe that is how TLG sees themselves as well. Further, I believe TLG believes itself to (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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(...) Ben, I couldn't agree more. We have to look at this not as the end of an era, but as a new beginning and a chance to embrace new technology. I am thoroughly excited about the possibilities that lie ahead for LEGO Trains. As you stated, this is (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: A much needed corner building
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(...) I like the technique you used for the rounded corner, too. Very cool. Jim (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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(...) I have to throw something in here... Tommy probably doesn't realize this (and I'm probably breaking some rule by telling him), but those of us up heah yonder Nawth sometimes use words like "y'all" in a condescending, rednecky way. But for (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | A much needed corner building
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Hello, I had a vacant lot on a rather prominent area of my layout for way to long and finally got the inspiration to fill it last week. (URL) am pleased with the way the building came out. It is inspired by a few buildings I have seen over the past (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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(...) Being also a Canadian, I have many of the same gripes as you do towards LEGO. I remember a time not so long ago when the prices for Canadian Shop@Home were given in US$. When the CDN$ started going up, they changed their prices to CDN$ for our (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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(...) <snip> (...) Thank you for making a decision on this. Those 'in the know' have known this was a decision that needed to be made for a while now and I'm pleased that a decision and a course of direction are now set. Over the years I've done a (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Actually... that's kind of a good buisness model I'm told. (...) I did want to mention two points here. First, battery-powered motors don't have to be "underpowered". As an example, the PF XL motor or the NXT motors (several of us have twisted (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: RailBricks Issue 1
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(...) Thanks for putting this together. I sat down last night and read it cover to cover. I really enjoyed the articles that discussed building techniques and ideas, and it was fun to see a layout article done Model Railroader style. Looking forward (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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(...) The Medium PF motors is 4 studs wide by 6 studs long, and has a 6x2 plate portion on the bottom (no studs on top). The other motor is called the "XL PF Motor", which would hopefully imply that somebody within LEGO might have been *thinking* (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Absolutely. So does powering the system through the rails, actually - in order to control multiple trains you need carefully isolated sections of track (which LEGO never made in the first place) and rigorous control, as well as booster (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains) !
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| | Re: RailBricks Issue 1
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(...) All I can really say is...WOW! A whole E-Zine dedicated to LEGO Trains! I've been waiting for something like this for a few years now and it's finally a reality. The first issue looks amazing. I have to admit I haven't had a chance to properly (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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| | Re: The Future of Trains
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(...) Well, automated/interactive track-side accessories and innovative track geometries are kind of pointless if I can't pull an actual train. (...) For me, the ability to pull long (10+ cars) heavy trains for at least 6 hours at a time with little (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) It would also be great if "on-track charging" was possible, like the racer track or the strips used to re-charge cars at Legolands (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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In order for any replacement for 9V to be acceptable to me (and to get my money) it must meet the following conditions: 1.Track must be 100% compatible with 9V track (as in, same size, same shape, same studs, same connections between track pieces (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés lundi 1er octobre 2007
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Bonjour Voici la lettre d'information du site "FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group" ((URL) lettre recense les articles et les brèves publiés depuis 1 jour. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Annonce Train LEGO 9V ** par Didier ENJARY le 1er (...) (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: Visita al Museo di Zagarolo
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farai anche delle foto ovviamente...... ciao Cris (18 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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