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| (...) I understand the point you've made - buy a bunch and save on postage. This is the same for most online purchases. Not a new concept by any means. However, when you live in a small country town where the number of Lego enthusiasts singularly (...)   (18 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic) 
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|  |  | Re: SR 3D Builder Version 0.2.2.9 Available 
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| (...) On the homepage of this project ((URL) the requirements are written: Hardware * A graphic accelerator with T&L and Vertex Shader 2.0 capabilities * 256 MB Ram (for huge models like the ones in the photos 1GB is highly recommended)    (18 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad) 
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|  |  | Re: Lego Shop at Home 
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| (...) G'day Ian, I hear ya mate! :) A number of us in Sydney group our Shop@Home orders together so that the 'high' shipping cost is spread out amongst a number of us. We normally break the shipping down based the 'size' each person contributes to (...)   (18 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic) 
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|  |  | Re: Braiding Machine 
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| (...) Thanks for the note, Chris. Yeah, Theo's mechanism is quite interesting. I'd love to see someone throw a genetic algorithm at it for optimization. I'd bet that there is a combination of link lengths that is significantly superior to anything (...)   (18 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic) 
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|  |  | Re: Braiding Machine 
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| (...) Hi Dave, Thanks for the note. My original plan for the braid was to form the core of braided eight-strand rope. In fact, the machine was inspired by this braider: (URL) may still build the eight-strander but I've lost a bit of momentum and am (...)   (18 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic) 
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|  |  | Re: LEGO 7996 and 9V 
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| (...) Myself and others have used copper foil (2 URLs) I converted a 7996 just before Christmas, and installed it in my elevated train layout. So far it's run flawlessly for different trains for over 20 hours of run time. I used pre-tinned (...)   (18 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains) 
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|  |  | Horoscopes, or lack thereof 
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| For those of you (I'm not even sure that's a plural) who wondered why there has been no horoscopes recently, here's why: (URL) English> (URL) Français> (URL) het Nederlands> Best wishes for 2008, Jean-Marc    (18 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.fun, FTX) 
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|  |  | Wunderwelt Modellbau, March 28 - 30 2008, St. Pölten, Austria 
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| The next Austrian Event is approaching: The Austrian LUG will cover about 700m² at the model making fair "Wunderwelt Modellbau". When: March 28 - 30 2008 Where: directly at the highway Salzburg-Vienna, exit St.Pölten South VAZ St. Pölten Kelsengasse (...)   (18 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.loc.at, lugnet.events, FTX) 
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|  |  | Re: LEGO 7996 and 9V 
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| (...) Ted: That's a great idea! Do you any pictures of your setup and how you routed the wire between the motors? This sounds like something I would love to try. Thanks for the tip. -Dave    (18 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains) 
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|  |  | The Brick Testament - David loses a new son, gains a new hat 
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| (URL) The Brick Testament>'s first update of 2008 includes seven new illustrated stories from the continuing saga of (URL) King David>: (URL) Mourns the Eye-Gouger>, (URL) Aramaeans Killed>, (URL) of the Ammonites>, (URL) Commits Adultery, Murder>, (...)   (18 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)  ! 
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