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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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