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  Proxy bidding mechanics questions...
 
I'm currently adding proxy bidding to my bussetech.com auction system and I have some questions for the group regarding proxy bidding mechanics. When someone has a higher proxy than your bid, should their bid be increased one increment above your's (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory)
 
  Re: Has the world gone mad?!?
 
(...) Opps.. I mean Lucas.. not Speilburg... bad fingers.. bad fingers :( (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
 
  Re: Update and thanks to all of you (was: Re: Toy Aid for children affected from Earthquake in Turkey)
 
(...) Hi to everyone again. I've sorted and repackaged all of the sets, add to them two duplo sets from John and Diane Cromer + several wheels and windows/doors sets (to add more play value) that I bought with money from Thomas Main ans myself, and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: fast firmware downloader
 
(...) Oops, I meant complements, not checksums, throughout the above paragraph. After reviewing my notes, it seems that the ROM properly obeys the complement flag when receiving but not when sending. When the ROM is sending a "long" message, it (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  Re: Hidden surface removal, and vertex order in part/primitive DAT files
 
(...) I really don't like programs that need user interactions for such job! Thus I tried to cast enough rays so that all the faces are being oriented correctly. Now all the std bricks are OK, without any assumption about the fact that they are (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Mazes
 
Does anyone know anything about the RCX being used to solve maze problems? I am doing this for a school project, and I wanted to know if there is any information out there about it. Thanks, Eric (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  Re: Hidden surface removal, and vertex order in part/primitive DAT files
 
(...) you should consider that there are a lot of such groups of sides in one brick! Thus, the approach described by Leonardo is better: (...) Now, my main problem is: how can I find enough time to translate and check all the bricks! I guess my (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Download problem
 
(...) Can someone send me a trace of the verbose output for the failure case on an NT machine? nqc -v -d program.nqc >output Perhaps I can figure out what's going wrong with the serial port. As an aside, does anyone have a snippet of boiler-plate (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
 
  Re: Has the world gone mad?!?
 
You are seeing Judges that aren't up on what Lego has brought out as stock models, that's where the problem comes in... they probably don't know that what the kids did wasn't their own creation made from the Lego... it's sad to see that stock Lego (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
 
  Re: Wanted, your wanted lists.
 
Always looking for 2x16 plates, especially black and grey, but will take any I can get. Also looking for minifigs, and accessories - complete or not. Of greatest interest would be grey adventurers mummy heads, grey hands from UFO leader, and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  FA: Trains, Castle, Space, Town, Metropark, Airport Shuttle, etc. - SeriousCollector.com
 
Thanks for looking! Click here to view: (URL) Here: (URL) Alien Moon Stalker--Who says Lego didn't make an AT-AT?! $31.50 Lego Boats: 4021 Police patrol MISB $21.00 LEGO Castle - 1906 Majisto's Tower - unopened $45.00 LEGO Castle - 6008 Royal King - (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Has the world gone mad?!?
 
I went to the Mid-South Fair in Memphis. In the arts & crafts pavillion, they have a section where people (mostly kids) make art out of toys. (Most of the case was Legos.) What irked me so much was that some of the sets receiving ribbons and prizes (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
 
  Re: LEGO Pirates! D-Day Approaches!
 
Ian, A few points of thought... o The Lego Group is privately held (if I understand it correctly). There are no public traded shares and/or shareholders. That is really a shame. Shareholders meetings are a good place to sound off. o Where does TLG (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Space Station/Base Names (was Re: Space stations?)
 
(...) It's too detailed for the discussion at hand, but I was wondering if it would be practical to use several systems. For interstellar travel, use galactic coordinates. For in-system travel, use solar coordinates. On a planet's surface, use the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Utah Legomaniacs Get Together
 
(...) I'd guess a group from up north would be MTULUG (Mich. Tech. Univ. LUG) or UPLUG (Upper Penninsula LUG). I suppose Camp Northern could have a group, but they'd be NMULUG. Steve (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
 
  Re: Standardized Inventory File Format?
 
(...) Why not adopt XML? Watching this thread, I have seen discussions about parsing such inventories in different programming languages and about the fact that it should be readable by human beings. XML is designed exactly for that. There are a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
 
  Re: REGARDING A MESSAGE A FEW DAYS AGO.
 
(...) I guess you need to examine your motives behind posting and whether or not you want anyone to read your posts and interact with you. I'll be perfectly blunt - I won't read consistent posts in all caps. Period. If I need to I'll just killfile (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Eureka! large drive wheels!
 
Hi all, Now that my falcon is done (for now...) back to the wonderful world of LEGO trains. My first project, a rebuild of my 4449 Daylight train. The real 4449 is a 4-8- 4 steam engine with Southern Pacific 'Daylight' colors. I think they first ran (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Modern Police Department
 
(...) I didn't think Datsville was about claiming precendence for stuff. I thought it was about a shared experiment in creating a world... What's the harm in having two police stations and more equipment than just what you did? Else I coud claim (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
 
  Re: An offer to purchase Blue Hopper sets #4536
 
I responded with an offer to sell 5 for 240 including shipping via email. Richard LaCalamito wrote: <can I buy some hoppers, I'll pay 250 plus shipping for 5> (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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