 | | Re: NELUG - Some things we learned while presenting at Mindfest
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(...) It can be a very hard ballance to strike. I know, having been there, done that from both sides. I've exibited since I was 7 or so (rallied a steam traction Engine when I was 9 for 3 years). It is so hard to strike a ballance between "don't (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: NELUG - Some things we learned while presenting at Mindfest
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(...) Na, all you need to do is call on the RCN. I'd be -quite- happy to show up, even in uniform (that always gets looks, even at school, where we are in uniform 4/5 days...) I could even build a model of my ship (using white instead of gray (...) (27 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: NELUG - Some things we learned while presenting at Mindfest
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(...) or (...) AirSpeeder (...) Do keep in mind that you/we were presenting at a place where "hands-on" is a primary ethos. In most of the exibits adults and children were encouraged to touch, experiment, and create. The proximity to the (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: NELUG - Some things we learned while presenting at Mindfest
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I'd like to add my congratulations on a totally awesome display. I think you were very restrained in your dealings with the less respectful public. I'm very posessive about my Lego and other hobbies, and my young nephews and nieces know that Uncle (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: It works! iMac and RIS
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(...) Speaking of RoboLab, Ben Erwin had a table at MindFest past this weekend with several demo-arrangements of RoboLab. I'd known from the screenshots that it was pretty nice, but being able to talk to Ben and ask questions and actually see the (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: H8 tools problems on Linux
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Thanks for the plug, Jacob. I in fact have received a set of instructions for gcc 2.9.5, and began the work of integrating them into the HOWTO last night. However, I was interrupted and will not have time to finish the task tonight, so do expect gcc (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: One of the Mindfest pics
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(...) I edited this photo and put names on the different people. All should be correct, assuming Todd labeled everyone correctly. If there is a place that the image could be displayed, email me and I'll send it back to you. Ryan (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Ideas for a court jester?
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I looked through my pieces for a red 1x1 brick with studs on all 4 sides, but didn't find one. Were such pieces ever produced? I thought they were. No one in .castle seems to have an answer, so maybe others can help?? -- Have fun! John Auctions and (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: NELUG - Some things we learned while presenting at Mindfest
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(...) I (...) Don't get me wrong. I don't think that would be the best option, just a humorous one. I'd go for the rope long before the SG idea. I can't believe the audacity of some people to do some of the things that Eric mentioned. Man, talk (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Homebrew Sensor Workshop Slides
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'SWonderful! Wonderful! OMG! I'm only up to Slide 3 and already a mystery has been revealed to me! (Actually it's obvious now, upon examination, to these almost (ha!) middle-aged eyes.) Fantastic presentation! I wanna be there next year! (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: One of the Mindfest pics
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(...) like I have some sort of glass eye. (see dscn1057.jpg). But it still needs some photoshop help! (I need another computer; I hate having to dual-boot to edit photos. *sigh*) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: NELUG at Mindfest, A quick summary and more photo's.
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(...) I am certainly not the best person to answer this question, but I did get the impression that the folks at the Media Lab were somewhat overwhelmed by the effort that went into organizing this amazing event. The turnout was apparently a little (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Problem with POV-RAY
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I have just finished my first POV-RAY of a SantaFe locomotive, a General Motors SD-75M, and am having a problem with it not rendering correctly. (URL) is a png file of the rendering. It was the only compression I could do and not lose significant (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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(...) If I had the $50k, i'd probably try this route. I could even come up with a business plan (My best friend graduates in december with a business/marketing degree). But as I don't have the money, I think that what has been discussed here is a (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: One of the Mindfest pics
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(...) Yikes! No wonder TLG doesn't want anything to do with us! Is there anyone in that picture without glowing red eyes? :) James http//www.shades-of-....com/lego/ (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: MF
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(...) Ok, ok, The MF IS a prototype, look at it. I think the MAT and the MTT look good. The MF looks to , well ordinary. This thing won't be out til July. That picture is probly one to a TLG supervisor for progress and development on the model and (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: One of the Mindfest pics
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(...) Man, I laughed so hard when I saw that picture!! I printed a copy of it and hung it up on the refrigerator. That's me trying to crack a smile. :) Naw, we were talking about roadsign confusing in New England (especially Massachusetts) and (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Place you bulk order here.. (Was Re: Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!))
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Here is a rough rough draft of the revised letter to Lego. I figuresd I'd just throw out my company name to see it if helps. Who know. ;-) Please take a look, add thoughts, critize it, laugh at it, fill in your wants, or just ignore it. I've alsawy (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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(...) Yes, I know. I'm one of them! :) (...) Yes, I know this too. My point was to use a large scale "bulk set" purchase as a means of getting enough parts to show as a proof-of-concept that something like this could work. The idea would be to then (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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(...) I would think that there is some lead time on the sets, so knowing what is currently available might not help us that much. Knowing what is coming NEXT is probably where we would need to be, since those are the sets that are currently in (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Space Ship on Web: XG-48i
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(...) -- Mark Nelson Speedy's Lego page: (URL) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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(...) Neat! I've transmogrified! Wow. I'm being mistaken for intelligent people. That hasn't happened before. ;) James (URL) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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(...) My point (well ok, one of them) is that I don't think this is an extreme case. If I said "who wants 500+ macaroni bricks in the color of their choice?" How many hands do you think would go up? 5? 10? I'd guess even more. (...) Again, I think (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Dark Forest FOTW
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(...) Your secret stash, eh? Sorry to spoil it. But it was such a great find for me, so I had to brag online. :) (...) I'd rather not deal with shipping stuff right now, so you can do this. (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Taun Tauns
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I hope I spelled that right, but anyway, I was thinking about what new Star Wars sets I would buy first, and I noticed that the two Kaadus from the Gungan Patrol set look like they could be converted to taun tauns fairly easily. Now I might get a (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Keep those movie titles coming!
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(...) This is Victorian era suggestion, and may be impossible to find: Royal Flash. Malcom MacDowall as Sir Harry Flashman and Oliver Reed as Otto von Bismark. From George MacDonald Fraser's book of the same name, which is something of a twisted (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Microfig 928 Galaxy Explorer
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(...) great. (...) work, (...) Thank you everybody for all of the feedback! Since everyone apparently liked it, I will get better pics this weekend, as well as pictures of a few more microfig things. Greg "I wish they would stop saying, 'deputy dog (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | FA: 40 Lots of Lego on SeriousCollector.com - many Going!
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Thanks for looking - be sure to check out the Airport Shuttle, the Club Cars, and the MetroStation! Click here for more details: (URL) Currently 2556 Shell Model Team F1 Ferrari MISB $40.00 8062 Technic Universal Set with Storage Case NIB $60.00 (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | JDH Auction 4 - Shell / Soccer / Kelloggs / Value Packs / other unopened sets
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ALL sets are now SOLD! For anyone who has finished bidding, PLMK your mailing address and shipping preference, and I'll get a final price to you. OTOH, if anyone wants set up a trade as payment, please ask for my wants list! All sets are in mint (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: H8 tools problems on Linux
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(...) I've compiled LegOS under RedHat 5.2 without problems. I recently upgraded to 6.0 and I still have no problems. Have you downloaded some odd version of gcc or binutils? I've experienced problems when compiling gcc 2.95, but they can (easily) (...) (27 years ago, 24-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Wot no RCX power connector?
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(...) I don't think so. The trains are driven by a transformer after all. (27 years ago, 24-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NELUG at Mindfest, A quick summary and more photo's.
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(...) I wasn't there for both days, but the times I was there, I had a total blast. The best part was meeting great friendly people and putting faces to names finally, and seeing LEGO designs like Jin Sato's MIBO and the NELUG Star Wars models "in (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: AI and even more exiciting stuff
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(...) Here is a simple example where 32 bits isn't enough precision. Task: Given a robot with at least one motor, rotational velocity sensors [1] on each motor and a light sensor, implement a program to compile statistics on motor speed and light (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: something nelug could do
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(...) I also live for Oreos and Dr. Pepper. Oh yeah, and the Simpsons. :-, Cheers, - jsproat (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: something nelug could do
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(...) And yes, I realize this! (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.org.us)
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| | Microfig-scale heavy worker mech [DAT]
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Hey folks, Here's a microfig-scale heavy worker mech. Scale is roughly 1:115 -- a 2x2 brick would be 6 foot square (or 36 square feet) on the top; a person can be represented by a 1x1 round brick topped by a 1x1 round plate. I came up with this (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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(...) Yeah, but like Steve said, I don't think you'd be building up to that point. I think you'd be building up a relationship as another small-time Lego retailer who would have little if any better chance getting them to switch to bulk ordering (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: rare mini-fig?
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(...) That strategy can backfire because people will purposely *ignore* you when you purposely ignore the NG topics. Don't worry; everyone will see it in .general -John (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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(...) Well, this isn't fully compatible with what a lot of us want, and as Larry pointed out, this adds more work into the process that doesn't really have any value. If you want to be the one doing the grunt work, more power to you, but most people (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: something nelug could do
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(...) Alright. Just an idea. I was thinking in particular of <URL:(URL) -- *gasp*, actual acknowledgement/support of user groups. I realize that we're not TLG's target audience for a lot of things, but they _have_ at least acknowledged a lot of (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.org.us)
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