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If any of you are having trouble grabbing/viewing the embedded QuickTime Video of the Bungee jump (at (URL) ), I managed to nab it using a machine that doesn't have QT installed, and can post it to the Web or e-mail it. I was surprised! The text of (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: S@H said "not yet- wait 'till January"
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(...) the (...) She was mostly clueless and I didn't press it as much as I should have. chris (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Books
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(...) I don't have that one, never seen any lego paperbacks. Can you post a scan of it? I've got all four hard-back Ladybird books from series 904, Lego Pirates, entitled; 1. Will and the Gold Chase 2. Captain Roger's Birthday 3. Adventure on Shark (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: 8001 Battle Droid IS available online
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(...) Rather like many AFOL's in the United States being concentrated in California; IT / high tech industry plus affluence. If you think Devon is far away from everyone, try South-West Scotland. Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: $40 Night Lord's Castle
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(...) Hi Naji, Apparently the buy one get 2nd half off started on Sunday, It covers all of the Legos. the regular prices are about a dollar or two above Walmarts prices but i guess if you need more than one of a set it makes it worth it John (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | MISB 8880
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(URL) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: legOS-0.2.2
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(...) well, i got it and compiled everything using linux 2.2.13 and glibc 2.01. My native compiler is gcc 2.95.1, for cross compiling i built gcc 2.95.2, after applying the rcx-interrupt patch. compiling the dll and makelx utilities was a little (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Does anyone actually still use theirs??
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On Mon, 8 Nov 1999 21:34:30 GMT, Søren Bak uttered the following profundities... (...) I was going for article number 3 in this newsgroup, as I have quite a few in others. The main reason I don't use mine is that many of my models don't have motors! (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.codepilot)
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| | Re: More news on 2000 lineup!
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(...) As far as Castle vs. Ninja, it's debateable as to whether or not Ninja belongs in the same sub-theme. As far as being eastern/western, I think I'd agree for the most part except for the one key difference of having guns. That seems to put the (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: 2000 Town construction sets
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Notice that they reduced the ages for City Center from 5-12 to 5-8. (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | no BURPs?
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It just occured to me that I hadn't seen any BURPs in the new catalogue, so I went back and looked closer - no BURPs in the new sets. Lots of SPUDs and POOPs, but nary a single BURP! Is this indicative? James (URL) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: BEWARE of John DiRienzo
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(...) Ditto again. Of the several times I've dealt with John, he's only been late once, although he *can* be very hard to get a hold of via e-mail. There must be some other factor here. James (URL) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: took another look at the 2000 catalog...
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(...) The piece in this set: (URL) ... ? If so, then go get your hands on it right now;) -- pn (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: MF Goofup?
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Shaun Sullivan <sullis3@mit.edu> wrote in message news:38285805.10E088...mit.edu... (...) See my earlier post--I think they are hiding something. The MF probably looks even worse when you can see between the top front mandible and the hull piece. (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: MF Goofup?
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(...) I think you're right! If only they had a Chewie minifig - he'd never have let that slip. Richard (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: shop at home news
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(...) Yup, I noticed that too. Did anyone else notice that we're now paying US prices in US dollars? And then tax/import on top of that? Unless, of course, nous parlons Francais... time to brush up on my second language skills. James (URL) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Allright, it´s enough, TLG...
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(...) First of all, I need to decrease my screen resolution or sit closer - I thought that was talking about a "Cool Chicks" page, and that put a new light on the quoted sentence.. that I mis-read as well! Urgh - I really wish that Lego weren't so (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: S@H said "not yet- wait 'till January"
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(...) Did you (or anyone else) ask: 1. Prices on the stuff that we don't know yet 2. If and when you can pre-order, especially the May, July, etc. sets 3. When we'll see this stuff in stores Also, did they act as if the sets were in the computer yet (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Hapless WinNT user
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Apparently, standard gcc include files are processed as well. This should never happen, as legOS defines everything on its own. Maybe there's an additional command-line switch for that? -Y or something? Good luck, Luis - I have access to a NT box in (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Shoddy MF
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(...) MF (...) sure (...) Sorry, Reverse that I really like the AAT and don't really like the MTT but it looks great for parts. Eric (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 2000 Town construction sets
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(...) Agreed! I got excited for a quick second when I saw the word "hotel", and then I realized it was a background picture :( (URL) you imagine the windows in a hotel set? Julie (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: retrocastle
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(...) Are those grey??? The picture looks dark grey - not that I'm complaining, either way, mind you... ;) James (URL) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | I feel like a junkie!
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Well, I know where my money is going next year. Some thoughts: 7184 (MTT): 2 (maybe 4?) extreme corner slopes in dk grey! WAHOO! Also, several normal extreme slopes in dk grey, and all that brown. IF my eyes don't deceive me, those are 2x2x2 slopes (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2000 Scans are Online!
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LOL! I'll have to get a few of these just to reenact Kevin trying to navigate the Boston spagetti bowl :-) -John Van Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:FKwz84.9MD@lugnet.com... (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Line in the Sand
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(...) Yes. WINDING UNKNOWN allows a DAT author to specify what is happening in the file more precisely than CLIPPING OFF. Adding WINDING DOUBLE-SIDED would allow even more author-precision, but there is no practical difference between DOUBLE-SIDED (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Allright, it´s enough, TLG...
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This is what TLG says on the "cool clicks" page: "How well do you know Emma? Go test yourself in the exciting Scala Quiz." Very exciting! --Tobias (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Dacta Storage
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Due to the cost of these, I've not had any experience with them. I think tha tyou'd be better served with cheaper non-lego storage boxes. Just my thoughts though... Troy Asher Kobin <asherk@pobox.com> wrote in message news:FKt3Fv.80L@lugnet.com... (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Line in the Sand
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(...) You'll pardon me if I use an abbreviated notation, and skip the " characters. (...) It's hard to argue with that. Steve (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Shoddy MF
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Charles Spindell <legomenace@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FKwzs8.BLM@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) MF (...) sure (...) for (...) I agree, the MF is just terrible. The cockpit is pathetic! If you're going to go the the trouble to make a new (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | retrocastle
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With the gray steep slope and steep slope corners in the 7184 MTT, you can build a "Retrocastle", a gray version of the yellow castle! KL (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Question about my FOTW
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(...) Sorry about that. Craig (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: More news on 2000 lineup!
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(...) Hey, hey! Who the heck is claiming Celts are barbarians? :-) Bruce (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Line in the Sand
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(...) Yes, and 'may' is more more correct than 'should', since the "Rendering Engine Requirements" section really is included just to provide a framework for the language extensions. The document specifies the input, and we have a general (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | MF Goofup?
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I was just looking at Kevin's close-up of the MF ((URL) noticed something. I think the top front mandible is one crooked, or coming off! It, and the side pieces ramping down to the circular docking ports, are attached via 5-tooth hinges. But take a (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | My thoughts on the new sets
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OK here are my $.02 worth on the new SW sets. #7115 Gungan Patrol 79 pcs $10.00 ($11.00 SAH) Cheap way to build a Gungan army. Not a bad looking set. Even the Kaadas aren't bad. #7124 Flash Speeder 105 $10.00 ($11.00 SAH) Awesome set, and check out (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Thoughts on 2000 SW
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Wow. I have to say that I am much more impressed than I thought I would be. And not just with SW, but across the board ... but, since this is SW, I'll give my thoughts on that line here :) I absolutely *love* the AAT. Amazingly (and I haven't done (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Update 9906?
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(...) Not too many all at once! At least on the first go-round. After that, the more, the merrier! :) (...) Yay, Terry! (...) Terry has sent me a copy of everything he has received, post 99-06. He is also going to forward future mail to me. New part (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: shop at home news
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(...) Yeah, I noticed this order form too and I'm quite relieved - if Lego collects the GST then at least we don't have to get hit with a Canada Post $5 fee every time a package arrives from S@H. I don't nderstand why you guys out east get whacked (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 2000 Catalogue
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Dear Lego: I am also fairly pleased at the new 2000 offerings. It appears that some of the AFOL criticims are starting to pay dividends. I am reserving final judgment until I see the sets in person but, at this point, let's say that I am more (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Adventurers and dinosaurs in 2000
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(...) Handsprings Bruce? Try ninja-style triple back flips. I have not been this pumped since....since....well, since TLG announced Star Wars legos. Wheeeee! This whole dinosaur subtheme has so many possiblities. I just need Sleestacks and a Chaka (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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