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(...) Yeah well, you jibe at me, I jibe back. Can't help it. (...) Yes, they should. (...) It'd still be ok then. (...) The end result is the same, though. Therefore, in my opinion at least, it is wrong. (...) Exactly. (...) A bit less, actually. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Please help me with a gift
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(...) Just wanted to say a big thanks to all of you who responded to my request. This is a wonderful group of people and you have all been very helpful. I called and requested the Shop at Home catalog and hope that I can find some of the things (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pure Energy & the RCX
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I've been using them in a GPS for a couple years. They don't get a lot of use, but I've never had any problem. When using the GPS I like being able to always start out the day with a fresh set of batteries. I probably never did a full discharge of (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I haven't tried it, but I'm familiar with the technique. In the first image below, I have weighted the "centre" images more than the other ones, to simulate a "slow" shutter, most like an SLR. The second image below has all the frames weighted (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: The "geography" of local space
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Oops. (...) Actually, it's 1.876 parsecs. You really needed to know, right? 8^) Cheers! -- John J. Ladasky Jr., Ph.D. Department of Structural Biology Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA 94305 -- (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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Fredrik: (...) Cool. Sometimes people make unrealistic motion blur, where they give the final image more weight than the preceeding images to give both a good picture of the car and give an impression of action. Have you tried that? (...) Both ov (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Is the LDraw parts database free?
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[ Just for the record: IANAL ] Fredrik: (...) The _collection_ of LDraw files is strictly speaking owned collectively by all of us who in some way have contributed to the collection. The _individual_ LDraw files are owned by whoever worked on them. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Domenica 28 novembre
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Verrà anche un mio collega di lavoro, Giovanni Bedocchi, la persona che mi ha fatto conoscere il Mindstorms (e per questo ho un debito incommensurabile...) Marco, ricordati di mandarci le indicazioni su come raggiungere casa tua. Mi raccomando, so (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: 6031 on sale at Newark Toys R Us
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snip (...) be (...) the (...) one (...) Hmm, those backpacks are ok, that would be set to find cheap though. The horse armor IS called "barding", if I EVER find an inexpensive set with it in, I will buy TONS. I have bought many Samurai Lords mostly (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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| | Female Ninja
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If anyone has a white female ninja (with gray samurai sword) for sale, please let me know ASAP! Thanks. (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Hi, Tim, (...) Maps? You mean, with planets? Wouldn't we all like to have that! I can provide brief summaries of what we know about these three star systems -- though you probably already know all you need to know about Sol. ----- Alpha Centauri, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Extreme (...) I do like the accessories. I want a buzz-saw for some of my guys. I guess my main bias against the Res-Q theme is that I don't like the set designs. I like to think that I buy sets mainly for parts, but I admit that the original (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | PIRATE TORSO AND FIGURE WANTED (TO BUY)
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I have two simple requests. I need an extra of the pirate from Pirates' Perilous Pitfall and Pirates' Ambush with yellow torso with brown vest, anchor tattoo, face with black moustache, forehead hair, and sideburn stubble, and blue pants with blue (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Gold/Silver Fig Crest? (was Re: what is everyons favorite castle headpiece?)
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(...) I can't remember my castle figs too well now - they are in storage :( (...) That's right, I forgot that the android figs - the red ones in Spyrius/Unitron and the white ones in Exploriens - and the alien figs have gold/silver prints, but then (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: 2000 Technic
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(...) so on. (...) Yeah! Possibly in different colors, so I can choose the ones that complete my assortment :-) I'd love to be able to built what I want in the color I want, without having to decide the color following the availability of parts in (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) and (...) I defy you! RES-Q may not be a "classic" town series, but the parts and accessories rock! The main models are pretty fun, but they do have some points I'll admit to being faulty. The colors are odd for a Emergency team, also, they (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) here, (...) I don't think there exists such a thing as a Ninja polybag. I would love to be proved incorrect. I have a Samurai Lord set. At the $2.97 I bought them for, it's too expensive for what you get. But if they were discounted to say (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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Hi, Just wondering if anyone can share where they find the best selection and/or deals on LEGOs around the South Bay? The places I have hit are: * Sunnyvale TRU: great selection for a TRU; sometimes, there are good deals on polybags. A few bucks off (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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| | Using motion blur to give the illusion of speed
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I've been working a bit lately with making images to capture the impression of movement and speed, and I thought I would share my experiences so far with you. What I do is to use L3P/POV-Ray in the usual way, but I also render many images where the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 6031 on sale at Newark Toys R Us
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(...) I (...) I (...) Hmm will have to scope out the TRU's for the polybags, thanks for the tip! I *ABSOLUTLY* love the polybags, esp the castle ones :^) I have many,many Fright Knight poly bags bought on sale or clearance just waiting to be (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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