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(...) Dont forget that USAians can get GST (but not PST) back. Costs a stamp. (...) OK, I'll pay for shipping. But I don't care if these are squished down, I just want them for parts. And .55 on 1.70 is not a bad profit margin. In absolute terms (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) This gets up my nose too. (1) I tend to think a bit less of the seller after they do that(2). There is an instance of that going on right now, although I shall omit most of the details... someone offered some things, not thinking they were (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: LEGO Outlet @ Potomac Mills Mall is now shipping!
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(...) Kinda like the BB website? That would rock. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Well, of course I'm not _lying_. I might be misremembering, but I'm not LYING. If I were lying, Larry wouldn't have followed up on my post and flushed it out with some details. Maybe it was Simon, or Bill, of Juakim. If I weren't coming down (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | LNP not multitasking proof ?
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Hi there, during my study of LNP i just stumbled across a point where i doubt it's not multitasking proof. it's related to transmissions of lnp-messages. lnp_logical_write() is ok, it waits for semaphore tx_sem at the beginning and posts the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Thanks for posting the info and thanks for the recognition. So far, it looks like the Swedish footage has generated a little traffic on my site. But nothing compared to the traffic when my site was plugged on theforce.net or slashdot.org (or is it (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Oops! I actually ordered 15. I wanted to buy 17, but couldn't. I am actually going to sell off 5 of them to defray the cost of buying so many. I figure that I can keep 10, sell the rest via whatever channels I deem fit and cut down my cost and (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Which all begs the question: What else is stuck in some Lego warehouse somewhere ? *or* Just where did these blue hoppers come from ? Ray (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Mike Stanley (<slrn84as2r.2ds.cjc....utk.edu>) wrote at 17:45:30 (...) While I agree with you that Larry appears to have had a pivotal role in making the hoppers immediately available to this community, for which he should be (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Larry Pieniazek (<38454882.3045A081@...ager.net>) wrote at 16:10:42 (...) I have to back Larry up on this one. I got a few more than several :-) All for personal use, I hasten to add. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: lugnet.loc.uk Link Maintainer?
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Richard Franks (<FM33E5.D2n@lugnet.com>) wrote at 22:49:17 (...) Oh, all right then. Off you go :-) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Carbon 60 (<38459FB1.40B53E04@...foot.com>) wrote at 22:22:41 (...) Sorry, I haven't followed all of this. Has anyone raised the issue of contributions for the registration fee? (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Mindstorms 1.0 still available anywhere?
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, Col (<FM2x17.K8y@lugnet.com>) wrote at 20:38:14 (...) Check out a few TRUs. Several of the ones round here (Cheshire) still have the old version on display. On second thoughts, they're just dummy boxes though, so they may not (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Anyone know where to buy servos cheep
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I need to buy 7 or more servos for a project and I can't spend a lot on them. Does anyone know of any servos at discont or on sale. All information is appreciated. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) Potentially more annoying are sales that when you enquire about the item you get the reply, "You were the first to ask about this item so it should be yours, but someone else asked about it too so I'm going to auction it off instead." Richard (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | RE: External Power Port Problem..?
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(...) Whenever you use a battery pack, use a FUSE!!!!!! I work on products that use the 12V gel cels rated at 4AH or greater, you can find them in security panels etc. Anyways, one day a guy in the drafting department measured the distance between (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) Does the AHD have a separate entry for "sealed-bid auction"? What does it say for "animal"? Is a "stuffed animal" (as in teddy-bear, not taxidermy :) an animal any more or less than a "sealed-bid auction" is an auction? stuffed animal eye (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | RE: External Power Port Problem..?
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To be safe, you could use a small 1A fuse. You can buy in-line fuse holders in electronics parts stores. It's a little black tube with a screw on cap, and wires or solder tabs on both ends. Just tape it to your battery pack. Another possibility is (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) So ticket scalping in the back parket lot is an auction? Selling a 20-gallon aquarium at a garage sale is an auction? An stock market IPO is an auction? Those are all things where the final price is determined by 1 seller and multiple (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Dan's Lego Parts Auction Update:12/1/99
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The listing has been updated for today. ------ ALL AUCTIONS ARE NOW GOING 1 ------ (URL) M. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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