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FIRST appears to be an excellent program from what I've seen. I'd sure like to see the kids in action instead of just photos of their robot competitions. Parallax (the makers of the BASIC Stamp) have recently started providing support for FIRST. See (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: I am DYING to know how this particular order item is going to be fulfilled
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Out of curiosity, why didn't you address it to Vancouver, WA, USA instead? It would seem more logical-- the people at that post office are probably used to getting misdirected mail meant for up north (and if you could get it to go to Vancouver, BC, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Less than a week
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I know you don't need reminding, but I'm going to anyway :-) The Northwestfest will be taking place next Saturday at my place. There's gonna be LEGO. There's gonna be cake. There's gonna be fun. If you have any specific wants or needs, let me know, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Update on Technic Box #1 (Canadian Tour)
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No problem James, we've all been pretty busy lately, I did get an update from Dan a a week or so back, I believe I've got that one online already.. or que'd to go with the next update. I'll try to remember to put a strike through Dave, it's easier (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: UKLUG Prototype online
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(...) I know but who fueled it? What really annoys me is that I don't want to be anti-American but the way they blow things out of proportion is silly, the bottom line of The Entertainer story was, they made a mistake, we tried to capitalize, they (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | FIRST Lego Leage competition at MSI Chicago
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I just returned from the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago where they held the Illinois state FIRST Lego League Mindstorms competition. FIRST is an organization that uses Lego Mindstorms to help prommote kids pursuing careers in engineering (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: UKLUG Prototype online
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(...) Is there a website for this or should I just create a short intro page with your e-mail address on it? Care to write the intro? Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Wheat Thins vs. LEGO
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:-) LOL You're right. Now that I've had some protein, I'm able to overcome my LEGO delusions. :-) A while back someone mentioned cookie tins that come with LEGO. Has anyone seen this in a USA store? (...) to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Exclusionary Themes
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(...) What is wrong with prejudice? :-D It's discrimination which is far worse. (...) I know and I hate it. (...) Hopefully not, as long as they don't keep creating pointless morality debates here - putting them in the proper newsgroups. I know a UK (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: 8480 for $330 ?!
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Zany-Brainy is having a sale beginning tomorrow (12-5-99) and this set is $74.99. They let me take one home for that price today since they had them on the floor already. Brian (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: #About set 4532 and 4539 from DYA
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Dave Stiles wrote: <snip> (...) Puddles frozen??? We still have fresh puddles in South Eastern Wisconsin! It's been raining for the last 2 days now.. Dec 4th.. and still NO trace of snow!!!...!!! Plus.. it was 52 Degrees today!!! I'm not complaining (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Update: Scott Sanburn's Auction: Update 3 Sets 7150 & 7171
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To All; I have posted several parts lots to E-Bay for my roommate Tony. He has a few extra sets he wants to sell off, so he wants to post all the parts on E-bay of the 7171 Mos Espa Podrace. Since he does not have access to a credit card, I get to (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Tuesday Morning (Dallas Area)
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(I cross-posted this to Market.B-S-T so that any of you *not* in the DFW area who might want some of these sets can mail me and i'll pick them up for you) Today I hit 4 Tuesday Morning stores in the North Dallas area Set, price and quantity is (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Any interest in Duplo set 2266?
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Is there any interest in duplo set 2266 "Extra Large Value Bucket" from 1997? I have access to a number of these if anyone is in need of the sets and/or pieces from them. Let me know. Troy (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: NQC listing mnemonics
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I agree 100%. Go with the new. Dave Baum <dbaum@spambgoneenteract.com> wrote in message news:dbaum-041299143...act.com... (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Minifig question.. Swashbuckler?
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Hey all, I just recently came out of my "dark age" and have busted out all my old LEGOs and started playing and building with them(along with some new small aquisitions). I've also started using some (mostly minifigs) instead of lead/pewter (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: help - part number wanted
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(...) That's what lugnet.db.inv is for: posting inventories. Steve (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | For Sale or Trade: NIB Imation 120GB tape back system
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Greetings Fellow Lego Fans! Before I put this Item on EBay , I thought I would offer to those Lego fans that manage servers , have tons of pictures, or simply have a need for up to 120GB of Tape Backup storage. The Item is an Imation Tape Library (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: strange TS-53 servo problem
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Hi ... It sounds as though you are obtaing the power for your servo from the HandyBoard's motor output pins ... and if so, this is the source of your problem. The HB does NOT control motor speed by varying the DC level ... it uses PWM to reduce the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re:Re:Where are the carriers?
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Hello, people. I'm the boy who wrote "Where are the carriers?" in the first place. I just wanted everyone to know about a new and effective building method that solves many problems that are associated with massive starships (battlecruisers, (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | strange TS-53 servo problem
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Since the output ports for the motors of the handyboard supplies 11V, i connected a 5V regulator to power my servo. i have a capacitor between the driver's + and - terminals. I looked at the control signal on the oscilloscope. The duration of the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Willys Jeep (MPD) [DAT]
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0 FILE WILLYS.DAT 0 Willys Jeep 0 Name: WILLYS.DAT 0 Author: Fredrik Glöckner 0 It's a little bit too long and the "windscreen" is too low. If 0 anybody wants to challenge me by building a more realistic jeep at the 0 same scale, they are more than (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: TRU stuff shipped yet? Anyproblems?
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(...) My $9 off order went through fine. Got a Naboo Fighter for $7 or so. Got it a few days ago. (I'm still waiting for a larger order which I put before that with the $10 off $25 purchase coupon. But I think that was delayed because they're out of (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Most money spent on Lego at one time (was Re: LEGO for Life Sweepstakes)
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(...) I think the most I've ever spent on Lego in a night was about $1300 - but that was split between two Target stores. Probably scored well over $3,000 worth of retail priced sets that night. (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Virus
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Hi - Yes very well said -- on top of that HE may have been infected and we were the result of that infection. Sure can't see a guy putting out a virus with his name address phone and photo on it unless he is some really sick sucker! Regards - Dave (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Suggestions for Virus Management
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Hi - Yes I too received this virus - I did not open it though. We had a copy of it sent to where I work so I knew of it. I hope that very few of you got infected. Regards - Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Evil Mechatron (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Castle Window question...
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Hey I was looking at some windows to my upcoming castle, and came up on this one: (URL) have about 30 of them and was wondering how they would look in a castle/ church? They might seem ok, but they do look a bit goofy when used with gray pieces. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: I am DYING to know how this particular order item is going to be fulfilled
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(...) I used to live in Albany, NY and Schenectady is just a handful of miles west of there. Been there many times. Brian (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Brickset - A 'new' online database
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(...) Random set feature!!!What fun! Thanks, Julie (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Brickset - A 'new' online database
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"Huw and Grahame's LEGO set database" has now officially become BrickSet. This is an alternative to Pause and should be considered as a second-opinion rather than a duplication of information due to the fact the database has been independently (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.publish, lugnet.announce)
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| | Castle pieces needed
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Hey, I'm in need of some pieces to complete castle sets. Also, I have some unarmed knights. The pieces I'm looking for right now are as follows: -grey crossbows -classic helmets (especailly the ones with the visor and the ones with bars) -a few (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Where are the carriers?
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(...) found a (...) doors, (...) 76 (...) actually (...) Oh don't get me wrong, my ship aint whooshin' anywhere. Sorry Todd. ; )The technique i used in construction (of the 75 stud section) was to make 4 big identical rings which have the general (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New Dave Baum Book?
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(...) Thanks for such overwhelming confidence in my writing :) Don't worry, I managed to scribble out some words on most of the pages. (...) I'd rather be paid in Lego. True, I could buy a lot of lego with a huge check, but I like the idea of being (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Update on Technic Box #1 (Canadian Tour)
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(...) Actually, that is my fault, totally and completely. Mookie's working with an old list. (I'll send a new one out ASAP - probably tomorrow, Mookie). Although, there's only 1 name of difference - being that Oliver Geisen is on the list too, after (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | dash dash space sig (was: Re: UKLUG Prototype online)
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(...) Oops, I shouldda posted that from a real newsreader. I posted it from the web interface, which strips trailing blanks from lines to reduce line wrapping problems. (...) It's a standard NNTP/Usenet sig thing going back decades (I think). Your (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Wheat Thins vs. LEGO
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(...) You know what *really* sounds like LEGO? I'm not sure if the product is still on the market, but it was those thin round pretzels that came in a metallic plastic bag a few years ago. I think they were from Rold Gold -- they were the ones Jason (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: NQC listing mnemonics
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In article (...) IMHO, there are some cases where extra features are actually cost justified, but in many cases they are added because the short term cost is deceptively low. Even something as simple as an extra command line switch carries with it a (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: UKLUG Prototype online
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(...) newsgroups (...) But what this is about wasn't really a just general morality debate. It was also about a specific Lego-related incident that occurred _in the UK_. Seems to me to be sufficient justification for having it in loc.uk, even though (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Where are the carriers?
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(...) Yeah, space management is always nuts in large ships--although I haven't built any over 100 studs yet (I save the truly giant sizes for the 300-stud WWI surface ships)--and somehow the fact that a wall needs to be a brick wide consterns me. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: UKLUG Prototype online
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(...) Strange thing is though that your 'example' appears to consist fo two -'s followed by a carriage return (no space) :) What is this -- code anyway? I've not encountered that before Simon (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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