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(...) From talking to people at the last two meetings, it is clear to me that most BayLUG members read Lugnet newsgroups and/or rec.toys.lego /Eric M/ (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: MIBO - the dog. Anyone built it?
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(...) there weren't any apparent mutant powers radiating from him. (...) It's very slow. But works really well. (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Howdy all, Just had to share my banner day. My eToys shipment arrived...finally. Now I've got my wife and kids taken care of for Christmas. Gotta go wrap 'em up now. The service manual I ordered for my VCR showed up today so I could track down the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Genetic algorithm and Scout
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I've just posted a genetic algorithm program that generates a program for the Scout (in Lego Assembler). The GA uses a simulation to determine a behaviour that allows the Scout to search for a bright light and stay in that area. The program itself (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: "If it were my toy company..."
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(...) The large radar dish recently re-released in grey in set 4533, (and it looks like a pair of tan ones any day now in 7115) show that old pieces *can* be reintroduced, if there is a desire to do so. By the way, THANK YOU, LEGO, for doing that! (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Fast service on 6559
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I just got this one by mail today! Whoohooo! Pretty cool price to parts ratio from Shop @ Home last week too. And this week for that matter... My main excitement comes from the fact that this thing has a poster in it -- what gives? I never got a (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.aquazone)
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| | Re: S/H Web Club sale, was:S&H Technic Sale
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(...) <SNIP> Here's the e-mail I got: Happy Holidays! LEGO Shop At Home would like to offer LEGO Web Club members the opportunity to save up to 40% off great last minute LEGO gifts! Please provide code: W299 to the Shop At Home representative in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Has anyone out there built the MIBO? ((URL) it a feasible project? Or does it require super-human powers? Are there any English building instructions? Has anyone seen it perform (eg speed and naturalness)? Jari (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Torturer
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(...) Ummm, we have black single-tails. No? And the rest is never gonna happen -- keep dreaming... -- Richard (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Port Block Trading Post (was: Who needs some Spare Parts?)
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(...) bits and pieces and I have a preliminary Trade and Want list (trade is much larger than the want at this stage) so I'll sail into Port Block and stick a poster on the wall. Pete Callaway P.S. Got any grey plates for trade??? (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Comments on models
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(...) Wow! 2 out of 8 are mine :) Thanks for the nice comments. You may not like Battlestar Galactica, but I haven't even seen it :) I just liked the ship. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) pay (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: PentWing Fighter, Version II
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(...) Thanks for the suggestion. I like the new wings better too (although I only built one. Maybe I'll tackle the other four later.) (...) I thought the first one was a bit bland. I *think* I like the new one, but I'm not sure. Seems to me that it (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) I swear some clone maker makes a mace and flail, but all I could locate in my collection was the Mega Bloks Legend castle where the king has a yellow Lion mace! The same set has a great silver war hammer not to be believed! Tyco used to make (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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To further my mace idea a little bit, how about a dungeon torturer/executioner type dude to go along with it? We would get to see some nice torture instruments that way...how 'bout a cat-o-nine-tails? Mike (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Enlightenment
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Hey you all. I must be out of the loop too much here. When I saw people talking about 7124 I went and looked it up. There's a picture there. (on Pause) So what I want to know is how do you guys find out about this stuff so early? I'm only on Baylug (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) <URL:(URL), actually. "Worldwide Number 1 for Military Construction Bricks" doesn't sound exactly where I want to be going. :) They do have some interesting set designs. But from what I've heard, they suffer from quality issues. (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.scala, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks, Gary. I was trying to build Guarded Inn without having the red castle walls needed to do it -- although I do have a pair of red corners without the tudor design on them. But if one wants to replace castle walls I quickly realized that (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: "If it were my toy company..."
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(...) Oooh, that's a dangerous path. I can just see it now -- Jrized versions of all our favorite classics. (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: "If it were my toy company..."
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(...) One reason that LEGO is constantly inventing new pieces is to make sure that as many elements in a LEGO set are patent-protected. The re-released old sets would not have that advantage. I wouldn't mind if they modified the sets to make them (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) This may be the wrong week to ask me this... ...the other day some kids were getting their jollies breaking out my windows with stones as large as an adult's fist, when I went downstairs to capture the culprits (being home at the time), a near (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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