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Globe it is......... I like it up here. anyways I am glad you found them sets just to bad it wasn't what you had in mind , I did read a message on rtl that silver ann. buckets are on sale for 8.99@ Target??????? are they???? regards Dave Graveyard (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.az.phx)
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| | [Auction] Set #7 update 7-11-1998
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Hi all, Update auction: Setnumber 7 (dutch, not released in the US) Set name Gift Box Contents Airport, Windmill, House, others (400 parts) Year 1973 Condition Mint (sealed), box slightly damaged Current bid 120 $ by Thomas Kowalczyk, GOING 2 I want (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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In message <199811062316.PAA085...ford.EDU>, Kekoa Proudfoot <kekoa@Graphics.Stanford.EDU> writes (...) Feedback from a 10-year old (entirely his own words including e-mail shouting!) ---...--- I personally like the programming, but, there is a (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Actually, I always peferred the date format [D]D-MMM-[CC]YY as in 6-NOV-98 or 06-NOV-1998. At work we have to use [CC]YYMMDD so that things sort properly. Gary GaryLouie@EarthLink.Net (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.cad)
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I heard from someone who heard from someone that there is a group of folks somewhere -- about 100 people -- who are into robotics and who each bought a copy of Mindstorms, and they meet regularly (in person, I presume). That's about all I know, but (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) about (...) Cool :) It also going to give you a different sort of coordinate space and mapping when it comes to the software. Something like rotate 37 move 300 rotate 60 move 400 etc... Have you a way of measuring absolute rotation? or is it (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Trains and Century Skyway Update
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Nancy & Eric's Train Auction Update. Nothing will go sold until Monday night, 11/9/98. 4558 Metroliner - $350 DBulkley - going3 4564 Freight Rail Runner - $300 AStabno - going2 4551 "Crocodile" Locomotive - $250 DFolk - going3 4536 Blue Hopper Car - (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Hmmm.... this reminds me of when I first learned programming in Scheme. The recursive nature of the language really got a hold of me and made me think of solving programming problems in ways I never thought of before. The problems would have (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This is sort of off topic, because I don't have too much experience in programming, but I've noticed a similar phenomenon with language... I can remember a time when I didn't speak Japanese, for instance, but I *can't* remember what it was (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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The copy I bought didn't have the minifig, but instead had a card I had to send in to get it. I did so and received my Infomaniac a couple of weeks later. Greg (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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Hi Luis, You've found the right list. Welcome. In addition to the web page for this list, (URL) check out: (3 URLs) is no FAQ, although a few days ago were were discussing the outline. Since there is no FAQ, frequently-asked questions to the list (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi fellow Lego fans and coders- I joined this list yesterday, apparently at the very tail end of a discussion about the nature/subject of this list vs. the nature/subject of another list. I am a lifelong Lego fan, but I'm also a CS major and Linux (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Well, all I know is the one I bought does not have a sticker, but it DOES say "Double Bonus! Infomaniac Minifigure Inside, PLUS Join the LEGO club." I'd say that means there was supposed to be a minifig in there, sticker or no sticker. Rob (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Hello, all: Just following-up on yesterday's message about the HB resetting during the initial download. Removing the DS1233 and replacing it with a reset switch produces a working configuration. There was also one stuck digital input, but swapping (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Interesting. I wonder how what you know about programming languages affects how you think about them. For example, if you don't know about variables, maybe you develop an intuition for what sorts of methods help you work around them, or maybe (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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In a message dated 11/6/98 5:18:13 PM Central Standard Time, kekoa@Graphics.Stanford.EDU writes: << I'm curious. What does she think of the programming environment? It she strugging to figure out how to use it and get it to do the things she wants? (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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In a message dated 11/6/98 4:57:58 PM Central Standard Time, brian@projo.com writes: << I think the whole construction and programming process she went through working on her car was a really good introduction to what programming and problem solving (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: four legged walker
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To get a really good idea, examine skeletal and muscular structures of animals. All animal limbs use ball & socket joints. This can be reproduced in lego. To simulate muscles, the best way is to use the Flex system. Study the movements of a dog or (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Globe? I am in Apache Junction myself. I have not made the foray into MS yet either, so I have no opinions on its "worthiness". I did check those two sets you mentioned. They are still there, but I did not buy any. I had mistaken the "Canyon" (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.az.phx)
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| | Re: Suggestion for "Space Port" acronym (Was: Scans Ready: Star Wars, Rock Raiders, and other 1999 sets.)
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Looks like they have too many peices to be Town Junior. I think "Space Port" will be like ResQ and X-tream team (ya know, actual town?). They would have put them in with "City Center" if they were Town Junior, IMO. Jeff (...) (27 years ago, 7-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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