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(...) can be built in under an hour.>> Hi Dean, I agree with your opinion above. I almost didn't agree to write for the syngress 10 cool project books because I didn't like the idea of a step-by-step construction book. I like thinking up a problem (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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I did a little review of the "10 Cool Projects" book from Syngress for the Dark Side Developers kit (DSDK) a little while ago. I suppose I should supply another review for the newer book based on the RIS V2.0 kit. Here goes: "10 COOL LEGO Mindstorms (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Dean, Thanks for the reivew. Sorry for the long overdue response. (...) Kevin Clague Actually it shifts weight at the knees. (...) Soren Rolighed (...) Kevin Clague (...) Kevin Clague This one has the center of mass close to the center of shift (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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Syngress has published another LEGO book, continuing the series started by the Dark Side Developer's Kit book, and to be finished up by the Ultimate Builder's Set book. I think all three will be available in a kit too. This current book is specific (...) (22 years ago, 24-Oct-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic) !
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Authors on the "10 Cool LEGO Mindstorms Dark Side Robots, Transports, and Creatures" are: Kevin Clague, Soren Rolighed, Miguel Agullo and Hideaki Yabuki. The models include: 1. Super Battle Droid - A 2 legged weight shifting (ankle type) walker 2. (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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Hmmm..I'm not entirely sure. I'm one of the authors, but that's about as far as I know :) But in terms of teasers: I know Jennifer Clark is part of the project...just don't know which book (might be the UBS). Dr. Soh of Soh Pneumatics fame is also (...) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'm going to get that fixed, already emailed our data providers. (...) Any idea who the real authors are? Syngress don't have details on their site. If I can get the list I can probably get that corrected too. Dan (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Me too :) It's the one SW set I don't have that I want. Dan (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'll try - we get our data from our suppliers, so I have to convince them to change it. They might have trouble with that ø though - not sure if their PICK database can handle extended chars :P My SQL Server won't mind though :) (...) Our (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Dan Your site says the author is "Ferrari M.", while the authors are Kevin Clague, Søren Rolighed, Miguel Agullo, Hideaki Yabuki. My brother and I didn't have any role in the 10 Cool LEGO book series (though I'd be proud of having contributed to (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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Dan, I've seen the models/instruction for the DSD Kit and they are indeed pretty cool. However, contrary to all the author credits, it's not written by the ferrari brothers... It's by kevin clague and a whole bunch of other peopls who's name I'm (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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I just won a copy in a contest last weekend. It's a very cool book. Now, I just need to get myself a Dark Side Developer kit... Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Crichton" <danielc@helio.co.uk> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:10:58 GMT To: (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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Syngress have announced a new Mindstorms book covering some alternative models for the Dark Side Developer Mindstorms kit. Due out in September, it's called "10 Cool LEGO Mindstorms Dark Side Robots, Transports, and Creatures". More details at (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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ROCKLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE) Syngress Publishing, Inc., June 14, 2002 the publication of Programming LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ with Java (ISBN: 1-928994-55-5). The companion to its best-selling book, Building Robots with LEGO MINDSTORMS (ISBN: (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.books)
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I just found an excellent site that shows lots of Fabuland (& other) Books. (URL) #1165 (URL) (22 years ago, 12-Jun-02, to lugnet.fabuland, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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Just a quick post to let anyone who's interested in this book and hasn't got it yet that my company has this on offer at 25% off RRP for the next 7 days. Probably not much use to anyone outside Europe due to shipping charges, but I thought I'd let (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.books, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) <SNIP> (...) Hello Gary, yesterday I found my copy of the idea book #238 and went searching the LUGNET news-database and stumbled upon your message almost 2 years ago. I'm not sure if you have any respone upon your question about other (...) (23 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.books)
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The blocks Frank Lloyd Wright is talking about are Froebel kindergarten blocks and the time period is the 1870s. You can see some modern ones at this site: (URL) check out everything available today at (store) (URL) also have the "Froebel Gift" (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.books)
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(...) Do you mean other building toys? There is a huge compendium of construction toys of the past at (4) and it's not even covering stuff like Meccano which are not "architectural." The theory of building blocks has two broad branches. One is that (...) (23 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books)
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| | The Block Book, Hirsch, Elizabeth S. (ed)
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Has anybody read (remembered) "The Block Book" by Elizabeth S. Hirsch? This is a group of essays on kids playing with blocks. The themes emphasize the importance of "free materials" based on a wooden unit block--she apologizes for not including Lego (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.books)
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