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(URL) - jsproat (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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which leads one to ponder this, how did you find this? this just isn't found on your basic links list, now is it? (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Actually I found it on www.slashdot.com (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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It also appeared at www.fark.com Adrian (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) First that bipedal robot put out by the Japanese, now THIS! It is really exciting for me (a huge mecha fan) to see the beginnings of real life versions of the stuff in my videogames and animes. Awesome! It looks like a big bug when it walks (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'm confused. How does a tree harvester produce minimal impact on terrain? If you're gonna clear a forest, why bother stepping lightly over the undergrowth? Sure, not everyone who purchases this will be out to clear a forest, but then how many (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I think the point is that they're not trying to clear the whole forest; they're just trying to remove certain trees. With environmental legislation affecting how corporations use natural resources, minimal disturbance might be an attractive (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) This device seems to contradict my years of engineering training... Oh, wait - I have no engineering training... Seems like I remember there being some problem about building a walking machine this big that can carry a power supply capable of (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Selective logging is the way of the future (well it was the way of the past as well). Many logging companies are using heavy -lift helicopters to bring trees out of the forest rather than dragging them out on skid trails. I've seen video of (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hey, I smell a new fad coming guys! We're dumb enough to drive Hummers on the freeway. Why not one of these!! I heard that Arnold Schwartzenegger already has one on order. I guess he'll have to drive it in the emergency lane since it only goes (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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