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:D, that's OK. You can show me up!! I've only been doing this 6 months... You may have been programming for years! -Rob "Anders Isaksson" <isaksson.etuna@REMO...tninet.se> wrote in message news:HB8pCn.uq@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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From WFSB-CBS Channel 3 in Hartford, CT Danish toy maker Lego is laying off workers from its Enfield-based operations. The company's North American operations are based in Enfield. A company spokesman says today's 72 layoffs are part of the (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmmm interesting. My conclusion from that would be that the "cylinder" containing the holes is significantly thinner than the brick walls. ROSCO (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I have thought about that a lot. The problem is that it increases the amount of time I have to moderate... meaning, what if someone submits an image that is 4mb? Do I reject it and then go back and forth via email to explain why? Or do I open (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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(...) as long as i'm not the only one on the list :) (...) how about hosting the thumbnails? each thumbnail should be in the range of 2.5kb, so even at 1000 instructions, you'd be under 5mb. (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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(...) Very good ideas. So what would be interesting is a way that users could upload a text file or something that contains description data for the parts... something more "formalized" than a simple dump from MLCad, but not much more than that. (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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(...) Noted and added to the list. I have noticed this problem too, and really the key is that I need to add the ability to add an instruction to more than one category. This is a major requirement and first step. Once that's done, then I need to (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Jake, I don't know how hard this would be, but how about a searchable flag or label for instructions that are alternate models from another set or set(s)? This would be good for folks who are looking to see what neat models they can build (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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"Sonnich Jensen" <sonnich@hot.ee> skrev i meddelandet news:HB6tu7.JqI@lugnet.com... (...) Well, as you noticed, it's not so small - you need to download one or more VB dll:s to get it to work (up to 2-4 MB). A 300kB Delphi prog. wouldn't need (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) you asked, so here it goes :) there seem to be a lot of instructions mis-categorized, like lots of vehicles directly under town, instead of being in the vehicle sub-category. i realize that this is a big job, so here's the idea -- how about (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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Hello, I decided to build a dark red building and went with plates since they are so readily available. In building, I had to stack about 18 1x2's next to 18 2x4 wing plates (like from the mini jedi starfighter). They do not come out to be the same (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) << Major great ideas snip-o-rama >> Jason, great point, and thanks for the suggestions. I will try to figure out a good way to get this changed up. You are probably right, the nav might be a bit hidden. So on this front, what else would you (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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(...) I had never seen one until two tan ones showed up in Yoda. However, I just call them 1 x 16 'bricks'. I only think of 'beam' when referring to the Technic versions. I'm not sure how much it matters... they're both LEGO pieces. :) Here's a list (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You can actually use nothing but LEGO bricks to answer the original question. Since the question was "Which weighs more?" I went on the assumption that he didn't care "how much does each beam weigh?" but rather which one is heavier as compared (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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I've got a another update for the A&M LEGO Place website! This one is a new FLASH animation entitled LEGO TRON! Check it out at: (URL) to the bottom of the page) For those of you who atteneded brickswest 2003 (www.brickswest.com) this version is an (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Amazing!(1) And quite counterintuitive, if you ask me. Volume and surface are not always tightly correlated but the Technic beam has lots more surface area. 1 - I'm assuming you actually weighed 50 of each and did the math or whatever. I have (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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Nope, My scale shows: 1x16 regular brick: 6 grams 1x16 Technic beam: 5 grams Eric Harshbarger (...) (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've never seen a non-Technic 1x16 beam. (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) My guess is the technic beam would probably weigh slightly more. ROSCO (22 years ago, 4-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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All, Today was a landmark day for the Building Instructions Portal...today we surpassed 100,000 click thrus! (URL) more than 100,000 occasions, a user of the B.I. Portal has searched for an instruction, clicked the link to that instruction, and then (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce) !
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Over the past few months I've been building a web service that will allow anyone to create their own mini web site for their MOCs. It's free, you can make unlimited pages, there are no annyoing ads or pop-ups, and it's easy -- you don't even need to (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish, lugnet.general) !!
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That is because you do not have that DLL in your computer. There are numerous websites that allow you to download that file from the internet. I will add this file to my website in case anyone else needs it. Thanks for pointing that out. -Rob (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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It gives an error: A required .DLL file, MSVBVM60.DKLL, was not found! Seems like you made in VB60 :-) Amazing how small it is. The same thing in Delphi would be 300 Kb. Sonnich Rob Hendrix <rhendrix.removebefo...g@cei.net> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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Lar, I'm not sure about the popup blocker aspect. I didn't take those into consideration when designing this software. My first assumption would be that if you are having problems, then you may have to disable the popup blocker. I have a firewall (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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I can. I'll put in the next release just for you! :P Thanks for the kind words! -Rob "James J. Trobaugh" <james@ngltc.org> wrote in message news:HB6FGA.M34@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) as (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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I'm taking notes for future versions, so your suggestions are so noted! Thanks for the wonderful response! -Rob "Lars Gjerløw Jørgensen" <lgjPURGE@jyde.dk> wrote in message news:Xns93335EF62B23....63.236... (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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I'd be happy to include your site. Email me, and we'll see if we can reach some common ground. Thanks for downloading it! -Rob "Jake McKee" <sink@countersinkdg.com> wrote in message news:HB6Aw1.A6H@lugnet.com... (...) as (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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Has anybody determined whether there is a non-destructive way to remove one of the springs in the new NBA legs? I'm hoping to be able to reduce the spring force in the legs, but still have enough to get the fig to return to the standing position. (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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Hi! I found an auction (URL) a three mast tall ship. I like idea and the pictures, which are also avaialbe in XXL. Who can take care that they get saved to Brickshelf's Gallery somehow? Reg. (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Rack elements-- they were in a few sets from 1987 to 1993: (URL) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks to both of you. That's the part. Both pieces I have are black. I've never had any models in that line, that's why I'd never seen it. I was assuming it was a technic part, but apparently not. Oh well, time to build it into a technic MOC! (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) As a followup to my own post, a picture of this 2 part set is (URL) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's also used in the Message Intercept Base, but it's black and yellow there. (URL) the description, I'm quite sure that's it. Adrian -- (URL) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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From your description, it sounds like the mechanism used in the crane of the Mega Core Magnetiser (URL) . Is the strip in red? Stefan. (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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I received a bulk pack I got off of eBay over the weekend. It's technic stuff and this part is a technic part, but I can't find it on peeron.com It's a two piece set. The first part is a long 1 stud wide strip with dips in it that gear teeth fit in. (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Nifty. How does it interact with popup stoppers (which prevent multiple windows of a browser being launched, to stop those pop up adds)? Do you have to turn those off or temporarily disable them while running this? Thanks for sharing. No idea (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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Nice Rob. Can you add the option to search LUGNET newsgroups as well as the Set Reference? jt (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Neat tool! I'm downloading now. I'm not sure how you are doing this from a tech standpoint, but we can probably figure out some way to include the B.I. Portal in the search. Let me know if you would like to discuss. Jake --- Jake McKee LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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"Rob Hendrix" <rhendrix.removebefo...g@cei.net> mumbled in news:HB5K77.Jq@lugnet.com: (...) Great idea :) I also like the icon How about an "always-on-top" option? and a search on brickshelf? Good work (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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"Sonnich Jensen" <sonnich@hot.ee> mumbled in news:HB3Ftq.JI3@lugnet.com: (...) google is your friend :) well.. the guy's listed here as a part of lego's "advanced technology group". (URL) omhandler legos organisationsstruktur. (og er på fransk! This (...) (22 years ago, 3-Mar-03, to lugnet.general)
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