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  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) Ouch! That really stings! All kidding aside, what exactly would comprise "a handful of decent LDraw tools". Besides a linux l3p executable, what's missing? I'd like some ideas to add to my "to do" list. (...) That's an interesting thought. Is (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
Eduardo, I really like this idea. I have no experience whatsoever with making bootable CDs, but I'm sure someone else here does. Some questions... I assume that all file saving would happen to hard disk or floppy, unless a rewritable medium such as (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Anti Grav (was Say it ain't so...)
 
Isn't this a topic more tuned for lugnet.off-topic.geek? Just ask'n. (X-posted it there anyhow) Adrian "Luke Ma" <Luke_Ma@brown.edu> wrote in message news:H0rqG5.n1v@lugnet.com... (...) these (...) level. (...) would (...) this (...) Gravity (...) (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Elements of a brick oriented RPG
 
(...) I did some more investigating and figured out some useful stuff... (...) Excel has a useful function NORMDIST, you can generate the above table using: =NORMDIST(A1,0,1,TRUE) Excel generates slightly different values: -3 .0013 -2 .0228 -1 .1587 (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Prime Numbers (was: Big Quantum computer designed at UW Madison)
 
(...) :-) It seems it would make more sense for 51 to be called a first order composite rather than a second order prime since it is, in fact, a composite number and *not* a prime. Then again, any positive whole number is a product of primes and the (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Prime Numbers (was: Big Quantum computer designed at UW Madison)
 
(...) it's a composite number, which happens to have 2 prime factors, not three or so on, so, if anything it might be a first level of composite. this seems to be a friendly starting point: (URL) linear differential equations: boy am I rusty at (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Prime Numbers (was: Big Quantum computer designed at UW Madison)
 
(...) Cast iron--they don't make 'em like that anymore! Dave K (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Prime Numbers (was: Big Quantum computer designed at UW Madison)
 
(...) I believe those are the Optimus Primes. Dave! (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Prime Numbers (was: Big Quantum computer designed at UW Madison)
 
(...) Speaking of prime numbers..., does anyone know if there is a special name for number whose two factors are each prime numbers? For instance, 3 and 17 are prime, an their product is 51. Is there a special term for the number 51, since the only (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Light is getting slower...
 
In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Ross Crawford writes: Hey, so am I! :-/ -John (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Big Quantum computer designed at UW Madison
 
For fans of dots in a regular grid, meet the 50nm scale: (URL) computer called possible with today's tech My understanding: Using design rules for conventional chip fabrication, researchers at University of Wisconsin (Madison) have simulated a (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Light is getting slower...
 
(...) As usual Davies is exaggerating. His junior partner Lineweaver is a little more rational. How big is the difference calculated? (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Light is getting slower...
 
(URL) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: My identity has been stolen
 
Dr. Hayes. We moved here a few years ago from Texas. One of my friends girlfriends worked for Gelband until his.......incident. EJ (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: My identity has been stolen
 
(...) Too wierd, we have another thing in common.. I did my undergrad and Masters at UF... I worked with Dr Gelband and Dr Harrison, who's your advisor? Felix (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: mass of flying things
 
(...) weighing a jar of flies. Thanks for everyones insights. -c (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: My identity has been stolen
 
(...) Holy Smokes! Me too! I thought I was the only neuroscience grad student who wasted precious lab time with Lego. Hope my advisor doesn't notice..... EJ (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: mass of flying things
 
(...) Felix Stone says "I can't worry about things like this! My house has no walls! I have to be fireman, cop, and rescue worker 24-7! There's a 6 to 1 ratio of men to women in my world! I have enough problems." ;^) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: mass of flying things
 
(...) Mass would remain the same, but accurately measuring the weight might be tricky if the contents were bobbing up and down. Here's someone else's answer: (URL) J (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: My identity has been stolen
 
(...) Wow, good eye! (...) I'm a neuroscience grad student. My advisor made me take organic chemistry last semester... yuk. That yuk has more to do with the instructor than the course though. Felix (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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