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(...) ENUFF of your INSOLENCE!!! actually, I don't really CARE to scan the entire board. BUT in the spirit of motivating the rest of RTL, I find that I have to create some arbitrary unit of measure as a kind of challenge to the group. ERGO, if my (...) (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Chris: Why on earth would you scan every square? Surely the worst scenario is scanning the top of all seven columns? (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) what am I missing??? I've explained that !!AT FIRST ATTEMPT!!! it take 35 seconds to scan the board. with 42 cells on the board that's less than a second a cell, OR just over 5 seconds to scan a row...... this still means that I have one day (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hmmm... I must have had a slightly different method in mind than Chris. At 35 seconds to scan the board, I get 5 seconds per scanned square. Silly me. (...) I wish - *that* contest I might have a chance on. Someday, I'll get up there for a rtl (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That's strange--I was just thinking that Steve must be rubbing his hands with glee!! "Oh those rtl'ers--they won't know what hit 'em!! I'll come up with a witty response, throwing down something like 'I can do that 'bot with one motor!!'", and (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) this is sarcasm.... I can tell. (...) freak! (...) gee, and you wonder why people have it "out for you" :) <-- always implied Chris "It is a very clever strategy IMHO, and I applaud Chris for thinking of it." K.C. (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) wow. 35 seconds? That's almost 1 second per square. That's pretty fast. Mine takes almost 4 seconds. I'm just wrapping up my second C$ robot. It only uses 1 motor. Next, I need to start on my marble sorting robot... Steve (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote: <snip> (...) There is always.... (wait for it...) Marble sorting! That is, if ya give up on the C$ Dave K -who is happy he's running the Marble Revisited 'cause that'll be the fun competition and all (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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POINTLESS. but FYI my first attempt at a board scan resulted in a time of 35 seconds. Heck, at that speed, my Project X could have done TWO anti-X times. now, if only I can find some way to program some sort of random number...... think think (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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To Penny Arcade's damned charity! (URL) Charity bad! :) Calum (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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end of day one: captains log; I now have a simple Cartesian robot, that can move in an X and Y direction. I spent more time on the "test" code than anything else. As of now, I have the Y axis hunting back and forth between 7 spots. I could not use (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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<snip> (...) (raises hand..) I was the guilty party responsible for trying to sell those sweatshirts to everybody (except Adrian Drake...he doesn't wear sweatshirts...or so he told me..lol). I was working that day on behalf of manager Dan. (I came (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I seem to be singularly uninspired--I can't seem to come up with a good train layout for my basement. Here's a current Track Designer file of my basement layout as of today. (URL) anyone feels like throwing ideas around for a layout, it would be (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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So now all three companies involved--the telco, the barrister and the collections agency, all assure me that this matter is being looked into and that I do not have to go to court and such. I keep on mentioning to them, however, that I'd like that (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I make bad assumptions at times--if the 9v adapter works for my current 1.0 RCX, and the 9v adapter works for my LEGO 9v DC motors, I assumed that the adapter was 9v DC. As such, I should just be able to use that 9v adapter for my 1.5 and 2.0. (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think Dave now takes the cake for "Most Confused About Electricity" from Shane, creator of Electron-B-Gone. At most you're out $50-130 for a used or new RCX. Calum (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <snip> (...) I was thinking Mathias! But haven't seen him in such a long time :( Anyway, it's an attractive paperweight... Dave K -who will adamantly not put milk into his RCX, recalling the time when some sister of his poured coke into his (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Dave, Calum is correct, if you used the LEGO train adapter to send "stuff:" to the battery terminals, then YES, you did PUNCH your RCX. now, before Calum pipes up and suggests you put MILK in your RCX, please do bring it to the dinner, I'm (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well this I did not consider 'cause I use the train wall-wart to plug in my old 1.0's. As far as I knew the train adapter is 9v DC 'cause that's what the train motors are. Then again, my limited electronic knowhow factors in here. Dave K -who (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No, it's not a new car club of Honda owners. That's another story altogether. At BrickFest 2002, there was a deal where if you bought $50 of stuff at the Lego store at Potomac Mills or whatever it's called, you could get a sweatshirt for $3. (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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