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(...) Works well with 3 bricks vertical offset, 1 stud horizontal. There is also 12 + 24, but that suffers from a similar problem. The best I can come up with is 1 brick vertical, 2 studs horizontal, but there's a little too much play. (...) No, (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) wierd... 40 and 20 teeth toothed pullies are the same ratio as we use in real life too :) (...) half (...) Sadly I don't think you can run a chain over the 20 tooth gears, if they're the ones I'm thinking of. :( Also, you can't mount them and (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hmm... What if you did it with a 40 and 20? The spacing would be... wierd... 3 1/4 studs or something? You'd have to do it vertically, I guess, to get half of a half. (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) like (...) to (...) Lego. I didn't have the heart to tell anyone that the reason our AS 206 SP machine has a 3:2 ratio is beacuse of the 24:16 tooth gears used on the original LEGO model. I never did make a LEGO model of the Side Entry (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I know, I know. I really don't see the point in this though. (...) Sure, and I did. But there is nothing terribly interesting about the mechanics of a connect four robot anyway. I had a wild idea to make a rotary arm like Iain's viper to scan (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I don't know, i think it's nice to read the groups stuff! It feels like a real community to me. Getting back from the downtown Young Street celebration with the masses and to arrive home and read comentary from good people you know is (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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how sad is this....(are we) hours into a NEW YEAR, and we are surfing lugnet.... BTW, your 15 second time is nice. and your pattern makes sense as a bench mark. BUT that's only if you scan in the up, right, down, right, up right....... system..... (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I am building a robot. Whether I will enter the contest is another question entirely (I think I will). (21 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm under the impression that most of the bots will be pretty similar in terms of hardware. Seems kind of pointless to build and not code. On that note, I completely rebuilt the top half of my bot the other day and got my 'worst case' scan (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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yeah you! All you rtl'ers and lurkers thereof... Have a happy and safe New Years Eve and I'll see y'all in 2004. Remember, 2004 already has something going for it that 75 percent of other years don't--it has a Feb. 29. That's right! Shop smart! (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You've done great things Ben, and i've always appreciated your work here. Be safe in your assignment and be well! And if you stay, all the better, '04 will be a good year for Castle. Take care, --==Richard==-- (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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All I can say is...use (URL) for your registrar and/or hosting needs. Nice folks, and they just get the job done! Ralph (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Rob, I'll offer, again: For anyone interested in building a robot, but not learning what alpha-beta means, I have stand-alone code for an RCX that will calculate the next move. All you need to do is scan the board and send (via IR) the (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I can't say I blame you, this is a tough contest. My current read is Chris, Steve, Bruce, Derek, are entering this contest. Any more?! (...) The plate has to be something common and easily obtainable anywhere (ie, can't be your Aunt Martha's (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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DUE TO STUPID REGISTAR!!!!! I have a few (6) dot com's registered with, up until, now a reliable register/forwarding service..... I made some changed to ONE of the domain names, and today... !!! N O N E !! work. rtltoronto.org being one of them. (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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...That is what I decided to do. I just couldn't get into this connect four thing. I had the beginnings of my code written, but did not have the skills or the motivation to learn how to code alpha beta junk. I had the robot maybe 75% built, but I (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I got a note from Nadine a few weeks ago: (...) So, I finally watched it this evening. Some comments: a) Who the hell is this Evan Farmer character? What a dork! I can't believe they traded him for Teresa Strasser. Alas, Teresa knew she was too good (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Calum and I found that remote control car (the one Dave has with the Scala girl in it) for $70 (Down from $180) at a store in Toronto. It was by a FutureShop near Canada's Wonderland. I almost bought it, but then I thought, "What would I do (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Cheers Oliver Play Well. (21 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Chris Magno" <hollynorth@bellnet.ca> wrote in message news:3FF02901.695622...lnet.ca... (...) (URL) moi, je pense. Iain (21 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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