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(...) What's wrong with allowing a purely mechanical solution? It would be MUCH easier to build an RCX controlled robot, but if someone can make one that's completely mechanical, wouldn't that be cool to see? Isn't that the point? (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | RE: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto17 Drag Racing Tentative Ruleset
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(...) I agree Derek. I just raised the question to avoid the possibility of a simple mechanical solution, as you have suggested :-) At one point, I thought about the problem of driving straight and detecting when the bot is just about to go over the (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I would think this should not be allowed. If it is it changes the nature of the contest. What's the point in in having the lines across the table. The idea was you had to race down and stop within a certain distance, not race down and stop (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I say as long as it's over the line and doesn't fall off the table, that's good 'nuff Dave (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No, it doesn't have to physically turn around. I guess I shouldn't imply that. (...) Guys? Calum (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | RE: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto17 Drag Racing Tentative Ruleset
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Two questions come to mind.... 1. Does the bot have to turn around at the end of the tables before coming back? Or can it simply reverse and come back? If the reverse isn't challenging enough, then adding the turn around requirement might add some (...) (20 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: where have all the good guys gone?
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(...) Not quite a graph, but it will have to do. After all, you can never be too safe when working with the Light Green Booby Traps: (URL) speaking of Booby-Traps, how about "rtl-19: Sudden Death"? (URL) can see this game being a blast, excuse the (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: So How Do I Convince My Boss...
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(URL) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) is pretty cool. :) Iain (Sick of TCP offsets and robtargets) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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due to the fact that I find using the web browser awkward, this is my THIRD attempt at typing this reply...... Steve said: (...) its always been: "what the game??" (...) With typical Steve-centric (tm) flare, I could expect something like "...that (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: So How Do I Convince My Boss/wife...
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(...) Here's some fuel for the fire. If you start writing that book, you could use this as a research trip. Then you could write off the cost on your taxes. Or do it as a job-hunting trip, you can write off those too. You don't have to *find* a job, (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) sorry to keep you hanging. my fault. lets see... banter, banter, AH here it is.... the flow of conversations went like this: (...) which leaves me not having to reply. you dont seem to care... so I wont bother. (...) Chris (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think LGBT stands for Light Green Booby Trap but I could be wrong. a graph would help! Chris (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm still waiting for the reply Chris promised here: (URL) guess he just has no reply to this message: (URL) the clever insulting (like the Mindstorms events) has just become too easy. There's no challenge left. Steve (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | So How Do I Convince My Boss...
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...that I need to go to this: (URL) agree Chris, it is really dead here at RTL. Where is all the witty banter, clever insulting, and biting satire that I had come to expect in here? Guess I'll have to follow Dave K's lead and go buy a boxed set of (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Is that what they talk now days on LUGs? I wonder which of the four oppose the new gray colors the most? Maybe I should make one of those cool statistical graph things again. (...) I do admit to pretending to be drunk on a number of occasions, (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: for my next home renovatrion....
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(...) WOW, a full day, a few baiting posts and the only reply is from Calum. well, it looks like RTL is back to the the core group. ME and you! yep. just like the old days. sigh. heck I'd even accept a reply from Lar++ right about now.(1) :) Chris (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Oh, I can reply just fine. Calum (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Because YOU had to go and buy a new "HOUSE" and have a BABY. Damn babies. So where have all the good guys gone? I'm in Germany right now, but I was never a good guy. Calum (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Well, as I have said elsewhere the kitchen is DONE! After 10 weeks of hell, I feel like my marriage, and home renovation skill can tackle ANYTHING!!! for my next reno. When Kate suggests we re-do one of the bathrooms, I'm going to insist we get one (...) (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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