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(...) WANTED! Schleps to hump 8 TONS of game board from HollyNorth to Oakwood library IN the middle of sunny warm February!! Eligible persons MUST be able to tolerate remarks from people named rob regarding quality of said game board. Painting (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I've for a standalone DirectJet that I don't use now that my router has a build in print server... offers? -Rob A. (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) As much as I think the key/mouse set are pretty, the $78 is a rip off. I think I'll end up using the $18 Microsoft USB "desk set". (...) I don't think there's even a fan in there. (...) Well, you can defintely use a USB to parallel adapter (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I've started building. No idea if I'll finish. I may finish my C4 bot instead :) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Cool! This is shaping up to be a great event! Good idea, Dave! Calum (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I actually started that yesterday, So assuming I have time to finish it, I should have a bot for the contest. Jeff VW (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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I finally got around to taking some pictures of my first Chess Set creation, originally created for the Toronto Hobby show in 2003. It features slide out drawers to store the pieces. (URL) Click on the image above to go to the Moc Page or (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX) !!
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(...) Finally something for the self-proclaimed king to take care of! Chris making Calum take care of all the mundane stuff, now ol' leader has to do sumtin! Dave K (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) rtlToronto's old was painted grey. It was stolen by thieves. The new one is unpainted, but will have two corners painted, 18x18" square, within a few weeks. Calum (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yes, they will be painted onto the starting squares, they will be 18x18". No we have not done this--I just sent a note to Chris about this last night :) Calum (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Billund, I hear, is nice in April ;) (URL) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Count me in. -Greg (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I got confused by that. too. The rules say pained corners, and using Dave's playfield, plain plywood, 8x8. I thought Daves was 4x4, and painted grey. Thought RTl's was 8x8 painted grey... what is it? -Rob A. (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey Rob, We're going with the 8x8 field, not the 4x4. I dunno how smooth the joint is on the 8x8--I think the center part is good 'casue it's got the piano hinge under it, but out to the edges, where there's no hinge, there's a bit of a lip. (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I warn you, if you think a block-stacker is parts-intensive, the GBC is far worse. Part of the problem is I now need >shudder< more system bricks (my 7-year-old son has them, not me), *and* more plates, 1x16 beams, etc., etc. Once you build a (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) $629 Base price Canadian. Keyboard&Mouse $78 Canadian. Both the US and Canadian Store where up and down Yesterday. They seem to be stable now. (URL) As always, the product and industrial design is perfect. Agreed, it looks awesome. I bet it's (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm pretty impressed by the fact they managed to bring down an Apple product to nearly afforable prices. $500 USD, given current exchange rates, is a steal. Of course, that doesn't include the pricey keyboard and mouse ($58!) or a display, and (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ummmmmm passes on said wager, mainly because it was just a joke. (...) ......and I would never wager on what anyone else is talking about. Half the time I rarely know what I am talking about, the other half of the time I'm sure I don't. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) He's too busy secretly drooling over Jobs' keynote today and pricing his new Mac mini. ;) Iain (me too!) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Janey, I'll wager Chris is talking about the black magic (otherwise known as Technic) way of stuffing 2 layers of plates between each layer of bricks. But I've been wrong before... ROSCO (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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