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(...) wow steve. i just dont get it. you won. it was an amazing event, and you had some really nice robots. heck one of them WON you first prize. which as i understand it, your turning into a multi-million dollar BOOK revenue stream. why is that in (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) you, sir, are such a Canadian wannabe... (URL) Steve surrounded by 'Damn Canucks'!! (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) If you stick around long enough, you just might like the place... (and go 'native') ;) Dave K (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ummmmmmm dave. What did you THINK the "Rice Krispies" were made of? of course we are Canadian, the lug is BASED in toronto. we have a few non-Canadian "honorary" members. Ross C Steve H John B Dan/Jen B Mario F i think Jake M is a member? but (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) damn Canadians. Glad I'm not one of them. (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Actually Dave, I still very much fear being banned again. until I ~know~ for certain that the people who took it upon themselves to ban me truly no longer have access to the system, will I then not worry. Chris (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey, I just noticed that this place is full of Canadians! What the heck is that aboot, eh? Dave! (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Don Hesse wrote: >> Personally, I think it's poor taste to come into a newsgroup created for an organization of which you are not a part, and insult the people who ARE part of the organization. Trust me, I know poor taste. I think about it every (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <snip> There's the Chris I know and love! Dave K -maybe the flurry of posts this is ging to cause will reap Chris the 'ban stick' once again... (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Steve Hassenplug wrote: <snip> . (...) C$? Wasn't that an awesome event?? Probably the second best rtl robot event ever!!! (first being block stacking, but I may be slightly biased on that one...) Dave K -who wants this (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) HEY! i was on that "joke" as you call it. and we were VERY SLOWLY making inroads as to where to go. I mean a motion was tabled, someone took charge. items were discussed. I think the LPRC served a purpose and had an outcome that I was pleased (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yeah, I guess you and Chris Magno are right. I really should just set my skip filter and learn not to intrude. The spotlight on the original post and the word CAD pulled me in, sorry. So I suppose I should probably cancel the post? Is there an (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yes, and surprisingly I've discovered they are not that difficult to follow. Looks as confusing as hell though, when you see the last step first. (...) No, I think we just laugh at you. :-) Derek (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Addressing each of these points (for MLCad as that's what I'm most used to): Learnability: Low Efficiency: Very high (that's where features comes in) Memorability: Decent Errors: Very low (none really) Satisfaction: Highish However the (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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So, I had this HUGE rebuttal to Don's post, and I swear the commuter crashed just before I hit send. I took it as a sign that it was TOO HARSH. so I'm going to summarize it with this: ----snip----- Don, When you are done servicing larry, why dont (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You mean you had hope that something useful would come from this newsgroup? I guess you haven't been watching very close. (...) That's right. What gives Calum the right to speak his mind? Who put him in charge, anyway? (...) How many examples (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hi Calum: I’ve done reasonably extensive MOC-modeling, and I’ve written a large number of parts, so I like to think that I’m no slouch re: LEGO-based CAD. However, I’ve never had success with any platform other than the original LEdit. Every (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) "Infuriating" is a rather strong word, but I definitely find all the LEGO CAD systems I have tried suboptimal. Unfortunately I'm a lazy bastard who spends more time thinking about how to solve the problems than actually solving them. (...) I (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Exactly. It's easy to mock. I've mocked committees before. Heck, I thought the LPRC was an April Fools joke - and look how right I was about that. (...) But the point of enthusiast organisation committees is that they think they need them. If (...) (19 years ago, 1-Sep-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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