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I rode the GO train, and the TTC subway to RTL (robotics) 9. I had an overall safe time riding there and back. I also got to take several shots of the trip, and also some shots of the event (which I will need to take to get processed). I took a (the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I took photos using a Kodak Funsaver 800....I will probably digitize them onto a CD, and then post them on my lego events page.... will follow up on this when it gets down.... thanks Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well, after 24 hours and a bit of playing around. I think it is safe to say that the wall thickness will be 2 studs and the colour of the blocks shall be white. I'm waiting for final word but i think the cell walls will be made of black (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi folks, First off, I'm really happy to see all those who turned out for rtlToronto9, including new folks who have come out to visit, as well as those like Trevyn building for competition for the first time! If you took photos with a digital camera (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: it's Alive!
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(...) JEFF!! wow that's great. I cant wait to see it!! -- Chris Visit my newly revamped walker page @ (URL) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Way to go Jeff! Do we get to keep it now? Rob (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | rtl9 was a great success
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Hi everyone I guess I wouldn't be the first to say that I had a lot of fun at rtl9. It was very different from my previous experiences with rtl competitions. Instead of stressing about a crappy block eating mechanism that didn't work, or a program (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: (tentative) new Toronto lego robot contest
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"Chris Magno" <cmagno@home.com> wrote in message news:3BC7CADA.508501...ome.com... (...) It was so much fun!! (...) *claps wildly and cheers* :) WHOOO...OOO!!!! An' I'm not sayin' whooo coz I rode the rt for about three hours last night :) (...) (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey Guys Well the wall climber works!!! With about 90% success rate (It seems to miss at least once) D. Reiter (Darrel?) Did the robot do anything else? (I.e. climb back down?) Jeff VW (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno writes: <snip block sorter description> Hey, this sounds like a really neat contest. I bet the Ferrari brothers would be able to do well, they showed a tic tac toe playing 'bot at the first Mindfest. It was (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.it)
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Today's lego contest was a great success and I want to thank everyone who came out today. You helped make it better. Thank You. As usual, after the games several people went out to our favorite hang out and came up with a possible new game. From the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: My Metroliner arrived
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(...) Nice.... Congrats to you and Derek.... its a shame that Lego tainted the best 9V train set (IMO) by shipping it haphazardly..... 10000 Guarded Inn (wrong horse), 10001 Metroliner (Wrong windows, and wrong hairpiece), 10002 Club Car (messed up (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Derek Raycraft" <djr@klg.com> wrote in message news:GL3sDr.FFM@lugnet.com... (Mine too! ref: Subject) (...) YES. I couldn't believe it. I was expecting the box to be identical to the boxes I remembered seeing in Toys R Us 10 years ago. But nope. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | My Metroliner arrived
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Got my Metroliner and Club Car last night. Pretty cool. The box was much smaller then I expected it to be. But its just a simple box full of polly bags. The Metroliner does have the errors that people have been talking about. The small windows have (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: My monkey is big.
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"Derek Raycraft" <djr@klg.com> wrote in message news:GL1p8y.KIK@lugnet.com... (...) competition. If (...) rules (...) Derek, you've hit my feelings right on. I think it's safe to say that most of the dimensional rules are more like "guides". Be (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | My baby (monkey) took its first "step"
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Well, since some people have been bragging about the success of 16 1/4" robots, and others have built the ferris wheel bot then i feel i can add that as of last night, using one task (so far) my monkey has removed one claw from the bar and reached (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Well then, my monkey is finished. See you on Saturday. Trevyn. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Victor does Lego
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I was just scanning some stuff.... reading Iain's page for anything new, and "found" his project page.... (which shows how lightly I scan web pages...) ;-) (to Iain): very, nice projects.....wish you could bring some of them to shows like Train (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) quoting Al Borland from "Home Improvement": "I don't think so Tim..." or in this case......Lar ++ I don't think there will be too many "style" points given out.... most of the officials are looking for raw competition...... I know I will be (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Are there going to be style points awarded? I think using the Mindstorms software should get some points (from the "too stubborn to use the best tool" envelope), if you're giving them out. ps, i thought at least in the RIS 1.0 version of the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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