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(...) OK, 2 points. 1. I came in SECOND!!!! i have the ribbon to prove it. ;) 2. We (Matthias and I) are working on ways to improve future robots. as a sub plot, this give him the opportunity to as for schematics for the RCX even more. And lastly, (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) If you've ever wondered what newsgroup you're in on Lugnet, and you read "I dragged out my variac", you know you're in rtlToronto, because: a) People here have variacs b) People here know what variacs are c) People are not afraid to say they (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I am sorry. I was doing it from memory, and i thought I did so well by remembering the combination of "hias" that I forgot the easy part of Matt. As you (and all of Lugnet) are aware, I am a very poor speller. I don't know why, I always have (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No. Unmodified. Next thing you'll ask is to use glue. Calum Pretend, Chris, there IS NO PLAN B. (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It's two "t"'s Mr. Mango :-) (...) My point here is this: I was using the Lego train transformer, which is just that: a transformer (10:1 ie. 120VAC in yields 12VAC out - no regulation, no filtering) If the voltage at the wall drops 8.3% (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Admit it, you're looking for trouble. (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey, Iain: What's new? how is life? I have now re-sorted most of the x-bot back into my storage system. So, I was wondering. Do you have a wealth of information that you could share with me regarding lubricants? :) Chris (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Chris Magno" <cmagno@rogers.com> wrote in message news:3C7D7696.8E5DD7...ers.com... (...) Yes, and ask me instead. Iain (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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So here I sit, My X-bot is in smaller and smaller parts. As I get down into the gear trains, and sliders, I notice a LOT of lego dust. This should not come as a surprise. many of you made comment about the dust on the worm to 24T gear gripper. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Aaaargh!!! I hate that! 'Specially on machines that aren't backed up! But remember, chmod a-w is your friend (along with alias rm 'rm -i', but I prefer the former)! ROSCO (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) 'specially if Daveism's show up! (...) To clarify soccer rules--the 'bot can't pick up the ball, but can it contain it? As long as the ball rolls along the ground, but no other 'bot can get to the ball, is that legal? just wonderin' for (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Smore ideas: -Rope Climbers - Vertical (ie, pairs of ropes, to race up to the ceiling and back down) -Rope Racers - Horizontal (same thing but from one side of the room to another) -Hardcore Soccer (ie, but I think by the April event, it Soccer will (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I was "reviewing" my e-mail account, particularly my "lego friends" folder. I was amazed at how many rtl e-mails I have. I have several each from Calum (discussing shirt - around Train2), Chris (discussing Tank Ordinances (and delivery to him) - (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Just to make y'all squirm, I paid $23 for my first Pizza to Go. I paid $8 for my second (bless Venture!). Sigh. (...) Now THAT is interesting. I never noticed that! (...) I like the word procurement. It sounds official, sort of like moving (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yeah...those evil "lurkers"... next time they should bring some technic... :) (1) Warning....talking about trains and town.... <loud gasp from the Robot-loving rtlToronto Community> Congrats, Dave. I hope they come out with some more cool (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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There's a reason why I'm dangerous with Solaris, and that's because I'm too used to Windows NT. Today I was doing a df -k on Peachy and noticed my data disk was at 99-100% capacity. Knowing that filesystems don't perform well over 40% capacity, this (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Well, I received the 10020 yesterday night. Let me tell you that I am most impressed! Sure, lately there has been some concern about our favourite company, TLC, but if they keep putting things like this out, I'll be happy! Now it's sitting on my (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I believe it was Greg... If you have not seen his awesome Star Wars LEGO comics.... check them out! (URL) VW (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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On the rtlToronto10 "Scoreboard", there was a little minifigure pumping his arm in triumph next to Rob Stehlik's name. Who drew this? Was it Greg Hyland? It's really cute. Calum (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi folks, I've already mailed this out to a few people, but next Friday night, we're going to do an informal test for Live Soccer: (URL) public is not invited, and this IS NOT AN EVENT--it's really only for rtlToronto regulars. It's literally just a (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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