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O.K. I'm going to regret this simply because I usually avoid heated debates and I should know better but.... Calum, try not to take any of this too personally. It is intended for the purposes of debate and not an attack on anyone's mind set (yours, (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Actually, IIRC, Chris and I have a common problem: families orphaned by X-bots. To redeem ourselves, we need to prove that it was all worth it. Chris did quite well and has been vindicated, ensuring that he no longer needs to sleep on the (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:Gs9pnu.9G0@lugnet.com... (...) argument (...) Weak? PREVENTATIVE CARE IS THE SOLE PURPOSE OF LUBRICANTS. Well, with LEGO, anyway. So you would mean to say: "Iain's LEGO was less dammaged (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Four days ago at rtl10, thank you. Our entry was covered in plastic dust. (...) The difference is that while one may call it preventative care, others may call it competitive advantage. I do not wish to get into what lubrications are allowed (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:Gs86JH.GMF@lugnet.com... (...) Uh, wow, what an excellent, group-active debate *that* was. In all seriousness, when was the last time *you* built something so large, complex, and (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey are we allowed to use lubracants AND glue ? ! Cool ! Look out Battlebots !!! (1) What if they get mixed up ? I mean "Oh the Lego!"(2) Cheers Oliver 1. "And Now in the red corner ! 375Lbs of fused Lego!" 2. Yes I know mangled the quote. "Calum (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) HI Everybody Why don't we just do it on the floor and have a line 12" after the finish line and you can't cross it or you're DQed. This is less risky and Lego won't go crashing onto the floor. I hate that sound now! It hurt to much the last (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yes, let's get a final idea for rtl11, or are we holding out until after robosoccer? I am really liking the idea of having a "simple" competition, combined with whatever other competition there may be. The one I'm being drawn to is the (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yes, but the overall plot arc is that you're all still trying to figure out why your ProjectXen didn't beat Rob or didn't function properly. And as we all know, rtlToronto's primary lesson is: Reality is Hard. Mario brings in our robot on (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well, we're backed up over NFS to a DLT autoloader, so it's somewhere in the department archives, but I feel kinda stupid asking them to restore Lego photos versus say, computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis or any of the other (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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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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