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(...) After it's been grinded through with Lego robots? You're getting a LOT of rice, son. BTW, before we get started, I'd like to introduce you to the concept of a SRC-Standby Rice Cooker. Fixture in any Asian Canadian household. Calum (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) rtlToronto13 was probably the smoothest running event we've ever had. Calum (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yes, Iain is one of our best contractors of mechanical design and robotics assemblies. Calum Tsang Kami Jageman Group, Systems Engineering and Project Management A Division of No Pixie Cut! Inc. (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I watched it! I thought it was cool! Really! Calum (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Creativity is not lost in the domain of engineers. Many engineers find innovative solutions (doctoring photos) to difficult situations (Chris) :) (...) Who do you think provides the content/filler for the Toike Oike? (URL) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) This interested me for a while-- I wrote a recursive program once that would look X ply into the game, though because I never stored state information, it took ridiculously exponentially longer with each value of X. Something like 6 ply was (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I get a Websense denied--my firewall won't let me view it--have to wait until i get home tonite. Dave K (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Um... yeah. I'm kind of freaked out now, because that was entirely NOT the intended result. That should probably get deleted ASAP. Iain (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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iain, something strange just happened... when i clicked the link from the post using netscape 4.72 i was sent to a different page with a VERY RUDE picture..... and the pic was called "dontleech.jpg" BUT when I cut and paste the link directly, i get (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I did a quick look through some pages on game theory and it appears there are forced win scenarios for the first player. Now I don't know if you can get the algorithm to fit into a RCX but it does make the game kind of pointless if you can. Derek (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You give it to me! I looooove rice! Tonight is rice night at Iain's pad. Iain (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I was all ready to go to somethingawful.com, find an image from the Photoshop Phriday with "board games", and post the link here, saying - "Let's play this one instead with our robots". Then I realised how funny they are, and how, shockingly, (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) If only! (...) Tijs! S s s s s s s!! After seeing the pictures, I'm really sad that I had conflicting events last weekend. I would love to see the robots in action that were there. I'm glad to see no one used the aproach I was developing. Mine (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Did you enjoy alt.cuddle? Make sure you're wearing your Winnie the Pooh pin when you go to meet other alt.cuddle'ers. (...) I've been acting as a subcontractor the KAMI-Jaggerman group the last year or so. Shh. :) Iain (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Dave, I know you just replaced the upper and lower rad hose's on your truck... but the MB game would cost about $15 tops. I plan on spending that much on bulk rice for this game. the uncomfortable part is what will we do with all that rice (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I would rather have the connect 4 board be made out of LEGO, much like the Project X--one 'bot can use black 3x3 and the other 'bot can use white 3x3, and the playfield can be set up on grey baseplates--with one 'bot on one side, and the other (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) yes. the idea was to replace the kids in the photo with lego robots. -- Chris Why do solar calculators have an off button? (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Connect Four(tm) has two sides... Would you allow each robot to play from its own side so the back away has to be just a few inches to clear the piece dropping entry point, or would you require both robots to play from the same side (making (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) alt.pictures.magno.with.train (...) I think that Iain can have a 'bye' for the next upteen dozen competitions if he so desires after Tiji!! I still am in total wonderment!! Dave K (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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