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(...) You're just strengthening my resolve to kick your butt! (...) Knowing what I do about your bot, I say we plant every brick deep in the rice! Actually, I just assumed we’d randomize their placement using our fingers. (...) Cocky son-of-a-gun (...) (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) VINEET! Ok, let me explain something. There are a TON of people here, and several are actually willing to help solve problems. But you need to give them enough information to help you. First, we all ass-u-me you've tried to solve the problem (...) (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Do (...) Yes. (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"I love the sound of Rice in the evening." I've got 2 parts. the sorter.... and the picker. the picker needs to be motorized to drive it to the pit, but.... once in position, it will grab a brick on the surface, or slightly into the surface. and (...) (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I don't know why they all mock you... anyway what exactly "isn't working"? Do you mean that after installing all 6 batteries correctly and pushed the red button, it didn't beep? (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Jeremy, I think he said he left the box unopened until recently. This means that the air did not get into the box until recently. Clearly, a different failure mechanism is at work here. It's more likely that the electrons in the firmware (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Don’t know about you guys, but, I keep my RCX’s in a modified Tupperware container that I’ve attached to an air pump. This lets me drop the air pressure to 0.05 atmospheres. The end effect is that my RCX’s are always in good shape and I think the (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I doubt air would cause this type of problem. More likely, something toxic in the air. Chris was telling me about someone who had a problem like this. His home AC was leaking some kind of freeon or something, which contaminated some kinds of (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) More than likely it broke as you were taking it out of the box. They seal the Mindstorms box so that the air doesn't affect the RCX. When you broke that seal and the air got to the brick, it might have ruined the chip. Jeremy. (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Does this mean that the brick was broken before I openned the box? (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote: <snip> D'oh! Forgot my pics of hte weekend link! (URL) all up yet--Chris may appreciate future pics that might make their way onto the aforementioned page--then again he just might rant and rave a (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think that Chris needed a better Labour Dabour weekend! If he had mine, he'd be all nice and relaxed, and mellow.... But no, now he has visions of Calum with bright pink hair all frizzed out! Get yer cooler and sit in a field making fun of (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) AHHHHHHHHhhhhhhh my eyes.... you just put a picture of this: (URL) this: (URL) my head..... I'm going to have to stab my eyes with very sharp pencils to get this combined image out of my head!!!! thanks guys over and over I see me holding a (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) And it you spin him around real quickly... His hair goes all frizzy... Jeff VW (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) All I had to show for this contest was 4 broken Flex Axles, or Flaxles as they are somethimes known. I hope to do better for pipe racers pro. I haven't been able to put effort into a robot in a while. I want to show up with a working design (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Now you've done it. We'll have to get Greg to do a pic of a Calum Troll. Like the regular Calum, but grouchier :) Jeff E (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The robot on the left was mine, and on the right was John G. Those two ended up first and second. My robot was able to go down the pipe much faster than it went up, because one of the wheels was designed to disengage from the pipe when the (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Agreed with the latter but it doesn't include me. I don't know any complex commands, it's all just notepaded and using the basic tags. I disguise that fact by eliminating capitals and fooling people into thinking it's because it's "chic". So I (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I didn't think it was your intent, honest! I just like saying "You say that like it's a BAD THING." and I don't get nearly enough chances to say it so if it seems even *remotely* applicable... out it comes. I have to say I learned a lot about (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It was honestly and truly not my intent at all to come off that way. I think Calum knows (heck, we were talking about it while *on* Drop of Fear at the CNE) that I apprecieate his method of presentation! Iain (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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