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(...) You have to realize we're not at all fighting. We've somehow garnered an incredible ability to trash talk over the last few years. (...) Variables in your own code. The firmware is still handling all those IFs in the background. The pile of (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sorry, I didn't know. I'll refrain from this kind of activity in the future. Kevin (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <quote not copied here> (...) What Kevin said doesn't even make sense. I doubt he intended to suggest that Chris intentionally did anything good, but by TOTAL LUCK, happened upon a good approach to programming. This approach is much like (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (climb on soapbox) and where do you think I LEARNED the home technique??? a lot of what I do comes from snippets of conversations and these games. that's why we do them. (steve) not really to see who can get more bricks out of rice*... but so (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) thanks. but what people don't see is that off line we are all good friends. that's why we have monthly dinners. so although it looks like we are "fighting" really Calum and I are good friends. Heck even Bruce has my home phone number. many of (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I doubt it. He's probably still reading this post, and his lips are sore from reading the last flurry of posts to himself. Ralph (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) With an attitude like that, there is NO WAY you could ever join our group. The number 1 requirement is that you mock Chris mercilessly! Don’t you realize that Chris will be quoting this post for years to come...He has probably already got it (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Man, you guys sure fight well..... As a person whos programmed at every level of the machine, microcode, machine code, assembly code, high level code, I can tell you that in tight coding environments, keeping the variables to a minimum sure (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sounds like a posible event for RTL16(?) - Automated castle building! Get a bunch of 2x4 bricks, cover them with tiles so they're smooth. Build a 'bot that can stack them in a 12x12 square shaped wall. Of course you might have to defend your (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) As you might know, I have more than a slight interest in linear robots. I come (came?) across this problem all the time, becuase I always had home tasks for homing the x, y, and z axes. I noticed one day, that yes, it would look like "homeY", (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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:) ba hahhahahahaha (...) as it turns out. Bruce was NOT ok. !!in fact!! up until the last NIGHT bruce THOUGHT he was OK. but bruce dumped untested code in his bot, and it.... EXPLODED! oh. look what I found!! (URL) that!! the mario calum team came (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I firmly agree. Leave the Homeys on the streets and not in your code!! Ben (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well, let's see. Rob won the event...and I know he can program--or at least his dad can. Who didn't have a robot? Well, I brought one with Mario. Hrm. We can both program (He wrote the majority of the code, I wrote a small part on a secondary (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Calum....... I don't need to point out who won that event, and who did not even have a robot. If I can juggle 64 nested if's then that just puts me on a level that you mortals could only dream. now.... cause you asked so nice..... the CODE. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm pretty sure the reason why operating systems have garbage collection routines is because of people who insist on programming 64 nested ifs. I'm the worst programmer I know, and even I know how not to use 64 IF's. :) Calum (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi folks, A reminder for everyone to bring their rice. And $9.50 for Rob if you were part of the ControlLab group buy. Calum (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You seem to imply that someone might glean something from his code. You clearly don't know Chris or his robots very well. (Whoever heard of 64 nested IFs before Chris?) In addition, if he did post his code, I'd advise everyone not to read it (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Maybe! Most of Chris's jokes are well past the "sell by" date. I think you should package it up and send it to the Institute for Paranormal Programmable Brick Studies which is located in beautiful Ada, Michigan... (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) No, I will only buy the RCX if it has been sealed and properly stored in the original box on the FLAT side. Ralph (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Is this for one of your competitions? If it isn't you could post the code for us to see and maybe debug. (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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