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(...) If IR messages are not used, I think you'll have to use one motor port to signal you are done, one way or another. (...) I know BrickOS can also support standard messages. (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) But as Iain says, the tolerance on the width axis is much higher. Clamping the board allows you to control the tolerance. The further away you are from the base (ie, the top, where accuracy counts) the more it'll sway/bend etc. We should have (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You can't grab the board. The base the board is attached to has some techinc beams along the bottom that you can attach your bot/gantry to for indexing purposes using Technic pins or axles... That way, you can guarantee no obstructions due to (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I don't like the idea of having to give up a motor port. I only have 1 RCX. Even one sensor port may be a bit much.... That being said, the location of the RCX is independent of the bot operation, so maybe it could be in a standard place on (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sure. That does make sense. Maybe two at a time, four at a time. (...) Well, you can always accept pokes from the left side, and give pokes from the right side. (...) Yeah, but should be mechanically isolated? Iain says it may be physically (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) :) On one plane it's easy, but the other is a little bit more tricky, I supose (since the chips are thin). (...) Huh? Why does the robot have to grab onto the board? If you want to do that, just say, you can grab onto the left side of the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think we decided there's a minimum move time-apparently the more time you have, the more you can calculate out which move to make. (...) There was a request at the table to do a more software oriented game for a change. That's not say (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Steve gets free RCXes from all of his sumo contests, don't worry about that :) (...) I think all it would do is blow out the fuse somewhere in the CO. Would it even damage the line card, Mario? I was using a 1200 when 14.4's were the rage. It (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I have some questions (because I missed dinner) Assuming this game has been "solved", and it is possible for one to alway win, it seems like more than one game must be played, between "Competitors" These games may take some time, so it may be (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) See the post about IR. Mechanical works well so kids can play the robots. That could very well be a qualifying-have someone play a full game with the unit without failure. (...) Sounds right to me--it's not a big deal to buy a game board. God (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Excellent ideas guys. This is gonna be slick! (...) :) I just had another thought - when we did Project X, we had scoring that included time, as well as accuracy being factors in determining who won. Does anyone think that adding the time (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ahh, yes, the glorious art of handshaking. I want to point out that it'd be pretty easy to zap someone you didn't like by sending them some voltage with a hard-wired output-to-input method. :) But I like that one the most, I think. It forces (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ralph Hempel wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) That was the first thing I thought of--if you design your 'bot on a gantry system, your hopper/dropper would have a home position to the "right" facing the gameboard. In this (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I see now. See my post on mechanical placement of bots. We can probably come up with a standard pushbutton that involves the gantry. Ralph (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) This works well for the human interface. What about asking that the RCX sends a standard message that is available on the remote control? That takes away one mechanical issue and leaves all sensors and motor ports avaailable. (...) Oh, I was (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) IR was, but there were a few issues: a) Fluorescents causing trouble at Lillian. b) Firmware/language differences. c) Reliability of IR d) Complexity of setting up tolerant protocol between two RCXes for IR. e) You'll need some sort of tunnel (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Just curious (since I wasn't at the din din), was IR discussed/dropped? What was Chris' suggestion? Iain (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Speaking from a event coordination perspective, I think there's a number of issues we need to decide on before posting rules: a) Mechanical Interface for "Your Turn". I don't think it can be as crude as Chris suggests. I'm thinking it should be (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey folks, Enjoy some photos from rtlToronto13: Last Bot Standing, a robot competition run here in sunny Toronto, Canada in March of 2003: (URL) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.events)
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(...) That would be about as much fun as watching Linux geeks install Slackware on clone PCs in a Computer Science lab. Or watching math majors prove theorems on a whiteboard. Software only. Ugh. Ick. Yuck. Calum (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No, Chris didn't win, he managed to only pull out one good sorted brick with his admittedly novel mechanism, but this was enough to propel him to tie with Wayne's superfactorybot. Couple this with some easily impressed/excitable kids (now I (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Here's my suggestion. Build a bridge over the top of the rack. One robot lives on the left side the other on the right. When your turn is over simply crash into the other robot. Column heights within the rack could be determined by a vertical (...) (21 years ago, 15-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It's hard to tell isn't it. Sadly, Chris 'tied' for 2nd with Wayne (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi gang. Yeah, I know, I wanted to show, but I was a no-show .. sorry (Calum). I had a plan, my bot was all there in my head, but not in bricks. Instead, I began my finished basement project. Or started to build my basement that will soon be (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Give me your photos. ASAP. Email me. This means you Bruce. Oh my god, this week's SB email is pound the desk and make the change fly funny. (URL) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Rob, you're my new best friend! (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I hope Kate never reads rtl... (...) I thought you wanted to beat Wayne: (URL) realize you tied with him, but for that to happen the scoring system must have been seriously flawed. Its just not right for your robot that has a success rate of 1 (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Maybe you should have taken the subway!! :) Ben, who couldn't come either due to work obligations. (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey guys- How was rtl 14? I ask because I couldn't make it (traffic in Toronto was Hell!!). (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) How in the world you think that you can gloat escapes me. Let’s see, if we add up all the blocks that your robot extracted yesterday that would be...let me count on my fingers...ONE...(and I’m sure you know which finger I’m holding up at this (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Lady's and gentlemen. Step right up. be amazed at what your about to hear. Pipe racers is dead. Long live connect four. with 11 RTLer's at the post game dinner we have finalized the new game for January. with a clear majority, 8 people (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(LONG) Sure, the day I got married was neat..... Watching the Birth of my daughter was way cool.... BUT Between Fridays NG posts and all the other surprise(s) of today...... I just have to say that this day will go down in infamy. not only did I (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) already had the bestest rtl-event corny line for 15: rtlToronto15: The Chronic Damn you all! :) Calum PS-I actually think this is by far the coolest contest we'll ever attempt. (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I keep a copy cause it is a powerful interface for some functions that I just cant seem to "get" with the Lego SDK compiler. (like the datalog - I've used yours a lot for the rice game) BUT, to be honest up until you just pointed it out, I (...) (21 years ago, 14-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Welcome aboard, Keith! (...) The 4404 is a very nice set. I put mine together the day after I got it and love it, it's very nicely done. I loved Model Team sets, so this is a real treat. (...) (Here you go Chris...Asian Power. You can't mock (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hi Henry, As promised, here's the presentation files: (HTML) (URL) is the slide deck from the "Organizing Robotics Challenges" presentation given at BrickFest 2003. I hope you and others find it useful! Calum (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Hi all, this is my first post here. :) I finally got the 4403 helicopter and 4404 pickup this week! Even though I have not opened it yet they look very sweet. I also bought the 8465 Extreme off roader while I'm there to get the 1x2 gear rack to add (...) (21 years ago, 13-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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After looking all that code over, I think the problem is pretty obovious. I'm surprised you didn't spot it right away. -Greg "Baby" H (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Now that's the RTL Toronto I know and love! In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote: (...) Not too likely...I took today as a vaction day and am designing, building and coding. I'm not saying I'll win but you can be sure the best Chris (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You're going out 2 weeks early? Whoa.... that's dedication. (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <snip> Busy--have hair appointment... C'est la vie! ;) K, writing this down in my planner (as if) and I'm in. (just so Chris will stop gloating over the rice game--in what is shaping up to be his first, and so far only, win in any rtl robot (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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No one else will be there until, February 13th, but I thought I'd get an early start. :-) Derek (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Quit yer yappin. Seriously? Calum (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I'll be at Brickfest PDX. Derek (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Stick a fork in it, because it's done: Saturday January 31st 2004 is the confirmed day for rtlToronto15: Pipe Racers Professional. The library just mailed me about it. I don't want to hear any crap about weddings, barmitzvahs, surgical procedures, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Ka-On Lee wrote: <snip> If we're posting Project X code--This was my favourite codeing ever-- // X-block - Runamok Design Team // Rick De Haan, David Koudys // Feb. 2002 //drive definitions //X-Axis Definitions #define (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Chris, I'd just like to know whether you use BricxCC to edit your MindScript code? If you don't you might consider giving it a try. John Hansen (URL) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) DON'T GET ME STARTED on how hard C is to read. if you do not know any language. C is just crazy (for the novice) I still don't know what the hell this means: x != x_target || y != y_target AND I DON'T WANT TO !!!! I think what's this is (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That code was just not elegant, but then script code are a lot harder to read than NQC. I would applaud if those code were machine generated by another code he wrote but they are not. If the target pattern is changed from X to something else (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Kevin, your very humble. But I've already slandered Steve, and sang your praises in some other post. your free to heckle (anyone) Chris "It is a very clever strategy IMHO, and I applaud Chris for thinking of it." K.C. (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) These are things I cannot asses, so I guess I'll stop heckling. Well I've made a few bipeds and two pneumatic calculators using RCXs....... Does that help? Kevin (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Pogo-sumo! I like it! Can we have large feet (no need for self balancing) and small feet (self balancing?) (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) no, anyone can heckle... BUT you better have some pretty good credentials, and have some standing in the community (of rcx's) that's why we tolerate Ralph. sure he never entered a robot.... heck I've never seen him build anything for that (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Nope. I did not make it this year. My son and I plan on going next year though. He's never been there, and is interested. He wants me to go on rides with him, but I think that even with dramamine, I'd still get sick. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Bipedal! Monopedal or nothing. That's the only way to sumo. :-) Derek (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Did you go ot the Minnesota state fair? They had the Mondial Shake, "Magnum" there (it has themeatic elements like Tom Selek). Iain (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) cause someone is afraid of the truth. (...) steve as a coke bottle glass's styled programmer, BY TRADE, you know darn well that unlike block flinging, you cant just type random words into an editor and hope it works. by extension, getting (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Or stay out of either of those boxes and be wherever I think is best based on the situation :^) There are always more solutions to a problem than you think of at first glance. I didn't know that LEGO was a two party system :^) (...) Hmmmm.... (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yes. I didi know this. I should have used the word heckle or something like it. (...) Sorry, IFs are not worked in the background. Interrupts happen in the background. Instruction execution happens in the foreground :^) Aren't computer (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Kevin.... don't let these fools sway you. you have a gift. and true vision. these "programers" by trade only know "old school" the only vision they have in the coke bottle glass's they wear. they could no more look at a new approach to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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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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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote: <snip> (...) Do you think it might be past its shelf life? (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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so. I'm playing in the rice pit. the robot is doing its thing. ---...---some background-------- I'm at a software point now so all I'm doing is "tweaking." changing all those variables from cycle this task 2 times(for efficient testing) to 8 times (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote: visual image Could it be otherwise? ;-) Pedro (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm trying to think of what the memo looks like that goes up on the corkboard next to the elevator looks like for a situation like that. "Dear Tennants, Unfortunatley, our building must be demolished. Please accept our apologies for any (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It seems to me that apartments ought to have a non-return valve in the waste system. I also once saw a guy on tv who had invented a tap which turned itself off if you left in running, after his daughter caused a flood. Here in england, this (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Oh my Goodness! That's milk-out-the-nose funny Still jibblies present, but still funny! Dave K -who is making sure that the x-fut is *not* lugnet.general.... (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Heehee...Toy In Rectum might have something to say about that. :-P -Chris (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That was a *very* bad visual image... jibbilly! Dave K (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Trevyn's mother has mastered the art of LEGO + Piercings. I supose the more adventerous could use like, a space antena or technic axle through like a 10 or 8ga hole, and then you could mount... you could um... wait, NO, NO, LEGO DOES NOT GO IN (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Nah, actually I'm with Iain-- body piercings are much more forgiving if you change your mind! ;-) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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maggie, did you ever get a lego tattoo? Chris Why do solar calculators have an off button? (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) How about a tattoo? Maybe a cute little Aquazone minifig? :D Maggie C. (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I have a flood story of my own. When I went to college, I lived in my dad's old motor home, at a campground. Not much room, but it was cheap. One weekend during the winter, I came back from my girlfriend's house, and when I stepped in the (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote: <snip> I feel for you. I lived in an apartment complex once on the 5th floor of a 9 floor building. There was a problem somewhere in the drainage pipes so people's sinks were backing up. The super runs (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Thanks. That song will be in my head for the rest of the day... (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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yep. I tried it out in the rice tonight.... it kind of worked... I saw some problems that I had not seen "on the bench" all easily solved. I redid my communications between the 2 bricks. now its MUCH better. I could show up with my robot as it is (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (URL) is why some people should not be allowed to use flash or shockwave animators. (like me.) imagine the fun I could have if I had time and access to those tools!! -- Chris (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) can even buy shirts. (URL) Iain (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Iain <3 Miss B (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I'm siting at my computer. My socks and feet are wet, and my wendys is cold. And all my electronics and furniture, and half my LEGO, is on my balcony. And there's this loud roar of about 4 fans and a dehumidifier running in my apartment. My day (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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