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(...) I though about that, but I don't have enough light sensors for that. I haven't finalized a name for mine yet, but Singer is the front runner. The group of RCXs around back would be The Sewing Circle. :-) I've reused Project X technology and (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) :) It used to be people talked about what they were doing all the time. Then suddenly people got all competitive. It happened about two years ago, I think around ProjectX. Suddenly AntiX times were being posted and it got really uncomfortable. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Ok, for once I'm not trying to stir up trouble... :) rtl15 is about 3 days away. If you're building a C$ robot, it's too late to change your strategy. Otherwise, it's NOT too late to start building a marble sorting robot. :) I'm curious if anyone (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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So besides this MyDoom, which hit my cohorts in crime in the States and so our wonderful 'lobal address book' for every employee ever sent everyone and their dog about a gazillion e-mails each... And here we are sitting here in Canada, with NAV (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In case you guys missed this robot layout; (URL) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (remove SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) If you can park at the Kipling or Yorkdale TTC lots, you can save yourself the grief of parking downtown. But if you must, there's parking across the street on University campus, it's $5 for the day IIRC on Saturdays. FYI all you hardcore old (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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First time I'll actually be driving to the library this Saturday (Subway doesn't reach St Catharines :) Any suggestions on a good parking spot thereabouts? I won't be getting there till 1/1:30... -Rob A. (22 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) liftarms work well. At least for me. (...) So, you've decided on 8x8? (...) That is quite possible. This game includes a large element of game strategy which is outside the normal "build & program robots" type of stuff. And, while I know how (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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relax, its not what you think. I'm working on my chip dropper for C$, and I have it all BUT a way to nicely secure my vertical stack of chips. my base dispenser is i.d 6 x 6 studs, with an o.d. of 8 x 8 studs. I want to keep the weight down, and (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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yA, aNd i kEep cApitalizing tHe sEcond lEtter oF eVery wOrd. iT's jUst nUtty. dErek (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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What;s wrong with this year??? Lugnet goes AWOL for the better part of a day, my sever gets hacked, and now my domain forwarding company appears to be hacked as well!! Grr!!! No Sparky's Space--you have to go to IP addy-- (URL) whatever Dave K (22 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) OR people could just SHOW UP the day of the contest. Chris There's no 'I' in 'team'. There's four in 'platitude-quoting idiot'. (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (0) I will apologize to any innocent bystanders, if I find any. (1) Steve thinks he's lucky. A lot. (2) As the filename indicates, that's Greg and John. If you really want to see actual robots, come back next week. I'll post some pictures of (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) I've always been an innocent bystander--why get involved in the affairs of others? just gives you heartache and a black eye. MYOB is my motto! Dave K -dave who? is there some guy named (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ya, but why drag "innocent"(0) "bystanders"(0) into it? I mean if Steve's "all that"(0) (and I certainly get the impression at least one person (1) thinks so) you'd think he'd be showing off actual robots, (not guys standing around), to the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Crap. You CAN see it. :( I know you guys did it before, but I'm glad you're doing it again. I'm not sure why I would have to change anything on my robot. As you can see, I successfully Connected Four cubes along BOTH diagnals. But I still (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well duh! Jennifer (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Steve, good news, bad news. I know you were trying to HIDE you robot, but you forgot to ~THINK~ um, HELLO! I work in the entertainment industry. I sent one of the videos over to my buds at a digital FX house. They noticed that a small reflection (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think it's a plot by Steve to get us to waste our time trying to get his videos to work rather then working on our own bots. :-) Derek (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) video of people watching robots, or something. At least the 2 I tried out of the first 3, anyway. The last one I get the same "file not found" error as others have reported. Pfft. (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) hmm. I should have switched the filetype to binary, from ascii in ftp. sorry. it works now. (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Steve, steve steve. I've had to do some major WORK to figure out the problem with your videos. for most people its one of 2 things: 1) the codec: in this case iv50 b) a corrupt file. I am just a pyroguy by trade. not some super genius programer (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I know back when I posted clips for Legway, people said WMP complained about having the right Codex (or something like that) I don't remember exactly what they had to do. I have no clue what the Vision Command software uses to compress the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Same here, using RealPlayer - except that it actually crashes... mplayer didn't crash, but watching it over a remote X display over a DSL line is not actually usable. (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey Steve, Windows Media Player is erroring on the first three and I'm getting a file not found on that last one. Oh, the description of the error is very informative: "Error# C00D11CD Sorry, no more help is available for this problem at this time." (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I don't know if anyone cares, but I shot some video (with my really cool LEGO vision command camera) this weekend, while we were testing our robots. Here it is, if you want to check it out. (URL) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) LOL!!!...!!! Iain (who doesn't own one, FWIW) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote: <snip> (...) That rat no good fer nothing... He never told me that!! Well, that makes the disassembly a little easier to manage now! Dave K (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I still don't get it. 'bot = Robot. what else could it mean? Chris don't feel bad terry, something i think that words that end in 'K' are funny. (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Thanks Terry! (even if I just read the sentence a dozen times and still hadn't got the gist, and am still pretty much clueless... ;) ) Dave K (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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DAVE!!! hi boy did i sure I miss you! :) (...) as for Lor. I can only say good riddance! ever since that little robot stole one of me chicken wings at the last dinner, I always thought he had it coming. Chris (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Errrr....... ok, you guys may or may not find this funny, but after visiting the aforementionned link, I saw this little sentence: "I hadn't had the new 'bot plugged in for much more than 5 minutes before it started moving on its own. I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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First, stopping by to say a nice 'Hi!' to all my compadres. Hope things are well in the world of rtl... Secondly, and much more important... (2 URLs) I know the majority of you just did the 'Home Alone' "NoooOOOOooooooo!!!!" The time wasn't right (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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Dave K. he was such a cool guy. he used to post a lot. he was funny. always a kind word. YEP, I sure do miss him. Chris I feel that from somewhere far away, he can some how read this. but in his nether world place, he just cant reply. (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) :-) Derek (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) yep, sometimes its good to be the "leader" then their is rtlToronto. (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) From the Arbitrator's point of view, it tracks the how long each turn takes, but takes no actions based on that time. So we must watch turn time manually. Personally, if you go over the three minutes by a few seconds, I don't have a problem (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Steve Hassenplug wrote: > First, when does a player's time start? Is it when the other > robot/arbitrator presses the EOT button, or when they > release it? Regardless of what Chris says, this is how the Arbitrator works: The Arbitrator only listens (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Why does it matter so much? What's your underlying concern? (...) I'm glad you like it. What's on the board for rtl16 will be even more fun. Calum (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) the rule seems to suggest a soft 3 min. -------snip rule---...--- it is recommended that the robot must complete a single move in a maximum of three minutes. ---...--- which is a piss off cause ~!! I !!~ want to see a HARD 3 min. (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Is this what you're looking for? I just threw it together in 'paintbrush', it's not 100% accurate but it looks pretty close: (URL) would be pretty easy to scale to a larger size, too. JohnG, GMLTC (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I have to ask this question, again, because I don't think it was really answered last time. Is the 3 minute limit a hard limit (you go over, you lose) or is it just recommended (like the rules say) so, if you go over it, people start to point (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I'm wondering if anyone has found a source (or program to generate) axonometric (also known as isometric afaik) graph paper with the 6/5 ratio of standard bricks? TIA- Rob A. (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I say at the press..... if only to avoid the BS of having a robot continue to press it. (at this point, aren't we really just dealing with milliseconds?) (...) yes you can manually send a signal to your robot..... and sometime when my block (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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on a related time note.... I was just reminded of the rules that says that not only are you limited to 3 min a turn. BUT the entire game is 40 min long!!! UGN!! that means that if i want to ply for every turn to the max of 3 min, then that only (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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If ya wanna see... (URL) get light values hopefully tonite. Dave K (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I have a couple timing/handoff questions. First, when does a player's time start? Is it when the other robot/arbitrator presses the EOT button, or when they release it? Also, if a robot misses the EOT signal, will they lose right then, or will (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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So my little tiny unassuming web server got hit with some stupid virus! Grr!!! This is why i hate the world. Anyway, after patches and installing ZA and other things, I hope it's back up. We now return you to your regularly scheduled program... Dave (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Has anybody successfully added an RCX to 7471 Mars Rover?
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(...) I've been wondering about this for a while, but if the final result does end up being a bit sluggish, or not quite powerful enough to drive over small pebbles, would it help to hook two drive motors up to each of the center wheels? I get the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) Well, halfway there! I've replaced the middle tire assemblies with some stepped-down motors and attached them to the actual unit. The wires are threaded up through the guts of the structure and hooked up to the RCX. Success! It moves and moves (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) Hence the "complete darkness" bit in the question. :)) Given the size of the ‘bot I don’t think it’s much of a challenge to completely shield the light sensor from all ambient light. I’m just wondering if it’s possible to reliably tell the (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) DaveK I suspect is incommunicado due to work (pfft. Work.) concerns. But we never knew the floor readings back in rtl3/4/5 anyways, because when you get to the Library all the lighting is different. Calum (22 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey Dave K, Do you like techno at all? If you do, what kind. Also, can you please post light sensor readings of the playing field, as well as of the white and black squares? Preferably shielded from ambient lightning or even in complete (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I've been thinking that maybe it could work (not optimally, but it'd move) by redesigning the two center non-swivelling wheels with a motor on each, slaved from the same RCX control. Properly geared down, it may have enough oomph to move the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Nik built a 6 wheel rocker bogie rover (unsteered and straight drive, not geared) with 6 micromotors. It works, sort of. But as soon as you get in a little trouble terrainwise, if a motor binds up, you're done for. Those motors bind easily and (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Me too - the Pathfinder rover was what ended my dark ages, trying to replicate the suspension. I did eventually make a non-steering rover body with the unsprung suspension that carried an RCX (massive structure, since I only had two motors and (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Thanks. I usually just freehand them in Microsoft ImageComposer in a sort of "cartoon MCAD like" style. It was a little freebie that came with FrontPage97 which I got used to many many years ago. It does 80% of what you need from PhotoShop on (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) By the way what do you use to draw those diagrams. Derek (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I don't get it? Derek (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That reminds me of my favorite one liner: A baby seal walks into a club... (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) YA BABY!!!!! now we're talking.... let me feel some of that "touch event" I posted this 5 min ago, and I'm still laughing!!!!!! I'm telling ya, Chris-Land is a ~GREAT~ place. now back to my penguin bashing.(1) Chris There's no 'I' in 'team'. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I was wondering about this one myself while building it the night before. My issue is how to motorize the wheels without making it look stupid, ie having giant motor pods on the ends of the "suspension". You can't do it with micromotors (not (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | rtl15 Rules Updated with Arbitrator clarification
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Okay folks, I added a friendly diagram to explain how I think the arbitrator interface works: (URL) feel free to correct me. I have deliberately left out how the Arbitrator in reality signals via output as a touch event, suffice to say, you will (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Has anybody successfully added an RCX to 7471 Mars Rover?
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Ever since I picked up the 7471 Mars Rover a few months ago, I thought it screamed out for an RCX modification. I saw a lot of discussion about the possibility, but didn't find where anybody had actually successfully done it. Now that BrickFest PDX (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.org.scibrick)
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| | Re: rtl15 PreEvent Run?
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(...) I'm as shocked about this as anyone. And I was annoyed that it's the same weekend as rtl15. So I really was hoping it wouldn't come through. There is a small chance that while I may not be at rtl15, my robot might show up. We'll see. Anywayze, (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtl15 PreEvent Run?
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(...) Hey, if you ever need anyone to PLAY Munchkin Fu with, let me know! -Greg (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) let me get this straight (freak boy) someone is PAYING YOUR WAY to europe, presumably paying for your meals, and accommodations...... and in return you have to..... . .. sign your name?? that's it?? your a freak. you do no deserve to be (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hmm, does this mean I should or shouldn't ask you about getting signed copy of Munchkin Fu? Derek (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I hope so. Then they might cancel the trip and I can come to rtl15! -Greg (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) UMmmmm.... if your so famous, dont-cha-think that ~MAYBE~ they might be hanging on every word you say... and reading this???? Chris "It is a very clever strategy IMHO, and I applaud Chris for thinking of it." K.C. (22 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I would! I, sadly, won't be able to make it to rtl15, despite my complaining for a "greg-able" contest, and even having a robot (almost) ready to compete. It seems I'm so famous that someone wants to fly me to europe to sign autographs. People (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: one wire, two wire, three wire, GO
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(...) You can easily home to the stop button, then move off, a bit. And, you could mount two buttons in the same place, one connected to your bot, one connected to the external wire. (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Don't forget us. DanB/JennB/DaveE - the robot is done, and it will be there - even if it does play a rand7 game :) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Okay, let me draw the picture. (...) Hrm. I had planned on homing into the stop button. I guess I'll have to think of something else. (...) Well, so far I see this: The Dones: Steve is bringing four. Mike Purvis will have one. That means at (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Two lines running between the robots. (...) You can hold it down up to one second. You must then release it. Otherwise if you are holding it down and the other bot signals the end of its turn you've just told the other bot to play again. Give (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sure. I will draw one up tonight. There is only one sensor per robot. When playing via arbitrator, that sensor is pushed by Robot A and is connected to Arbitrator. Arbitrator then signals Robot B to start on B's sensor port. Robot B is (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <MAJOR SNIPAGE> argh!!!! ok, today my brain is like a small bowl of mush. can someone do up a pretty picture with labels??? just to see if I got this: a sensor is connected to the arbitrator. but that sensor is actually located on Steve's (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Oh, and that should be One Wire, Two Wire, Red Wire, Blue Wire. Derek (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Unfortunately, as I pointed out in earlier posts this is not acceptable. Others have pointed out problems with connecting sensor ports together. I don't want any sensor port connected directly to my control lab. So, just like listening to your (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Do *I* need to explain the rules to YOU? There are two wires going between robots. YOU have a touch sensor on YOUR robot that is connected ONLY to MY sensor port. I have a touch sensor on my robot that is not connected to anything on MY robot, (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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C$ questions the rules say this: The touch sensor must be a physical Lego Mindstorms touch sensor. When a robot has completed a move it will press its own touch sensor which will be monitored by both the opponent robot and the Arbitrator. The button (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Extra wire? Oh. I have 2 wires (one in, one out) attached. That's enought (for me) right? I think even with these long wires, things may still be tight, so I AM planning an bringing extra. As for pratice, we (here in Lafayette) are getting (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That's definitely good. The problem is we need one extra wire per robot when using the Arbitrator. So we need extra wires for this. So if you have, and can bring extra long wires, like the 3ft ones, that would be great. Derek (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey guys, I'm concerned about testing out how the event will work and interop between robots. I'm not concerned about Derek's arbitrator, but I am concerned robots won't interoperate between each other for some other unforseen reason. We've never (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I have the real long wires (I think about 3ft) attached to my robots. Is that long enough? That gives about 2.5 ft from my bot to the arbitrator. (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Actually that would be 4 pairs, 8 robots, 4 simultaneous games. I think the best solution for manageability is: 2 Laptops 2 control labs, running 2 games off each laptop. Derek (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Please guys, help out here if possible. Assuming we have 4 games, that's alone 8 wires we need to setup for arbitration. (...) You can use mine, no problem. I can't see us needing more than 8 pairs of robots. Calum (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I've got all the bits to make the Arbitrator, or Arbitrators manage up to 4 simultaneous games. However I don't have enough long wires to connect that many robots to the Arbitrator. Could people please bring any extra long wires they have so we'll (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Just whacked the bird a whopping 587.1 with several bounces... always hated that Chilly Willy. Now quick, someone find "smack the Americn Idol contestant", because I can feel a 700 brewing. -Nick (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Awesome little game Tobbe, thanks! My personal best: 576.3 (with a few bounces) It seems like the laws of projectile motion do not apply to penguidynamics :) John (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Kevin, you are absolutely correct. With kevin's core engine, and my robot, then this will be a winning combination. Kevin, I've seen what you can do in C and I will publicly stand by what I said. You are a genius, and you can STILL keep it in (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <much totalitarian snippage> (...) Hey, don't you mean we?!?!? Kevin "YOU ARE A GENIUS!!!!!! you can put that in your sig file!!!" Chris Magno (22 years ago, 21-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Calum and i were talking last night about the flow of the day. we are in the space from 9 am to 4 pm (we have to be clean and gone by 5) the games start at 11, and we don't have ANY CLUE as to how many robots will show up. could be 5, could be 10. (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) thank you calum. when we first started this, (RTL) YES it was for US! it was at my theatre, and was FREE!!!! it then became a library that we paid $50 a day for and that was cheap. THEN the big amalgamation hit, and it became $400 a day, and (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well we'll be able to run up to 4 simultaneous connect four games for people to watch. Off players will be playing audience members. And marble sorting will be going on. There will be lots for people to look at, and unlike any past event (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yes, the memo between us and TPL about sponsoring room rentals. rtl15 is advertised as a Library Event, hence, we need to guarantee something interesting to some degree. (...) We are, so you won't see me doing the laser light show or running (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) In case you didn't know, a good sumo match can be very fun to watch. (just like the good Last Bot Standing matches) :) :) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Question? When did we start caring about the audience? Did I miss a memo? I thought we were doing this for our own enjoyment. Derek (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I was just watching Sports Night last night and the scene where Jeremy was in the booth talking about his meeting with Rebecca-- Jeremy--"She gave me quite the tongue lashing by the way..." Natalie--"...Excuse me, she did what???" Ahhh, (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well, that's sort of the reason why we're running it...we know C4 will be brutally boring for the general public, so we're running marbles to entertain them. (...) Hello. Calum (22 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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