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(...) I like this idea. Iain what are your thoughts on working it into a "group" build. we all agree on the end product. we assign who does what... and then we go and rent a library for the day and bring our parts and work. anyone? anyone? Chris (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Wow, if you dare venture out of the nice safe place that is rtlToronto, you will see that the NXT guys are going at it. wow. my solution. NXT basic! notice how NO ONES chart has NXT basic. why is that? Dave, your a software guy... whip that up will (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Any 4.5/12 volt train enthusiast interested in original 'rubbers'
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(...) No, just Canadian... :) Dave K (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) Giving away free rubbers? What are you-- a public school? JOHN (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) We're glad to have you back online! This is the set we were talking about: (URL) (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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Hey everyone! I've been sort of "out of it" for quite a while. I came to the dinner last Friday, it was great to see everyone again! Here's a link to the video from Montech of their Montrac system I was talking about. It's pretty self-explanatory. (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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don't know how 'safe for work' the rest of the site is, but this video I found amusing-- (URL) of course, if you sit thru it all, you'll see the obligatory throw out to HR. Dave K -'cause it's 'Dot Commm...mmm......' (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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That sounded dirty... Anyway, in the realm of 'Dave becomes a Collector', I recently won an eBay purchase-- (URL) told it's a train accessory kit from around '72. I bid on the auction for the box, basically, so there's some train bits 'n pieces that (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Some ideas were bantered around. Anyone have any idea as to when a nice day would be to gather at the new library to try our BUILD-A-THON? I think some time in Feb. the Sat's are 10, 17, and 24. if you go with 10. you BETTER not have a S/O I think (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) At last night's dinner DaveK said he'd take it, but I have this suspicion Sandy would probably hate me forever if he actually took it. I need the desk space for a second matching Dell 2001fp. I guess this is my workout for this week...taking (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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There is always the option of turning it into a fish tank. Probably get more for it :) And it would become a collectible... (URL) A> (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ...or the trash if no one claims it. If that, then first strip the copper wires out of it, which you can sell to make $$ to spend on LEGO, since the copper market's really up there. Just be careful of zapification. (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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...one IBM 6091-019 workstation monitor. 19" of .28 dp IBM AIX workstation goodness. A brute of a giant monitor. Slightly dim, but relatively still sharp at 1024x768. Perfect for a hackin' Linux box. Free to a good home...or the trash if no one (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I'm not into them, nor do I know anything about them, but I remember a discussion a long while back about these 'X-Mod' thingies--glorified 'Snap-Together' motorized cars and such. ANyway, Radio Shack is (again) going out of business here in Canada (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Note: as "a big fancy Dr. type smart guy", I can truely state that you should never, NEVER, confuse an advanced degree with intelligence. The two do not neccessarily correlate. Trust me on this, I have an advanced degree. (...) Huh. I never (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ya know... for a big fancy Dr. type smart guy.. you sure SUCK at figureing out who wrote what. it was JANEY who wants to be a monkey. i dont care for the things ever since the "incient" from a summer working as a kangaroo/chimp pusher. lets (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Friday, January 12th, 2007. 7PM Swiss Chalet 5487 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario Hey folks, Just a reminder for tonight's regular monthly get together. Calum (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Funny; when I first read that, I read 'all I ever wanted growing up was TO BE a pet monkey". I like my version better... it explains so much more about Chris :-). (18 years ago, 11-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Newfound growth or splintering the existing base?
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(...) I see what you mean by it, although I don't agree. By that line of thinking, BrickFest 2006 (held in a different venue, organized by different people, and more of an expo than a convention) wasn't an "original" BrickFest either. So there (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sorry Kelly, but there is not going to be a BrickFest 2007. BrickFest PDX is not a replacement to the original Washington D.C. version. In 7 consecutive years of having a AFOL convention in the Metropolitan D.C. area, a convention that (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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