|  |  | My geekiness continues... 
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| In my ongoing quest to get all the sets I *wish* I had when I was a wee one... (Thankfully Jake found those space shuttles a few years back--that's still my personal fav. and i'm still very thankful I got one of those....) A few months back I got (...)   (19 years ago, 20-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) 
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|  |  | back on line 
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| for a short stint, i was not on line.... (YOu try finding a net connection in the burbs on a sunday at 9 pm) now, I am surfing with PPPoE Chris oh ya, lego.    (19 years ago, 20-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) 
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|  |  | Re: NeXT-A-Sketch - My second program/first Dave-built NXT 'bot(ish...) 
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| (...) Or do what I did. Change the program so you only have to tap the button to clear the screen so you can easily reset it while shaking upside down.    (19 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.nxt) 
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|  |  | Re: My first(ish) program 
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| (...) (URL) that I think you need to buy any more LEGO or anything... 8?) ROSCO    (19 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.nxt) 
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| (...) LOL... Hand eye coordination is a gift. Although, I'm not doing any better... I had the pleasure of playing Mr. Cowdice's rabbit game last friday, and scored a big fat -2. Dave, Im thinking you need to start scoring on the bell curve. Just saw (...)   (19 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.nxt) 
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|  |  | Re: NeXT-A-Sketch - My second program/first Dave-built NXT 'bot(ish...) 
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| (...) You just have to use an acceleration sensor ;-) (URL)   (19 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.nxt) 
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|  |  | NeXT-A-Sketch - My second program/first Dave-built NXT 'bot(ish...) 
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| First, pics-- (3 URLs) Next, program-- (URL) And what it is... It's an Etch-A-Sketch--NXT Style!!! :) If you need an explanation, really--where was your childhood?? The button--you hit it twice in 2 seconds and it'll erase your drawing 'cause I (...)   (19 years ago, 13-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX) 
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|  |  | Re: My first(ish) program 
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| (...) I wrote the program but never bothered to get a proper score-- Just tried-- -3 :) Dave K    (19 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.nxt) 
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| (...) I'll post the first hi score... -6 !!! Wo-hoo! oh, wait a minute... rats. Good programming, nice idea. Now, if you have something to fix my reflexes...    (19 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.nxt) 
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|  |  | My first(ish) program 
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| Read the blog (yes Chris, I know it's slow...)-- (URL) made a little video game. I know that others have made on-screen games, so I just went with it. As soon as I saw the 'aim' pic and the 'rabbit' pic, I knew I just had to do this. So with much (...)   (19 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics.nxt) 
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|  |  | Those new motors 
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| anyone here have access to those new motors? anyone.. Chris sigh    (19 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) 
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|  |  | Re: FEED ME!!!! 
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| In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, C. L. GunningCook wrote: <snip> (...) It's always time for a 'little shop of horrors' moment I think I'll go buy a plant... Dave K    (19 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) 
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|  |  | Re: FEED ME!!!! 
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| (...) Here I was trying to find a DIFFERENT place to go to...but seeing as Chris has put it out... Monthly Dinner: Friday, March 9th, 2007. 7PM Swiss Chalet 5487 Dundas Street West Toronto, Ontario Calum    (19 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) 
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|  |  | Re: FEED ME!!!! 
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| (...) Yes Seymour? (...) Does it have to be human? (...) Does this look "inanimate" to you, punk? If I can move and I can talk, who's to say I can't do anything I want? (...) If you wanna be profound, if you really gotta justify, take a breath and (...)   (19 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) 
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|  |  | FEED ME!!!! 
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| SO, anyone up for a meal.. how about this FRIDAY.... March 9th say about 7pm at.. ummm im thinking some sort of chicken place. Chris    (19 years ago, 5-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) 
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|  |  | Re: So I got this NXT thingy.... 
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| (...) Is there some sort of reference out there like "brick plate plate brick" to teach us slow ones how to use studless systems? Calum    (19 years ago, 3-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) 
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|  |  | Re: So I got this NXT thingy.... 
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| (...) You will be assimilated... actually, while I've always liked hybrid construction, with the NXT I tend toward studless, at least partially because I have my studless sorted seperate from my studded, and... well, I really like the look of stuf (...)   (19 years ago, 3-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) 
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|  |  | Re: So I got this NXT thingy.... 
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| (...) I have to agree with you, it does grow on you. I'm not opposed to the studless system. It offers a lot of flexibility. Like you I'm getting used to it. However I do think it's a tricky concept for kids at the FLL age. I think there is a (...)   (19 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) 
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|  |  | Re: So I got this NXT thingy.... 
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| (...) That's the part I guess I haven't resolved for myself: Is the studless construction "paradigm" harder for us because it: a) is different from what we know and are used to? b) is actually intrisically worse than regular traditional Technic Lego (...)   (19 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) 
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|  |  | Re: So I got this NXT thingy.... 
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| (...) I have to mention that I have been bulding studless "things" for over a year now and when I started it, I hated it. Didn't seem easy or obvious, no particular way up, and it seemed to need a lot of planning because ripping it apart all the (...)   (19 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) 
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