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Re: What is shaping up to be the most posted-on rtl event in the history of rtl events....
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Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:39:25 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Greg Hyland wrote:
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> > > a) Deliberately make simpler games. Probably not a viable option considering
> > > the general direction of the core group.
> >
> > And the general direction of the core group being what? Not showing up? Not
> > bringing a robot?
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> I was just about to say. If the general direction of the "core group" is to
> this ultra hard stuff (Connect 4 programming), it scares me. Because when I'm
> building I get discouraged, and stop, because it's just too hard. IE, the rice
> game, project x... Come to think of it, I honestly can't remember the last time
> I built a robot. :(
Don't ever foget your yellow blockstacking 'bot. It was by far the smallest,
best design, and funnest 'bot I've ever watched driving around the field.
Your Tijs was beautiful as well, but you already knew that.
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> > Then I guess newcomers like me will be losing interest in being involved.
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> Not just you, I've felt pretty distant from the past few competitions as well.
> I think I just complain too much. :(
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> I tried building a robot for this last competition, I really did. I think I
> sent videoclips to Rob of the base I had. It could get to the rice pit in under
> 2 seconds and was accurate to about 1 mm. But then I got stuck and discouraged
> because the only solution I could come up with was far too complex, and I
> realised I just didn't have the skill to make something like that work.
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> Iain
Thank goodness I had the 'wedding excuse'.
Dave K
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