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    C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Steve Hassenplug
   Well, Calum hasn't come up with a cool, odd, name for the Connect Four event yet, so I thought I'd make a suggestion. This came to me the other day. It's been stuck in my head, and it sort of embodies the "spirit" of RTL. "C-4; Is that the best you (...) (21 years ago, 25-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
   
        Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Calum Tsang
     (...) Actually, there's already a name, I'm just working on the poster to go with it. Calum (21 years ago, 25-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
   
        Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Michael Purvis
     (...) Aw shucks. I want to make sure mine can own the general one. :) Oh well, I'm pretty sure my bot will be ready for the hobby show. I figure getting a whole bunch of people to play it is a good test of both the algo and the reliability of the (...) (21 years ago, 25-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
   
        Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Allan Bedford
     (...) There was a persistent rumour during the planning dinner that it would be renamed "Connect 3" to make it easier for Chris. Allan B. (21 years ago, 25-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
    
         Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Chris Magno
      (...) Allan, this is NOT the best way to start of in RTL!!!! do you want to be in the GOOD books or the BAD books of all that is Chris Magno. Allan, it works like this. you really cant "PLAY" bug chris, until you've entered an RTL game. and then, (...) (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
    
         Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —David Koudys
      (...) Don't listen to him, Allan. He hasn't placed well at all in any rtl competition and his 'bots suck. Dave K (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
     
          Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —David Koudys
       (...) I meant to say more to be humourous, but my boss just came to my desk and I had to cut short the post. Eh, the moment's gone and I don't have anything humourous to say... Dave K -who lives for the moment, and when that moment's gone, it's (...) (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
     
          Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Steve Hassenplug
       (...) While it is true that most of his robots suck, the fact remains that he builds robots. How many people can say they've entered all the rtl robot events? (not counting Brickfest '03, which doesn't count as an rtl event, because it was just run (...) (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
     
          Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Allan Bedford
      (...) Thanks for the moral support Dave. I was hoping that once Chris had met me for real that he would see that we dirt farmers are good and honest people who also enjoy light-hearted sparring online. But alas... I think he sees me as nothing but a (...) (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
     
          Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Chris Magno
       (...) Allan, I'm kind-a disappointed. you said to me once that you thought yourself to be as witty, and sarcastic as me. I'm not seeing it. Try harder. post a link to a dirt farm... or something (URL) (...) see above link. (...) well, its not (...) (21 years ago, 27-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
     
          Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Allan Bedford
      (...) Not an exact quote, but touche! :) (...) night, 1/2 an hour before we went to bed, lick the fields clean with our tongues, then go to work at the dirt farms of the rich folk nearby and pay them to let us do the work. And you try and tell the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
     
          Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Chris Magno
       (...) e-yep. that's me. Mister Etiquette. Chris (21 years ago, 29-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
    
         Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Allan Bedford
     (...) I didn't say I started the rumour.... just that there was one. ;) And remember, I didn't drive all that way (3 hours, including 1/2 of it on two wheels to bypass a closed highway) just for an rtlToronto dinner. I also came to pitch the (...) (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
   
        Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Chris Magno
    (...) what really gets my goat is that in private E-mail you are a nice guy and we carry on civil conversations. ;) Chris (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
   
        Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —David Koudys
   (...) In the lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto terms of service, the word 'civil' does not appear. so there! :p Dave K -who unwittingly launched the DoS attack on Lugnet... (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
   
        Re: C-4; Is that the best you can do? —Chris Magno
    David Koudys wrote:Dave K (...) I KNEW IT WAS YOU!!!!!! dave, just STOP. ok. look, I know you were losing all those debates...in off topic debate. but this was just not a nice thing to do. Chris (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
 

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