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Hi Kevin, (...) Hm, you got me:) Nqc is fantastic. But the success comes from the fact that you get an easy and elegant to use visual interface and can stand as close as possible to the original, unaltered system. (...) I didn't know it is online. I (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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I was thinking about what TLG would put in NXT expansion packs, and the coolest thing I could think of was an all in one compressor/valve, which could also tell you current air pressure. Sounds doable. After all one of the problems with the RIS is (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Sorry to jump into this thread late -- I was out of town the last couple of days attending a funeral. I coach a First Lego League team, and teach robotics to kids using Mindstorms. I'd like to find out how the NXT system will affect these (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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--- Ross Crawford <ross.{mylastname}@gmail.com> wrote: [SNIP] (...) kids - please let (...) Wow, that is well put. On that note, does anyone know of a good combination of bricks to 'hack' or modify so that you could encapsulte something like an ARM (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) actually it can (as had to be expected), according to the press release for the developer program. "Developers will be encouraged to let their imaginations run wild, building robots that communicate with each other or remote devices through (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It depends what you mean by "support". If you mean provide information for a 3rd party to develop and maintain a Java runtime for the brick then I agree totally! But if you mean actually do the development, or fund it it some way, I disagree. (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) How about: "The best is just a starting point." That seems to express the idea in English. (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Look, There's been a pretty heated debate about support for Java on the NXT. All we're asking for is TLG to support Java **in addition to** whatever GUI/Labview programming environment that will be used for the general masses out there. I think that (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I wouldn't say requires less. What about the wings, eyeballs, toenails (See the dinosaur models) and other things are are stud based. Not everyone wants to build wireframe exoskeletons - My four year old likes his bricks! But if there are (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) From the rec.toys.lego Frequently Asked Questions: The LEGO motto: Det bedste er ikke for godt. (Only the best is good enough.) Actually a word-by-word translation would be, "The best is not too good" - in which "not too good" parses nicely (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hi Michael, While I agree with much of what your argue above, I disagree with your conclusion. The better the official language for NXT, the more diverse the users and universal the solutions. Better the language the more people can play with (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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Let's face ist: LEGO wants to sell Mindstorms units. And they want to sell it to the illiterate customer. Now imagine how things where at the old Mindstorms: We opened the box, piled out the brick, installed the programs on our PC and found, that (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) <Snip> Be careful with Delphi analogies - Delphi and VB tend to be very UI oriented and beware that you dont write off concepts by only seeing them from that point of view. When it comes to building models of a world, and interacting them or (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Dont forget sensor ports too though! I have been in many situations where more motor, or sensor ports or both would have been very handy. (...) Understood Steve - and real kudos to you for putting it so well. You know what would really go down (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Three words: "Don't make crap". At least that's how I would put it. (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That does seem to be the case. (...) I'm 99% sure I've seen this addressed in the NXT material. Either in the press releases, the educational features, or the application for the 100 NXT advance program. (...) Yes, but I'm confident someone (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote: We don't always agree with their decisions, but you (...) You know, it would be interesting to see their Quality Standard mission statement document, if such a thing exists Steve. (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote: <snip> (...) Again, expect a huge hug from me when I see you :) This is possibly the best worded post as to why I love my chosen hobby and my personal appreciation of TLC. They might not always implement (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) (as you may have seen in the WIRED story) I can not possibility convey to you how much we wanted more motor ports. And we told them. Really. I mean, really, we did. We told them so often, I think we started to annoy them. Here's the problem. (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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I just picked up a copy of the February Wired magazine. You can't mistake the cover!!!! JB (20 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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