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Subject:	Re: How many people signed up for the NXT Developer's Program?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics
Date:	Tue, 17 Jan 2006 03:28:28 GMT
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Steve Hassenplug wrote: > So, what would YOU do? > > Steve I'd build simple contraptions that aren't necessarily predictable. Machines that move and respond are great but the fun lies in stochastic behaviour. I'm thinking that activities that aren't at least a little bit random are boring. Random variation on the part of any mechanical device can be a clever trick to get you out of a troublesome mechanical or programming design problem. I'm trusting that a random number generator is somewhere in the NXT software... I also think I'd otherewise be a more typical user, one without all the fancy other languages and BlueTeeth and USBs and all the clever electronics. Lego says they sell 40,000 RISs a year; my nephew has one. Are young people other than the FLL kids doing anything remotely close to what is possible? Are they doing anything more than scratching the surface. Let's find out what the average Joe can do. Rafe

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		Re: How many people signed up for the NXT Developer's Program?
(...) Rafe, I think that's actually what LEGO really wants anyway. The bottom line is the NXT is targeted at kids (of all ages) and needs to be at the very least, FUN! :-)! Btw, I too would be more than happy to just build a lot of stuff using the (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

		Re: How many people signed up for the NXT Developer's Program?
(...) Rafe - you could have replaced that whole paragraph with a simple sentence: "I would build GBC modules." :) Bryan (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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		Re: How many people signed up for the NXT Developer's Program?
(...) They've listened to us in the past. But, they've made no commitments to listen to us again. But that doesn't mean I can't ask. So, what would YOU do? Steve (19 years ago, 16-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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