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Re: new Mindstorms servos?
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:07:55 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Steve Lane wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Steve Hassenplug wrote:
>   We don't always agree with their decisions, but you
> > have to agree they don't do anything "just good enough".  This is no different.
> > 
> > For most people, it would be "good enough" to use 6 AA batteries to power 4 motors.
> > 
> > LEGO is not most people.  They know what people want, but they also know what their
> > toy will support.
> 
> You know, it would be interesting to see their Quality Standard mission
> statement document, if such a thing exists
> 
> Steve.

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 into the idiom of a Jutlandish
understatement, making the between-the-lines statement be, "Actually, we'd
prefer to deliver rather better than the best". Henning Makholm
(hem@math.ku.dk)



     -- joshua



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  Re: new Mindstorms servos?
 
(...) How about: "The best is just a starting point." That seems to express the idea in English. (21 years ago, 21-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. (21 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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