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Re: You know, all this computer science talk doesn't really belong here.
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Date: 
Thu, 13 May 1999 14:52:13 GMT
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JR Conlin <JRCONLIN@EMAILnospam.COM>
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At 08:11 AM 5/13/99 GMT, Mark Tarrabain wrote:

I did not mean for my suggestion on moving the comp-sci. chatter to • another group to disuade people
from asking questions, I just feel that conversations about the merits of • iteration versus recursion
and what-have-you might better be served in a more relevant group than one • which is actually supposed
to be about lego robots.


At the risk of taking another thread down, I would caution you about taking
this attitude.

I am one of the first to admit that the Recursion thread went a bit deep
very fast. However, it did have to do with the RCX, specifically,
programming.

If the Mindstorms didn't include a semi-sophisticated computer, I would
agree with you. Except, it does and discussions such as these are just as
relevant as home brew sensors and pneumatic constructs.

To be honest, I am not a big hardware guy. However I do love to program the
little beast, and I get just as excited about reducing an algorythm by 10
or 20 instructions as others get about rotational tracking.

I've been lurking on this list since last December and I have seen plenty
of discussions go down some serious rabbit holes. I have learned something
new from most of them, others I skip.

Besides, it's just a toy.





Aloha,
JR
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(...) Yeah, thats a problem with recursion. If you're not careful, the stack . . BOOOOM!!!...!!! 1202 alarm What was I talking about? (Sorry, I just couldn't resist) Jeff Jackowski (URL) you check the web site first?: (URL) (26 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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But is it OK to post newby queries specifically requesting explanations for computer science terms mentioned in posts on topics which are clearly related to Lego's RIS? (with the expectation that I might get a simple definition or short explanation (...) (26 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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