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In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Jeffrey Hazen writes:
> I had to laugh out loud at Ralph's description: "Mindstorms for Dummies
> really does live up to its name."
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> Not likely, but does anyone remember seeing a cartoon called The Ultimate
> Video Game? Just a single panel, showing an arcade game with a rifle
> pointing out at the joystick. The game was called "Test Your Mortality."
>
> (Rant Mode On)
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> The whole "Whatever for Dummies" books baffle me. I have to think that
> this is an American phenomenon. True? Why on earth would you buy a book
> targeted specifically at dummies? AOL for Dummies I understand. It seems
> like an oxymoron, Mindstorms for Dummies. What's next, Advanced Nuclear
> Physics for Dummies.....Boom?
>
> (Rant Mode Off)
Yeah, I'm waiting for "MENSA for Dummies."
BEN
(FUT OT.fun)
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| I had to laugh out loud at Ralph's description: "Mindstorms for Dummies really does live up to its name." Not likely, but does anyone remember seeing a cartoon called The Ultimate Video Game? Just a single panel, showing an arcade game with a rifle (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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