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| Just when I thought I can always go back and read them at my leisure, they seem to have gone away from the official site. Arrr...rrrgh! (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
| | | | | New LUGNET server hardware details
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| So, we've purchased our cool new servers, from Cambridge, MA vendor "PCs for Everyone". Todd and I and several other friends have gotten systems from them before, and have been extremely pleased -- they know their stuff, including Linux, which is (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org, lugnet.announce) !!
| | | | | LUGNET server fund drive a roaring success!
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| Update: Thanks to donations totalling over $4K from more than 150 people around the world, we not only hit our target in four short days days but exceeded it -- by a margin wide and comfortable enough to afford a superb hardware configuration and (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.org, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: Ball Clock (was: no subject)
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| (...) < snip > (...) This is a problem you will probably not solve as long as there is a bin of balls for the conveyor to draw from. The Seattle robotics guys will tell you that getting soccer/basketballs to feed reliably from a bin is a non-trivial (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: (no subject)
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| (...) that's why it was always the right time. pdx was the first time i let it just run for hours so i was not really sure of how accurate it would be. (...) borrow what you want. i borrow ideas all the time. i'm glad you liked it! bob Bob Kojima (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: (no subject)
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| (...) *snip* (...) Oh, I'm going to sheepishly chime in here - I 'set' the clock a couple of times during the weekend. I was so completely amazed and fascinated with it I just couldn't bear for it to not be accurate!! But once it was set, it seemed (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Brickfest PDX photos (finally)
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| Well I finally made it home, and here's my contribution to the pile of photos: (URL) me if there's way too many crane shots, but I think you all know where my priorities lie by now ;) Enjoy! ROSCO (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Pretty girls that usually get their photo taken with your Mecha
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| (...) omg (...) wha..? (...) Yes and that would be Jeff Ranjo that has the honor of first clear creator. He goes by the name Thraxis. LMHoFammer too. (...) Ahh, (...) Thank you and that is nice of you to say. If you knew the pain, you'd let me take (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.technic, FTX)
| | | | | Re: (no subject)
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| (...) i know i could stare at it for hours. at one time i had 4 ball lifts on the chain so that it would run 4 times as fast. i'm not patient enough to wait a minute for each ball to be lifted. (...) thank you, i tried to make it as simple as (...) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: (no subject)
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| (...) the rolling balls! I have about 100 soccer balls at home and I have some good ideas to use them, but none as cool as this! I want one too! Very well crafted. I like the color scheme too, even though in a MOC of that kind, people don't usually (...) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Rolling ball clock
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| (...) here is the link to the pictures that i used to build the clock: (URL)Looks simple enough, but I quess getting the balls to roll safely is a (...) yeah, the balls get rolling pretty fast and don't want to stay on track around the curves. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Rolling ball clock
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| Hey Bob! That's a really neat clock! Had never heard about it previously! Nice rendition in LEGO! Looks simple enough, but I quess getting the balls to roll safely is a trick in itself. So what basically determines the speed/accuracy of the clock is (...) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: (no subject)
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| (...) And, most inventive use of Soccer Balls I have ever seen :) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | (no subject)
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| i have just posted pics of my rolling ball clock on brickshelf: (URL) is an explanation: This clock is based on the Arrow Handicraft Deluxe Rolling Ball Clock that was popular in the 80's. To tell the time read the hour from the 3rd row of balls. (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic) !!
| | | | | Re: Looking for Eschenstein
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| btw: is it embrio from bombardier? very cool design guys from bombardier likes ginger i think :))) see it here (URL) Lehman" <tsl@tsl.bu.edu> wrote in message news:HtI7ss.3vx@lugnet.com... (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.loc.jp, lugnet.loc.de)
| | | | | Re: Commanche helicopter
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| (...) Correction: it's the actual codename for this project is (URL) RAH-66 "Comanche">. Also check out this great (URL) article>. And yes, I know the BBC is biased, but I think this article is worth a read. While I have to agree with you (and my (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
| | | | | Re: 8466 ANIMATED
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| G*R*E*A*T S*T*U*F*F, Steve! Thanks for sharing boith the pics and the code. Keep it up! (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation, lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Commanche helicopter
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| The U.S army has cancelled the Commanche helicopter program. (URL) is a shame as I only saw one on the TV the other day. They've also cancelled the rather cool crusader self-propelled artillery. Steve (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.military)
| | | | | Re: 8466 ANIMATED
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| Here is a section of my pov file showing the splines. #declare doorspline = spline { linear_spline -1, <-1,0,0> 0, <0,0,0> 3, <3,0,0> 4, <4,90,0> 4.5, <4.5,90,0> 5.5, <5.5,0,0> 8, <8,0,0> } #declare screenpositionspline = spline { natural_spline -1, (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation, lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: 8466 ANIMATED
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| Created aonther animation with the 8466 4x4. For this animation I created a spline curve for each function. This way I can control when each item changes at what piont in time in the animation. Here is the animation. (URL) Cuestions, Comments, Enjoy (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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