Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #12042
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Timothy Flytch flytch@hotmail.com
Date: Saturday, March 18, 2000 11:29 AM
Subject: *RE: A little irrelevant.....list within a list???
>How about this: just put an star * in the subject line for your advanced
>posters... then when you receive more than you want to read just read the
>*'s ??? everyone takes a brake once in a wile...
>* will be reserved for advanced use only... and you can just slap us when
we
>use it for other...LOL...
>
>Rules...
>1) you can only post an * if you have build at least five working BEAM
>bots...
>2) you can only answer a * if you have real experience with the problem at
>hand...
>
>Timothy...
>______________________________________________________
>
12043 Fri, 17 Mar 2000 17:44:39 -0600 Re: irrelevant...? Phillip A. Ryals
> Come on Zane, tell us how you really feel. :)
>
> Actually, I completely agree. I honestly don't think there's a single
person
> on this list that could put together a few photopoppers without *some*
> problem. The fact is, none of us are as good as we think we are. And
even
> though we think the simple things are beneath us, they can still provide a
> challenge in some forms.
>
> With me, I forget certain parts of the multiplication tables. Even though
I
> learned them 16 years ago, and I use them every day, I still forget what
8x4
> is. I hope this happens to someone else... you can't imagine how
annoying it
> is to be solving a calculus equation and have to pause to remember
something
> you learned in 4th grade. It just serves as a reminder to me that even
the
> simple things need repetition if I'm ever going to learn the more complex.
>
> -phillip
>
>
> Zane Bryan wrote:
>
> > Since this thread started with an e-mail addressed to me and my "Z" (not
> > Zoz), I feel the need to send my humble reply to those "beyond the
basics",
> > wanting to start their own list or otherwise perturbed by the musings of
> > friendly BEAMers, pleas of newbies and questions posed by enthusiasts
with
> > limited electronics knowledge...
> >
> > We are on the brink of wonderful things...some of us are closer than
others.
> > For those beyond the simple photopopper, who have adjusted and improved
it
> > to its fullest potential...I congratulate you! To think, you have made
the
> > smallest, most durable, most behaviorally comlex, most life-like, most
> > innovative, most unique simulated creature on the planet. Now that
you've
> > mastered the basics, and understand all you possibly can about this
simple
> > subject and have moved on to the design team at Sony on the construction
of
> > a small child-like robot to play with Aibo ('cause he gets lonely when
you
> > are away). Remember when you asked stupid questions and ask yourself if
you
> > would be where you are if it weren't for the kindness of
> > strangers....strangers willing to help you out and answer some of your
> > questions...no matter how infantile.
> >
> > IRRELEVANT? Just because you have a telescope, doesn't mean the rest of
us
> > shall not deign to gaze upon the night sky in awe and wonder...If we
happen
> > to ask you what you are looking at, you have the opportunity to inspire
us
> > or ignore us...walking to another hill isn't going to change the view if
> > you're more interested in looking in the mirror and admiring how great
you
> > look with your shiny telescope....be teachers...lead the way....inspire
and
> > teach...OR...let us sit back and admire how cool you look with your
> > telescope while we build rockets.
>
>
12044 Fri, 17 Mar 2000 20:09:52 -0400 [alt-beam] escap for sale "alt-beam@egroups.com" michael.hirtle@ns.sympatico.ca (Michael Hirtle) I have an escap motor for sale, if the price is right I will sell, if
not I will have my sell a very nice looking head :-)
model number (I think) E16.7 gear ratio 366:1 swiss made medical grade
motor.
that's all the information I have on it at the moment.
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