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I don't mean to alienate anyone by asking this question, but when did it become extreme to not spend money that doesn't exist?
Now either I'm hearing resentment from the voices in my head, or the credit cards in my pocket, or it's the third choice...my inner Democrat.
We all have it, we just refer it as something different. Anakin Skywalker called it the dark side of the force.
I've banged my head on this wall for a number of posts, but what the hell is wrong with those guys? If there is a more eloquent way to put that I wouldn't know because it must be buried under 14 trillion dollars of debt.
That's $14,000,000,000,000.00. If you count the 4 then there are literally the same amount of zeros serving in Obama's cabinet.
Does this "number" mean anything to liberals? Anything at all?
This is sheer madness, basically the GOP says "hey, lets cut $51 billion."
Then the Democrats come back with 11 billion as their first, best and final offer. They don't even have the decency to throw in sweeteners like, "when the Chinese repo the country we'll spare your families from their slavers."
Lets be clear, NEITHER number is even remotely close to being remotely close to being remotely close to being acceptable. The GOP wants to cut the deficit down by 5%...that's not extreme...that's a layup with no defense and a step ladder.
We can't just cut to reduce the deficit, we have to cut to reduce the debt as well. We are talking about the life of the country being at stake.
Meanwhile, USAID is moaning that 70,000 children will die because of a GOP budget...have the math whizzes over there figured out many will die if the entire economy collapses?
Also, just today Zero number nine (which is like client number nine, except she's screwing us), Kathleen Sebilius says our healthcare system is like that of a developing nation and it will stay that way if the 10 years of funding for 7 years of ObamaCare is overturned. A developing nation? Is she stating the problem or their goal?
Then there is the CBO saying that Obama is understating his deficits to the tune of trillions! These people aren't serious...or they're doing this on purpose.
The Democrats are screwing this country into economic oblivion, and much to the chagrin of people like Helen Thomas you can't "accidentally" have sex.
I don't know what the motivation is, but at this point I don't think any other conclusion can be drawn. It took years of GOP incompetence to build up the kind of debt liberals racked up in just a couple of years, and they did it at a time when they KNEW it the tide needed to be reversed.
The government may be liberal Nirvana, but the reality is if shuts down over the budget fight the only tragedy that would come from it would be that the devil has to take a time out from dragging Uncle Sam to Hell so both sides can rework what the ETA will look like.Add a comment
What happens in Brazil...well...at least we finally know he has American pride.
It just hit me...Adobe should become Obama's new PR firm. Why pay people to spin reality with their mere words?Add a comment
I couldn't possibly come up with a better list of possibilities. Here are my favorite five...
* All legislators will now have to find real jobs, but there are few places that consider voting yes and no on lots of stuff as qualifying experience — and certainly they won't be $200,000 a year for that.
* Obama will end up on the side of the road with a sign saying, "Will make impotent proclamations for food."
* Federal prisons will shut down and all the prisoners will escape. They'll probably have an easier time finding gainful employment than the legislators.
* Without the federal government, each state will now become and independent country. If your state wants to invade Kentucky and steal all its gold, you better be quick about it because I bet a lot of other states have the same idea.
* There will be no federal enforcement of borders, so it will be up to the states now without any outside interference. That means you can finally build that fence to keep Californians out.
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"One man with courage makes a majority."
- Andrew Jackson
Why say this? To remind liberals who are wetting themselves over a new poll showing approval of the Tea Party at it's lowest level yet.
Only 32% actually approve of the movement. I don't know, it's a CNN poll, so even as a supporter I wouldn't know what to say if their pollster asked me how I felt about being "teabagged." At least it wasn't MSNBC, I wouldn't have felt like getting into a debate over whether or not its biased to say one is a "Neo Nazi."
I know these numbers sound titilating to liberals. So here's --> some perspective <-- for them...The Tea Party's worst is still triple the Democratic leadership in their heyday.
The election ended about 5 months ago, I'm not saying they should kick back and relax, but we're not in campaign mode right now so maybe the drop in their numbers is coming from their low post-election profile.
I know that sounds like kool-aid justification, but while Japan and Libya burn where did Obama's post lame-duck bump go?
Furthermore, the Tea Party movement is just that, its an ideal that doesn't need a majority to effect change in the political landscape. So liberals shouldn't be so hasty to write their obituary yet.
Everyone thought American Idol was going to die when that Sanjaya kid was on it years ago, and I'll bet more people like the Tea Party than that show...I'd bet that's true even if nobody liked the Tea Party.Add a comment
Everyone except liberals knew that the shining armor Obama rode to town in was purely so he could admire himself when the reflection of his teleprompters were not at his disposal. It looks like the country is starting to get tired of being blinded by the "brilliance."
We can officially call the post-New Year bump in Barack Obama's job approval ratings finished. A new poll out this morning from Quinnipiac of over 2000 registered voters nationwide puts Obama's approval level at 42%, the lowest in any Q-poll for Obama, with 48% disapproving. His re-elect number is actually even lower:
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I wondered a couple of weeks ago what the man even has to campaign on for reelection. Voters gave hope a chance and this doof blew it 2 years in with unprecedented majorities in Congress.
How will the Democrats craft a message for a man who has been a complete and abject failure? I have a modest proposal...
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It seems to me they're trying to reenact a meeting with Chuck Schumer...
All kidding aside this is FLIPPIN' CUTE!!!
Also, I apologize to babies everywhere for linking them to Democrats. Even if they're growing up in liberal homes they're really just innocent bystanders.
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Liberal blogs like Yglesias and Liberal Land are giggling over this...
Hours after declaring Sunday that he expects to be running for president within a month, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he's worried the United States could be "a secular atheist country, potentially one dominated by radical Islamists," in the foreseeable future, according to Politico.
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I don't blame them. It seems contradictory that the country could be atheist AND dominated by Muslims...how stupid is that? It seems like Newt's logic to this Christian audience is all "crossed" up hahaha!
For instance the Civil Rights movement in the 60's was perpetrated by people who were bored, with no real job, and desperate for attention. Black people were freed under the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. What did they need a movement for 100 years later?
It's like Martin Luther King Jr. was trying to say black people in the south were free AND dominated by white people. To think we gave that guy a day...pssh!
Obama has left liberals in a state of deevolution that causes them to get winded reciting sound bytes that extend beyond one syllable....but maybe they can take a stab at what Newt was trying get to the heart of...
If you don't stand for something you'll fall for anything.
Thanks Malcolm X!
This country is a Christian nation, at least it was founded that way. Even the founding fathers believed America was blessed because its people believed in Him. Newt is warning the Christians who are left to reassert themselves or cede the country to ideologies that guarantee His blessing will be lost.
Liberals think the Christian and American identities are separate, it shows how far they've fallen of Uncle Sam's bandwagon. Not only are they not separate, they're mutually inclusive.
It's like chocolate chip cookies. If you remove the chocolate chips from America then it becomes something different (and if Michelle Obama gets what she wants and removes the sugar altogether then America would be like a big cracker...so she didn't think that cause through very well did she?).
The atheist left doesn't understand this. They think it's all hocus pocus while they wait with bated breath for the aliens who landed on earth millions of years ago to play Johnny Humanseed to return and prove us superstitious Christians wrong about creation.
They think America is great just because, and that can't ever change. That's why they don't believe in her exceptionalism, and shrug at her decline.
So come on Christians! You must be present to win, so shake a leg! You've gotta start showing up to the game because I've heard that "I told ya so" pie tastes even worse than the humble kind.Add a comment
Doug Ross put the president's justification for engaging our military with Libya...
We Had to Support Al Qaeda in Libya To Prevent a Refugee Crisis That Could Hurt the Muslim Brotherhood's Rise in Egypt
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I have a different way of putting it. Basically to me Obama is Switzerland. Not because of anything remotely resembling neutrality...
With Harry Reid in charge of the Dems in Congress it's hard to believe we didn't take the senate last fall too.
"For the sake of our economy, it's time for mainstream Republicans to stand up to the Tea Party and rejoin Democrats at the table to negotiate a responsible solution that cuts spending while protecting jobs," he said.
Last week Reid put $7.5 billion in discretionary cuts and $3.5 billion in mandatory savings on the table as a counteroffer to the $51 billion in additional cuts the GOP is seeking.
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Reid called The $51 billion, which is less than 5% of the deficit "extreme" and that we have to....what....RESTORE THE DEFICIT FOR THE SAKE OF THE ECONOMY?!?
Trillion dollar deficits and a 14 trillion dollar national debt aren't extreme to this sonova.......but cutting them down is!?!
Vegas casinos must be begging for this moron to play poker at their establishment. Why doesn't Reid just admit he's trying to collapse our economy:
GOP: We need to do something about our budget deficit, we have to cut spending down to the same levels of revenue is actually coming in.
Reid: Really? That's weird because I was thinking we need to maintain it at 1 trillion dollars.
GOP: Why?
Reid: For the sake of the economy silly!
GOP: Oh? But we have to turn things around, is prospect the world could collapse the economy by dumping our debt enough to make you change your mind on this?
Reid: The world is not enough!
GOP: Seriously?
Reid: Bond, James Bond.
GOP: Oh....The world is not enough...I get it... Um, we really can't cut anything? Because this 11 billion you're suggesting is like pouring a shot of whiskey into the ocean and expecting the fish to get drunk.
Reid: You Republicans just aren't serious about solving any problems are you?
GOP: Wha?
Reid: The problem is the economy, right?
Reid: We have to do what Nevadans do with their problems, just get rid of them! That's why they elected me Senator so many years ago, so they could send me away to DC.
GOP: So if we collapse the economy, the problem is solved because it will have been destroyed-
Reid: -and then we can move on to more important stuff! See?
GOP: With your glasses? No thanks.
I know this is a bit dramatic, but I had to write Reid as more intelligent than he really is, or it would've been difficult for him to carry the story.Add a comment
If you don't know who the Koch brothers are, and why they make liberals more hopped up than Charlie Sheen after a line of cocaine four hookers long, then check out earlier posts I've done about the subject here, here, and here.
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Books & Bars Book Club
Join us at Gordon Biersch at 9th and F streets NW on the third Wednesday of each month for a modern-day book club. Books & Bars is a book club that promises great food, drinks, a comfortable atmosphere and great discussion on today's most intriguing books. For more information, check out the Books & Bars page, or contact Kari Mitchell at kari.mitchell.dc.gov.
Cleveland Park Library Mystery Book Club
This club meets the first Thursday of each month on the 2nd floor at Barnes & Noble, 12th and E streets N.W. The group chooses the books each month, two to three months in advance. All types of crime writing are considered, from cozies to noir. Monthly notice is sent by e-mail. You don't have to join the group to receive the e-mail. For more information, contact Barbara Gauntt at the Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library. Call 202-282-3072 for more information.
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This club for adults only meets every fourth Wednesday at Francis Gregory Neighborhood Library. Selections include fiction (mystery, romance, history, short stories, classics, etc.) and nonfiction (biography, travel, finance, etc.). The facilitator invites suggestions from customers, book club members and staff. Past selections include The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, The Wake of the Wind by California Cooper and The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama. Call 202-727-6044 for more information.
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We meet on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library branch of DC Public Library. We make copies of the books we read available at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library, so there is no need to purchase titles. Anyone who likes to read literary fiction and the occasional nonfiction title is welcome, as are suggestions for upcoming titles. For more information, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 202-727-0232.
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Palisades Library Book Club
This club meets once a month on the third Tuesday at the Palisades Neighborhood Library. The club reads a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction with occasional forays into poetry and plays. Everyone makes suggestions, and the club chooses the selection by group consensus. For more information, contact the library at 202-282-3139.
Southeast Adult Book Club
The club meets the last Tuesday of each month (unless there are holiday issues) at 7 p.m. For more information, contact the library at 202-698-3377.
Southwest Book Discussion
The Southwest Book Discussion is held the final Saturday of the month at 1 p.m. Featured titles have included biography and memoir, history, social science and fiction.
Twentythirtysomething Book Club (T.T.B.C.)
We are a fiction and nonfiction book group for local readers ages 21+, and we meet every month at a bar located in or near Georgetown. For more information, including meeting dates and locations, email email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com or find us on Facebook.
Watha T. Daniel/Shaw History Book Club
The American History Book Club meets on the first and fourth Mondays of each month at Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Interim Library. We cover Presidents and Reformers through recent biographies. We discuss the new understanding of well known figures that emerage in the biographies. Each month we consider a new figure using these biographies. For more information, contact the library at 202-671-0265.
West End Book Club
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What Did We Just Read?! Book Club
Do you like to be left scratching your head after finishing a book? Do you enjoy asking yourself, "What, exactly, did I just read?"
What Did I Just Read?! Book Club may be just what you're looking for! Once a month, we'll meet to discuss an innovative work of literature that avoids taking the straight path from A to B. These books sometimes start at B, or they skip B, or they never really leave A. Perhaps they just circle around point C. Whether thrilling, heartbreaking, terrifying, or goofy, What The?! seeks to explore and discuss the kinds of books that even other books think are weird. What The?! meets on the second Wednesday of the month at a bar or restaurant near Takoma Park Library. Email email@example.com for questions or to RSVP for the next meeting.

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Had a small problem with my Lightstim for wrinkles, but have never had a company who stood behind there product like Lightstim!!!!!But PLus it does what it promises too do!!! Ladies it is worth the money!!!
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It really works!
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I have some red marks from acne and after one week am already noticing them fade! My skin tone is less red. I've had acne/red face for years and it's so nice to actually see a nice skin tone all over. No, it's not completely healed yet, but the difference I've already seen has made this purchase worth it! I'm hoping it will eventually smooth out some indents I have on my cheeks....which is why I bought it since I figured that if it helps with wrinkles then it should help with indents from acne. I always had bad breakouts on my chin and it even cleared that out! My chin's skin hasn't looked so clear in so long! I didn't like the idea of holding the device for 3 mins in a spot since it made it feel like a chore. I watch tv and would do the math on a clock. I stopped doing that and just estimate the 3 mins and the whole treatment has been more relaxing. Thanks for such a great device! After 20 years of red marks on my face it's so nice to finally see them fade this much!
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I am a fair skinned female in my mid forties and I started to notice some lines appearing on my upper lip and forehead. I purchased this unit with the hopes that it would help diminish the lines; however, it did nothing. I used this device faithfully every nigh for 4 months & the only improvement I saw was the clarity in my skin, hence the 2 star rating. The wrinkles still have not improved. I think this was just another gimmick.
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I have used this faithfully since purchasing it over 3 months ago. Honestly, no noticable results. I was hopng it would soften the lines around my mouth, and firm my jowls, which are becoming a little saggy. I'm in my 50's, and have good skin, but I was looking forward to some kind of difference.I gave it 3 stars because of the 3 month return policy.
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I have now been using this product for 91 days. It is a keeper for sure. I had terrible brown spots from being a sun worshiper for over 45 years. My skin had lost elasticity and I had prominent jowls. I have only missed using the Lightstim 5 times in 91 days and the improvement is just wonderful. My brown spots are now very light, cheeks full, laugh lines 60% diminished with a nice chin line showing. I am more than pleased with this product. I might also add that I use Skinn Collageneses 24 hour cream, morning & night, cleansers, along with dermappeal & wrinkle soak a couple of times a week. I am 70 years of age with skin that could pass for much younger now. I will use this faithfully and review again after six months.
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Consistency is key with this product.
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I have both the LightStim Acne light and the LightStim for Wrinkles, and I actually use both at the same time to deal with acne. One light will be on the left side of my face, and the other will be on the right, then I switch so there's even coverage on both sides with both lights. I do between 3 - 6 minutes per area, and this will take between 30 minutes - 1 hour to do my whole face. This is usually my routine at the end of the the day before I go to bed. For years my skin has been moderately acne prone, with 1 or 2 breakouts being on my face at any given time. The results I have gotten was NOT over night. I think for myself, it's taken 2 full months for me to see results, and this is simply using light therapy through my dermatologist twice a week. I wanted to have something at home in case I am unable to see my dermatologist. He had lent me a device that works similar to the LightStim but was smaller and included more red lights than blue. Since my progress has been steady, I knew light therapy was working for me and so it was a no brainer getting both LightStim devices.I am not 100% clear, but my skin is a lot more calm and even without. Any breakouts I do get now do not last very long and generally heal in about half the time than they have in the past. I also have mild post acne marks which the red light is helping with, but the blue is definitely keeping me as clear as possible. If you aren't consistent, it won't work. I believe it can work for everyone. The timeframe will vary among individuals, and I also wanted to note there were a couple weeks when my skin was worse before it got better. I'm happy with my purchases.
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I have been using the LigthSim since Nov. I used it for 7 days a week for the first 4 months. Now I use it about 5 times a week. I love how warm my skin feels when I am doing my treatments. Several people have commented on how great my skin is looking. My wrinkles are disappearing and my face looks bright. When I feel my face my skin feels plump. Even the skin on my throat is firming up. I am also doing the backs of my hands. The skin is plumping and not looking so thin and boney.
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My 90 day return policy is coming up. I thought I would wait before I gave my User Comments. But I am still not sure. My face has not gotten that much better so as to have people comment, but it has not gotten worse either. I still look younger than my age. Perhaps it is because I stay out of the sun. I think I will keep the unit, as it does no harm to use it and perhaps in six months from now, it will have some positive effect on some of my lines. It is much cheaper and less risky than botox! I would say, try it.
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By Veronika
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I ordered this product in February. The first few weeks I used it everyday as they recommended but after 4 weeks I started to use it every other day. I am in my 40's and no wrinkles yet,except for a small one on my forehead that is almost gone. The one thing that is definitely different is the texture of my skin(face and neck)as it feels and looks softer and of course I love the warm relaxing feeling. However I need to mention that I am very meticulous with my face regimen from creams, serums,face brushes,soaps and make up removers,as I dont believe that products or devices can make miracles overnight but definitely they help to prevent or minimize wrinkles as well as to improve skin texture.
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I ordered this product on 02/05 and used it faithfully for 8 weeks. I used it for 7 days a week and was very hopeful that I was going to see some kind of results before the 90 day period. Not only was there no improvement, I felt that my skin was looking worse with the use of this machine. The puffiness under my eyes looked more noticeable, age marks did'nt lighten one bit, lines and wrinkles were not changed and I got a reddness to my skin that I never had before. Since I contemplated getting this machine for some time prior to ordering it and was quite hopeful about it's effectiveness it was a real let down to get such poor results. I have been told I look younger than my age but I am a 60 year old woman and perhaps it only works on younger skin (although that is not what was promised). I decided not to wait until the 90 days and sent this product back today.


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UPDATE: The NXT STEP is a blog - we're always considering ways to improve it, but for now it will remain a blog. Adding a forum isn't in the cards right now, sorry. This post is just intended to be a temporary aid as a place to address problems or questions.
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I have a Mac Powerbook G4 OS 10.4.6 and downloaded the new firmware with no problems.
I watched the NXT tutorial at http://www.ortop.org/NXT_Tutorial/index.html so I tried to calibrate the light sensor. The program wasn't on the NXT, so I followed the instructions in the tutorial. It took a VERY long time to download the calibration program (thought it was hung-up). Turns out I really did need it, because my min-max values were around 450-650, not the 0-1200 defaults. No wonder the light program failed!
- Jun 28, 2006, 11:19:00 AM
- eric said...
Did you download via cable or bluetooth?
- Jun 28, 2006, 11:27:00 AM
I just got my NXT today (yay!), but when I installed the software, it
gave me a warning that my bluetooth drivers are not supported. Kinda
new to the whole bluetooth thing. I guess I have a Toshiba card and am
using their drivers. I can connect to my NXT, but from within the LEGO
SW, it says it can't find it.
I should be able to use the Windows XP bluetooth, but not sure how to get rid of my Toshiba stuff.
- Jun 28, 2006, 11:37:00 AM
USB cable. Don't have bluetooth.
- Jun 28, 2006, 11:40:00 AM
- eric said...
is it possible to manually set the mix/max values? that would be pretty cool.
- Jun 28, 2006, 1:07:00 PM
- Todd said...
I tried to update my firmware to 1.0.3. After the "successful" download to the NXT, my NXT seems broken. It just sits and clicks - not display - nothing... just click click click. I tried to press the reset button and redo the update, but only got the same results. Any idea?
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:04:00 PM
I have an Intel based mac with Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
My computer and the NXT can see eachother, but I cannot connect through Mindstorms.
I have XP on it as well. When I tried in Windows I got the non supported Bluetooth warning.
Any suggestions?
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:28:00 PM
- Mark Roxberry said...
Hey - I got my NXT and I've coding all night. Scared the heck out of my wife, using the ultrasonic sensor I wrote a program to follow her if she was beyond 1 foot from her and to spin and shout if she went within 5 inches. Hysterical.
I have a question. Does anyone have the bluetooth from the phone connection working? I have a smartphone and wanted to get started - but can't find anything on it. Any ideas?
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:33:00 PM
A handful of tips based on the comments:
You can only download firmware using USB (not Bluetooth).
If your Bluetooth adapter is supported by the Microsoft Windows XP Bluetooth driver but you are currently using an unsupported Bluetooth driver, you can switch to the Microsoft Windows XP Bluetooth driver by navigating to the Device Manager, right-clicking on the Bluetooth adapter, selecting "Update Driver," choose "No, not at this time" when asked to connect to Windows Update, choose "install from a list or specific location," choose "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install," select the "Generic Bluetooth Radio" driver. These same steps can be used to switch from the Microsoft Windows XP Bluetooth driver to a supported and installed third-party driver.
If your NXT continuously "clicks," reset it by pressing the reset button for 5 seconds and then download the firmware. Make sure that you are really pressing the reset button. You will feel it move. A LEGO antenna works quite well for this.
The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT application does not support Bluetooth communication on Intel-based Macs at this time.
Just because a Bluetooth utility can discover the NXT doesn't mean that the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT application supports your particular Bluetooth driver. Check the system requirements.
- Jun 28, 2006, 11:23:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
Okay, the default path is
C:\Program Files\LEGO Software\LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT\engine\Firmware
Anyway, the file is called "LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Firmware v1.03.rfw"
Could it be as simple as replacing it with v1.01.rfw and disconnecting from the Internet (so it can't check for updates) and then hitting the "Download" button while the Brick is connected?
- Jun 28, 2006, 11:58:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
Another thing to check has been suggested:
- Remove any BT dongles you have before uploading the new firmware.
This may not apply to all of you...
- Jun 29, 2006, 12:31:00 AM
Hello, I just received my NXT kits and have not opened them yet. I use an intel MacBook Pro.
Is NOT installing the 1.0.3 firmware the conventional wisdom at this time? Does the Mindstorms NXT application force the user to update the firmware?
Also, is it confirmed that the intel based Macs built-in Bluetooth will not work with the NXT as of yet?
Any advice/info that experienced users could provide would be much appreciated.
- Jun 29, 2006, 12:36:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
I think it's a 'try at your own risk' at this point... I believe some people have successfully downloaded 1.03 and have working bricks.
Still trying to figure out a way to get the v1.01 off of a brick before it gets overwritten with v1.03.
- Jun 29, 2006, 12:38:00 AM
The software should work on Intel-based Macs, but that isn't an officially supported platform at the moment. The software is running in the PPC Emulator (Rosetta) which doesn't support BT.
As for the FW, I would recommend updating to the 1.03 version. It has worked great for me.
- Jun 29, 2006, 12:41:00 AM
Lego NXT FAQ's about BLUETOOTH says:
Supported Bluetooth software are Widcomm® Bluetooth for Windows newer than v. 220.127.116.11 SP5 and the Bluetooth stacks included in Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 / Apple MacOS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.
Try getting these for bluetooth compatability. I also suspect turning BT off or removign doggles is a great idea to prevent your NXT getting Ticks.
(Did any of you try Jin Sato's Dog design before updating and gettting tick bugs on your nxt?)
- Jun 29, 2006, 1:00:00 AM
Is it just me, or are the cables way too long? I would like a bunch of 4" cables. (No, I don't feel skilled enough to cut my own.) The Lego Education order page has 3 of the 8" cables for $10 so I may order some, but I could still use shorter.
- Jun 29, 2006, 1:30:00 AM
- andy said...
Do anybody know when the Mindstorms NXT is coming to Norway?
Can`t wait till I get my hands on the new NXT set this Fall!!
- Jun 29, 2006, 2:02:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
The cables are long... but extra cable can often be coiled a few times before plugging it in, making the wiring tangle a little easier to manage.
Brian Davis
- Jun 29, 2006, 2:40:00 AM
Can anyone using bluetooth in windows please tell what brand and model of adapter they are using. Also, are there any Intel Mac users able to connect via bluetooth, in particular with the MBP. Thank you.
- Jun 29, 2006, 3:27:00 AM
For 'Anonymous', the MINDSTORMS NXT 1.0 software does not support Bluetooth on the Intel-based Macs. This is because the software was only compiled for the PowerPC and runs in the emulation layer and Apple's emulation layer doesn't support BT.
- Jun 29, 2006, 3:49:00 AM
hey jim can i buy your nxt set off you? because i really cant wait until august
- Jun 29, 2006, 4:24:00 AM
If you have any doubt about your BT hardware - lego sells one (You have to assume THAT would be compatable). Most problems will not be the BT radio your using but the software (driver) that your using.
My NXT might be up for Eurograbs for 2xcost. (offer good until it arrives Friday then I'll be too obsessed).
- Jun 29, 2006, 4:50:00 AM
Is the clicking problem only seen by MAC users?
Have any PC users run into this issue?
- Jun 29, 2006, 5:35:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
I'm probably in a different boat than most of you... my firmware version 1.03 was downloaded, not bundled with the CD-ROM software.
I have been running my bots with 1.03 for probably about 3 or 4 weeks now... can't remember the exact date I downloaded, but it's been a month I guess...
I run XP Pro on a P4/1.8Ghz... I've heard the clicking, but only when the FW is downloading... it stops when finished with a loud beep. Ticking stops.
I am NOT running BT devices from my laptop, so I can neither confirm or deny this to be a possible cause.
I did encounter the continuous ticking one time before, very early on, and a hard reboot of my NXT device fixed the issue.
Believe me, people... LEGO has to be aware of this problem and is probably working quick - they don't want a negative first experience to affect sales (and neither should we, so let's give them time to address the issue - we want this product to succeed and so far the concerns have been voiced in a professional manner...) and I'm sure they'll have a fix as soon as possible.
- Jun 29, 2006, 5:41:00 AM
i get mine on thursday. what type of batteries will i need. thanks
- Jun 29, 2006, 6:53:00 AM
Legos Track Record for customer service is excellent. I agree that this will only serve to make the product better. We've (more or less) been patient with the release - a little more wont hurt.
Mines not ticking but it sounds like hard resets and battery pulling all around might be an idea. (hard means you push a lego antenna into the reset hole near the USB port and hold it for 5 seconds.
Speaking of batteries the NXT is advertised as being shipped with batteries and takes 6 AA. (but mine will be eating through a ton, hence the bulk batteries to last me till the Rechargable batteries are ready - I think they also act as a direct AC port when AC plug, Rechargable battery pack and NXT are all together TRES COOL!
It will all work out.
- Jun 29, 2006, 7:40:00 AM
I have a MAC PowerBook (PPC) and even though I can find the NXT over Bluetooth, it will not let me send programs to it via Bluetooth. Anyone else have any luck? BTW: I'm running with v1.0.3.
- Jun 29, 2006, 2:03:00 PM
- Filip said...
> I have a question. Does anyone have the
> bluetooth from the phone connection
> working? I have a smartphone and
> wanted to get started - but can't
> find anything on it. Any ideas?
Do these work:
* How To: Use Your Phone As NXT Remote Control
* How To: Use Bluetooth to Take Pictures & Drive a Robot
If they don't work for you, just leave me a comment on my blog.
- Jun 29, 2006, 8:03:00 PM
- Jake Covert said...
Does anyone know of any Palm programs that one might use to control an NXT via BT?
- Jun 29, 2006, 8:50:00 PM
- Brian Davis said...
Using a BT phone to control a NXT isn't something that NXT-G (the stock language that ships with the kits) is structured to do (it may be possible, but I don't think I've seen it done as yet). I'm pretty sure that just sending pure numbers or symbols won't work: the NXT doesn't know how to parse these into the mailbox structure, for instance, so they probably get ignored.
The BT controls from phones and PDAs (I've seen examples of both) work by sending direct commands to the NXT firmware in a specific format, that is documented in the SDK (nope, not released yet... but it will be!).
As to using BT to download programs on a PPC Mac Powerbook, yes, it works (that's how I do it). But you need to set up the connection from the environment, (click on the "scan" button in the lower right corner of the communications pane of the NXT window). The NXT-G environment will then work with OSX to set up the connection. Once the NXT and the computer are paired, you can select the BT connection in this communications pane (instead of the USB one; both will remain listed), and then you are connected via BT between your computer and your Mac. Try that (you may want to delete any previous "BT connection" that appears in the communications pane prior to this; I had a few issues with that).
Brian Davis
- Jun 29, 2006, 9:31:00 PM
- Brian Davis said...
As to what type of batteries: regular old AA work fine. On the rechargable front, I use 1800 mAh NiMH (Rayovac) and it works OK, although not as well as in the RCX (the NXT is more power-hungry, in terms of total consumption as well as peak current on those motors... they are significantly beefier than the older style gear motors). I tried a set of 2500 mAh rechargables and was not impressed, getting low battery readings the same day. I *suspect* this is due to the NXT not being able to draw a high enough current from the 2500 mAh, but I've really not tested this to any extreme... OK, readers, you turn ;-).
Brian Davis
- Jun 29, 2006, 9:37:00 PM
- Jake Covert said...
Cool. I guess I'll wait for the SDK to get released before I start scouring the web for possible Palm programs.
- Jun 29, 2006, 11:43:00 PM
Hey Jim,
Can you (or any other readers) please tell me how they are getting their kits before the August release date?
from chris
PS: Please someone answer my query, thanks
- Jun 30, 2006, 1:23:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
These folks are getting there kits early because they were (presumably) in the first wave of pre-orders, and for whatever reason LEGO has moved up the release date. Actually, I still haven't ordered one for me yet (yeah, that would make three, but at this point you lucky folks with brand spanking new kits have more up-to-date stuff than the MDP, so bask in your glory ;-).
Brian Davis
- Jun 30, 2006, 1:43:00 AM
I have a hardware problem. I just opened the NXT box today and put together the "start here" kit.
The A port on the brick is not responding to "try me" and just sounds a continous beep. I'm 90% sure that the port has shipped broken or defective.
- Jun 30, 2006, 10:46:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
I seem to remember having that problem with my brick as well... but it "resolved" itself - by that, I mean I was able to get it working when I figured out that I could only test motor port B and C...
Do create a program that spins motors B and C... create a concurrent path that has motor A doing something... just to make sure... post your results, please.
- Jun 30, 2006, 11:22:00 AM
Hey, I just clicked on "My Portal" (in the NXT-G software), and instead of saying, "This is a temporary page, please check back later, blah blah blah" it said, "software downloads coming soon". Looks pretty interesting...
- Jun 30, 2006, 11:26:00 AM
I know this isn't the place to ask this sort of question but you guys seem to be very helpful and I've tried to find the info elsewhere. The cross-axles as I believe they are called are identified by numbers, do they represent some sort of measurement?
- Jun 30, 2006, 2:24:00 PM
Did anybody else get the wrong mix of sensors? I received TWO light sensors and NO touch sensors. I'm kinda bumed 'cause the touch sensor is probably the most useful one.
- Jun 30, 2006, 2:30:00 PM
O_o that must have been a bummer. what are you going to do? (what can you do?) I do agree with you though, the touch sensor is one of the most useful sensors.
- Jun 30, 2006, 3:35:00 PM
- amcdonald said...
to anon @ 12:24AM...
To solve the axel number measurement problem... place an axel next to a Technic brick piece (one of those long bars with the holes in the sides). A #10 axel will come to between the 10th an 11th holes.
Also, I think those holes are 8mm apart(?) - so a #10 would be 8cm in length. Does that sound right?
- Jun 30, 2006, 4:09:00 PM
- Brian Davis said...
Try contacting customer service about the sensor mix, and see if they have any spares that can be sent out. Usually they seem very good on this, although right nhow they may simply not have the spare parts to send... yet.
Until then, (or instead of that), use the 2nd light sensor as a touch sensor: create a mechanism that when bumped, moves a piece in front of the light sensor, changing the value it returns. This may be a slightly bigger, but has several advantages: it can be made as sensitive as you wish, and be activated by very very weak touches (or strong ones; you decide by how you build it). It can also return information on how far this pseudo-touch-sensor is pressed (since the light sensor returns a range, instead of just on/off).
Brian Davis
- Jun 30, 2006, 9:47:00 PM
Did you know that lego sells rechargeable battery set for nxt (@ S@H)? I posted it under ''my portal change'' too.
- Jun 30, 2006, 10:03:00 PM
I was able to upgrade the firmware using the USB cable plugged into one of the USB ports on the front panal of my computer. The upgrade ran smoothly without errors, and the NXT rebooted automatically after the download - no problem.
My computer:
Sony VAIO, 1.4 GHz Pentium 4
Built in USB
After updating the firmware, I was able to upload, download and run programs using a Kennsington BlueTooth dongle. Although not related to the NXT software, one problem I did notice was that, if I plugged the BlueTooth dongle into a different USB port than the one I installed it in, the dongle would not be recognized by the Widcomm BlueTooth driver.
Unfortunately, I cannot say that I had a perfect initial experience with the NXT kit that I received. The touch sensor I recieved caused all the other sensors to crash the moment I connected it. The problem occurred no matter which sensor port I connected the touch sensor. I noticed that when I connected in the touch sensor, the battery voltage indicator (NXT software status panal) instantly showed a 1.5 volt drop. These indications are typical of problems involving a short circuit between power and ground. (I am amazed that it did not immediately cause something in the NXT to burn out - there must be some kind of current limiting on the power bus to the sensors.)
Finally, I disassembled the touch sensor and...found the problem: a solder bridge between pins two and four of the RJ-12 plug. Upon removing the solder bridge I was able to confirm with a voltmeter plus five volts indeed normally exists between pins four and two. All the other sensors worked once I removed the solder bridge. I also observed that the touch sensor is a SPST normally open push button switch connected in series with a 2.2K Ohm resister - connected to pins 1 and 3 of the RJ-12 plug.
One final observation. Opening up the touch sensor was not straight forward. The construction involves interlocking plastic components that are not very easy to "unsnap" when snapped together. This could lead to some problems repairing the sensors (as I had to do) or modifying them.
- Jul 1, 2006, 1:44:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Yes the sensor casings are hard to open... which is *exactly* what you want in a toy (speaking from the standpoint of having completely removed every screw in my Big Trax tank when I was a kid... and it *never* did go back together). As to the solder bridge, that's not good, and I'm glad you were able to fix it. I think there is a good amount of protective features in the NXT kit (again, it's aimed at kids), so actually a short in a sensor not frying the NXT *isn't* all that surprising to me - I've done lots of stuff to LEGO electronics that they were never designed for, and they've come through swimmingly.
Brian Davis
- Jul 1, 2006, 3:22:00 AM
Is anyone else short on pieces? I'm building the RoboArm and I'm short two pieces so far. I'm not sure what they are called, but it's the piece that goes straight then bends 45 degrees, then then bends again. On the box it shows 6 of those pieces but I only have 4 and I'm sure I haven't misplaced any pieces. Plus my light sensor seems to be defective, but that's a whole other story.
- Jul 2, 2006, 5:00:00 AM
Yeah, I think I had the same problem. But I don't think it was the same piece. I was short (or at least I think I was) of one peg-into-axle-holder piece. Thankfully I had one of my own to replace it with, so it was no big deal.
Wow, that's amazing how much trouble people have been having with their NXT - I've had no trouble at all with the physical parts. But I'm getting more and more disenchanted with the software. Whenever I make a big program, it starts giving me tons of errors whenever I try to move, modify, or place something. Can't wait until a text-based programming language comes out so I can use that...
- Jul 3, 2006, 8:21:00 AM
- Aquacat1 said...
Alpha Rex won't walk straight?
Has anyone be able to get Alpha Rex walking well? My son and I built Alpha Rex (a robot included with building instructions with lego nxt) but we can't get him to walk straight or turn correctly. We are using a standard "move" block, motors B & C checked, with 50 or so rotations just to see him go forward, but as he walks, he moves to the right instead of going straight. We tried using the turn slider, figuring if we applied a litle more rotation to the correct side, he'd walk straight, but that didn't work - he ended up moving a couple steps forward, then moving in place. We tried debugging him, putting him on different surfaces and even rebuilt him entirely, but still no help. Is this guy really that difficult to opperate? Could we possibly have motors that aren't working correctly? Anyone have any suggestions or places we can turn for help on Alpha Rex?
- Jul 4, 2006, 1:02:00 AM
this may not be the best solution, but take the Apha rex apart, build one of the other ones, like one of the wheeled ones(dont know the name)and see if it goes straight, if it doesnt, you have defective motors, if it does, the Alpa rex needs some tweaking.
Did that help any?
- Jul 4, 2006, 7:18:00 AM
I found a problem with one of the sites! the NXT tutorial doesnt exist of right now! it goes to some page saying that the site doesnt exist.
could someone reply with a answer because that was a really cool site!
- Jul 4, 2006, 4:06:00 PM
- TomS said...
Just got NXT. Running on MacBook. All going well. Could use a little more info on advanced programming techniques. Any pointers? Thanks.
- Jul 5, 2006, 4:26:00 AM
- Dale Yocum said...
My tutorial for NXT can be viewed on-line at http://www.ortop.org/NXT_Tutorial or downloaded for local hard drive use (or posted on your own web server) at www.catlin.edu/msrobotics in the download section. The ortop site shouldn't be used in classrooms or other high volume settings least we get kicked off that server.
- Jul 5, 2006, 12:27:00 PM
i'm going to get mine this week hopefully... the olny hting that bugs me is getting ideas for robots... any suggestions?
- Jul 5, 2006, 2:56:00 PM
I'm curious if anyone is experiencing additional Bluetooth problems. At best I seem to get a connection 1 out of 10 tries/tweaks. When I do get a good connection, and then exit the Lego software and immediatly restart the Lego software, start a new project, and open the NXT connection screen, I'll get an error about not being able to connect - note that the NXT was not turned off. During various troubleshooting, it seems that the NXT's serial port ('Dev B' and/or others?) are not always being advertised. I've tried two computers and three Bluetooth dongles, one brand new with Broadcomm drivers (which by the way bought Widecomm awhile ago).
- Jul 6, 2006, 3:16:00 PM
Previously jeff wrote about Bluetooth:
Although not related to the NXT software, one problem I did notice was that, if I plugged the BlueTooth dongle into a different USB port than the one I installed it in, the dongle would not be recognized by the Widcomm BlueTooth driver.
My interpretation of this behaviour is that Widcomm expact the Bluetooth dongle to plugged-in indefinitely, and having to reinstall the drivers is part of their way of supporting multiple devices on a single PC.
- Jul 7, 2006, 9:39:00 AM
I was able to use the Bluetooth stack that comes with Windows to connect to the NXT. I have a Dell E1505 and had to uninstall the Toshiba Bluetooth stack first.
The NXT brick and software will connect, but it disconnects within a couple of minutes--or somethings within seconds before you can download any program to it.
The software tells you to turn off/on the NXT brick--which will then allow you to reconnect to Bluetooth--but then disconnect again. I e-mailed Lego Tech Support about this. The device is within a few inches of my computer and using the 1.03 firmware.
- Jul 8, 2006, 2:07:00 AM
That describes my symptons as well. If you hear back, post a note please.
- Jul 8, 2006, 9:48:00 AM
Thanks for the reply.
I have now gotten the A motor port working. It took me a little while to figure out the brick treats the A port differently.I just created another program that advanced the motor. Now on to bigger and better things. Or maybe smaller things.
- Jul 8, 2006, 6:30:00 PM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Have you, by chance, uploaded the source code anywhere for your "wife-following" NXT? :-)
- Jul 9, 2006, 4:27:00 AM
- TomS said...
Dale, thanks for the pointer to the tutorials. Explained several things I was unclear about. An additional question, about variable scope. If I have a variable defined within a myblock, and use two copies of the myblock in a NXT program, are the two instances of the variable distinct, or will modification of the viable in one instance of the myblock also effect the variable in the other block?
Any info appreciated.
- Jul 9, 2006, 6:45:00 AM
- TomS said...
Also, here's an interesting URL:
- Jul 9, 2006, 1:43:00 PM
When I try to connect by bluetooth to motorola cell phones, the nxt says line is busy. What does this mean and how do i fix it?
- Jul 10, 2006, 7:40:00 AM
Explorer 1, This is response from LEGO. I'm out of town this week, so I won't be able to reply. But I have no external devices being used; am using an internal Bluetooth. I'll have to send follow up this weekend.
The error code mentioned in the bug description only occurs in the very specific
situation that the Bluetooth adapter has been removed from the computer and
Can you please close the connection, remove the brick from the brick list, go
into the brick menu "Bluetooth" and then "My Contacts" and delete the contact?
Go into Bluetooth devices and delete the NXT (found via the control panel ->
Bluetooth devices. Then try and connect again and scan for devices.
If that does not work, please provide the following information:
Is it an internal Bluetooth adapter on his laptop, or an external one you have
connected to a USB port?
How did you verify that you are using the Microsoft Bluetooth stack?
What is the adapter's vendor ID and product ID?
Are there any other programs on the laptop that might be using the Bluetooth
adapter (maybe cell phone / PDA sync software)?
Please attach a copy of the reqcheck.xml file, located in the C:\program
files\LEGO Software\LEGO Mindstorms NXT folder.
- Jul 11, 2006, 6:18:00 AM
Anonymous; Explorer1.
While you were out, I tried the steps Lego tech support provided, with poor results.
The short report, without the gripes and complaining, is that from scratch an initial Bluetooth connection can be made, but breaks when the the PC software is restarted. The connections must be removed from the NXT's 'My Contacts" list and the Lego's brick list, in order for it to work again. Removing only one is not sufficent - it must be a totally clean from scratch start for them to connect. [In fact removing only the one confuses the software resulting in a backward pairing where the next initiates the pairing with the PC (NXT prompts for the PIN first, then the PC prompts for the PIN, and then they fail to connect).]
I don't need my twenty plus years of writing PC software to tell me they have bug or two to iron out.
- Jul 12, 2006, 2:57:00 PM
- Rick Rhodes said...
My solution for the BT connection problem is to hold the NXT right by the computer while the pairing sequence takes place.
The computer and the brick start asking for the key code simultaneously. By simultaneously clicking the mouse on my computer (to confirm the key) and the button on the brick (to confirm the key), both computer and brick connect.
An inelegant solution, I know, but it works for me.
- Jul 13, 2006, 1:24:00 AM
Mine will also connect--the problem is KEEPING the connection.....it's quite frustrating.
- Jul 14, 2006, 8:49:00 AM
Thought I'd add my bluetooth experience to the blog. I bought a brand new AnyCom USB-250 adapter to use with my NXT. Scanning and setting up the passkeys worked fine in setting up the initial connection. But when I tested things by closing and reopening the software and trying to reconnect via the "NXT window" button it reported that my NXT was "unavailable".
After removing, rescanning (rentering passkeys) and much gnashing of teeth I found a kludge that works for me.
Instead of clicking on the "NXT window" button I use the "Download" button. This brings up a window that reports" Initializing... Compiling... Downloading... At that point a connection is established and I can use the "NXT window" button to interact with my NXT (delete files, etc). This trick works even if the the file I "downloaded" was empty. It's not pretty but it has worked for several days now through multiple builds and testings of the Robo Center examples.
On a different note, can anyone explain why the NXT documentation refers specifically to widcomm and not broadcom drivers? Widcomm was bought out by broadcom in April 2004 - did no one at Lego notice?
- Jul 14, 2006, 5:54:00 PM
A software problem-When i try to insert/move some blobks and drag them over others sometimes it gives me an "cannot find terminal hotpount 0x?????(this changes)"And reinstalling/restaring does not work
- Aug 3, 2006, 5:40:00 AM
i have an lg vx9800 and when i try to connect my phone with my nxt it only says not supported. when i try to connect it through the nxt itself it says it cant find anything to connect to. do u have any ideas on what i can do to not only pair correctly but also to be able to control it?
- Aug 5, 2006, 1:52:00 PM
- Brian E. Granger said...
I am having problems with move blocks on a new NXT. Basically, ever time I do a move on B and C, those motors start going and never stop - even if I tell them to do 1 revolution and then stop. Is there something simple that I am missing? Is seems so easy and obvious that I can't believe I am missing anything.
- Aug 7, 2006, 2:03:00 PM
I have refined the slide stoppers within the Alpha Rex legs. Can be built in 3 minutes from spare parts in the NXT box and increased the walking efficiency significantly. Check out the NXT FLICKR page for the instructions.
- Sep 1, 2006, 6:05:00 PM
I'm glad I'm not the only one having Bluetooth problems. :)
I have a Cables Unlimited USB-1530 Class 1 USB dongle. I installed the IVT Blue Soleil driver and application, which I now know was a mistake. I can connect through the Blue Soleil application, and it shows an NXT device, and I can "pair" to it, whatever exactly that means. But scannning in the NXT software never works.
So I've been trying to uninstall the IVT driver, and go back to the Windows driver, but have not found a way to do that. Always seem to end up with the IVT driver! But one of the anonymous postings above has instructions that I will try soon.
I have an NXT and RCX blog at
http://robotchallenge.blogspot.com for anyone interested. If you could add to your blogroll I'd appreciate it.
- Sep 28, 2006, 2:10:00 AM
I am trying to use the Microsoft robotic studio tutorials for NXT.
When I start the Main program in te NXT brick it shows an ey glass waiting to connect.
After sucesfully connect via blue tooth and run tat thehe program off my lpatop a browser open and the error blue tooth is not connecting to the NXT shows up. It requests for puting the correct serial port that the BT creates.
After puting the correct port number and pressing connect in the browser a bib sounds to the NXT and the eye glass disapears. The message still reamains though. After that any atents to change and connect will be hopeless. In fact the browser try and re try untill expires.
any thoughts?
- Sep 29, 2006, 2:08:00 PM
im trying to get my moterola razor and my nxt robot to connect with each other so that i can controll my robot with my cell through bluetooth. they find each other but when my robot trys to connect with my cell it says user busy. what do i do? e-mail me if u have a solution at firstname.lastname@example.com
- Dec 28, 2006, 6:28:00 AM
im sorry but im a newbee at all this bluetooth stuff but i really need help i try 2 connect but is says line is busy please help!!
- Mar 17, 2007, 6:46:00 PM
- Kmc said...
i need some help
i just built the big nxt and im trying to program it via usb but my pc dose not see it
- Mar 29, 2007, 11:09:00 PM
i downloaded the firmware 1.03 but my nxt dos not whant to turn on again. what do i do?
- Apr 16, 2007, 12:56:00 AM
Finally resolved my Bluetooth connection issues (many the same symptoms as everyone else, so I hope this helps). I'm running WinXP Home SP2 on a Toshiba laptop (I removed the Toshiba Bluetooth stack) using a Kensington dongle (from BestBuy) that comes with Widcomm drivers. The NXT firmware has been updated to 1.04. Ok, the short of it is that I was having a timeout issue. The NXT would show up as "Unavailable" in the connection window in the Mindstorm software. Based on another suggestion, I was able to at least get it to say "Available", but it would still give the lost connection error message when attempting to connect. That other suggestion was to hit the orange button on the NXT immediately as soon as it made the sound and asked for a pass-code. Just leave the default 1234 and hit the orange button as soon as you hear that tone. Look in the install directory of the Mindstorm software for a file named "MINDSTORMS Options.ini". In this file, modify the BluetoothSearchTimeout setting. Mine was set to 20 (assuming seconds) as default. I bumped it up to 60. As soon as I did that, I was able to connect all the way through. Some other suggestions that I did along the way, though I can't be sure any of these made a difference: Be sure the "Remove" and "Scan" connections in the Mindstorm software after you have a failure. I'm highly suspicious that it is caching a lot of that stuff. Also, be sure you don't have the NXT configured as a Bluetooth connection/device on your PC. If the dialog that pops up on you PC asking for a passcode is a Windows dialog, it probably won't work. You want the dialog to popup from the Mindstorm software. Hope that helps.
- May 8, 2007, 7:48:00 AM
Hi all,
does anybody know if it's possible to set up a BT communication between 2 NXT by software (NXC) without any manual intervention?
The issue we have is that we need to first set up the master and the slave in the brick manually. Once done this, they can exchange messages between them.
- May 9, 2007, 6:07:00 AM
I can't get my NXT Alpha Rex to walk straight... If I put enough pressure on the leg thats supposed to be stationary while Alpha Rex is walking, it works fine. Has anybody figured out how to fix this bug? I have already tried disassembling and reassembling Alpha Rex.
- Jun 11, 2007, 10:13:00 AM
When I try connecting my NXT to my cell phone, everthing works up to the point where you have to save the cell phone to one of the numbered boxes (0,1,2,3) If I choose ANY number, my NXT always replies, "Line is busy." How do I fix this? Email firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks!
- Aug 21, 2007, 1:51:00 AM
My son just got his Lego Mindstorm NXT yesterday. He is already having problems with it. He turned on the "brain", and it only remained on for 5 minutes, and then disappeared. We cannot get it to come back on. Has anyone had this problem, and know what we can do??
- Dec 8, 2007, 3:38:00 AM
- Melodye said...
We found out how to fix the problem by going on to the Lego site. It was just a matter of pushing the reset button, located close to the USB port. It is working fine now, and my son is happy :)
- Dec 8, 2007, 4:06:00 AM
Ok so when I go to the menu within the NXT... and I click on the bluetooth to turn it on... it says "turning on..." but then it says "failed!" so it just wont turn on.... anybody? thanks.
- Dec 19, 2007, 10:08:00 AM
- El Bruno said...
Hi to all
I get a Lego Mindstorms NXT a year ago, and I used for a lot of stuff. But in the last couple of weeks the bluetooth stop working. Every time I perform a search in the NXT Brick it shows a "failed" message, is there any way to "reset" the brick or something like that ? any ideas/suggestions?
FYI, I'm using windows Vista Ultimate Edition (32 bits). I think the problem is related to my NXT Brick because, if I turn of my NXT for 10 min, when I turn on and make a search I can see my Laptop. But when I try to make a connection, I get a "line is busy" message, and if I perform a new search I can't see my Laptop. I have to wait for another 10 mins and then make a new search, but I can never make the connection.
I try my Laptop with another NXT (a friend's one), and it works fine, so maybe is my NXT Brick with some strange behavior. Do you have any references for this problem ?
Thanks in advance
- Jan 3, 2008, 7:17:00 AM
I am having the same problem that Nick had.
I do all the stuff and it works fine until i have to select the 1,2,3, or 4, and the NXT says, "Line is Bussy".
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- Feb 3, 2008, 12:25:00 PM
This is my first nxt, right out of the box. Installed the software. it had an update version to 1.03 option, so why not? After downloading port A stopped functioning. I reset it and tried again, all ports stopped functioning. (It wasn't clicking brick syndrome, since it came out of reset and I could start the demo and activate the "try me", but the motors did not move, and the "try me" just beeped). Than I figured it's a software problem, looked it up and got to this site. I installed the 1.02 driver, it didn't help, and than firmware version 1.05 - that did'nt seem to help either.
I just sat and stared at the screen, the robot was still connected through the USB. Out of frustration, I started looking at the software, I tried a little program, put the motor icon, adjusted it to 100% pressed the arrow to go straight. downloaded it to the brick.
pressed play - it worked!
pressed the orange button - it worked!
I came back here and posted this. If you encounter such a problem, give it a try.
- Feb 4, 2008, 4:23:00 PM
i am having problems with detecting my NXT from BRICXCC. Although my NXT and PC seem to be connected, when i'm running BricX Command Center, and select Bluetooth, i get the following message "unable to connect to the programmable brick". I have Windows XP PRO with SP2 installed but its drivers seem not to detect my NXT at all. I have installed WIDCOMM 22.214.171.1241 and still no problem solved. If i go in my Bluetooth places, i see that NXT is connected through serial port com 8. Can anyone tell me what to do, or where do i go wrong? This thing is driving me nuts :((
- Feb 29, 2008, 9:15:00 PM
Whenever i put the batteries in my nxt the nxt wont come on. i use rechargable batteries
- Mar 11, 2008, 5:59:00 PM
I have the Lego Mindstorms NXT bluetooth devise that Lego sells, and it won't connect to the software(NXT-G).
Please help!
- Apr 1, 2008, 11:51:00 AM
Alpha rex doesn't go straight. Does anyone solve this problem?
- Sep 8, 2008, 11:35:00 PM
I just got the Mindstorm NXT and it won't sync with my computer - it just sits there and nothing syncs up. I have installed the software and connected the cable. What am I missing? Thanks
- Sep 9, 2008, 6:48:00 AM
my nxt has been stuck in an eternal loop and repeats jumbled noises over and over. Any suggestion?
- Jan 23, 2009, 8:59:00 AM
- Consultant said...
I just got the Mindstorm NXT and when trying to install the software it gets to the Progress indicator screen and then nothing happens. Even left it sitting there for 10 minutes. This is for a Win XP machine with all updates, 2GB ram, and 700MB free on the drive I'm installing on. Any troubleshooting tips would be greatly appreciated.
- Mar 3, 2009, 7:10:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
This is a REALLY old post from 2006 and I doubt many readers will go back in our archive and see your request for help - I'd suggest instead that you login to our forum and post a request for help there - I'm sure you'll find some assistance with your issue.
- Mar 3, 2009, 7:12:00 AM
- limegum said...
Hi, for some reason, when I press the on button on my NXT, it makes the startup sounds, but the screen is blank! It responds when I press the buttons, but nothing appears.
- Mar 9, 2009, 5:38:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
This is a REALLY old post from 2006 and I doubt many readers will go back in our archive and see your request for help - I'd suggest instead that you login to our forum and post a request for help there - I'm sure you'll find some assistance with your issue.
- Mar 9, 2009, 6:33:00 AM
- goldenfire2009 said...
Hi i have a problem with my NXT.
I once reseted and the next thing i know my screen on my NXT wont show can you help ;(
- Dec 23, 2009, 12:27:00 PM
- Golden Crab said...
I got my NXT (1.0) a few years ago. Recently, I constructed Alpha Rex and made a program for it that required all three SERVO motors. When I ran the program, Motor A (The one moving the head and arms) was not running! How can I fix this? Is it a problem with the program, the Intelligent Brick, the wire, or the motor? Please help me!
- Mar 4, 2010, 11:05:00 AM
- kevinz1234567890 said...
When i tried to download the famtom
filmwere to the NXT it broke it so i cant fix it by replacing the battries or the reset buttom so what should i do???
- Nov 28, 2010, 12:16:00 PM
- Tek Geek said...
I am using Lego Mindstorms NXT-G programming environment (Ver 1.1) on Snow Leopard (Mac). In some programs (e.g. ones with three or more nested loops), deletion of any blocks seem to blank the entire screen and leaves only the 'start' block in the program pane! I tried installing NXT-G 2.0 in another Mac (with Snow Leopard) and encountered the same problem :-(
Did anyone else encounter this?
- Feb 27, 2011, 10:06:00 AM
- anton said...
I tried to update my firmware to 1.28.It not downloaded to end and starts clicking, there is not any picture on screen, and i cant do anything. I tried to press the reset button and redo the update, but computer says that my nxt is not connected (I cant now update firmware) and it starts clicking again. Please help!
- May 14, 2011, 10:35:00 PM
- robot maniac said...
I built the robot from the mindstorm education book and my small back/front tyre is skidding to the floor . what should i do ?
- Aug 10, 2011, 11:58:00 PM
- robot maniac said...
I have the version 2.1 of nxt robot and software. I have a problem with the small front/back tyre. it is skidding on the floor not letting the motors to work well . what shall i do?
- Aug 11, 2011, 12:01:00 AM
- vinc said...
I tried to make my robot counting the number of rotations it made while it was running the program, but it didn´t work. How do I make this possible?
- Oct 31, 2011, 12:45:00 AM
- Ben Summers said...
I have what I think is version 2.0, and whenever I connect my NXT to my laptop, which has Windows 7, the NXT says it's connected, but the computer software acts like there is nothing connected. I know for a fact that the USB port on my laptop isn't broken, because the laptop makes a sound when I plug the wire in and take the wire out.
Thanks for any responses.
P.S- Is it just me, or does it seem that everybody's Alpha Rex always seems to drift off to one side?
- Dec 12, 2011, 1:56:00 PM
- AlbertEistein said...
I have an NXT, and I haven`t used it for a while. But now I tried to get it on, changed the batteries, but it didn`t go on, the screen was off, and it kept making ticking noises, that were getting louder. PLEASE HELP ME I`M FREAKING OUT!
- Jun 30, 2012, 6:51:00 AM
- Damien Kee said...
Albert, check out this resource.
Damien Kee
- Jun 30, 2012, 12:03:00 PM
- rusmas rudsteru said...
my NXT is "Unknown Device" on my computer D:
Any help? (plz)
- Sep 15, 2012, 8:17:00 PM
- jamie Gomer said...
Aloha, I am in need of some help. I have no trouble connecting to my nxt via usb or bluetooth and downloading programs, but i am unable to save the programs. Why is this. I uninstalled the software and reinstalled hoping to fix a different glitch and now i can still open old programs from last year in a defauly folder but cannot save any new programs in the default folder. Am I missing some easy solution? Please help!
- Oct 16, 2012, 8:09:00 AM
- Lijey Shukinu said...
I just got a new MacBook Air and I am trying to install a program i have made. I am connected to my NXT with USB, but when I click the [Download] button, it says "Cannot Find NXT." Also, I tried to use the net window and clicked "Scan" with my NXT plugged in, but it didn't work. I would very much like a response as soon as possible, thanks.
- Feb 11, 2013, 6:27:00 AM
- iyana lau said...
- May 4, 2015, 5:25:00 PM
- Rick Thompson said...
I have a robotics team with a major issue with their NXT. They have worked very hard and have a number of programs to solve the various missions i the Senior Solutions challenge. the programs all have worked with success. Recently, when they went to run a program the robot simply turned in a circle. Tried another program....same result. We have updated firmware, tried other NXT's. Changed motors as well as cables...the results are the same. No other team's robots are having issues like this team. Ideas/suggestions?
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I'm glad the pro-life fight in Texas has given me an opportunity to work on some more pro-life graphics. I constantly feel like I don't devote enough time to cultural issues, which are more important than politics because culture drives politics.
Full disclosure: I don't have a vagina, and I know that disqualifies me in the eyes of liberals from being pro-life...but I am a former fetus...that's probably more relevant.
As silly as that, it actually is a prime example of the ugly underbelly of pro-abortion rhetoric. The one greatest revelation of all the pro-abortion protesting is how ignorant and unintelligent the arguments FOR abortion are.
When you peel back the "keep your laws off my body" and "war on women" bumper stickers you'll find the real lack of moral clarity and logic behind their arguments. It's why they start to demonstrate what being infected with rabies is like when you present any pro-life argument before them.
It's almost as if the pro-abortion movement can be boiled down to one simple statement, "we don't wanna think critically about the creation of life we just wanna f*** and chuck."
Sometimes the best response you can give to evil politics is a simple, unequivocal, unassailable response. Hence the pieces below, as well as here and here....
I hope to do more of them going forward. A culture that demands life be protected is the greatest and only defense from the forces depicted above.
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Fresh from the Image Gallery.
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I like posting certain images on my Tumblr blog because it allows me to gauge how catchy an image can be, but it also easily ellicits a response from liberals if you use the tags they might frequent (#liberal, #democrat, #uninformed...and other misspelled variations of those three).
In all the hundreds of images I've created (or thousands? Much like the bean counters tallying up Obama's vacation tab, I've lost count) nothing makes so-called "progressive" liberals more angry than graphics that assault the "right" to murder unborn babies. Take this one I posed yesterday:
What I wouldn't give to have a half-way intelligent retort from liberals when it comes to abortion, here's a sampling of the reaction
WARNING: I didn't censor anything, this is liberal intellectualism at it's finest, so the profanity was left intact.
(From someone calling themselves "anti-sexism-raptor") GRRRRRR grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
That definitely puts the "progress" in "progressive."
Holy shit you're a fucking moron. 'Scissor hands?' Really? Do you even know what that symbol is? If you don't you're a bigger idiot than I fucking thought.
Is it redundant to say their use of the f-bomb is gratuitous?
holy shit this makes me sick. holding up 2 fingers was the way to signal voting no. gfto with your shitty propaganda
A graphic makes them sick, but the procedure they're fighting tooth and nail to preserve doesn't?
Not to mention scissors have no place in abortion-talks.
Two words (gotta keep it short so liberals can count along): Kermit Gosnell
I love the off-red splatter across the bottom half of this. I guess it's supposed to be the spilled blood of a holocaust's worth of murdered babies or something equally insulting and ridiculous, right? Scissor hands, lawdy. Things like this show just how out of touch the pro-life movement is with reality/other people. Fantastic.
"(A) holocausts worth of murdered babies or something equally insulting..." Try 8 holocausts worth of dead babies and counting...in America alone (too bad history and math don't mix with liberal, they'll figure out how to spell "Benghazi" before they "get it" on that one).
That's all I could gather, it seems some of my detractors began "ignoring" me (Tumblr speak for "blocked") before I could collect other examples.Add a comment
The man who might have been president in 2004 proving again America was right to reelect President Bush
What's a good caption or title for this picture? I'll take the best/favorites and incorporate them into the graphic.
I'll start...
1. A word bubble coming out of the shark: "I bet he tastes like chicken."
2. One of these is Chicken of the Sea, the other is Jaws
3. Keep Calm and Kerry Gone
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This really is an unfortunate rally gesture for Texas liberals...they really do go bigger on everything there.
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I posted this to my Tumblr blog over the weekend to see if I could get a preview of the reaction. The responses from liberals has been heartbreaking, but not unexpected. (click the link to see what I mean)
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Fresh from the Image Gallery. This list is a classic from the hilarious IMAO. Be sure to check them out!
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It's still Independence Day weekend, so lets celebrate the liberal's version of Uncle Sam...
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One of the big frustrations I have creating conservative graphics is that because it's only something I do on the side mostly for fun I often times find myself disappointed with pieces where I really liked the concept because of time constraints juggling work, family and TLS.
I did the original for this two years ago, almost to the day. I decided to revisit it, and this is definitely a step a better direction for this idea.
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Hi Everyone,
Right now I have a friend who works for a small call center and the challenge is, the current software he is using is representing a large percentage of over heads for the company.
They reached out to me but this is not my specialty, in-fact the PBX we have installed currently in my company was done so by a 3rd party whose quote was way out of their price range.
Any smaller companies with any home brewed solutions care to share cost saving measures?