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(...) Anthony, I think you may be underestimating the amount of time and effort that goes into putting something like this on. Maybe not literally thousands of hours for any one person, but for somebody like Christina or Joe and maybe others too, (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Jeff, Marc and all, By all means, let's have a frank, honest, transparent and civil discussion about this stuff now. My understanding is that the public days bring in (a projected amount of) money that helps keeping registration at the level (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Display Case Idea
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(...) That's the idea. So many of us have, for example, Star Wars Lego's in boxes that are in pristine condition and they just sit in bubble wrap inside plastic tubs or whatever. Your comic book in a special plastic bag allows you to still view the (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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The thread seems to be splitting from the original point, It is a fact that OpenGL generally places a depth of 16 on any transforms. If an LDRAW model in MPD format was presented to OpenGL as a raw data block I suspect that OpenGL would easily hit (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
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(...) Kelly, you're probably right that BF being a for-profit event shouldn't affect the perceived value of what you get for your registration fee. But it might affect other things. Would people be as willing to volunteer to help run BF if they knew (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for letting us know, Joe. Personally, I'm not concerned about it - from my perspective, any profit from BF'06 is yours to do with as you please. I wouldn't care if you took a vacation to Tahiti with it, or blew it on horse racing. (Not (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
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(...) And for those of us who would have to sleep somewhere, the cost of a hotel room is likely to be at least as big a concern as the plane ticket to get there. And we all have to eat for 3 or 4 days. That pretty much equals the cost of $20/day (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Actually on modern cards strips are always slower than optmized lists. You can always try adding degenerate triangles to stitch strips together to save the cost of multiple render calls (too bad PC cards don't support a primitive reset index). (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Sept or October?
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Okay I second and so move it. My October is a little busy, with the end of a month vacation to sunny mexico. (to bad no lego where I am going, guess I am going to have to pack an emergency travel pack.) What day works for everyone? Mark, Thou I have (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.loc.us.az)
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| | Re: Display Case Idea
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(...) Is this the equivalent of keeping comic books pristine in special plastic bags? (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
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(...) Very cool Joe, Kudo's for your transparency. As I mentioned, it is my desire to find a way to attend regardless, but it is nice to know where my $ would be going. Karl PS For those of us who would have to fly in, The cost of tickets is a much (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Great point, John. Affordability is important. What other comments? Hypothetically, if you were Mr. Gotta CaseIT, what would you want...something that could hang on a wall, sit on a shelf, fit on a coffee table...??? Role play a little if you (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
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(...) I will have a chance at the beginning of October. Some things are still being worked out, such as taxes and fees. I already have a rough breakdown of costs based on registration, but there is some undefined info, so I would rather wait until I (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Steve Irwin 1962 - 2006 - MOC Tribute
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(...) I think those are lovely. The Crunch face on him is perfect, and the family are a nice touch. I think a lot of people around the world are saddened by the loss of Australia's patron saint, but I couldn't help but smile at this tribute from web (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
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(...) Its not my intention to flame at all. I was just making some observations. I am really just tangentially associated with the event. But I am aware that "just organizing the event as a whole" is no small thing. And it is my opinion that (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Since Lego makes many different sets with the same size boxes, you could save yourself some money by not putting the set name on the display case. (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
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(...) I'm not following your reasoning linking what you feel you get (or don't get) and where your money goes. Nevertheless. To make a simple comparison, do you eat at a fast-food restaurant, knowing that your money is not covering just the cost of (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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Anthony, You don't know me from Adam, I lurk more than anything. But I had to respond to this post. First off, I have zero knowledge of how the event was organized. I went in '04 and that was it. I don't know if anyone got paid or not. But I have (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest) !!
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| | Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
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(...) Yes, it matters to me where the money goes. Why? What do *I* get out of brickfest? I get discounted LEGO, see new LEGO products, display my stuff, see other people's stuff and talk to other LEGO fans. Cheap LEGO - I can always get a friend who (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
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Interesting topic this.... I an not qualified to judge the issue of wether or not folks should be paid, but here are a few things to consider. -Workers for Non-Profit organizations are paid. (I am one) -Gallery owners and art show organizers make (...) (20 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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