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| Matthew is absolutely right. Many companies try to take their trademark nonsense way too far, usually without legal basis. I remember a recent case (perhaps relevant here, noting Matthew's web address) where Toys'R'Us was going after a collecting (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What to start out with?
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| Well, having read both books now, I have to say this: which book you want first depends on what you are looking for. Jonathan's book (the O'Reilly book) is good if you are looking for a survey of all the programming tools available, and a few basic (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Transit Time to Mars
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| (...) Of course, when you're going *that* far, you also have to count relativistic effects. Is '1g of acceleration' from the frame of the guy on the rocket, of the frame of the guy on Earth? (Important difference...) And then you have to figure out (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Why not wait
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| Yes, I can do that but the problem is that most of you already see the movie in the theater. I haven't and it is impossible for me to see it in the theather anyway because I am deaf! That is why I asked when the video will be out, so I can rent it (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
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| (...) Possibly true. But: 1) I don't want to see people kicked off of LUGnet over it. 2) More importantly, by tacitly allowing claims like this, we lose our freedoms. I know, that sounds melodramatic. But: the "you have to go through our front (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Policy clarification regarding catalogs
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| (...) I would like to Lego itself put ALL of the instructions and at least one photo for every set ever made on their website as a historical reference. I know some of this has been done elsewhere, but the most suitable place for it would be Lego's (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: good steam engine
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| (...) Hi Jimmy, the main problem in getting a 7722 bigger is the old type 4,5V motor. With this high type motor it is nearly impossible to create something with bogie plates without making a awful appearence. Maybe you have the chance to get parts (...) (25 years ago, 22-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New technic MOC: Gecko Seven
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| (...) Thank you! (...) I'm actually not too sure about this myself. Whenever I try to build a model at this scale, it ends up being extremely heavy if I add the "skin". While the "full body" can look nice, it also makes it almost impossible to make (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Futuron Mini-figs (was Re: Lego-Direct)
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| Tim, (...) Well, I think this thread started out wishing for the impossible, so I put up my impossible wish. I would be happy with another 20 so or each, but since it is impossible, lets go for the big numbers! :) I always wanted to build a really (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Pascal as language for programming a RCX-module
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| (...) Of course one can use pascal. The fact that there's no development tools supporting that language yet doesn't mean it's impossible... just that it hasn't been done (probably due to lack of demand). If you're in a real hurry, you might be able (...) (25 years ago, 27-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Taxes from Lego auctions?
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| Jasper Janssen <jasper@janssen.dynip.com> wrote in message news:387356c2.218055...net.com... (...) understand why (...) 12 of (...) I don't think so. We have a party here, which defends fundamentalist opinions mostly, claimed once (before they came (...) (25 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The Boats line
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| (...) I agree.....I want more boats too! ! ! I was lucky a few months back and was able to obtain a 4020 and 4031 Fireboats....but we do need more boats. And make it something more than a cabin cruiser, perhaps the idea of small research boats. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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| (...) I disagree technically. It's almost impossible to make something available to the general public yet block copying it. But I conceed that there _is_ an essential difference between LUGnet and a book -- the dynamic interaction you mention, plus (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: DVD player recomendations?
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| I'm a Sony Man. So I'd say get the 530. I have the 7700 though, so I have not used the 530. If you want, you could try to go to (URL) and see if anyone there has any feedback. The only things I saw about the 3109 is when they first came out they (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party
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| (...) Microsoft has 80%+ market share in the consumer OS market. It is _by_bloody_definition_ a monopoly. (...) Amendment, BTW. (...) Kenn Starr should have been fired a long time before all the trouble started. If I didn't know better, I'd think he (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Slim pickings everwhere
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| (...) Yes, *they* are listening :) (...) *sigh* [climbs on small soapbox] The retailers and TLC are cooperative partners in the situation that exists. Each has its own turf and wants to keep it that way. Perhaps Lego product should be thought of as (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | How does Lego sort Lego?
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| When the bricks are first made, they're dropped into large buckets. Then a miracle occurs. Then pieces are very acuratly sorted into polybags. How are the bricks sorted? It would almost have to be automated. If that's the case, could that process be (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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