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(...) (April 9-11, 2010 in Fremont, California - see bricksbythebay.com) (15 years ago, 16-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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Michael, I found a bug. When I start LDTranslator and open a menu but not pick an option but click elsewhere, an Unhandled Exception occurs. See screenshot: (URL) I click "Continue" I can indeed contiunue to use the program. Error: See the end of (...) (15 years ago, 16-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) <snip> (...) That's an absolutely fantastic presentation! Even a grumpy old man like me has nothing to complain about it. /Tore (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I think TBB and flickR have an easier entry. LUGNET is a bit scary to sign up to, and is certainly a pain in the but to remember your username (member #) and password (is this even changeable). Actually, I remember it being a lot scary to (...) (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) You should add it to the ILTCO library. I can assure you that it's still used. Tim (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I've been distributing my presentation by email, whenever I get someone asking about my MOCs: (URL) been meaning to get it posted to the ILTCO database of presentations, but ILTCO already has one foot in the grave. Scott W. (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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--snip-- (...) That structure attracted 6.2 thousand comments last year out of 8.4 million page views. You may not like it (I prefer threading too) but it's here to stay. And between TBB and flickr (same structure) there are already over 40 comments (...) (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Part of the problem is that there are not as many presentations being given and general overall evangelizing being done at fan conventions. This is partly due to the fact that the de facto spokesman of the organization, Tim Courtney, has been (...) (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yes, maybe it is a generation issue. I followed the link (URL) and I didn't like what I saw. I mean, most of the replies were in deed positive and encouraging, but the layout of the site... No tree structure but just a linear thread. Scroll, (...) (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I hadn't really thought about the pool of volunteers drying out but you are right that it is. Even the 'new' names in key roles have been involved for many years now. And for many years we have not needed an election for the SteerCo as only 5 (...) (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) As fas as I understand young people, it might have something to do with a high proportion of text matched with a low proportion of visuals. It seems that new generations prefer it to be very much the other way round. I've looked at some sites (...) (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) LDRAW MUST NOT DIE Ldraw user since 1999 (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hm, not really. But I see definitely the potential in doing it. Once I start dismantling my old models (which, given the place and budget issues, is only a matter of time), I will probably do this as well. (...) Yes to all of the above! The (...) (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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My turn to respond: IMHO LDraw is certainly not dead. In fact here in the Netherlands it’s is alive and kicking. With me presenting it to the public at LEGOWORLD in Zwolle every October I think there are many users who have joined since 2002 when I (...) (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Out of the thirty odd responses I've got so far to my questions on TBB there hasn't been one mentioning ease of discussion so I'll hazard a guess that it's not a big deal. Tim (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I'm with you on this Tore. I sure I've said this before but I despise the flat posting style of forums like phpBB and I like threaded discussions. Threads allow the conversation to wander to 2 or more different but related discussions while (...) (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) 1) Have you ever heard of LDraw? And if you have do you know what it is? Have you ever considered using it but decided against it? If so why? Did you know the parts are all designed by volunteers? Yes, I have heard of L-Draw and use it quite a (...) (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) (URL) This article> gives some answers to this question. (...) I think there are still as much activity on the subject as before. The activity is simply divided but spread. For instance, I'm amazed about the recent work by Sergio Reano (SR3D) (...) (15 years ago, 14-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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LDraw/LCad etc. are not nearly as dead as you think they are! The pioneering days are long gone, and the package of tools has entered the world of "mainstream software". People simply trust everything to work, and will only make themselves known (...) (15 years ago, 14-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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--snip-- (...) I felt you were preaching to the choir here so decided to broaden the questions and broaden the audience. Hopefully this will give us a bit of an idea of how the broader community deals with LDraw. (URL) (15 years ago, 14-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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