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  In the beginning...
 
In another one of my 'bored at work days' I wonder some of the strangest of things, today’s thoughts are: In one way or another we all enjoy the wonders of LEGO from the past and present (ok, maybe not so highly of present, but still, in general)... (...) (20 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.general)  
 
  Re: Attention all RSS geeks!
 
(...) I've become convinced that Atom might be a better solution. If only because it has better mechanisms to ensure that entries are identified uniquely, and support for meta information about authors, etc. (...) If we're using RSS, using a custom (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.org)
 
  Attention all RSS geeks!
 
Call for technical participation in a proposal for LEGO enthusiast content sharing. BACKGROUND: I've been working on a project for a couple of months that extends the RSS spec to encompass envisioned needs of specific communities, specifically (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.org, FTX) !! 
 
  Re: Cockpits, and Facets, and Ninja, oh my!
 
(...) I snagged one of the blue flames for Neptune's Moon Lagoon (the base of it can be seen pinched under the spigot where the guy's filling a barrel of water from the reservoir tank), but I've never picked up any green ones. I'm not sure what I'd (...) (20 years ago, 14-Aug-04, to lugnet.fun, FTX)
 
  Re: Cockpits, and Facets, and Ninja, oh my!
 
(...) It was because of THIS picture that I vowed to get myself some of those blue flames - and ironicly, while I only managed to get 2 so far, I got ahold of some trans-GREEN flames (just because they were green!). :) (20 years ago, 14-Aug-04, to lugnet.fun, FTX)
 
  Re: AFOLs Comic book distribution @ BrickFest 2004
 
Previously, in lugnet.events.brickfest, Christina Hitchcock wrote about the AFOL Comic that will be distributed at BrickFest. Here is some more information: We're very oversubscribed, there is a lot of interest, which is really great. Jake has (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.org, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.publish, FTX) !! 
 
  What You Should Bring to BrickFest
 
As the time draws closer to BrickFest, the question always arises: What does one bring? This is an open-ended question, but here are some things that should be brought: MOST IMPORTANT 1) Bring yourself. There's nothing like being at BrickFest and (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.games, lugnet.org, lugnet.people, lugnet.general, FTX) !! 
 
  Re: How far is BrickFest?
 
(...) My best estimate: somewhere over 8000 miles, about 22 hours flying! ROSCO (20 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)
 
  Re: How far is BrickFest?
 
Continentally speaking I guess the PNLTCer's have the distance record... but to be fair I think Kelly gets it, he lives a bit further from the airport than Frank or I! SteveB (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)
 
  Re: How far is BrickFest?
 
(...) From St. Joe, MI to Arlington, VA 642.96 miles 10 hrs 11 minutes Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.loc.us, FTX)
 
  Re: How far is BrickFest?
 
(...) Somewhere between Enfield and Boston is Richmond, RI. and it would be 396.58 miles for 6.5 hrs of driving. BUT... I am also going in a circle. We're driving to Ann Arbor, MI first (766.13 miles in 12 hrs), and then going to brickfest in DC (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, FTX)
 
  Re: How far is BrickFest?
 
From Irvine, CA by car per Mapquest: 2560 miles (but we are flying, so we start out driving north and west to Los Angeles) and when we get to Dulles we detour to Massachusetts for a week so...) -Ted (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)
 
  Re: How far is BrickFest?
 
(...) From Santiago-Chile to Washington DC there are 4993 miles (8036 km) (4339 nautical miles) according to (URL) we calculate it in hours it is a 15 hours flight to New York plus 5 hours drive and couple of extra hours if we consider inmigration (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)
 
  Re: BrickFest Hotel info
 
(...) The Hotel Deadline for BrickFest is Upon Us! July 22 is the last day to get the special BrickFest room rate at the Arlington Hilton! The Hilton is just blocks away from BrickFest and is the perfect place to stay while at the convention! But (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.ca, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.loc.us.tx, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.org.us, FTX) !! 
 
  Re: How far is BrickFest?
 
Here, to make the list more complete : Lunteren, Netherlands to Arlington, VA : 6271 km Zeist, Netherlands to Arlington, VA : 6248 km (Not counting the Zurich, 1500+ km detour ;) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)
 
  Re: How far is BrickFest?
 
(...) From Manassas, VA: 26.7 miles. Doug Brod (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.loc.us)
 
  Re: How far is BrickFest?
 
(...) Well from my part of Ontario (Owen Sound) Map Quest informs me my drive will be ...... Distance: 561.12 miles Total Estimated Time: 11 hours, 14 minutes Factoring in all the times I will get lost (which will be, no doubt - numerous times)..... (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)
 
  Re: How far is BrickFest?
 
(...) From 4921 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA 22311, to 4301 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington: 4.51 miles.....seems a lot longer that..... How far is it to BrickFest? See you there!!! M (geographically challenged, on a bus all the time.....) And NO, you (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)
 
  Re: How far is BrickFest?
 
From Boulder, Colorado: 1700 miles, about 25 hours of driving. Soren (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)
 
  Re: How far is BrickFest?
 
(...) How close is BrickFest? As close as www.dc.brickfest.com! Attendees are invited to post their mileage here! Joe Meno (261 miles)¬ Assistant Event Coordinator, BrickFest 2004¬ See you in Arlington!! From St. Louis: 851 miles Don Cox GtwLUG (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us)


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