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(...) I wondered that, too. It makes some sense--Lucas can pick and choose their licensees. So if they contract with LEGO, it's because they want to see Star Wars in LEGO form. So why make it in a watered-down, Star Wars, Jr. style? Steve (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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John and I had a great conversation on Friday and one of the topics that came up is what exactly we would want out of a club. We agreed that too much structure can be detrimental as people get sucked up into the structure aspects instead of the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) That probably won't happen, because if it did, a grey market would quickly spring up. I certainly would have no qualms about making a certain Turk (1) very rich if it meant I could get sets for far less than retail with a little "smuggling". (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Probably Shockwave Flash files, and I would imagine you do need to either view them with a browser with the plugin, possibly coming from a server, or maybe within the Flash creator program itself, which I doubt you have (or want to fool with (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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[followup set to lugnet.off-topic.fun] (...) We went through this in the robotics group; it was a mess. But I believe the US usage is derived from the French, so blame them. (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm with you on this one. With the previously noted exception of the town junior double-sloped piece for the x-wing rear landing gear, I'm very impressed with the construction and new piece selection of the SW sets. I'm going to have to buy (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hi. I just downloaded the entire directory of (URL) now I have some .swf files that I can't seem to open locally. However, from the website, it works just fine. Do I need to install/run my trusty local webserver? Should I be getting sound, btw? (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Maybe the way to go is pricing them considering the "purchasing power" of the individual countries. Software companies done that in turkey, and works well againist piracy. It's awful paying 10-20% more for the same lego set while earning 1/5 (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's exactly what came to my mind, while reading Larry's dear lego post, stating that a clueless "brainy" from TLG expresed that "juniorization" is the way to go for all sets, and TLG is happy with that. Selçuk (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) How typically US centric. Tsk, Tsk. Jasper *tongue firmly in cheek* (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Light gray and light blue! What a wonderful set! Please LEGO do it again! Paulo (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Didn't work for me on Nav4.5 on NT4.0 WS until I shift-reloaded for about the 10th time, so it's obvious something is broken at their end. (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Almost makes you wonder if Lucas made some sort of demand that the sets be more traditional and less like the crap TLG is making for the other themes now. (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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<follow-ups set to off-topic.debate> (...) 8, (...) Part of that is the age thing. My two younger nephews are by far more inclined to build something to play with than to simply build something. My older nephew will build and rebuild something until (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You weren't. I was trying to be funny. (...) Isn't it funny (and a bit sad) how the SW sets are more "LEGO" than the regular System sets (ie, Adventurers, Town Center, etc.). The new pieces are less specialized, the sets build reasonable (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You haven't been following lugnet.robotics.way-off-topic. Steve (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hrmmm.... as much as I don't like either TC or TT, I think the point could be made that the entire line is nothing but alternate models. (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Really. So where's the image? (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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Mike Stanley skrev i meddelandet ... (...) In Swedish it makes perfect sense! If a job is 'loose', You are threatened to lose Your job, but it hasn't happened yet. -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Jesse Long skrev i meddelandet ... (...) which (...) Depends on the part of the world! Here in Sweden (and most of Europe?), a thousand million is called 'miljard', and a billion is one million million. Sweden US ---...--- Miljon 1 000 000 Million (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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