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(...) SNIP (...) I just tried to upload & couldn't :( Jeff (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: AoJT3: Johnny Thunder and the King of the Gypsies (Update June 7)
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Hello all, Bowing to pressure from the classic-castle readers, I thought I'd make today a double update: (URL) whole gypsy-sational story: (URL) Steve, who hopes you like it... (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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(...) Oh, mainly I was thinking in terms of expansion making the network stronger. If it's more generic, other communities will use it, and possibly add features, optimization, and potentially even bandwidth. (...) Hmm... Yeah, if users can (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmm, that's an interesting idea. So basically, your own site would contain your images plus an XML file that provides metadata for them (description, keywords, category, etc.). You'd register the URL of your XML file with the central server (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I suppose, but in that direction lies scope creep, which can kill an open-source project deader than just about anything else. (...) A good point. As for moderation, I was thinking that we could build in a sort of rating system, with the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: More esoteric Lego history
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(...) SNIPPAGE (...) Well I just got another email from my Danish collector friend, who continued: "Hanne was the youger sister I belive. The official story, is that the accident happened when the three kids where on their way to a movie theatre in (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I definitely like the idea, although I would encourage it to be more generic than "lego-specific". Something that other online groups could use for sharing images, etc., if they so wanted. A couple issues I can think of: - If an owner of an (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey Jim, Got some more info from a Danish collector from a nearby Danish town, on the event that almost changed Lego history... (and KKK was not behind the wheel)... ----- "I know Hanne died in a car crash. Some years ago I talked to a woman (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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Oh, that's freakish. I was just thinking that maybe it could work like iPodder or other aggregators. Where you'd upload a simple XML file that contains all the details of your content. Your pics would be hosted on your own site, but there could be a (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Suppose, just for the sake of argument, that Brickshelf goes away or stops accepting new uploads. Further suppose that, as a community, we deem it wise to develop something that is decentralized open-source, so that our valued LEGO images and other (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickshelf going away???
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(...) Perhaps if Kevin included a "LEGO" category on Maj.com along with the other categories, it might be more palatable for those only interested in LEGO. JOHN (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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"Steven Asbury" <stevenasbury@comcast.net> wrote in message news:IH5wt0.1nGx@lugnet.com... (...) following (...) no (...) home. When (...) maj.com. Ok, I have now used maj.com since this message appeared. But I will not use maj.com anymore, the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (URL) exchange rate 1968? (...) Thanks Gary, for letting me know about the exchange rate. I assume the catalogue price has been without tax, so all in all the prices have been on similar levels. (...) Yes there are a few minor design changes: (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The pseudo-intellectual ramblings of a cool-guy wanna-be.
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(...) I think it's commonly accepted that good photography requires skill (composition, framing, choice of speed and exposure) and that the result can be art. Just looking out the window at nature isn't. However I'd say that the trestle you go (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi JoJo! (...) Respondez Sil Vous Plait (1) HTH! ++Lar (can we pick one FUT? I think .people but what do I know?) 1 - IIRC(2)... it's French or something for "get back to me whether you are coming to my party or not because I need to know how (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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Hello! (...) I say "eta" (That's a terror organization in the Spanish Basque region.) or E-T-A (meaning "estimated time of arrival"), R-S-V-P (what the heck is it?) and U-S-A. But I say "afol" and "mock" and "burp" because: (...) Or does anybody say (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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(...) The original definition of Art is that it is man-made. Specifically, it seperates the world of human made objects (Art) from non-human made objects (Nature). I'd say that any definition of art has to include some manipulation by humans(1) - if (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Its no coincidence that our community is growing and we're reaching more of the public at the same time art has taken this cultural swing. Pop Surrealism incorporates a number of different media-- one of my favorites is the new trend in vinyl (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Actually you can go further from this premise. I have interesting thoughts going through my mind while sitting in a train for example. Would you count the scenery I see passing by as art? It's about as good as implying EVERYTHING around us is (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Supporting Brickshelf so it doesn't go away!!!
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(...) Both of those are passive requests. In the same vein, I'm always interested in getting free money, but that isn't the same like saying 'I'm broke and need to get some cash. I'm going to sell my Collection to make money.' I think what Joe is (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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