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On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:14:28 GMT, "Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote: Greetings, and thanks for trying to calm the storm. Although I think it's more of a tempest in a teapot. Comment #1 - and I say this with a grin on my face and a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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You can find Red Frame, Black Door, Green Pane item has been added into bulk bricks. (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I started reading RTL again. There are one or two people out there. It's very warm and cozy in here, whatever is bubbling over on the radiator. (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Hey, Kirby, Reading Lugnet every day, even long enough to scan the titles, is hazardous to getting any work done. How would you like it if YOUR boss berated you for not working at home too? -Erik (who gets paged at home about every day) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) [snip] Awesome answer, Todd! In particular, I'm glad you called Jake on this one: (...) [snip] (...) [snip] (...) Quite so! /Eric McC/ (sorry for a "me too" post!) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Jake, thanks for stepping forward and clarifying some of the concerns that have been raised. This is good to hear, and I think it's a very good sign to hear this coming from an AFOL who "made it inside." (...) Of course Microsoft isn't the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) nnggahhh I can't believe I spelled obnoxious wrong! junior (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) This wouldn't be why everyone left RTL en masse is it? or why I only post obnoxiuous one-liners instead of epic posts? junior (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ahh...I love it when I see people make comments like this. I need to show this thread to the higher ups here at my company. I have been doing web design for the past 6 years. I love it and I always stick with the basics. I can make a site look (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) FYI under MSIE 5.0, Windows NT4, the micro-scale text scrolls in the same stupid way. The page also ignores the text-size menu commands in MSIE. Come on LEGO, competent web designers are easy to hire these days... (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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"Sean Harrington" <harrington@macgenius.com> wrote in message news:G79o0J.1H4@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) LUGNET (...) I agree. My 'very interesting' comment related to the fact the option existed, as opposed to the actual sets on sale regards (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Yup, that's what I'm afraid of. (...) I fully agree with Frank Filz here. I usually try to stay out of many discussions (I rather post info or answer peoples' questions) but this thread caught my attention because it expresses exactly what I (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) 'Hard to Find' - AKA 'hard to sell'? I'd be most happy if lego uk were to mimic the S@H specials which the USA gets - see this week's: (URL) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk)
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I completely agree with the other posts here. LEGO needs to hire a web designer, not a magazine designer. Whoever is doing the site seems to be forgetting that they are designing for an interactive medium that is, ultimately, interpreted to the user (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) An agreement to exchange some technology and marketting is nowhere near a merger. If that was a "merger", there probably would effectively be a monopoly, a single "company" would serve the whole world. (...) Yes, I've come to expect that (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general) !!
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(...) Maybe I should have wrote more, maybe I should have wrote less. With regards to my use of the word "merger", I used it to describe the shared direction that Microsoft and Lego have taken. In essence they have merged, although on an official (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ho-freaking, hum! The US S@H page has six items (as of 9:30am PDT), most of them Arachnoid items... Robo Stalker, 2153, US$29.99 (URL) Dance Ridge, 6718, US$7.99 (URL) Creeper, 6837, US$7.99 (URL) Prowler, 6919, US$39.99 (URL) Stinger, 6969 (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk)
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It was me (I ?) that posted that, and I stand by it. It is based on the behavior of Microsoft in the past with respect to competitors or enhancers to MS-DOS and later Windows. It has happened many times: a developer writes a cool utility or (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Perhaps _they_ can't find them? :-) Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Wow, that is huge! The scrolling works fine in Netscape 4.7 (though you have to click or move your mouse away from the arrow to stop scrolling--I'd rather click to scroll than click to stop scrolling) The text is awfully small at my resolution (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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Very interesting! Noticed a new 'Hard to Find' menu option on shop @ home It's on the 'Shop at home exclusives' menu Swear it wasnt there last week, at least on the UK site I visit. In the USA site there are several sets listed Unfortunately there (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) to (...) beyond I find the text scrolls much more slowly than yours Todd, but then I'm on what's almost certainly a slower machine (P 233). It's still too fast to read. What's just as bad is that the width of (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) AFAIK there is no official mention of the two companies merging or MS buying TLC, please point me to the source of this info otherwise this is one of the 'wild speculations' Jake was talking about. <snipped all the stuff about merging (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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"Kirby Warden" <inourimage@msn.com> wrote in message news:G79JMx.B3B@lugnet.com... (...) get (...) Kirby, I'm sure there are lots of reasons why Jake cannot post everyday to Lugnet. For example: - The day to day demands and responsibilities of his (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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I'm using NetScape 4.5 on NT 4.0 and it works (techinally, I can see all of the text with the up/down arrows). The html source seems to have a lot of work arounds for NetScape (WM_netscapeCssFix, WM_netscapeCssFixCheckIn, ...) To print, I can (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) I'm not so sure you helped a whole lot. Please, I'm not trying to be rude or anything, I'll explain. I won't assume anything about you personnaly here, I just want to explain why I think the feedback became so negative. As a collective, (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:G79H04.34L@lugnet.com... (...) So the devil got to you too eh? They're here, they're here! trust no one! :-) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> (...) Man you arn't kidding. The site is awful. My Netscape browser locks up frequently enough using the site that I won't even go their any more. There is not one other site that gives me so many (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Actually I haven't noticed it ealier (I jump straight to the news.lugnet.com), I agree with you Jake, calling names doesn't sound very professional. A headline like this tends to push the discussion in a negative direction. It's okay when in (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm pretty sure that was a joke referencing Micro$oft's claim that Internet Explorer was an integral part of Window$. At least, that's how it seemed to me. Likewise the posts talking about how "New bricks will not be compatible with old (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Jake, I am sorry but you should know better. First off not all of us think MS is the "Devil" nor did most of us participate in the conversation. You should know better than anyone that people will always discuss dissenting/negative views more (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks, Jake. While I'm hardly a Microsoft fan (the only reason we have a Windoze machine in the house is because my wife wants to be able to play her computer games) I think the reaction here was way overboard and based on panic attack rather (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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All, Let me first say that this post is from an AFOL that happens to know quite a bit about the Microsoft relationship. Brad is putting together a post to talk about the details of the alliance as we speak. However, in the meantime, I want to calm (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general) !
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(...) Dear LEGO Direct: How can we comply with your document if we can't even read what it says? Respectfully, Dan J. (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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Dear LEGO Direct: It seems like the official LEGO website becomes more confusing and harder to use every day. Earlier today I visited: (8 URLs) was disappointed that I can no longer read more than just the first few sentences on each page; the rest (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) Hmmm... does this not imply parents made from Lego? My daughter might describe me thus, but it's not really true. Not really.... Kevin ---...--- Victorian House: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) This is correct grammar but looks wrong to some people. RWRATP (1) thusly: We need the help of LEGO(r) parents. 1 - Real Writers Rewrite Around The Problem (2) 2 - from IBMTEXT NITPICK FORUM ++Lar (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Well, why wouldn't it? I don't really know the implications of being the district rep, but I'm pretty sure he said he covered the WA/ID/OR area. ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Mark Sandlin wrote in message ... (...) He (...) a (...) here. (...) to (...) Can this really be true? Rose (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Maybe , but I thought Pov ray did that!! But i'll consider adding radiosity and light sources to the LCAD02 Standard I am thinking about writing.. (...) Yes.. Exactly... The whole purpose of the a 'speculative post is to encourage friendly (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.cad.dev)
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