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(...) Ok. You said it was a matter of perspective, not definition, thereby making it your opinion. Hence, you rank the term "troll" as a qualitative value rather than a definitive one. And because of your repeated dislike of Larry, I think you held (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) While we're waiting for the picture, here's some other info. First off, a big thank-you to Jeff for the heads up, or I never would have seen it. The truck is a ten-wheeled semi with a turntable mounting. The brick quality is quite good (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Ok, so "grown up" is a better description... :-P Pedro (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Wal*Mart truck clone!
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Wal-Mart's Kid Connection brick bucket was Mega Blocks. (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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I though this story was very interesting: Mecca Cola challenges US rival (URL) is all about combating "America's imperialism and Zionism by providing a substitute for American goods and increasing the blockade of countries boycotting American goods" (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Great job on the .space page so far! A few points first: - in the absence of gravity, the force on the pulleys will only exist if the object in tow is continuously accelerating. Remember, accelerating can mean following a curved path as well (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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(...) You are entitled to that view. Do you care to justify it? (...) could (...) expect (...) me (...) the (...) at (...) .now you are being obtuse ;) (...) or (...) paper (...) not (...) Why are you trying so hard not to answer such a simple (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Great job on the .space page so far! A few points first: - in the absence of gravity, the force on the pulleys will only exist if the object in tow is continuously accelerating. Remember, accelerating can mean following a curved path as well (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hey! I love that music, and all the sound effects, and all the voice actors! I have replayed them daily for .. um .. 26 years! Scary, huh? (plays Sting sound effect - oops, Time Warner deleted that from the movies.) Actually Elrond is a bit of (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Great reply. I've got to resolve this. Sorry I let it go but I was trying to keep my weird idea under wraps...not very cool considering how much interest I drummed up. Read this chat transcript and it might be more clear: (URL) j o n ] -- | Lego - (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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(...) Dunno - I get "page not found" ROSCO (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Just got done scanning it! $14.88 kid connection (k.c. aisle) it's non- replenishable (i work there) 464 pc. looks totally lego compatible (maybe dalu- made for WM w/o Dalu lable). minifigs have knees! see brickshelf: (URL) huh? Jeff (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) SNIP (...) Why not just artificial singularities instead of pulleys? Place pairs of singularities orbiting around each other in a ring pattern. the orbital plane of each pair is perpendicular & equidistant to the center anchor singularity. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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(...) Imagine a thread. A really interesting thread. The thread gets started but is arranged in a linear fashion, so that none of the responses are responded to. Apparently linear isn't as interesting as a zig zag pattern, so the thread appears to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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(...) Interesting! Do you have any other info? (ie., What kind of truck/how many pieces/what price/Lego-compatibility/was it in the LEGO aisle?) I haven't yet seen anything like this in my local Wal*Mart, but I wasn't really looking for it, either. (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Just you wait, 'Enry 'Iggins, just you wait... >;-) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Another test, this time with POV-Ray inlining: (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: URL: Fifty Innovations Driven By NSF Research Funding
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(...) Oh and, from this article: The vBNS is only available for meritorious research projects with high-bandwidth uses and is not used for general Internet traffic. Y'know, like students swapping movies before they've come out in theaters, that sort (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: URL: Fifty Innovations Driven By NSF Research Funding
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(...) Whew, good thing the NSF funded that. Otherwise, we might be stuck with a shrinking universe, and who wants that? (...) See, now, if you ask me, I'd say they could have skipped that one. (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) ... Center, yeah. He snapped it too low. Holder, yeah. His pass was incomplete. But even if it had been complete, the refs would have ruled it illegal, apparently. refs, yeah. Stupidity in the extreme. The Giants themselves, yeah. The entire (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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