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(...) up? (...) No. I'm saying that I can see how one would come, through a non-rigorous examination, to believe that stance. But even when a correlation is shown (which we haven't pointed to) it says nothing of causality. (...) Well, they tell you (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm not sure that we can generalize like that. Most of what _I_ read is non-fiction designed to teach a person how to do something (use the perl split() function, plant bamboo, teach the philosophy of appropriate technology, etc.) A close (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I'm going to make an assumption here, knowing that I could very well be wrong. I don't think that Chris was trying to say that reading is obsolete or inferior to other media, I think he was just trying to pose different sides of the argument... I've (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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To Allan, Chris, and all others interested: My humorous input: I must say that I simply could not live without reading LEGO Idea Books.... <grin> Okay, now my less humorous input: I think I will have to side with Allan (based on his previous post) (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I still don't see that it diminishes the importance of reading. :) (...) So you're saying you agree, because you've seen this as a person..... but you disagree because there is no academic proof? :) If you studied education at a university (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hi all, First, thanks Suz for the great thread idea and sorry for pointing it away from the main point. Second, I'm replying to myself because I thought it would be the lowest-impact way to respond to a bunch of comments. Third, I'm leaving .general (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The role of ethics (was: The Free Super Chiefs)
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(...) Suzanne, I don't understand the implications of your note. As the administrator here your words have a special gravity that seems to color what might otherwise be a simple statement. Do you mean "(I'm the admind and) you are hereby notified (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The same happened to me a year or so ago. The second package is basically unsolicited mail. When I called Lego, I was told that they did not expect me to waste my time taking it back to the post office just to clear up their error. Scott A =+= (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) [snip] Please respect Jeremy's wish to end his part in this debate... -Suz (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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This whole topic comes down, in my opinion, to meaningless without agreeing on the role of some kind of ethics. (...) :-) (...) My first thought was that you were probably lying. After all, what adult would say that? You claim to be fifteen and that (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I remember reading that roughly 80% of IPOs drop to less than half their IPO price within a year. Generally, not a great investment, unless it was Microsoft. (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You mean they borrow vast sums of other people's money to buy pink bricks, then sweet-talk their way out of bankruptcy? (: It's a poetic idea, that taking care of our beloved bricks endow certain rights upon us... but alas, we shall be called (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<snip> I've been very out of pocket and I missed the very fact that this thread is going on. I'd like to sincerely ask that any further discussion on this topic, if it relates to the question of items being free or not, or being under limited (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Maybe you should take your own advice. jt (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Jeremy, You and your father are not thieves nor have you done anything immoral. Bottom line is S@H screwed up, you offered to return the items at their expense (more than many people woule have done), and they rejected your offer. Are we (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You say you want it to die but you have to try to get in the last word? Jude (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Thank you all for your thoughts. When originally posting, I thought that all replies would be positive. A few people would say "fun story", another few tell of a similar incident, etc. However, I didn't assume that we would go into the ethical and (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The last two people I knew who had lost their wallets had them returned by complete strangers with nothing missing. It's not that uncommon! Anyway, on this whole ownership/possession of goods issue please remember that WE don't possess Lego (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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It's a shame that owning bricks cannot be considered owning stock in the company. My shares would be small, but there are those in the LUGNET community that would be the equivalent of Donald Trumps in the brick business. Todd (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) GET IT IN WRITING!!!!!!! Todd (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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