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[cross posted to off-topic debate, drifting away from Star Wars again] (...) You know, this is a very ignorant attitude on censors and the like in regards to these situations. It seems that we are trying to disguise the real world from kids, so they (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It's also good netiquette. (...) If you come home, find someone there, and shoot him, you have shot down an innocent man and therefore deserve to be punished. That is what "innocent until proven guilty" means. (...) The US. Socialist. Please, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) What else would I do on sunday nights? ;) (...) The longer I think about it (and speak to some slightly more hardcore libertarians over on other places), the harder it gets for me to distinguish (hardcore) libertarianism from anarchism. The (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Sorry, I've been gone for a week. I had to go back and read what I was talking about to address this. (...) It's much easier for you to do what you want with it that way, right? (...) Well, first, it was kind of a flippant remark, and second, no. I (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ah, I understand. I picked up my copy of the IEAK 5 resource kit locally even though I knew I could get it for 25% less online, but I needed it sooner rather than later. Not the same maybe, but I've also bought things at a store knowing I (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Disclaimer: These views are my own and not necessarily those of market.shopping or loc.uk, they are also not directed towards any individuals - the message I'm responding to is just the latest! It is just a *teansy* bit irratating that there have (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Oh, I'm still poor, just not as poor as I was before. I WOULD shop at used book stores if I had the time. But it takes more time per title acquired than buying new. I STILL shop at used CD stores. (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Of course, as far as a book that a publisher sells, this is entirely unenforcable to keep you from re-selling the book, at least in the United States thanks to the doctrine of "first sale". The relevant part of title 17 US CODE 109 (a) states: (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yep, sort of like all those "Promotional Use Only" CDs and LPs floating around in used bins the world over that "legally" remain the property of the record companies and can't be resold. Doug (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wow! I've never seen something like that. I guess you need to keep the book in a lock box (you would be in trouble if a thief stole the book since you have allowed it to circulate without the publisher's prior consent). I wonder if this (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You mean you don't shop at used book stores now that you aren't poor? Wow, I can't imagine, no matter how much money I have, ever not shopping at used book stores. Not that I don't buy new books (mostly off the net now) all the time as well (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) So the used bookstore I bought my copy from (and the person who sold it to the store, I assume) were violating the terms of that "contract" ? Cute. Hardly enforcable, but cute. (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Jasper, stop trolling. :-) We've discussed what Libertarianism is and isn't in some depth, and you know darn well that it is not anarchy or anything like it. (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oooh, good catch. So that means all those used book stores are technically fencing goods obtained illegally (because the sellers weren't allowed to.) How did I miss that one? I used to shop at used book stores all the time back when I was (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Same thing. And just as silly. Jasper (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) My unlimited email addresses scheme: vi /etc/alias;newaliases Jasper (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wouldn't this depend on the type of roommate situation? I'd say, if the only thing they have in common is the address, than sure, separate households. If they have a private room in the house, but share living quarters, then they're not. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, if you want to get rid of it.. Jasper (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Intewrestingly, a vast majority of IP protected works do Not allow resale (without prior written consent from the publisher). From my copy of Asimov's Foundation: "This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yeah well, you jibe at me, I jibe back. Can't help it. (...) Yes, they should. (...) It'd still be ok then. (...) The end result is the same, though. Therefore, in my opinion at least, it is wrong. (...) Exactly. (...) A bit less, actually. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Then I see nothing wrong at all - or at least no more wrong than our voodoo3 purchase. My wife and I both maintain our own computers, and we both happened to need video cards at the same time. Naji (...) quite (...) my (...) the (...) the (...) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) some (...) Like all of Season One, really... If I had to recommend just five episodes, then obviously they would be: - Babylon Squared - War Without End (Part One) - War Without End (Part Two) - The Coming of Shadows - Z'ha'doum (or however (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Christopher Lannan wrote in message ... (...) have (...) lot. (...) the (...) or (...) there (...) waste. (...) love (...) needs (...) the (...) anything (...) miserably- (...) we (...) bad (...) Unfortunely, (...) herself. (...) anyway, (...) (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yup. I like (and may soon buy) Horror movies - she can't watch them AT ALL. I also like other really violent mobster movies - she doesn't. About the only place we intersect fully movie-wise is Sci-Fi. She likes Musicals for Pete's sake. Ught. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, my wife and I do maintain separate DVD collections. She has the movies she likes, I have the movies I like. My collection is a great deal larger than hers, but then again, she's not into movies like me in the sense that she doesn't (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(URL) agree with Tony, I don't think this belongs in loc.uk anymore folks. Richard (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<slrn82mo7i.75t.cjc@...s.utk.edu> <FL3EHw.BM9@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit However, Mike has noted before that his and his wife's choices in movies are quite different, so they might as well (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) to (...) There has got to be a better way. A drastic measure is not such a bad idea. Its too bad, I think, that our current system of govt/economy is so established at this point, and protects itself so jealously, that really we probably won't (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) A nice idea, true, but one that is impractical, as of right now. I would love not to be taxed, but I don't think it is practical. Our current society needs to pay for certain things (I.E., military, roads, etc.), but not in the way, the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Mike, I certainly don't disagree with you. I have "bent" purchase resrictions myself. (Marcia and I both bought Voodoo3s with the mail-in rebate; I used my parent's address.) However, I think that the fact that the "end result is the same" is (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) These days I think you can get a British English dictionary for MS products, or it may be a configuration selection. MS doesn't like my spelling also, though switching wouldn't work since I use a mixture of spellings. (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Frank Filz wrote in message <382AD2AD.1587@minds...ng.com>... (...) Frank, I think you are right. What Christopher is saying sounds a little anarchist or something, but definitely not Libertarian. -- Have fun! John The Legos you've been dreaming (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Christopher Lannan wrote in message ... (...) it. (...) income (...) monstrosity (...) no (...) the (...) the (...) it (...) Instead of spending our time figuring new dumb ways to tax people, I have an idea (1)... how about not taxing people? I like (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I have to side with Larry (and Mike, too I guess). I am sure companies use these limits (one per person/per household) to maximize the effectiveness of their special deal. They are within their rights to make up such rules, and you are within your (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) This reminds me of when KBKids.com had the X-wings for half price because of some pricing error. I ordered one, and nearly had a friend order another one because it was such a "good deal". But when it arrived, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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No. The Baltimore Sun. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yes. (...) The Edmonton Sun, in a futile attempt to attain a respectable image, has moved the page 2 girl to the back of the sports section. James (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I just saw an example of the "Ottawa Sun" and it sure was tabloid. Right down to the page 2 girl, although she was on page 96 and she wasn't topless, more's the pity. (the boy on page 65 was, though) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have no idea. I'd happily split hairs with you on this but we've gone below the power of my scope to resolve, hairsizewise... :-) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) just nitpicking here, but c/forgetting/choosing not/, ok? I don't need a spell checker. I don't make misteaks. How many times to I have to tell you people that? I may have to make it my tagline (1). 1 - as if it wasn't already. (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Just nitpicking here but the amount the retailer nets as profit may be slightly more, or slightly less. It depends on a number of factors such as what the cost to take an order is, the cost to fulfill an order, how much less one box costs than (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The English (and I would argue correct, but I'm an Aussie ;) spelling is "grey", although I went to school with a guy called Peter Gray. Whatever makes you comfortable. I agree it is a grey area (watch out for the .pun police!!), like (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yup. Most places that will host your domain will also forward mail to any address at that domain to your main account. I use a different e-mail address for each online store I order from and for various other things. That way I can more easily (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote: (sorry for not removing .uk before now) (...) I agree. I just see the end result as being no different than if I had one shipped to work. But that's the funny thing about morals - we bend ourselves around (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wow, thanks. (...) You're certainly right about that. (...) Well, I think that's debatable in general, and ridiculous with respect to me and my household. I haven't paid full price for any of the 50 or so DVDs I own. Heck, I haven't paid half (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I may be in breeches, but don't pour any beer, small or otherwise, in them. :-) On a serious note, if the company only wants to mail one per address, then getting one sent to every address you know of *is* following the rules and is not a (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wouldn't it be the other way 'round anyway? Seeing as how the English invented English? :) DaveE (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree with you. They shouldn't be punished the same, as their actions were different. BUT that isn't what was being talked about. The discussion was about whether judging by action or judging by intent was more fair. From the original (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) My book (1) says that Gray is correct, and Grey is the British spelling (2). (...) I don't mind if you use either way, but both would be annoying. :) Since both pass the spellcheck, I guess it's generally accepted to use either way. I dunno (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No, I said it was *more inherently* fair. I still stand by that. (...) Yes. :) James (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It depends on if you're in the US or not. In the US it's gray, though I personally spell it grey (I've been tainted by reading a bunch of books by UK authors as a kid, in my combination hunt-and-peck/touch typing, grey is easier to type - (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sure 'nuff! If you look at set # 5145 (Gre/ay bricks service pack) in the pause guide, you'll notice the picture from the Lego catalog says "Gray": (URL) you look on the online version of the catalog at: (URL) see they use "Grey". I think (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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What´s the correct spelling? Can I use both? --Tobias (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) have (...) That (...) of (...) you a (...) I guess that's what I mean- there would be no taxes except for about a 20% sale tax on most things (I know there's going to be folks saying what about this and that, milk, diapers, should folks on the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sales tax, at least for the state (Michigan) is flat. How about a flat income tax, or a consumption tax even? Anything is better than the awful monstrosity of the Federal tax system. Scott S. "I have worked harder than I ever have in my entire (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) whenever (...) Not only the huge costs of dispensing the money in these programs, but I have heard that 50% of the money that the IRS collects is spent collecting it. That seems like a terrible waste to me. Flat sales taxes anyone? Chris (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) As I understand what Larry has been saying, and from my own thinking, I do not believe that the position held by Christopher is a Libertarian position (but I may be wrong). (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The mail box place I used when I first came down to North Carolina and was living in a hotel for a few days, set up the addresses as "suite 110". (...) Wow, that's a stupid way to limit things... I'm pretty sure that some of the vanity domains (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Last I head, from the Congressional Budget office figures, about 7 out of 8 dollars go to the administering of the programs, not the recipients, so whenever they talk about putting more money there, it is for the people running it, not the people on (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) and mine say they can go as high as 70%. 2% admin for a US government program? Laughable. (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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The fact that a rule is stupid or even that it costs the company sales when it is adhered to is irrelevant. If the company promulgates a rule and makes it a part of the implied contract between you and they, you are bound to abide by it or be in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Folks, I don't think this belongs in loc.uk any more. On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Jasper Janssen (<383bacc7.242438643...gnet.com>) wrote at 11:50:50 (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) ^^^...^^^ (...) ^^^...^^^ (...) So please explain how they should be punished the same, since this is what we were talking about, and there are observable differences in actions. Jasper (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You said your syustem was fair and provided examples. I provided counterexamples. Happy now? Jasper (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You know, he's saying exactly the same thing I thought, and then figured you'd be smart enough to infer from the smart-arse reply. Guess not. I'll explain more fully: You don't have _any_ right to a _promotion_ cheap DVD, other than what the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, sort of. Ours is technically not a Post Office as the USPS defines a Post Office (sort of like the whole space vs. Space thing). It's the same as a mail room at a large business and they can also accept UPS and Fed Ex. They sign for our (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't get it. If you're intending to debate, please provide reasoning to support your examples. Otherwise, please continue to troll away. James (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) ?? They aren't. How is that relevant? James (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Lot's of places won't ship to PO Boxes, though, right? I wonder ... what would people who think using a work address as a shipping address would think if say I had a job that required me to travel most of the time, being in another city for (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I pay $28 per year to keep a PO Box on campus at my college even though I no longer live on campus for this reason. We get all of the bills at home, but since both I and my roommate are AFOL with separate collections, the LEGO gets shipped to (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Nah, I don't see it being any different. It's a stupid rule either way. The fact that my wife and I are married makes us no less separate consumers than Bob and his roommate Phil. A stupid rule, but one I choose to accept, mostly. (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ok, I THINK you're responding to something else I wrote above that, maybe me saying Rachael and I could use our different work addresses as shipping addresses to get around a one per household deal. Certainly you're not saying that if I get in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, any rights I do have weren't given to me by any god, God, goddess, or pink elephant. Thought I'd mention that. (...) I'll address this more fully in response to Larry's post, which, while wrong, was a bit more thought-out than this one. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) While I agree that cheating the company when you are actually a family is wrong, I also think that the method of limiting something to one per address is also wrong as well. If you are married, even if you have seperate paychecks and seperate (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Compare that episode to set 666-2 "Burp Adventure" (...) That's fair enough - a lot of it doesn't make sense unless you see it in context. (...) That's fair enough too :) But it's kind of like seeing some Town Jr and Ninja sets and saying (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) However, in your dotage you are forgetting to use the spell check functionality of your e-mail software, if any. :-) Seriously, I have to disagree with you, Larry, on the "one per household" item referenced above. If I ship to my work address, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Motive vs Action (was Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...)
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(...) Cop is alone when incident happens, cop goes to jail. Cop is with more than one person who swears he saw the crime committed, cop doesn't go to jail. Cop has a partner who swears same for him, which didn't actually happen. Cop doesn't go to (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Motive vs Action (was Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...)
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(...) Explain how "stepping on the accelerator to speed up" and "driving along, without stopping" are the same. Discuss this further. Jasper (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Taking this remark out of the post.. So what you're saying is, someone, not the state, should have the right to decide that a) someone is guilty b) that the crime deserves death c) that he has the right to do this. So essentially, a random (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Discussion (Was: Blue Hopper Car Mania...)
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(...) Fairness was moist emphatically not enforced in the USSR. Marxism has never happened. (...) I wonder where you get your figures. My figures say the costs of administration of the US welfare system are about 2% of the total sum paid out. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I THINK he meant me, and I missed it the first time (1). Anyway... <bzzt> It's wrong. You're cheating the organization when you use different shipping addresses to make it look like you're not in the same household. Thanks for playing, though. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You know, you don't have a gods-given right to purchase DVDs on the cheap. Just thought I'd mention that. Jasper (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: God and the Devil and forgiveness (was Re: POV-RAY orange color)
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(...) In a truly chaotic system, where each quantum interaction produces measurable macro effects, no _useful_ predictions can be made. Unless you consider "Ther is on billionth of a percent chance that after a microsecond the state will be this, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: God and the Devil and forgiveness (was Re: POV-RAY orange color)
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(...) Can god create a two-sided triangle? Arguing about definitionally impossible things is useless, IMHO. My take: Should an _omnipotent_ god (there is always the possibility of non-omnipotence, after all) exist, he would be able to make a stone (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: B5 (was: Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle)
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(...) Only episode I ever watched from start to finish was one with Chekov as some kind of psychic secret police dude. Mostly sucked. I watched bits and pieces of the show from time to time, but the only lasting impression I got from it was the same (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: B5 (was: Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle)
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(...) Oh, Sorry, those were just stereotypical examples. I don't hate Pepsi or think it sucks, and I don't think Macs suck (even though I mostly hate them), and I haven't watched B5 enough ever to draw any conclusion one way or the other. --Todd (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) Every time, without fail. Pepsi is the bad tasting one (to my taste buds, at least). :-) Bruce (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Possibly just as sinister, if not more.. I remember hearing something about the proceedings from a Coca Cola shareholders presentation from 30-40 years ago. One of the items was a picture of a national monument with a water fountain nearby. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) No difference, really - they're all horrible. I gave up cola beverages years ago and now, when I end up tasting them from time to time I want to rinse my mouth out immediately. I honestly do see how these companies have foisted these (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Pepsi is waaayy too sweet for my taste, so I possibly could. It got me to thinking - re the pepsi taste challange.. could you 'feel' the difference between Lego and Megablocks blindfolded? Sounds almost like a LegoFest party-game :) Richard (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) What is the difference between Coke, Pepsi, and any other cola? I bet that if you tasted unmarked samples, you wouldn't be able to tell which was which... --Bram BTW, I have two black falcon fortresses, but that's the extent of my castle (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) Hey, I like Pepsi :-) Much better than Coke, IMO. It is sweeter. I'll drink either, but when I have the choice, it is always Pepsi for me. (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Followups to off-topic.debate, because... suffice it to say, I do not agree, sir. :-) Stallman may be a bit flakey as a person, but I think the general theme that one can create "free" software and make a healthy living from it is extremely valid. I (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) There is no inherent conflict with respecting other peoples opinions and calling them into question. Unless you call them into question without respect. In the absence of universal truth surely everyones opinions are equally valid, and deserve (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) Well, aside from the fact that most Mac users ARE doofuses, yes, I get your point. :) (...) That's ok, you're just being a doofus, as am I. (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | B5 (was: Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle)
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(...) Hey! I reserve the right to be a doofus but... <..insert long-winded defence of B5 here..> Actually, the reason why I'm not going to write up a long-winded defense of B5 is because to the best of my knowledge the networks over in the US failed (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) It would appear that way, at least partially. He may also be comparing it only to the mid- to late-90's Castle sets and not to the glory days mid-80's sets...? (...) I don't see how anyone could prefer Pepsi to Coke. I don't see how anyone (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Meccano vs. Erector (WAS:Re: Top Ten Toys on A&E)
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There are a bunch of Meccano sets (as well as Lego) on DYA's sale page if your interested in seeing pics of current kits. As with Lego (and Erector, Airfix, etc), the older Meccano sets are a little better. (URL) Have fun! John My Trade/Sale (and (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Meccano vs. Erector (WAS: Top Ten Toys on A&E)
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Allan, a very nice summary or overview of Meccano & Erector. I enjoyed both the article and the images. Your father did a very nice job. I hope the LEGO Group does take note of some of the lessons they could learn from the rise and slow decline of (...) (25 years ago, 5-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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