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Jeff Johnston wrote in message <36C0D5AC.3D7D0B2@me...ne.net>... (...) I think one of the key reasons they use that system is human nature. In other words, it is working fine--even better than fine, perhaps. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yes, that's it. I disconnected you from your body, and gave your brain net access. All for the purpose of eating you, while still giving the illusion of you being alive. Jasper Actually - There was a HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well...to be fair, eBay /does/ have that 'bidding gnome' thing. The idea is that you tell it the maximum you want to pay for the set, and it does the bidding for you so you don't have to watch it. This is why the final bid is usually only the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) could (...) drugs (...) What are you implying? that I am a brain in a vat? Are you the scientist? Did you eat my body? Tim (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Peeve: people who ask a or b questions. (...) Hey, M:tG was still alive last time I checked. I should hope so, I've still got some :) Jasper (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Think on this some more and you'll be the Ruler of the Universe. [0] Jasper [0] No points for this reference. (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) YM sentient. HTH. Jasper (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) it (...) of (...) This is an interesting point of view. If I am to be totally rigorous then as I sit here typing how do I know the back of me head still exists? I can't see it, I'm not touching it, It doesn't hurt or tickle or anything, there (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ah, a firm, solid agreement! (now, if only I could figure out which part of the sentence he was responding too...) Pet peeve: people who answer 'a or b' questions with yes. (...) been (...) I've noticed that part too, but I'm perfectly willing (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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John Neal wrote in message <36BFD70C.8D95A0E6@u...st.net>... (...) our (...) being (...) due (...) orginally, (...) Aha once again a newsgroup discussion boils down to religion. [1] It is interesting that the only way you can justify your belief in (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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John Neal wrote in message <36BFA673.677B4B70@u...st.net>... (...) Because it is difficult to declare absolutes in a relative world; because it makes people uncomfortable to think that there is a right and a wrong, and thus that there is a (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Sentient I pronounce it "sen-tee-ent", but I've heard it pronounced your way too. Jeff (...) being (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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James Brown wrote in message ... (...) Sorry for clipping all that, but they are fairly common problems with eBay. We've basically exhausted this topic on RTL, although you do have very valid points. The late bidding thing gets into a lot of human (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Yes, eBay's style of auctioning is perceived as unfair by many people (including me). Many other people don't see it as unfair. The bottom line seems to be that you can either play by eBay's rules, possibly hoping for something better; or you can (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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James Brown ranted (or is it raved?): (...) Yes. (...) Not only that, but they all seem to end past midnight my time which means that people who work probably won't be up to compete in the sniping. (...) I like it when they answer their own (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) And such a shortage of people! (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Ok, is it just me, or does the e-bay style of auction actually encourage "unfair"(1) bidding practises? On about 2/3 of the auctions I've participated in, or followed, there has been a similar flow to the bids. Several people bid on it in the first (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Never tried people either. Fortunately, there are more than enough cows to go around. (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Right. Mostly because we don't have time to question everything. (...) Thinking about them and trying to explain them is not. (...) I agree. But, you won't ever come up with something better without questioning the status quo. To improve you (...) (26 years ago, 9-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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