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(...) Depending on what one is trying to accomplish, I don't see a problem with copying others designs. I have seen several nice setups which have extensively used stock LEGO sets. I plan on copying Larry Pieniazek's hopper (of course in that (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Violence in comics (was Re: A General Question About Castle World)
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Eric While I hate to continue this discussion on Comic Books here, for lack of anywhere else to go I will. I am well aware that Captain America is hardly "non-violent", yet I can also say that in the many years I've been reading his comics I can (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Flesh eaters stole my brain (was Re: Why is cockfighting bad?
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(...) Is that really true? Cows can breed with bison, so it's hard to imagine that they can't breed with their forebears. (Don't they come from European water buffalos or something?) I also recal a story from somewhere, maybe a class, where some (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why is cockfighting bad? (was: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line))
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(...) TIME WARP WARNING: My replies do not always follow a chronological sequence. Explanations to such lurk somewhere in the middle. (...) This (...) Aha! What we need is a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy beast that kills it self (humanely). :-) (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Flesh eaters stole my brain (was Re: Why is cockfighting bad?
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(...) Here's an odd twist to think about: most (all?) domesticated animals, especially farm animals, are sufficiently different from their wild bretheren that they can be considered separate species. Also, if we can raise meat in a vat, we can (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Violence in comics (was Re: A General Question About Castle World)
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(...) Dude, I hate to break it to you, but Cap doesn't just hide behind that sheild like a shirking violet. He has been known to (gasp) hit people with it- even throw it at them! That's really no less violent than X-Men. (...) Unfortunately, the (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why is cockfighting bad? (was: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line))
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(...) I'm not sure why I thought that--it seemed likely that you'd object on some grounds, but given what you said later in the post, I suppose it *is* a consistent assertion. (...) As a matter of fact, I'm floating disembodied in a tank and (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Flesh eaters stole my brain (was Re: Why is cockfighting bad?
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(...) What friends? ;-) (...) anything (...) I don't mind if you eat meat from vats. As I said, I might even do so a bit to try it out. I find myself very rarely wanting sausage or bacon. (...) Yup. (...) Let the technology and the market worry (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why is cockfighting bad? (was: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line))
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(...) Cool, thanks. (...) My primary criterion is pain. There is a bunch of more aesthetic than logical stuff coloring what I think is OK to eat, but pain is the big thing. And do you mean that the animal lucked into mobility or thought? Either way, (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It is indeed a thinking man's game. "I think I'll have another beer and sing another bawdy dirge." ;) Actually, we had a rugby team in college (in the US, no less!) that included quite a few of the honors students and, notably, the captain was (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Flesh eaters stole my brain (was Re: Why is cockfighting bad?
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(...) C'mon Lar--don't cloud the issue with a call for facts! Actually, I'll have to recheck my info. Maybe it *was* earthworms, and they're not half as crunchy as insects. To digress re: Ant Weight, here are a few tidbits I came across: from (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Flesh eaters stole my brain (was Re: Why is cockfighting bad?
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This debate has been churning along (very) nicely (and quite civilly, as these go, I think the same old players are getting better at debating nicely) without too much input from me since I ducked and ran (:-) but one nugget here got me to thinking. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why is cockfighting bad? (was: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line))
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(...) I admit that I was a little more sharp-tongued than the situation justified, and if so I certainly apologize. I was reacting to "Bzzzt. Wrong answer" more than anything else, which has always struck me as an attempt to belittle the opposing (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well said. But I'd like to voice a different opinion on the whole issue. This whole thread originated when Mladen offered a sneak peak at his current mecha project, and Rob asked Mladen if he could use "a scaled down version of those legs" in (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why is cockfighting bad? (was: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line))
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(...) It doesn't sound like you're a middleman from your description. (...) So? Which members of society is it that you imagine to owe you a living? You, and all people, can change with the times or be left behind. We have VMS admins at work who are (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why is cockfighting bad? (was: Pokemon (was: Harry PotterLego Line))
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Not to mention the economies would just shift to compensate - nothing says the beef would all be grown in labs out of the control of farmers. Smarter farmers would create collectives and invest in the technology, with each farmer getting a share. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I understand your points about the agricultural economy, and I understand about the aesthetic differences, but I think you have the disease equation bass-ackwards. In a lab, the meat could be kept 99.999% disease-free. Beef that's released (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why is cockfighting bad? (was: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line))
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(...) all (...) it (...) chunks, (...) thicknesses to (...) farmers (...) You're right Tom, we sure would. I'm from Iowa, and 18. Although my family doesn't raise cattle, it IS one of the main sources of income for this entire state. Three things: (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why is cockfighting bad? (was: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line))
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(...) Oh, I REALLY doubt that. Vat-grown meat could be tailored with a specific fat content, and be basically ready to eat right out of the vat - the cutting into "steaks" could be roboticized (or the meat could be grown in "steak" shaped chunks, or (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Why is cockfighting bad? (was: Pokemon (was: Harry Potter Lego Line))
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(...) Perhaps not... think about all that's required to maintain, for instance, Beef production. You need lots and lots of land, you need to keep your cattle healthy, feed them, move them about, etc. If someone were to come up with a relatively (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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