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(...) Naw, that wasn't "people"... just me. :^) (...) Whoo, lookit all them space references. (...) Yay! ~M (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Geez... I go away for one day to seek and buy up Legos and people get nitpickey about my store name :) For the record... Once upon a time (in a galaxy far far away, yada yada yada), someone I worked for took to calling me 'cosmic ray'. The (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Like your post wasn't condescending... (...) Honestly, when was the last time you heard anyone describe something as "Cosmic" when they didn't mean "of/coming from space?" ~Mark (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wow. I won't need anyone to be condescending to me for the rest of the month. My post had 2 smileys, do they cancel eachother out? Just wanted to say that 'cosmic' may not mean 'space'. You've helped me to see that I could have done a better (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Aya, found it... Here's what I was thinking of: (URL) and I don't know how to interpret this code, and I don't know if it even applies in any kind of LEGO way, but there ya have it. --Todd [followups to .publish] (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.publish)
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(...) I don't think that TLC legal has stated that they know about his site, but I think people have mentioned being pointed to the site as a source for old instructions no longer available from Consumer Affairs. I'd also find it hard to believe (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) They've been well aware of it for at least 26 months. I don't think they would suddenly ask that it be shut down, unless they began offering something equivalent themselves. --Todd [followups to .publish] (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Wouldn't surprise me. Of course, unless there is regulation which specifically states that not enforcing one's copyright would not at all affect the ability to recover damages, the longer one leaves a violator alone, the less likely you will (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Has TLC stated that they know about Kevin's site? It's very possible that this was discussed previously and I simply missed it. If they haven't made such a statement, though, how would Kevin go about demonstrating that TLC *did* know about his (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) IANAL, but I seem to remember reading somewhere that there was some kind of time span of 3 years that figured in somewhere, something to the effect that if someone _knew_ you were violating their copyright for three years and didn't do (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yes. Not doing so is stealing. (...) Nope. All that does is identify who the copyright owner is. These days, such a notice is not required to assert copyright ownership. (...) Well, I think people may have tried to ask. They are being put on (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Here's what I said, we shall see what I get back: begin quote: Your ULA on your site says that you have loaned me the hardware that Forbes sent me. I've decided that if I cannot use that hardware in whatever manner I see fit, I may not want (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Whoops! Quoting from: (URL) :CueCat reader is only on loan to you from Digital:Convergence and may be recalled at any time. Without limiting the foregoing, your possession or control of the :CueCat reader does not transfer any right, title or (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Thanks for the pointer. I'm not going to be using the software sent to me, and if I can't legally use them for anything else, may end up tossing them. That may be an overreaction, I suppose. Companies are certainly able to collect data on me (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You're absolutely spot on. I thought what the banks lobbied to do to the NCUA was the highest degree of larceny and was relieved when it failed. Believe it or not most of my day to day non investment money is in Credit Unions, I am a big fan (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Christopher Weeks" <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote in message news:G1GpwM.9qL@lugnet.com... (...) Here's a good one: (URL) sets and parts for sale or trade: (URL) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) True - I actually went to .fun first, but didn't think a joke fit into Community, Gaming, Party, Crafts, or Holiday, and didn't realize that I could post directly to .fun, because when I had tried to post directly to (IIRC) .marketplace, it (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) with (...) allowing (...) I'm not surprised you take that tack, and I agree although from a different POV. Does anyone remember FSLIC? When the Savings and Loan mess broke, the insuring agency (FSLIC) was merged with FDIC to keep the insurance (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) that (...) Is this debate flamebait? Or sarcasm The FDIC needs to do risk based underwriting instead of charging all banks the same rates. Online banks with lax security should have to pay higher premiums. FUT .debate if you must (seems (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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This thread certainly has exploded over the last few days and I have made an effort to read every post. Some have deeply infuriated me [1]; some provided for valuable new understanding; and overall it has been a valuable discussion. I've resisted (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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