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(...) Ack. I went to the bookstore I _thought_ I saw it at. No luck. I might be getting senile....... But not giving up yet. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 15-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You overrate plumbing, my friend. Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Well, you have to admit, that it sounds good to begin with ... I know OF it, though I'm not IN it ... After listening more and more to politicians and others, I'm starting to think more and more Libertarian and Constitutionalist ... Anyway ... -Lee. (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I really don't think so. I read all the books, and I distinctly remember seeing the book, glancing quickly at it, and saying to myself "bout time" and to try to remember to check the library to see if it is in or on order. I am going that way (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It's not at barnesandnoble.com - sure you didn't see one of the earlier books in the series? Jasper (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Apparently. If one goews by the mathematical formula, the gaps seem to increase quadratically, and the next book should be out in ~6 years... Jasper (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Naturally. I mean, well, _duh_. Of course chocolate is among the prime necessities, right along with plumbing. Jasper (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Jeff Stembel wrote in message ... (...) Libertarian. (...) Thank you, yes. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I first looked into the JBS when I was 12. It starts off fairly reasonable, but goes nutty pretty fast. There are significant similarities in position, which have come about for wildly varying reasons, but I would not say congruence by any (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Is. Although he won election(1) as a Republican (he was one before he converted) I wouldn't read too much into that. But I fail to see the connection. Libertarians are pro freedom. That doesn't mean being anti crime, but it does mean valuing (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think Jesse was refering to the fact the Ron Paul was (is?) a Libertarian. At least that's what it looked like to me. Jeff (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I tried getting into the John Birch Society, but they kept getting in the way of my plans sell the good ol' U.S. of A. to Russia and implement my own communist New World Order run by bankers, Jews, and whatever gnomes of Zurich I happened to (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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For more information on privacy and the fight to protect it, go to ... (URL) John Birch Society -- Lee Jorgensen, Programmer/Analyst - Bankoe Systems, Inc. mailto:jorgensen@bankoe.moc <-- reverse moc mailto:ljorgensen@uswest.ten <-- reverse ten (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Spot on, Mike. Jesse, you might want to do some research on what this Know Your Customer rule actually required the banks to do, before you come out in favor of it. The constitution does guarantee us to be safe from unreasonable search and (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Let the police deal with the criminals. My bank and the government can keep their noses out of my damned business. (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <371274B4.E66CE6CE@v...er.net>... (...) God help us if we put some controls in place to deter criminal activity... Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hrmmm, not being into the political scene much anymore, I gave www.congress.gov a shot. It brought me to (URL) I've never seen before but seems pretty darn cool. Anyway, from there I decided to look at Legislation in the 106th Congress, and (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I am surprised, but pleasantly so. I had assumed that an e-mail petition would not be taken seriously due to several technical issues. Wow. :-, (...) Do you have a URL pointing to more info on Ron Paul's bill? Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) See my sig. 170K of the comments (out of 250K or so, 99+% against) were originated at the site I reference. But the battle is not over, there are plans afoot to do it anyway, rebadged and repackaged. Support Ron Paul's (R-TX) bill preventing (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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There was a discussion, either here or in RTL, about the proposed "Know Your Customer Rule" that was designed to alleviate Money Laundering. The proposal has been withdrawn due to "...an unprecedented number of comments on the proposal from the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Looks like he is using a second RCX. Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:36FFF57A.2F2D43...ger.net... (...) detailed (...) by (...) a (...) car... (...) <F97y7L.Dvz@lugnet.com> (...) ... (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build)
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(...) Er, ah, never mind. I see it was done with 2 RCXs and IR communication. How well does that work non-line of sight? What would be really cool would be to build a steering wheel coupled to a rotation sensor (geared way down so one wheel turn is (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build)
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How did you RC it? I have motorized a number of Technic models, including using a Micro motor to allow steering, but have always used a battery box and long connector wires to control it. (...) Larry Pieniazek (URL) Know your Customer is wounded, (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build)
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Was: RE: Who had the 5571 Inventory? I just got my 5571 last week and it was not only a very cool and detailed model, but a lot of fun to modify! I made it into a very cool RC Truck by adding a steering motor and a motor to the rear wheel carriage. (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build)
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<36FBA351.DA66625A@c...ulane.edu> <F97y7L.Dvz@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit d'Oh!!!!!! (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) IMO we (...) exceptions, of (...) dollar (...) Err - I don't think that's quite relevant to the question of free markets. Yes it's frustrating that TLG won't offer bulk and won't rerelease old sets etc. But that doesn't stop it from being a (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Unless of course Lego rereleases it due to popular demand from lugnet ... :) You realise of course that your mentioning the set made me go and look it up on lugnet. Which made me think 'wow - that is a cool set - I want it'. Which will of course (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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d'Oh! So, what you saying is that I will never be able to get my 7740 (pout)? I better start saving now. Chris (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Why do I have to be RFC compliant? Some harvester may very well visit here and I'd rather not make it easy for it. If people want to reach me, it's easy enough. (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I am guilty of the above. I finished it. But your right, the series did go progressively downhill. I do believe I saw a new book in the series. A couple of months ago, I saw a new one at a mall bookstore. I glanced at it briefly, and thought I (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I dunno. Call me crazy, but I think the prices on things like the Metroliner would go ***UP*** (not down) if LEGO made more "good sets." The more "good sets" there are in a theme, the more people want to collect that theme. The more people (...) (26 years ago, 26-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Did you like the series at the end? I haven't met anyone who's finished Plains of Passage (is that the right name?) since it was the final (hopefully) step of the descent into trashy romance novels. I _really_ like Clan of the Cave Bear, and (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That reminds me, does anyone know if she(1) is ever going to finish the Clan of the Cave Bear series? What's it been, nine years since the last book was published? Jeff (1) You *do* mean Jean Auel, right? (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Spamblock. Non-RFC compliant. Bad. Nuff said. Especially in Lugnet. Jasper (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.general, Scott Edward Sanburn writes/wrote/has written: (...) [SNIP] (...) My sentiments exactly. Why, only last week I bought a 6285 Black Seas Barracuda in a shop for the original price (appr. $ 100). I was _really_ tempted to auction it (...) (26 years ago, 25-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'll go even further than saying the probelm is caused by the lack of bulk bricks. The bottom would fall out of the market for Metroliner's, Club Cars (I have seen these go for >$300!!!!), and Airport Shuttles and the like if LEGO would make (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I agree with John concerning the current state that most Lego enthusiasts share, is the lack of bulk bricks from TLG, and the necessity of buying certain sets. I don't buy sets for the future value of them, I buy them to either have the set, or to (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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For me the most notable reason why our little market isn't perfect is that IMO we are in a constant state of short supply on most elements (because of TLG's unwillingness to offer bulk), not to mention that most sets are not available through Lego (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ah - the theory of the perfect free market. It'd be nice if it always worked like that - but it doesn't for various reasons, most notably that people don't always have perfect knowledge of the market. The going rate for something might be $300 (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Reasonable? Whether or not one views the amount of profit to be reasonable is completely beside the point. That is because the *market* determines the value and thus the amount of profit one can make. If I find a set at 80% off and turn (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sorry to be pedantic, but I'm not sure I'd agree with this. You seem to be saying that whether it is profiteering or not depends on what you're using the money for. I'd say it depends more on whether the profits you're making are reasonable, (...) (26 years ago, 23-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861
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On Thu, 18 Mar 1999 12:52:31 GMT, Jasper Janssen uttered the following profundities... (...) Nor do I necessarily! But the killing off of the net-book agreement as a result was a good thing. (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Careful, they may starting taxing "logic" itself. :-) (...) Chocolate is vital? Some would agree with that. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, no, it's no longer getting something that is _only_ available to a) married couples, and therefore, II), to heterosexual couples. Not much difference between that and giving all blacks and/or non-blacks a tax break. Jasper (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) But I don't _want_ to read Pride & prejudice or Shakespeare. I want to read Arthur C Clarke, or Asimov, or Auel, or Jordan, or Hell, even Williams and/or Eddings! Jasper 'same thing here, naturally" Janssen (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You have yet to learn, then, that logic and taxes simply don't mix. Frex, $10, 200 gramme bars of chocolate are taxed as vital, too. Jasper (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) That was the idea, yes. Problem is, in the interim period since my original post I'm not so convinced that it was a good idea. It now sees to me that this type of system would prove restrictive to the (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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On Mon, 15 Mar 1999 10:32:42 GMT, Selçuk <teyyareci> uttered the following profundities... (...) In the UK, it is a flat, 17.5% on everything, except... natural gas (8%), and books*, children's clothes, and food, which is zero-rated(no tax). *books (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 23:05:21 GMT, Jasper Janssen uttered the following profundities... (...) Well, discriminatory, I don't know. All I know is my parents are paying more as a result. 'Tis to pay for increased child allowance(1). The married people (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No, I mean that they can't print the information because it wouldn't make it through the legal department - it would draw dozens of libel suits. And although libel suits _are_ a necessary side-effect of any good journalism (my parents have (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think that this sounds like a good solution. Naji n (dot) norder (at) computer (dot) org (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No, but he did say 6% was for "vital sources". It sounded logical to me. :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wanna bet? Jasper "10 to 1" Janssen (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Okay, you're right. i was too simplistic. 6% on books & food, 17.5 on the rest. (...) Round here, we don't have locla brands, and the price is set by the government to be the same on all packets, everywhere. (...) Well, we buy _all_ oil from (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Come on, everkone is KtoK compliant bk now, aren't thek? Jasper "Old hat" Janssen (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) So, I assume Lego is taxed at 6%? :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Jasper Janssen wrote in message <36eb9d57.11798658@l...et.com>... (...) from 6% (for vital sources like bread, basic food materials) up to 25% (luxury(!) items, icluding things like home appliances, and so). (...) Packet of 20 goes for 350 000TL, (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Salient points IMHO are as follows: To quote Todd: "Auctions and threads do not generally have a one-to-one correspondence. Sometimes they do, but when they do, try to keep in mind that you are conducting an auction using an NNTP newsgroup system -- (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Bravo. Couldn't have (obviously) said it better myself. :) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I would advocate only the inclusion of an FYI note in the FAQ pointing out that this sort of thing is viewed as irritating by some people and viewed as natural by others, and further that doing this has historically been met with criticism. (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's right. Every LUGNET design and development decision is approached with the overall near- and long-term needs of the community in mind (so near as those needs can be understood) but in the end, it is a business just as any other -- and (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Steve, could you go into a bit more detail here? I don't understand what you mean by restricting auctions to a single seller. Do you mean restricting auction threads to a single poster (the seller)? (...) Chaos maybe in terms of sifting (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Auctions and threads do not generally have a one-to-one correspondence. Sometimes they do, but when they do, try to keep in mind that you are conducting an auction using an NNTP newsgroup system -- a text-based medium designed and optimized (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't see this as an oversight at all. It's a natural part of the market dynamics and of competition in a free market. It's not something that everyone feels comfortable doing, and it's certainly not something that everyone is happy having (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) One of Rachael's degrees is in journalism (appropriate that it is a B.S., imo) and the other is in English. Having taken classes with a number of her fellow journalism majors, I concur that the majority of the people I've met who are majoring (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<36EAE2D3.5DECD9C@voyager.net> <36EB0747.F21DAC91@c...puter.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) There are individuals who work in the media who are with clue, but I agree with Larry. _The Media_ as (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<36EAE2D3.5DECD9C@voyager.net> <36EB0747.F21DAC91@c...puter.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit PBS does a better job of getting their facts right, usually, but their bias sometimes is astonishingly huge. (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The media isn't as clueless as you might think. Both of my parents have been in the (print) media at times (my mother is now), and they (and I) know a lot of stuff about things that they CAN'T print in the newspaper. Note that I do agree (...) (26 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<36E74AC3.DF4ABBA2@voyager.net> <36E82620.D84B40F3@c...puter.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well, OK, I was being a little flippant, but my argument boils down to this: It WAS a successful (...) (26 years ago, 13-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ditto. (...) Ditto. (...) No idea. (...) Glad to see they're finally getting rid of those discriminatory marriage benefits. A litre of unleaded 98 octan goes for around 2.20 guilders here, or somewhat majorly over a USD. Jasper (26 years ago, 12-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) AHA! So that's why my ftp's were slow today after the fiber cut - YOU were stealing all the bandwidth. :) (26 years ago, 12-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 14:23:20 GMT, Jasper Janssen uttered the following profundities... (...) The new tax system is abolition of the 20% band(Payable on the 1st 5 or so 1000 pounds). That has been replaced with a 10% band, but only stretches to the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<36E74AC3.DF4ABBA2@voyager.net> <36E82620.D84B40F3@c...puter.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) It seems that there was a major fiber cut in Atlanta today. 2 of our 3 ISPs are down. Strange that I (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Steve Scott wrote: (...) I'll back you up. Steve apologized both publicly and privately for the parasite remark and I told him I was sorry I upset him by posting to that thread. I don't hate him. However, I think the principle of whether (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Sorry if this is a double post. Sprintlink seems swamped today. (...) Well, as long as you are changing the definitions of words to suit your arguments, I can't counter you, so I guess you win. There are two kinds of logic that can't be countered - (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, Billy doesn't really exist in the same world as the rest of us. Hell, if he does what he's said he'll do with his money and gives 95% of it away to science and charity he'd still have more than any sane person could spend in a few (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hate? I've never yet found a thing worthy of hate. And _certainly_ not in newsgroups of one kind or another. Jasper (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You have 22% income tax, and _still_ complain? Jeesh. Income tax here is 0% on first 6000 guilders, 38 or something % on, I believe, next..30-odd thousand, 50 % on the next 50-somethign thou, 60% onward. You're almost as bad as those (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Have you read the recent Star Wars scalper discussions? To me personally, being called something that has been defined as the antithesis of everything AFOL stands for, hurts me more than a random guy calling me dickhead, fuckbrain, or (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Have you heard about this guy William H Gates the third? He throws away $800 _million_ because he can't wait till someone else launches a few satellites. Jasper "tongue-in-cheek"Janssen (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<36E6E395.35B7F068@c...puter.org> <36E7102B.6B18DB9B@voyager.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Oh, and I forgot to say... under MY definition, it wasn't privatization. Take your choice... your (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) As much as this turns my stomach, it is true. Which is why students and staff can complain until the cows come home, but as long as UT is saving money that big orange screw is going to keep on turning. (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Dictionary, Schmictionary. Words mean what I want them to mean. However, if you insist... What was privatized was a food service operation. The customer of that operation was UT. Not you. You're just the captive audience. If you have some budget (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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On Wed, 10 Mar 1999 16:14:11 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) We, (United Airlines), purchased Big Blue for yield management. It isn't really feasible to determine how successful it is at the moment, as the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Before Larry tries to get me on a grammar point, I do notice my thus/such mistake in this post. I rearranged some stuff and left the wrong word in. Oops. All in fun :) (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You seem to be mixing privatization with monopolization. I agree that it is still a monopoly, and as thus it still has special problems and considerations that need to be dealt with but are usually ignored. However, this does definitely meet (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<F8CsL7.Jq0@lugnet.com> <36E5F82E.693B3B6@voyager.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If we all use common courtesy and play well there should be no (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Eventually you will get where you are going. But you will have to wait until there is a flight that has seats available and all the "more senior" standbys have went. Theoretically, with perfect yield management, there never would be seats (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) But you do get a later flight (still stand-by, of course)? Or do you just go nowhere? Steve (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<F8Cu8J.LyK@lugnet.com> <slrn7ebu7q.3dt.cjc@...S.UTK.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Sure, but if you can be those other things (whining, bitching, glib, ass) on a part time basis, even a bright (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Define "within the thread of another", please. Threads are not owned. Therefore, yes to both questions. Now, the first may be a bit cheekier, but it's certainly better than private emails to the bidders making offers. Which is what you might (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm sorry. You weren't listening when I said that any so called "privatization failure" can be explained by analysing and demonstrating why it wasn't really privatization. You proved my point. You have given an example of a replacement of one (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I never fly on standby unless it's leisure and I don't care when I get there. But I usually do care, so I never fly on standby. If you don't get on, you get NO compensation. That's why it's called "standby" :-) note that when I am traveling (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Point taken. A standard auction can turn into a dutch auction if market conditions change. Why is that bad? Those calling for "orderly markets" are usually just about to do something stupid like slap price controls or tariffs or unrealistic (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Thanks, Chris. You explained it better than I had time to... There is always (beneficial) "chaos" in a free market. If a buyer or a seller prefers an unfree market, I prefer not to deal with them. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I actually have documented proof that I am anything but a moron, if you must know. The rest certainly describe me at various times, especially lately. (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Who hates each other? I saw a lot of harsh things, I hate almost no one. Hate is a very special emotion that isn't really meant to be wasted on trivial things like online discussions. A person can only have so much hate and be healthy, so it's (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I know I'm not perfect. In fact, I'm well aware of how unperfect I am in many ways. My personal dislike for Buel and his past "business practices" taint anything I might comment on with regards to him. I realize this is obvious to some, and I (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Gee, living in the US sounds better and better all the time. (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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