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(...) Very nice observation, Bill! Although I'm afraid I don't know enough about artificial intelligence or the paranormal to offer any hypotheses of any value, this is a very close relative of a theory that I've held for years: After a dropped Lego (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: I think my modems fried! opinions wanted....
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(...) Those are both possible. (24 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Maybe someone can help me decide what to do.... Here's what happened. Today I was online and one of those quick thunder/lightning storms came up. I saw a flash of lightning so bright it almost blinded me through the blinds, and a crack of thunder (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
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(...) Most places use a weight rating of somewhere around 20000 pounds (the max the vehicle can carry, not the actual weight of the vehicle). If a truck has air brakes, that usually means you need the special license. (...) That is a different (...) (24 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Perhaps it is related to the number of seats? That would sound reasonable. At home, one can drive a fairly large vehicle with a normal license. But once the number of seats exceed 6 (or something similar), you'll need a special "light bus" (...) (24 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Fredrik Glöckner writes: Hehee.. it sure can be edcuational seeing the US through other eyes :) (...) Well, I can't compare to Norway because I haven't been there, but there are plenty of small apartments over here. You (...) (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) "Honey, d'jya pahk the kah outside th'pahtment?" "No, I fohgot the khakis!" :-) -Shiri XFUT .fun (hehe, Todd, do we need an .off-topic.accent NG? ;-) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) XFUT .o-t.fun OK... where should I start... (Just a few terms so you know what I'm talking about: groups are organized by age. A "Shevet" is a local group, containing kids of various ages.) Israel in general is a very outdoors country. The (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sure, why not. -Chris (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) If you ever hear anyone in Boston say, "Aw, where did I put my khakis?", it's because they're locked out of their car. :-) --Todd (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) ROFL! In Israel, khaki is pronounced with the strong "chet" sound, that I can't possibly write down in English (like in *KH*anukka, *KH*alla, etc) - totally different from, well, cacky (which means the same thing in hebrew, surprisingly). So (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I always thought it was "tighty whities", but yes, Y-Fronts are the same thing, just a color-nuetral term. eric (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) AKA "tidy whities"? (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I would. As long as the front end is working properly, the caster and camber of the wheels will allow the car to follow what is pulling it. This is fairly common usage in the US, both for RV users who want a small car while they're camped, and (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) They do? I suppose this is due to the wheel being "hinged" at an offset with respect to the axle, so that the steering wheels follow the track of the vehicle. Much like the swiveling shopping cart wheels. The normal steering system in Technic (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) But they do. You can flat tow (all 4 wheels down) and the steered wheels do track without a problem. Most times you put some kind of bungee cord on the steering wheel to hold it in the center position, they after a turn, the bungee cord helps (...) (24 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yes, you can with a normal license, or at least in Florida. I remember renting one a while back. Quite an adventure. We didn't tow a car though. (...) American RV's are huge, but the European-imported RVs, Volkswagen EuroVan Camper (I think it (...) (24 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yes, I thought of this as well. If all four wheels are directed the same way, you could pull it back and forth, but if you try to pull it from an angle (as would happen if you make a turn), you would get a lot of friction. Of course, cars (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) For major cities, this is mostly true. But if you're ever trapped in a small town, chances are there's only one bus for the day or so. Fredrik (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) identical (...) Put the bricks down. Step away from your computer. Go outside, and take a few deep breaths. Do not pass 'Go'. Do not turn on "Star Trek". *smile* -Cheese (Now, if someone puts a brick into a Jambalaya box, and no one is around (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Pants (was Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
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(...) I actually know the root of this one - it was invented by a staff writer of "The One" - an Amiga Games Magazine, it was picked up by Dominic Diamond, (who praised it in an article), who happened to host "Games Master" - a national games (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Pants (was Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
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Could the usage on this possibly "pantsed", Lar? As in; "Some luser ha><or pantsed the system by routing his IP through the net-aware toaster.", perhaps? This is an Americanism for the (theoretically endearing) trick of forcibly de- trousering (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Pants (was Re: Recreational vehicles and more questions about the US
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(...) And also, apparently, "bad, or something similar", which has puzzled me no end. as in: Q:"Is the server OK or crashed?" A:"It is pants at the moment, some luser wrote a noddy prog that went pants". or something like that. Why is that? (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Erm, well.. pants is the easiest one.. it means "trousers" in North America, but "underwear, y-fronts" in the UK. Khaki.. erm a bit toilet based this one.. pronounced exactly like "cacky"? So in UK-English: "He wears khaki pants", translates (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) S'funny, I was thinking exactly the same thing as I typed. :D (...) You're welcome. Actually, I was shocked by the spread of Generica to Europe as a whole. Last April I was in two seperate Gap stores in Paris (not my idea...). (...) Eh? (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Of course, you probably also have great public transportation. (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Part of the reason is that the US government heavily subsidizes most, if not all, of the automotive industry. I once read the US local/state/federal governments shell out between ten and 15 thousand dollars per vehicle on a US road. This money (...) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: y2k again
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(...) Oh no. He seemed to think that this is AD 1001. (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Matthew: (...) Are you sure he didn't say "the _last_ race of the second millennium"? Some people happen to get things right (sometimes). Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- ---...--- (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(URL) out more about the exciting world of cellular processes! It's not a substitute for reading a book on the subject.. but it is a great summary. It's a subsection of a wider site: (URL) looks to be a cool, and *free* education resource - which (...) (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Article rating (was: Re: the latest news)
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(...) Funky! (...) Yup - I forgot to mention that I expected no support for it :) In fact, if someone doesn't take up the challenge before me (I couldn't justify it until June, so it's likely they will!), it would make a good way to get a bit more (...) (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Straying dangerously off-topic... this is something you can try at home kids! Assuming you have at least 4 sets of wheels, a few longer bricks and a hinge :) (...) Great term - thanks! :) (...) I have to say that I've never shopped in the Gap, (...) (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) It's not particularly bad code or anything like that, it's just that it was an evolve-mode prototype -- didn't know Curses at all before digging in (still don't know it well) and wasn't sure it would even end up working. It also is still using (...) (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) If you mean that it would be virtually impossible for me to do some hacking of my own to get it working, or you're embarrassed to share the source, then fine! Otherwise, I'm still interested :P (...) Yup - these are cool developments, but (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) As far as I know, yes. There are some variations, though. My grandparents bought a bus (a Greyhound) and had it converted into an RV/Mobile home, and I'm pretty sure they had to have a different license for it. (...) It's just the same as a (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Fredrik, (...) As far as I know, you don't need a special license. (...) You put the car in nuetral, so the wheels turn when the RV turns, I believe. It depends on the towing apparatus as well. (...) Heh heh, I don't have an oversized vehicle, (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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When traveling in Florida recently, I saw a lot of recreational vehicles. I realized before traveling to the US that everything "over there" is large. But those RV's were extraordinarily large. Can you drive such a vehicle with a normal license? And (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | y2k again
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Oh my. A guy on TV just called this Boston Marathon "the first race of the second millennium". (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Wow. (URL) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek) !
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(...) I'll need to dig out my Oldfield CDs this evening. The first Tubular Bells and "To France" are some of my favorites. I still like to play "To France" every once in a while when I get the urge to tickle the ivories. Listen well, Andreas Stabno (...) (24 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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