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  Math/Optics Problem
 
So. Let's assume I have a photograph of Bob standing in front of his house. Knowing Bob the way I do, I know that Bob is 6 feet tall. And asking him later, I know that his house is 30 feet tall. Now I want to find out how far in front of his house (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Brickshelf has moved
 
(...) Same URL (www.brickshelf.com) - new IP address (206.131.246.36) ROSCO (23 years ago, 11-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: I thought you preferred Linux? (was: Anyone got windows?)
 
(...) Cool! I don't think I ever saw that one! But I often though it woulda been really cool to build a washing machine in one of those RK06 disk drive modules! ROSCO (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Brickshelf has moved
 
Yeah, I understand how caching works, I just didn't know that BrickShelf had another URL. ;-) ~Mladen (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Brickshelf has moved
 
(...) Yeah, kinda. What happens is pretty much this: - Every computer (essentially) has an address, called an IP address. - The nameservers for the internet associate a name with an IP. So when you type in "www.lugnet.com", the internet nameservers (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Brickshelf has moved
 
Let me get this straight, BrickShelf has two URLs. On is 206.131.246.36 and the other is BrickShelf.com, right? Sorry, if I'm not thinking straight today... ;-) ~Mladen (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Brickshelf has moved
 
What old address? If you mean 216.2.22.36, that's gone now. If you see anything at that address it is a cached page. KL (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Brickshelf has moved
 
The old addresses still work. When, if even ever, will they stop working? ~Mladen (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: When Bill Gates dies
 
(...) I think I'd vote for both. While many hate Microsoft and Gates, Gates may be the single individual with the most responsibility towards the "computer in every household (or close to it)" environment we have today. Without Microsoft, we (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: When Bill Gates dies
 
(...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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