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  Re: When Bill Gates dies
 
(...) LOL! The only problem with Bill dying is that then Steve Ballmer gets all his press...and you DID see him last week, right? (URL) Not for those with heart conditions, or those drinking milk while watching. Heart attacks and nose-spit-takes all (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  When Bill Gates dies
 
When Bill Gates dies will he receive any postumous plaudits or will there be dancing in the streets? I'd go for the latter. Steve Knowing our luck he'll probably be cryogenically frozen and later revived. (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: NeXT Cube
 
(...) See, now we've got to get together and do this... 8?> Now, to ask Derek Schin if Vandenberg AFB has some hazerdous materials labs we can use for free like in the story... MWAH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA! Disco style: o/` Burn, baby, burn...PowerBook (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: NeXT Cube
 
(...) I've got a second one, we can use it for kindling. (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Mozilla users, help!
 
Hi all, I've got a problem reading Lugnet with Mozilla (v. 0.9.1, 0.9.2, and now 0.9.3). Often when I click on a message title or the "All" link to see an entire thread, I get the a page with following message: An internal server error occurred: No (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: NeXT Cube
 
The NeXT cube was what really got me excited about computers. I remember walking into the computer lab at the University of Richmond and seeing a NeXT. At the time I had no idea what the specs were or what OS it ran. But just looking at it, you knew (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Most important aspect of a model...
 
(...) Actually also a>c for me, since as a small budget and non-US/non-EU builder, I quite limited by the bricks that I already own. (you might already saw my red/black attack helicopter, instead of full black or full gray and red/black Viper (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Desktop Resolutoin / Internet Browser
 
(...) This is the entry point(see link), use GET and Bob's-Yer-Etc. (URL) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Most important aspect of a model...
 
"Bram Lambrecht" <bram@cwru.edu> skrev i meddelandet news:GHIxLG.DBJ@lugnet.com... (...) model? (...) to (...) For me there are three answers: 1) When looking at MOCs on brickshelf etc., 'a' and 'c' rules almost completely, as these are static (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Most important aspect of a model...
 
Bram: (...) Hmmm... Either a*b*c or min{a,b,c} I think. Generally I find b/number of pieces quite important. So I might reformulate the two options, with n being the number of pieces, as: a*(b/n*x-y)*c, x,y > 0 min{a,b/n*x,c}, x > 0 I would probably (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Most important aspect of a model...
 
Well, if i'm gonna click the thumbnail on Brickshelf, it darn well better look cool, so color scheme has to such that it will attract my attention. Then it better have some cool details, or I'll just go to the next thumbnail without any study. Now, (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: NeXT Cube
 
(...) That is a classic hack! I was crying all the way through, it was so funny. Thanks for the link. (I hadn't even THOUGHT about NeXT for an aw'fly long time) ++Lar (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  RE: Most important aspect of a model...
 
(...) Speaking of which, I had to use those 4 boxes of Znap I bought (for the motors) for something: (URL) (113 KB) It's really fun to watch :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: NeXT Cube
 
(...) --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Most important aspect of a model...
 
(...) functionality, I say make it as buttugly as it needs to be to get the job done. If it's supposed to be pretty with frills and such, put that in first place. If you're making some sort of playset, accessability should be top priority. Since I (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Most important aspect of a model...
 
I don't know if any one of those is any more important than the other. The trick to a truly great model is to find the right balance between all three. It also may depend on what you want to get out of the model. For example, with my Viking (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Most important aspect of a model...
 
In your opinion (who else's?), what are the most important aspects of a model? a) Overall form, shape, and detail b) Functions, playability, structural integrity, moving bits c) Color scheme, realistic use of color If you needed to write a (...) (23 years ago, 4-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: NeXT Cube
 
(...) On the other hand...I DO have that old PowerBook Duo 2300C sitting on the kitchen table...that has a magnesium chassis...hmmmm...fire GOOD! Matt (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  NeXT Cube
 
I found this really funny. if you can relate to this kind if determination, it's worth reading all of it. -Suz ---...--- To:   Dan Ruby, Editor, NeXTWORLD Magazine From: Simson L. Garfinkel, Senior Editor, NeXTWORLD Magazine Subject: NeXTCube Serial (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: code red anyone?
 
"Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote in message news:20010801133530....ron.com... (...) Yep, I got 144 hits to my servers in the past 24 hours. Not running IIS (yet!), running WebSite on NT4. Logs sent to dshield.org already, if anyone else has hits (...) (23 years ago, 2-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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