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  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
(...) hehe... userID 6 here and folder 12 contains my first content (URL) think the "aerial view" qualifies as geeky since it's from a satellite. (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
(...) COOL! I signed up and an waiting on the email (how long does that take?) Mark (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
(...) I am gonna go with yes as BrickShelf one didn't work... Got the same ID though and improved my position on the "earliest user" list... :-) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
(...) Looks like it - I tried signing in with my current Brickshelf account info and it did NOT work. So I created a new Geekshelf one and am ready to roll... Hurry up folks - those prized low member numbers are going fast... Greg (more of a nerd (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
(...) Do we need to create new accounts? Jude (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
(...) Nerds allowed to use Geekshelf? Or is it only for certified geeks? G. (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Geekshelf is online!
 
I have created a Brickshelf-like gallery for more general geek topics: (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)  
 
  Re: twisted map followup
 
Oops.. Alfred is not the author: For those who want a general introduction to cartography, technical or historical, try John Noble Wilford's _The Mapmakers_. (Wilford is science editor at the New York Times) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: twisted map followup
 
(...) is the *only* improved map -- just the point that the Mercator projection was designed for navigation, not getting a view of the world as a whole. They've been pretty forthright in saying that all projections inherently have a bias, and that (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: twisted map followup
 
(...) Your political bias is showing! The article shows that Peter's "ostensible goal" was to advance a political agenda at the expense of science. It's always that way, isn't it? For those who want a general introduction to cartography, technical (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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