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  Sad day for internet radio
 
(well, 2 days ago anyway...) (URL) The Shipyard - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) Attack of the Bricks - (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  BBS systems
 
BBS systems are possibly making a modest comeback, among the die hards that used to run them with lots of phone lines or call in to them a lot. With the internet and newer emulation software it's possible to run one that uses a telnet connection (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
(...) I lived in Reston from 1971-2001. That poster is from 1981. I know there was another one made in 1988, and probably some other years as well. If anyone has the others, I would love to borrow them to scan them in. My brother works for Vidar (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
Is there going to be a companion "geeknet" for highly topical posts to go along with the pics on geekshelf? JB (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
(...) I remember Kevin when a lot of that sun hardware was in a closet... Hey cool, Kevin posted that image of Reston that I gave you-- (URL) was seriously was talking about an aerial view of Reston the other day, and all I had available was some (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
(...) Well, I'm not a geek, I only play one online. Check out my antique circular slide rule (every geek gallery should have one!): (URL) I have time I may even put up the instruction booklet. Maggie C. Geekshelf user #22 (22 years ago, 21-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
(...) * Maybe you should make a new logo and color scheme. * The e-mail I got still said "brickshelf" in the headers. * I didn't manage to get user #2 :-(. 28 isn't too shabby though. * Not sure what I'll post here... can you write up some sort of (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
Got my (our) account! User 21, first folder 29. Only image is of the pc I'm assembling. (URL) Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:Gy0w6B.Aq4@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
Yes. Geekshelf is a completely different site with a different DB. It just happens to use the same software and be owned by the same company :) I have no idea where this will go so I diddn't want to mess up Brickshelf.com in the process. It's also (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Geekshelf is online!
 
(...) Likewise. Looks like some guy called Kevin Loch is busy posting heaps of neat geek-stuff 8?) ROSCO (22 years ago, 20-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  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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