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(...) I get copies of Klez regularly, not from LEGO people. They're sent in emails with snippets of HTML code as the subject. For example, a subject 'cellpadding' or 'marginheight.' Just checked Norton today and I have 70 copies of Klez (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Two reasons: 1: if the spilled substance gets down to the circuit sheet, it's toast. Easiest way to tell this is if some keys do not work. 2: Cleaning a keyboard with stuck keys takes too long. An hour of my billable time is worth more than a (...) (22 years ago, 25-Aug-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, Unemployment, ITAA Job Growth Estimates, Etc.
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Hmmm, I WAS trying to get the opinions of geeks mainly, but perhaps this post belongs in "debate" instead. I am trying illicate opinions about the economic/political issues raised by this stuff. -- Hop-Frog ~~~...~~~ (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Globalization, H1-B Visas, Unemployment, ITAA Job Growth Estimates, Etc.
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Richard Marchetti writes: [snipped] This belongs in off-topic.debate, not o-t.geek. Steve (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hey Y'all: I gather that many people here work in the "tech" industry one way or another. Given that, I wondered if any of you have opinions about the sorts of things one finds at sites like "f-----company" or "netslaves." How many people think that (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Moonbase Module Started
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(...) Bionicle!!! Ahhhh!!!!! Say it ain't so. ;) (...) I was thinking it would make really decorative wall prints, done in the diamond shape that you show as the sample. Sort of like tiled hieroglyphics. It also reminded me somewhat of the way in (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Neat-o! In gaming I was never a big fan of psionics, but as a general concept I like it just fine. Thanks for the clarification and the link! Dave! (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Moonbase Module Started
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"David Martineau" wrote in message <snip> (...) Oops. Dangit. Umm... I'll fix it next update. Whenever that will be, I'm not sure. (...) -- Thanx~ Nicole; "Now with Masters in Psychology Analytical Action!" (URL) Account: drumm-family Geekshelf (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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"Dave Schuler" wrote in message <snip> (...) Yes it is but with an updated twist. Athas history page is here: (URL) near the end of the page are the ages of Destruction, Renewal, and Gold that updates the world. Note its an unofficial update. If (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) By the way--is that the same "Athas" as the planet of TSR's "Dark Sun" campaign setting on which psionics played a considerable role? I couldn't find a clear reference to that product on the site, other than the name... Dave! (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) One small quirk, though. The listed days only number nine, out of a ten day week... Of course, I've always thought we should have 100 second minutes and 100 minute hours. But, then, how fast/far would light travel? --Electro-- (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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"Allan Bedford" wrote in message .. (...) Its basically taken from the written Bionicle language, but instead of circles I used diamonds, and came up with the writing style. The spoken language sounds a lot like English. Strange... :) -- Thanx~ (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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In lugnet.space, Nicole Drumm writes: (Snipped for the purpose of taking the thread on a complete tangent) Nicole, I followed this link in your message: (...) (URL) I found truly interesting was the alphabet you describe there. This is a rather (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) <experiments a bit> I think I may simply have done something wrong. Now that I consiously try to reintroduce the problem I can not figure out how to do it. But it may simply have been that I have edited a sub-file and expected the rendering of (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Wait a minute! How does having a FILE meta-command at the start of the file break the polling feature? That still sounds like a bug. Tell me more. Don (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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--- Dan Boger <dan@peeron.com> wrote: [snip] (...) Um, actually, I released a Vim syntax file a few weeks ago on vim.org; I've just been a little delinquent in its advertising. I was inspired to create one when Jacob posted to .cad asking about (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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It seem that u all want to have ldraw, l3p, and pov-ray in linux and not in dos and win 31 or up but with low requirememts now if u are all ready going to do a linux distro ready for user of ldraw that don't want to fight with linux then I whould (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) or just write a syntax file for vim? I was a hard core emacs fan, but after years and years, I did switch to vi (well vim)... While it might not do *everything* emacs does, it does most everything else, and a lot faster :) Dan (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Exactly. (...) Great. > but they won't be included without a final library (...) Yes. We better get around to decide on the license for the library. What was the last version we discussed? And why didn't we just use it? Maybe we should simply (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Just getting LDGLite to react to changes to the file it is showing would be a good start. <careful testing while looking at the LDGLite log> Uhmmm... It seems that it is my habit of having a "FILE" meta-command at the start of all of my files (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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