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By now, everyone knows about Dubya's Brave New Vision of America's future in space, specifically regarding the Moon and Mars. One of Dubya's selling points for a permanent Moon base (perhaps modular, in 48x48 squares) is that it will make it easier (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Do you speak HEX? If only you and dead people speak HEX, how many people speak HEX? The answer is not 1. (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Ok, this isn't technically off the topic of Lego, but it's the geek in me that makes it seem really funny: (URL) A non-geek is going to probably say "huh"? or "so?" or "I don't get it". But I want a T-shirt. (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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There are 10 types of people: people that understand binary numbers and people that don't. (21 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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In lugnet.lego, Allan Bedford wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) This is one of the biggest reasons that I appreciated Gene Roddenberry so much more. Gene's 'vision' (tm) was much more human, imho, than George. I'll take Star Trek over Star Wars any (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I agree! See: (URL) this post> in .geek (At that time I asked if it ought to go into the geek front page. Guess I should have crossposted .fun too) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, that may indeed be easier and more general in many situations. Personally I prefer my method, because I only have a regular telephone modem, so only want to download what I need. Also, I have to run a personal web server anyway, (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Want an easier way? Download a web archiving program. Web Miner is one that I used, I got it off of download.com (30 day trial, shareware) Have it look at lego.com, have it only save pic files, pretty much all pic formats (jpg bmp, whatever), let it (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I think they do. And what is cool is that once you've done survey for one they have a list of others they figure you may have info on (mine called up Loma Prieta and Northridge). And you need not give any info beside your zip code. (...) Gak, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, FTX)
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(...) FUT to geek only. Do they do this for most quakes? Other groups you copied were lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf,...loc.us.la, I suspect you meant loc.us.ca.la ... unless a lot of people in New Orleans felt it? (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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