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(...) You guys are good with computers. I wish I could fix them like that. Every once in a while, after turning on my computer, XP has the little "broken connection" icon in the tray, meaning something's wrong with my cablemodem. When I first called (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Well I started work at 7:30, just had some coffee, so that is not too bad. We just had a small but powerful snowstorm go over us. (I`m 30 km north of london) I was inside at the time.So that was not bad either. So far so good! Mail Woman should (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) it took me a while but I figured out why my "internet" was screwy. turns out it was not the direct fault of Bill and M$ XP, but the fault of the dinks at Netgear and the stupid router. Some time on Thurs i re-set my router MTU to 1400 (max (...) (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well, I'm at work so that can only be a bad thing... Dave K (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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How's everyone else's Monday going? Iain (22 years ago, 31-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ack! All of mine are done with 1x2" as they are, similar to JeffE's, while I think Derek's are done like that. (...) We just finished literally minutes ago a similar exercise-we built four sets of double module legs using Derek Raycraft-Derek, (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Magno" snip (...) Boy. This is so funny i almost forgot to laugh. Keep it up! Angelo -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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So after finding out that when they say 1x2, they really mean 1/8 to 1/4 bigger than 3/4ths of an inch... Thank goodness there are table saws that can hone the 1x2's down to true .75 of an inch After all this sawdust generating, i hnow have 6 done (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ...but probably she will be able to play with trains, because... well Daddy doesn't really care if she trashes the train... :) (...) ...and whose robot really sucks... :) Ben (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Angelo, There is a running theory, that the reason solar calculators have an off button is to "dump" all the excess electrons. In reality the "off" button on those calculators should be called the "flush" or "dump" key. The idea is simple, if (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) They also had some Star Wars Story Tellers sets (Last Duel I's and II's), priced at 4.99 each and also Ewok Attack sets priced at, IIRC, 8.47. I guess they are trying to get rid of some stock that just won't clear away... :) As an ex-employee, (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: "Chris Magno" <hollynorth@bellnet.ca> snip (...) Did the solar power calculator break down? Angelo Castellano -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) for this achievement. (...) don't forget (at least part-time) military members. :) Ben, who has recently got hired on as security guard working 12 hour shifts at night time. So it should be interesting, especially working on a strike site. :S (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) join the club...actually my purchases have gone down a whole LOT!! :) My feedback rating is almost at 200 (with at almost 225 positive responses). (...) Nice. I might get into this kind of acquisition down the road, but right now I am (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno writes: <snip> (...) Hey! I knew Origami Boy! Didn't he build that thing... Dave K (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I did a quick search and Staples already has such a machine: (URL) is the expensive one, my paper catalogue claims to have one for $89. kind of pointless to tie up $300 worth of lego to do the job of a purpose built machine. Chris formerly known as (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I've washed a few lots of garage sale lego in my Mom's washing machine. Just dump the pieces in a pillow case and tie off the end. Use a little light detergent if the pieces are really dirty and use the gentle cycle. For the initial drying I (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The specifics-- I look thru any non-new sets and lots that I purchased, looking for electric parts, and other things that might not do so well with water. THen I take the entire kit-'n-kaboodle and throw 'em in the sink, with a little dish (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I built a small paper folder once, it only handled pieces of paper about the size of a business card. But, the idea could probably be modified to handle something larger. I modelled it on a machine we had in the print shop way back when I was (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I've tried numerous times to do various paperfolding projects, it's one of those "holy grail" things (like knitting, SLT RapidPrototyping) that I've always wanted to do out of LEGO but it is so difficult to achieve the results I want. I wanted (...) (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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