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I usually cruise the other groups in LUGNET by taking a gander at the top highlighted stories. Most of these are pretty high-quality, and I understand how they get highlighted. For example, the latest Brick Testament installment is read by many, (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) So O know that Chi-cheemaun stands for 'Big Canoe'... But what does Itche-Cheemaun mean? Itchy Big Canoe? Dave K (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Calum, you're talking to someone who used to connect to Canada Remote Sysytems at 300 baud....then upgraded to 1200. A guy who remembers C compilers fitting onto a floppy, the 180K single sided kind. A guy who is, for want of a better word, (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) And they WERE going to call it the Itche-Cheemaun, but cooler heads prevailed. Ralph, whose sigline used to be: The bus stops at the bus station, The train stops at the train station, So why am I stting at a work station? Dave? (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Except: -11MB bandwidth BEST CASE scenario. -Insecure -Expensive desktop cards ($80-90 each) (...) AC I'd agree with. Ethernet is low voltage enough to be not a concern, and I don't believe poses a fire hazard if you use plenum grade cable. (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Dave. well done. it made me chuckle. BUT your a bit wrong. when i wrote "I hate you" it should be interpreted this way: I - meaning me, Chris Magno ~HATE~ - meaning REALLY HATE, you - in this case I was replying to iains post about spackle. (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ralph, its ok. at times like this I blame the chi-cheman. Chris (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Would be nice. If you have central vac that's unused, that also works. 802.11b wireless would also be easy, although nothing beats the fun of 4AM spackling with Chris and Calum. (...) Place it close to the cable modem. Are you using a home (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Dave's been to my house, so he knows I have the voice of experience when I say, cat5 ???? Do the wireless thing. You get a router with 5 ports and DSL modem connection in a cute little box that sits in your basement. Your PC or laptop get the (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote: <snip> (...) I have to run cat5 thru 2 floors. Hopefully the duct work is easily accessible. So do I put the patch panel in the basement? Or do I put it somewhere a little more accessible, such as the (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Let me fill in the missing words, for Chris sometimes doesn't write out complete paragraphs... I found that the comment 'spackle' was extremenly funny and was laughing so hard that when a customer came in, she thought I was weird and would (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) :) I ~HATE~ you!!! :) Chris (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) *SPACKLE!* (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) gee, sorry to have to work and I cant be your court jester. :) (...) I guess male. am i right? (...) I blame the foot design. (...) no. more like you will move and lego becomes lower on the priority list as you discover the raccoon nest, or (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <snips pseudo-bicker> (...) I'm telling you, the rice had memory-loss drugs in it. "Have some more rice," they say. I bet the only thing you remember from dinner is "Success awaits you in your every venture," and you only remember that (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Well, is quiet in here. So I picked up LOR last night just to have a cursory glance. Then of course, it's 2 a.m. And he still doesn't walk! Oh well, I pack for the big move, and then I work on LOR in the new place. Dave K (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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steve, steve, steve, As i sit here drinking my cup of Tim Hortons. (URL) reading all these posts (that even got Bruce out of the wood work) I cant help but feel a little bit responsible. So just to beat this already dead horse, (...) umm, ~HELLO~ (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) To tell you the truth, I'm just glad you care enough to read the 20-some messages in this thread. :) If it were me, I'd have stopped reading a long time ago! :) Actually, John B. kind of touched on the other stuff I was thinking. It's not all (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well, you've got two more. (...) Yes, but you miss the part of "depth". Sure, chess is incredibly deep. There's strategy, history, even personality in chess. That's why only until now have we found software and hardware that can explore that (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi ! I feel somewhat guilty here. It was my idea to run a Sumo event for a second year at BrickFest. (Ducks as rotting Canadian tomatoes fly over head :) There is more to BrickFest competitions than just contestants. For every contestant, there are (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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