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(...) aesthetic or is there a technical reason? XFUT lugnet.publish (21 years ago, 11-Oct-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Hey, you're welcome! AFAIK we Swedes have now ordered three copies, not bad considering we're but a handful of AFOL's! /Tobbe (21 years ago, 11-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, lugnet.loc.se)
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Hi Tim, Congrats to all the co-authors on the long-awaited completion. As you can imagine, I have a highly intense "professional" desire to read this book 8?) It sure sounds intriguing. I'll definitely let you know my impressions. Keep up the good (...) (21 years ago, 11-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Tobbe! Also thanks for digging up the info for Swedish readers to purchase it. -Tim (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, lugnet.loc.se)
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(...) Thanks, Jake! Everyone here should know Jake spent hours going over rough edits of some of the chapters in this book with me. I have to partially credit him with helping me form the ideas and structure in it. You da man! (...) Go to BIP. There (...) (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Wow. Thanks, Kevin. This praise means a tremendous amount to me coming from you, friend and co-author of the first book devoted exclusively to LDraw tools. I'm delighted to be hearing so many good reports on the book, but this one is (...) (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Tim, Steve and Ahui, Congratulations on your new book! I scanned through the signed copy Tim gave me, thanks Tim. I am quite impressed. I did a quick scan of the LPub and LSynth sections and you represent them very well. I've been studying the (...) (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Now that the title bar says "LDraw.org :: The Central Site for LDraw Family of LEGO CAD Software" you are correct. I'm grateful that got changed. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Hi James - Good question. Right now we're working on the bylaws drafts for LDraw.org (they're coming along quite nicely) and within them will include the proper accounting mechanism for this. Its definitely a part of the plan to earmark some (...) (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Acually, the only real mention of Tim, Steve, and Ahui's book is in the books section. Your book is also listed there and given the same prominance. I do see your point though. -Orion (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Yes, Tim. I'm curious about the answer to this question also since the book seems so intametly tied with the web site and visa versa. As the person who co-authored *the first* LDraw Compatible Software book, I'd love to have equal time on the (...) (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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Cool! Tim, how much of the proceeds goes to support Ldraw.org? Not that it matters, really, I'll buy one anyway. Just curious. James Wilson Dallas, TX (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Hi Tim! (...) Congratulations! (...) It's also availible in Sweden via Bokus: (URL) SEK = $57 US. (...) Sounds like a book I will get, not just yet since the price is a little high here in Sweden. Perhaps I can get it via Amazon UK (cheaper (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, lugnet.loc.se)
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(...) Yes, I got my copy yesterday and spent a while going through it last night. I love the color and coord. references inside the front and back cover! Very nice work Tim, Steve, and Ahui! BEGIN BIP PLUG Once you get your feet under you for (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish)
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Hey everyone! Writing to let you know that the book Virtual LEGO (by yours truly, Steve Bliss, and Ahui Herrera) has finally hit the shelves! It is now shipping from Amazon.com and showing up in your local bookstore soon (if its not there already). (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish, FTX) !!
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(...) I have a folder "Keep a while" in Outlook Express where I drag such posts. That way I can go back to them later and try again. BTW, I think the mosaic was pretty neat! -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (21 years ago, 3-Oct-03, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Ya, you're right. The WAY input is given certainly does affect how input is taken. In this case, the input "patience grasshopper", when spoken by a relative newcomer, just totally rubbed me the wrong way and off I went, and off Travis went in (...) (21 years ago, 2-Oct-03, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) I'd disagree with that: (URL) I'm not going to research indefinately, but I'm sure I could find more evidence to support the contrary - that Travis can be quite good at taking input. And even in this string, it seems to me he didn't act out of (...) (21 years ago, 2-Oct-03, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) <snip> (...) Not to go 'round and round here, in the end accomplishing nothing, but Larry's point is valid--If you knew that deep links wouldn't have worked for what you intended with your Brickshelf folder, and that only looking at the folder (...) (21 years ago, 2-Oct-03, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) "Whatever" back at you, bud. (...) How much less? Inquiring minds want to know. (...) Careful who you call grasshopper then, son. (...) Know when to provide deeplinks and know when to wait, or expect some portion of your audience not to care (...) (21 years ago, 2-Oct-03, to lugnet.publish)
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