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Re: [RingworldRPG] Re: RPG Background question...

David Fraser wrote:

> Has it not shown up in the Photos Section of this Yahoo Group for you?
> How odd!
>
> Assuming you can log onto yahoo groups (which, since you are receiving
> this message, you must be :-) )

Well yes, I *can* log into Yahoo! Groups, but no, it is *not* necessary
to be able to do so to subscribe to a Yahoo! Groups list. I never
bothered setting up a Yahoo! account until I wanted to create a
discussion list of my own.

I was hoping for a direct link, to avoid jumping thru Yahoo!'s hoops,
like this:

http://tinyurl.com/2tgoq4

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... other ... the ... about as ... May ... Has it not shown up in the Photos Section of this Yahoo Group for you? How odd! Assuming you can log onto yahoo...
David Fraser
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Nov 28, 2007
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... Well yes, I *can* log into Yahoo! Groups, but no, it is *not* necessary to be able to do so to subscribe to a Yahoo! Groups list. I never bothered setting...
Lensman
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... My apologies for any inconvenience :-(, I'm not very good at this "web" stuff. Now, with that cleared up... what about the map? :-). -- DF...
David Fraser
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... Sorry for the "geekier than thou" stuff. If you're using Windoz, just right-click on the image and select "view image". That will give you a URL you can...
Lensman
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5:24 pm

There is a map projection called "Bipolar Oblique conic" which can fulfil these critera and still be "conic" it has a discontinuity at the equator where you...
Tim Atkinson
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Nov 30, 2007
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... I don't see that it fulfills the criteria of the Map of Earth "spreading out from the north pole". ... Quite true. ... ~~~~~~~~~~~ The Hindmost said, "Mars...
Lensman
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3:49 pm

Tim, Thanks for the comments. I appreciate your contributing, with your level of knowledge :-). I've googled for, but not found, a good example of "Bipolar...
David Fraser
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Dec 4, 2007
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... "Lensman" is a reference to the famous Lensman Series by E.E. "Doc" Smith, from the Golden Age of SF. In the series, Lensman is a title... not a name....
Lensman
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... I am absolutely aware of that. I was just gently funning with you, since I'm pretty sure you aren't an ACTUAL Lensman... however, since you insist, I'll...
David Fraser
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... WHAT!! Next you'll tell me you doubt that I wear the coruscating symbol of Civilization in a platinum bracelet on my wrist, and doubt that I've been to...
Lensman
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Dec 4, 2007
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... kidding in ... And I really, really should have included at least one in that exchange. As a wise cat once said to a smart human, "I must apologize." ...
David Fraser
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... LOL! Yes, I can see in your mind that you too are worthy of wearing the Lens of Civilization. :) ... Thank you! :) Some of my fan theory was rather...
Lensman
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Urk - the reference comes from my brain sadly - or more accurately the bible of Map projection maths published by the USGS written by a guy called Snyder circa...
Tim Atkinson
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Easy Kzinti! ;-) But I know your frustration. I've set up another group recently with non techie minded people and a few people have been lost because they...
David Gordon
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Nov 28, 2007
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Yeah - read Children but can't remember much of it. I do remember that one of the lead characters - a red tribe hominid (can't remember the hominid race)...
David Gordon
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