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  1. The Japanese did the conversion. by mookoz · · Score: 5, Informative · on Another English/Metric "Spacecraft" Problem
    Bob Gurr (ex-Disney Imagineer) tells the story of the Tokyo Disneyland conversion here:

    http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID108300.asp

    Great set of columns, by the way. I've always been a fan of how some of the disney technology was invented and implemented.

  2. Re:It's an insane decision. by nytes · · Score: 1 · on Disney Shuts Down 2D Animation Studio

    You can read an incredibly interesting piece on The Emperor's New Groove here: part one, and part two. (ignore the links within the articles to parts one and two, they're wrong).

    The original idea, titled "Kingdom of the Sun", sounds incredible.

  3. Re:It's an insane decision. by nytes · · Score: 1 · on Disney Shuts Down 2D Animation Studio

    You can read an incredibly interesting piece on The Emperor's New Groove here: part one, and part two. (ignore the links within the articles to parts one and two, they're wrong).

    The original idea, titled "Kingdom of the Sun", sounds incredible.

  4. Re:Two great sites for Disney Weenies by nytes · · Score: 2, Funny · on Lost Disney Rides Recreated in CGI
    I've had an AP since I was 15
    HA! Any Disney-dweeb knows that AP'ers are evil incarnate! ;)

    You should also check out the discussion boards at LaughingPlace.com. Some insiders spill some good stuff every now and then. (oh, I've always wanted to /. LP! </maniacal_laugh>).

  5. Not a Lawyer. by ChrisNowinski · · Score: 1 · on Shocker: Despicable Conduct From Disney

    He's not a lawyer, he's an MBA.

  6. very goofy by dubl-u · · Score: 1 · on Watches for UberGeeks?

    My personal favorite is a simple analog watch that goes the wrong way 'round. It's Lorus Goofy watch.; Goofy's in the center, surrounded by the numbers laid out counterclockwise. My favorite trick: When somebody at a bar asks me the time I just hold my wrist up to them. They look at it for a while and conclude that it's time to go home.