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LEGO appearances in the "maker" scene
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Date: 
Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:00:23 GMT
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Since I've started reading the Make Mazine blog (http://www.makezine.com), I've
run across more "out-there" references to LEGO.  There have been a couple of
LEGO computer articles, and an article about LEGO as a rapid-prototyping tool.
A couple of the latest:

An analysis of LEGO as a Long-Tail (niche-market) phenomenon.  Ldraw.org even
gets a link!
http://www.thelongtail.com/the_long_tail/2005/10/friday_fanboy_l.html

And here's a page about using LEGO to make a medium-format pinhole camera:
http://www.foundphotography.com/PhotoThoughts/archives/2005/10/medium_format_p.html

LEGO, it's not just for building space ships anymore!

James Wilson



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  Re: LEGO appearances in the "maker" scene
 
(...) Do you have a link for this? I couldn't find it at the site. Thanks, Darrell (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)
  Re: LEGO appearances in the "maker" scene
 
(...) Ya but not a very good link, because there's nothing about the LDD parts library or the fan efforts at Ldraw (that I'm aware of). Interesting article, I agree with the thesis, the LEGO market does have long tail characteristics which the (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun)

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