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BrickCon 2008 will once again feature the popular Dirty Brickster. If you want to participate, you have to think ahead to bring and wrap something[1]. If you've done it before: worth $10+ to an AFOL. No junk. Please wrap ahead of time. If you've (...) (16 years ago, 16-Sep-08, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Improving the adult image of LEGO
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(...) Ouch, but taking your own advise, I shouldn't care what you say...right? Actually, I don't loose any sleep over anyone thinking that I'm childish or odd in some way because LEGO is a hobby of mine. The purpose of my post was to spur creativity (...) (16 years ago, 16-Sep-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've had three Vikings and two Town guys with a box truck I built with my company's logo on it on my desk for a year or so now. Starting about a month ago, a co-worker started bringing in little green plastic army men (non-Lego) so she could (...) (16 years ago, 16-Sep-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Tommy, I believe the joke is in reference to the extinction of this tree: (URL) which was last seen in the wild in 2001 and now exists only in captivity. -Hendo (16 years ago, 16-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Improving the adult image of LEGO
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Good thread with a lot of responses I relate to. I'll tag on Dave's since he scratched the most on what I wanted to add... In lugnet.general, David Eaton wrote: (snip) (...) The comparison to model railroading is one I have long used to describe our (...) (16 years ago, 16-Sep-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Improving the adult image of LEGO
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(...) ?????? (16 years ago, 16-Sep-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Primer on writing NXT-G blocks?
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Right now I don't know of any better resource than just looking at examples like Steve's. However, there is a book I wrote titled "LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS" that will be out this Fall that contains a primer on writing NXT-G blocks as well as (...) (16 years ago, 16-Sep-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Improving the adult image of LEGO
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(...) Indeed. They rendered the cypress tree extinct, after all. Cheers Richie Dulin CO Legeaux (16 years ago, 15-Sep-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Improving the adult image of LEGO
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(...) What on Earth for? I can't say I've ever found how other adults view my hobby to be a problem. I don't go out of my way to tell people what I do with my spare time. If they do find out, I just shrug it off with 'everyone needs a hobby' or (...) (16 years ago, 16-Sep-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Improving the adult image of LEGO
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(...) What on Earth for? I can't say I've ever found how other adults view my hobby to be a problem. I don't go out of my way to tell people what I do with my spare time. If they do find out, I just shrug it off with 'everyone needs a hobby' or (...) (16 years ago, 16-Sep-08, to lugnet.general) !
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