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LEGO fanatic turns hobby into business Kyle Peterson sells his customized pieces to fans around the world. By Pam Cottrel, Contributing Writer July 26, 2009 Kyle Peterson’s new career started with the end of his “dark ages.” The dark ages, he (...) (15 years ago, 26-Jul-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés samedi 25 juillet 2009
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Bonjour Voici la lettre d'information du site "FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group" ((URL) lettre recense les articles et les brèves publiés depuis 1 jours. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Un sister ship en LEGO pour l'ile de Batz. ** par (...) (15 years ago, 26-Jul-09, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: refurbishing dead NXT's
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(...) Yes, that is easy, the display & keys unit can be unplugged. You'd only have to resolder the two speaker wires. (...) Yes. It doesn't make much sense to swap the motherboard, because without the LCD/keyboard and the motherboard the rest is (...) (15 years ago, 25-Jul-09, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: What to do with sets
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(...) Pretty much the same here. I kept a couple of sets that I really liked almost separate (apart from borrowing parts). Some I keep together to challenge myself to see what I can do with them. I really don't do MISB. I have bought classic sets (...) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.storage)
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| | lxf to ldr converter
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Hey, in a social network (XING.com) a member (Ulf Rupprecht) asked for a tool to convert lxf (LDD) to ldraw files and I started researching. I ended by reading the entry from Duane Hess ((URL) 'I don't like having to use LDD as an intermediary when (...) (15 years ago, 25-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad) !
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| | Re: rtlToronto Tic-Tac-Toe - Room booked
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(...) SNIP (...) See, this is the flaw in your logic..... your miss-named Guelph Lego User Group (GLUG) has no bot builders. Sure, you have a lot of members, but their are a plethora of qualified 'bot builders who would be happy to tell you that (...) (15 years ago, 25-Jul-09, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlToronto Tic-Tac-Toe - Room booked
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(...) Oh contraire, has the game even started??? How presumptuous of the new, kinder gentler rlt king pin. You have no idea if I am entering or not, perhaps WHaCKaLuG will find an amazing bot builder and we will enter as a team effort and your shame (...) (15 years ago, 25-Jul-09, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlToronto Tic-Tac-Toe - Room booked
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(...) I don't see YOU entering a robot. I fail to see what you don't understand about the NEW kinder, gentler, rtl? If someone wants to make up a game, book the library, and run the event, then they can plan it as they see fit. Since I dropped the (...) (15 years ago, 25-Jul-09, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlToronto Tic-Tac-Toe - Room booked
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(...) Errrr, Im sorry???? What happens at 3:30? You are returned to your home planet? Dave? Jeff? Derek? Iain? Rob? Bueller??? Someone tell me this isnt going to happen. I dont think I can live with the ego of another game win under his belt. Janey (...) (15 years ago, 25-Jul-09, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: A dream come true but should be ilegal
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(...) As far as I know Blockland is online since 2005! So they was first!. cu mikeheide (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Board to LIVE - Skate Board Art Show - Benefit Show
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(...) I messed up the Youtube.com video link! (URL) Check it out: (URL) Thanks Dave! There were many impressive decks at the show. Many of the Artists provided amazing works. I felt pretty humble, then more and more people started commenting and (...) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.nj, FTX)
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| | Re: Board to LIVE - Skate Board Art Show - Benefit Show
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(...) As a skateboarder myself, I have to say that this is (insert expletive here) awesome! Great work on this board Eric. Skateboard art has always been interesting to me and I almost feel like half my addiction to various 'board sports' was due to (...) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.nj, FTX)
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| | Re: SPACE! @ TSL2009
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So bad I wasn't there :( Marco (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés jeudi 23 juillet 2009
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Bonjour Voici la lettre d'information du site "FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group" ((URL) lettre recense les articles et les brèves publiés depuis 1 jours. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Résumé de l'exposition de Lanquetot, 5 juillet (...) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: Holt grad killed in crash was top designer for LEGO
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(...) Thank you, Bill. Ed (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Technic Axle Joiner / Cross Block descriptions
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Most of you know my opinion on this one - use BrickLink names. Our community is dispursed enough. We need to work to unify what we can. BrickLink names are the most widely used amongst the community. After all, how many people convert their LDraw (...) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: What to do with sets
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(...) In the beginning I would build the set, display it for a while, and then sort it into the appropriate parts bin. Now, I build, display, disassemble, and store it in a ziploc with the instructions. [Prepare to Gasp] I loan out my sets to (...) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: What to do with sets
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(...) Generally, Stacy and I do a little of both. A lot of times I will buy sets with the intent to build them...but just never get the time. They may sit in our 'LEGO Lair' for a number of months unopened before I finally decide to get around to (...) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Red Deer Water Tower
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Nice, well dome! ;) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.loc.ca.ab.edm, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: What to do with sets
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(...) I only bought sets to fill up the collection anyway. :D (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: A dream come true but should be ilegal
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(...) Correct: (URL) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Holt grad killed in crash was top designer for LEGO
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(...) I'm not sure when it was originally posted, but there is a nice interview and picture of Richard "Meet a MINDSTORMS Mastermind!" on the LEGO website at (URL) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: A dream come true but should be ilegal
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(...) IIRC, Lego is creating their own MMORPG aren't they? -Mike (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Dome Creator
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(...) Another cool idea would be to create a tool that accepts any arbitrary mathematical function, and also has a SNOT option. -Mike (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | rtlToronto Tic-Tac-Toe - Room booked
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OK, The stars are aligned. The moon is in the right house. And we will have a tic-tac-toe game. On Saturday, September 19th at a BRAND NEW LIBRARY 2178 Bloor St. West Toronto, ON, M6S 1M8 416-393-7697 (URL) am set up 12 noon - mockage 1 pm games to (...) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Early Pictures from COmic-Con
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(...) Whoa. Very intersting! I love the osterich. Thanks for pointing this out. Steve (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO house attempt for James May's Toy Stories
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LEGO house attempt for James May's Toy Stories July 23, 2009 TOP Gear presenter James May is looking for volunteers to help him build a new house in Surrey - but one made entirely out of LEGO bricks. As part of his BBC series James May’s Toy (...) (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Early Pictures from COmic-Con
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If you're not following Joe Meno's Flicker photostream, here's some early pictures from Comic-Con: (URL) There's prototypes of Toy Story 3 minifigs, Price of Persia, Star Wars exclusive items and a bunch more. --Mike. (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.disney, lugnet.licensed, lugnet.starwars, FTX) !
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| | Re: What to do with sets
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(...) I do some of each. Most sets are sorted directly into the main collection, but some sets are kept separate, as collected items. However, I don't do "MISB" -- if I get a set, I build it. If I like a set enough to want to collect it, I certainly (...) (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: What to do with sets
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(...) One for all and all for one - nicely sorted into my LEGO parts collection. Jetro (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Sort the pieces into the collection. Play well, Jacob (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Brickvention 2010
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I am currently investigating the feasibility of making the trip across to Melbourne for Brickvention 2010 and I want to get some details of when, where and how much so I can start looking at airfares and accommodation and stuff. (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Technic Axle Joiner / Cross Block descriptions
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(...) I agree it is time to rationalize naming of this similar parts... I would go one step further and name all of them "Technic Joiner Perpendicular xxxx" since hole type sequence is described in the end of name, and a 6536.dat Technic Axle Joiner (...) (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Segway
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(...) I see I neglected to mention that I'd already considered much of what you said, and that I was going to leave the nitty-gritty figuring-out to someone else. : ) I appreciate your insight, though. I've been thinking of the possibility of (...) (15 years ago, 22-Jul-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | refurbishing dead NXT's
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We have about 54 NXT sets. Our oldest ones, purchased just as soon as the sets were available, are now 3 years old. After about 100 running hours, they are finally giving up the ghost. Some have bad ports, others have no displays, and two are all (...) (15 years ago, 22-Jul-09, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | LEGO® Recalls Remote Controls (8879 Power Functions)
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LEGO® Recalls Remote Controls LEGO Systems Inc., of Enfield, Connecticut has recalled about 1.600 of its Power Functions IR Remote Controls, the U.S. consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The recall has been initiated because (...) (15 years ago, 22-Jul-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: DATHeader Update (The Reviewer Tool) Version 2.0.7
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(...) Thank you very much for your feedback. As you know DATHeader is growing very fast and my main goal is to have all function work correctly. Only on second I care about optimal GUI. As a change to an application will cause in most cases new (...) (15 years ago, 22-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: WHaCKaLuG - Sunday the 26th.
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(...) Hmm, I thought you guys were against authority and making rulz?!?! ;^) Have fun and I wish I was closer to the US-Canadian border so that I could bother you guys...I mean attend your meetings! (15 years ago, 22-Jul-09, to lugnet.loc.ca, FTX)
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| | Board to LIVE - Skate Board Art Show - Benefit Show
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Board to LIVE - Skate Board Art Show - Benefit for the March of Dimes. (URL) Brickshelf Gallery LINK> Abbey's Too, Bayonne, New Jersey - 06-26-09 (3 URLs) During the month of June 2009 I worked with legendary local Tattoo Artist: (URL) RULER> to (...) (15 years ago, 22-Jul-09, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.nj, FTX)
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