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(...) I should be there with my doppelganger in tow And since this'll probably get posted twice--apropos Dave K (11 years ago, 10-Dec-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I should be there with my doppelganger in tow And since this'll probably get posted twice--apropos Dave K (11 years ago, 10-Dec-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey Gang at Cheers! What say you, we all meet this Friday once again for our monthly lego dinner? Swiss Challet, 7pm - Friday Dec 13 I'm going to order the Festive special. (11 years ago, 10-Dec-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | sales starting Dec 5
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Some sales now start on Thursdays, some on Fridays. Please note the dates for each store. ---...--- No LEGO in the Walmart flyer this week. ---...--- Superstore Thursday Dec 5 through Wednesday Dec 11 BOGO 1/2 price on these two Star Wars sets: (...) (11 years ago, 5-Dec-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | The Year Of The LEGO
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THE YEAR OF THE LEGO From: New Yorker Nov. 11, 2013 By Ted Trautman Earlier this year, LEGO overtook Hasbro to become the world’s second-largest toymaker, after Mattel. It was more than just one company outperforming another it was LEGO one brand (...) (11 years ago, 3-Dec-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | LEGO Play Therapy Benefits Children with Autism
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LEGO Play Therapy Benefits Children with Autism Practitioners and parents have discovered that the use of LEGO during play therapy groups for children with autism leads to improved social skills and play skills. Research confirms that this is the (...) (11 years ago, 3-Dec-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO UK veteran steps down after 30 years
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LEGO UK veteran steps down after 30 years Senior national account manager Darrell Shoob leaves the firm One of LEGO UK's longest serving employees is stepping down after a 31 year career with the construction toy company. Senior national account (...) (11 years ago, 3-Dec-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO UK veteran steps down after 30 years
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LEGO UK veteran steps down after 30 years Senior national account manager Darrell Shoob leaves the firm One of LEGO UK's longest serving employees is stepping down after a 31 year career with the construction toy company. Senior national account (...) (11 years ago, 3-Dec-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Hi SANDLUG! Need more bricks?
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(...) Hi John! Whoops, I think my account must have my old email address attached. Let me fix that, and I will email you. So sorry about that! --Leanne (11 years ago, 2-Dec-13, to lugnet.org.us.sandlug)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) I blame Daves everywhere. (11 years ago, 29-Nov-13, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LGPL Datsville
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(...) Not doing much LEGO CAD at the moment, but otherwise doing well. Play well, Jacob (11 years ago, 28-Nov-13, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Canadian sales late November
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A bunch of assorted sales of varying lengths. No LEGO in the Sears or Canadian Tire flyers this week. Target flyer doesn't have any LEGO, but you can get a $15 gift card if you spend $75 or more on Friday 29 only. Limit one card per customer. (...) (11 years ago, 28-Nov-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: LGPL Datsville
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(...) Thank you so much!! I hope you are doing well. Michael (11 years ago, 27-Nov-13, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: LGPL Datsville
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Got around to read the other parts of the thread... (...) Please consider my contributions licensed under CC-BY-SA. My current, primary e-mail address is <jacob@sparre-andersen.dk>. Play well, Jacob (5 URLs) (11 years ago, 26-Nov-13, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: LGPL Datsville
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(...) I'm open to changing the license. (L)GPL is fine with me. I think the same goes for the Creative Commons licenses, but I would have to take a look to make sure. (...) A publicly visible version control repository is a very good idea. (Wouldn't (...) (11 years ago, 26-Nov-13, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | EV3 Motor Control/Chasing a Target Position
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The EV3's motor block can move a servo x number of degrees in a given direction, and the motor stops when it reaches this target. It then continues on to the next block in the program. Some time ago, HiTechnic released a block for NXT that would (...) (11 years ago, 25-Nov-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Canadian sales
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In lugnet.loc.ca, Gail Meagher wrote: Indigo / Chapters / Coles has 20% off selected LEGO through Sunday 24th. ---...--- (...) Assorted LEGO in the week long TRU flyer. $10 off three sets, $15 off three other sets, LEGO licensed storage stuff on (...) (11 years ago, 22-Nov-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Canadian sales
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No LEGO in either the Target or Sears flyers this week. ---...--- Walmart Flyer good Friday Nov 22 through Thursday Nov 28. Rollback, pink (10660) or blue (10659) suitcase $24.86 (was $29.86) ---...--- Canadian Tire Flyer good Friday Nov 22 through (...) (11 years ago, 22-Nov-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Republic Viper Wing
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(URL) Click the pic for more details... AC (11 years ago, 21-Nov-13, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Repaininting the Datsville Gas Station
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(...) Any progress on this? I am trying to remove branded/TLG models from Datsville as well. (11 years ago, 19-Nov-13, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | TRU sale Nov 15-23
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TRU flyer good fromm Nov 15 through Thursday Nov 21st. 30% off these tree LEGO sets: 6913 BLUE ROADSTER $13.97 3817 The Flying Dutchman $20.97 9470 Shelob Attacks $18.87 Up to 20% off Super Heroes 20% off Lord of the Rings and Hobbit sets. 25% off (...) (11 years ago, 17-Nov-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Multiple Motors/Synchronizing Movement
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I got it to work, only almost a year late replying :) (URL) crickets in Lugnet, eh?) -Iain (11 years ago, 16-Nov-13, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | EV3 Medium Motor w. NXT
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Does the EV3's "Medium Motor" work with the NXT? -Iain (11 years ago, 16-Nov-13, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Hi SANDLUG! Need more bricks?
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(...) Leanne, My emails to you aren't going through. Please try emailing me. Thanks. John C. (11 years ago, 16-Nov-13, to lugnet.org.us.sandlug)
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| | Re: Hi SANDLUG! Need more bricks?
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(...) Hi Leanne, I'm forwarding your message to the SANDLUG mailing list to see if there is any interest. John C. (11 years ago, 15-Nov-13, to lugnet.org.us.sandlug)
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| | Crimson Viper
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My first entry to the NoVVember challenge! (2 URLs) More pics available here.> AC (11 years ago, 14-Nov-13, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Winning a Job at LEGO
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Winning a Job at LEGO Aspiring Designers Build Sets Under Pressure By Jens Hansegard Nov. 13, 2013 BILLUND, Denmark. James Colmer, 46 years old, had a reason for spending two days building Legos in Denmark, leaving behind his kids in Australia. He (...) (11 years ago, 14-Nov-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | XS Cargo has LEGO clocks
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No toys in the Sears flyer this week. The Target and Walmart Flyers do not have any LEGO. Canadian Tire shows toys in the Flyer this week, but no LEGO. ---...--- XS Cargo flyer is good Thursday Nov 14 through Tuesday Nov 19. They have LEGO clocks (...) (11 years ago, 14-Nov-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Hi SANDLUG! Need more bricks?
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Hi there! My husband and I are getting out of Lego -- we just don't have time and would like to get our bricks to people who will actually use them, without the headache of going through Bricklink. Would SANDLUG, or someone in SANDLUG, be interested (...) (11 years ago, 14-Nov-13, to lugnet.org.us.sandlug)
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| | January 25th, 2014 SMART meeting
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The next SMART meeting will be in January. At our last meeting our mini-challenge was candy manipulating robots, and we decided to continue with the idea of manipulating objects, though this time it will be 4x4x4 LEGO cubes. You can build your own (...) (11 years ago, 14-Nov-13, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) I just blame (URL) Canada> in general. I mean, they're not even a real country, anyway, Dave! JOHN (11 years ago, 13-Nov-13, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) I blame the decline, as I blame everything else, on a preponderance of Canadians. Dave! (11 years ago, 13-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) True, but by then Lugnet wasn't "cutting edge technology" anymore. Forums were popping up everywhere due to the availability of standardized toolkits to create and run them. I've always wondered how much of a role that played in the (...) (11 years ago, 13-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) There are a lot of things that need(ed) to happen for LUGNET to thrive. My feeling is the core issue boils down to this: once the owners/admins moved on to other interests, activity waned down to the nothingness we see today. Steve (11 years ago, 12-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) Nail, meet hammer. With precision. The only thing stopping LUGNET from being "the" place is the failure to move to BBCode-style forum. If LUGNET had jumped aboard that bandwagon way back when, we would not be having this discussion. As it is, (...) (11 years ago, 12-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Displays at the Dartmouth Sportsplex, Nov 23-24
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The Annual Model Train and LEGO display at the Dartmouth Sportsplex (just over the MacDonald Bridge) is coming up in two weeks. I'm going to have a train layout there (~14' x 5'), and the NovaLUG site says they will be there as well. Public show (...) (11 years ago, 9-Nov-13, to lugnet.loc.ca.ns, lugnet.loc.ca.ns.hal)
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| | Target sale Nov 4-28
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Just got a Target Toy booklet in today's paper. Good from Nov 4-28. On the first page is a couplon good for $5 off a $24 or higher Star Wars toy. Does not mention any LEGO exclusion. The rst of these sets are either on "Temporary Price Cut" or (in (...) (11 years ago, 8-Nov-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | assorted Canadian sales
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Please note, these sales are of varying time frames. In Nova Scotia at least the stores are closed on Monday 11th. No LEGO in the Sears flyer, but they do have toys again. including LEGO. ---...--- Target flyer good from Friday Nov 8 through (...) (11 years ago, 7-Nov-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | November -im-in-Florida -rtlToronto dinner
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Yep, that's right, I'm in Florida and This months rtlToronto dinner will be in Florida. If you are in Florida get in touch with me, and we can have the rtlToronto November dinner at some place that has a 10% off coupon right on the (...) (11 years ago, 6-Nov-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | LEGOLAND Considers Building Theme Park in Stafford County
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LEGOLAND Considers Building Theme Park in Stafford County October 22nd, 2013 By Katie Thisdell LEGOLAND is considering building a new family-friendly theme park in Stafford County that would be only the third of its kind in the nation. Government (...) (11 years ago, 5-Nov-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | LEGOLAND® Dubai to open in 2016
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LEGOLAND Dubai to open in 2016 LEGOLAND Dubai is set to open in 2016, according to Merlin Entertainments, as reported by Emirates 24I7. As per officials, the LEGOLAND Dubai will be opened under a deal in which it would be funded by third parties, (...) (11 years ago, 5-Nov-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) Holy crap, I should have typed "your" instead of "you're". Need more coffee... (11 years ago, 4-Nov-13, to lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: It's been ruminating...
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(...) ... I think you're rant is a bit off base. The problem with Lugnet isn't that the attitudes or posting style of its user changed. The problem with Lugnet is that Lugnet never changed. When Lugnet first came out, it was one of the best Web (...) (11 years ago, 4-Nov-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | It's been ruminating...
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See, here's my problem, and I really haven't pinned it down concretely--it's kinda nebulous... However, the reason why I loved--i mean LOVED--LUGNET, (in the day) was that it was (mostly) all-encompassing of the hobby. LUGNET was the 1-stop shopping (...) (11 years ago, 2-Nov-13, to lugnet.general) !
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| | sales week Oct 25 - Oct 31
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No LEGO in either the Wal-mart or Target flyers this week. ---...--- TRU flyer good from Friday Oct 25 through Thursday Oct 31. The last week of Bricktober. 30% off selected Hero Factory. 30% off Star Wars Planet sets. Half price LEGO licensed (...) (11 years ago, 25-Oct-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | LEGOLAND® Operator Merlin Entertainments Plans IPO in London
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LEGOLAND Operator Merlin Entertainments Plans IPO in London By Clementine Fletcher & Ruth David Oct. 21, 2013. Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd., the private-equity backed owner of Madame Tussauds and the London Eye, plans to raise 200 million pounds (...) (11 years ago, 24-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: it's been a while...
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(...) He's always pleased--he's a ranger :) Though to be said, Marcus buys it not too long after this... and that is also in the top 5 best clips from the series--Susan weeping with Dr. Franklin--boffing comes up in the course of the (...) (11 years ago, 21-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: it's been a while...
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(...) He's always pleased--he's a ranger :) Though to be said, Marcus buys it not too long after this... and that is also in the top 5 best clips from the series--Susan weeping with Dr. Franklin--boffing comes up in the course of the (...) (11 years ago, 21-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: it's been a while...
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(...) Is that Carlos in the back seat? He looks quite pleased with himself... ROSCO (11 years ago, 21-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: it's been a while...
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So I found the 'old' thread-- (URL) the pics! (URL) wonderful memories Dave K (11 years ago, 19-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | it's been a while...
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I was inspired, first, because it's still one of the best sci-fi series EVAH!!!! but because it's been a long time since there's been a fun story linked to LUGNET (and this one also deals with Galaxy Explorers :) ) (I could try to find that old (...) (11 years ago, 19-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | sales week of Oct 18
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Nothing overwhelming, but a bunch of sales at the moment. Nothing in the Walmart flyer this week. ---...--- Target flyer is good from Friday Oct 18 through Thursday Oct 24. Target has a LEGO Halloween witch set for $6.99. It is the head and hat only (...) (11 years ago, 18-Oct-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | I built something else...
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(URL) is the result of trying to sort my black pieces all week--it was a bit of a break. Anyway, it's been done (many times) before, but, really, it was just there with the pieces I was sorting and I didn't have to put too much effort into it. Well, (...) (11 years ago, 17-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space) !
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| | The most valuable LEGO part.
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Except for LEGO items that are made of gold or platinum, and have a high intrinsic value, the most valuable LEGO part ever produced is likely the very rare and highly collectible Opel Kapitän LEGO HO scale car of 1957. This car was a prototype that (...) (11 years ago, 16-Oct-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | October 26th, 2013 SMART meeting
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We had a very interesting BrickHeap Wars competition at our September meeting. Following the meeting we voted on our mini-challenge for the October meeting which will take place in two weeks, on October 26th. The meeting runs from 2-5pm, and we'll (...) (11 years ago, 14-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Beautiful Alphabet LEGO bricks...
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2 years ago my German Friend Lothar found some beatiful blue Norwegian alphabet bricks with gold printing from a 1957 #1234 Norwegian Alphabet Bricks Parts Pack. In all other countries these bricks were only sold in white with blue lettering. (URL) (...) (11 years ago, 12-Oct-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | sales Oct11-17
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No LEGO in the Walmart flyer this week. ---...--- Bricktober continues at TRU this week, Friday Oct 11 through Thursday 17. Get Vol3 of the 2013 minifigure collection when you spend $75 or more before taxes on LEGO Building Sets. Min 10 per store, (...) (11 years ago, 11-Oct-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: The Most Insane LEGO Machine: GBC (video)
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Wow! Amazing work, hard to believe it was done by one person. (...) (11 years ago, 10-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Happy Thanks Giving - rtlToronto dinner
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This Friday is the second Friday of the month, and that means Turkey Day Weekend. Come join AFOL's from the Greater Toronto Area for a Canadian Thanks Giving meal. What better place to celebrate Thanks Giving, than at Swiss Chalet Chicken (...) (11 years ago, 9-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | For LEGO, Rising Wealth Means More Play - and Business
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For LEGO, rising wealth means more play - and business By Eveline Danubrata and Laura Philomin SINGAPORE. Thursday Oct 3, 2013 (Reuters) - The boss of LEGO Group carries two business cards - one the usual kind and the other a LEGO mini-figure in his (...) (11 years ago, 6-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO® set 10243 Parisian Restaurant
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LEGO® set 10243 Parisian Restaurant Ages 16+. 2,469 pieces. Have an unforgettable evening at the amazing Parisian Restaurant! US $159.99 CA $189.99 DE 149.99 € UK 132.99 £ DK 1299.00 DKK It’s very busy in the Parisian Restaurant. As a scooter zips (...) (11 years ago, 5-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: I built something...
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Wow. I like everything about it. You should post this to Classic Space .com too. (11 years ago, 4-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: LEGO® set 10241 Maersk Line Triple-E
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Unfortunately it appears that Medium Azure (as the color is called in the Bricklink Database) is a new color that will likely replace Maersk blue. While this color does more closely resemble the actual recent color of the new Maersk line of ships... (...) (11 years ago, 3-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.boats, FTX)
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| | Re: I built something...
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I love how you can tip it on end, and it looks like a space station tower. Nice work! David Gregory (11 years ago, 3-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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| | LEGO® set 10241 Maersk Line Triple-E
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LEGO® set 10241 Maersk Line Triple-E The set was officially unveiled at LEGO Fan Weekend in Skærbæk. Ages 12+. 1,518 pieces. Build the Maersk ‘Triple-E’ container vessel – a true giant of the seas! US $149.99 CA $179.99 DE 129.99 € UK 109.99 £ DK (...) (11 years ago, 3-Oct-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, lugnet.licensed, FTX)
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| | LEGO Launches Wrist Watch Collection For Adults
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LEGO Launches Wrist Watch Collection For Adults Written by Ariel Adams for ABlogtoWatch.com on October 2, 2013. We are proud to be the first to announce a new collection of LEGO brand watches for adults. That's right, LEGO, which has had a large (...) (11 years ago, 2-Oct-13, to lugnet.licensed, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | I built something...
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And it is big... (URL) built it for Shiptember. I really haven't built anything for a 'competition' since rtl stopped having robot competitions many moons ago... I had thought of building something at a larger scale that would complement my space (...) (11 years ago, 2-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | I built something...
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And it is big... (URL) built it for Shiptember. I really haven't built anything for a 'competition' since rtl stopped having robot competitions many moons ago... I had thought of building something at a larger scale that would complement my space (...) (11 years ago, 2-Oct-13, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Trans-Clear and Trans-Color LEGO Bricks...
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LEGO transparent bricks have been produced by TLG since approximately circa 1951. The first trans-clear bricks were slotted bricks with no LEGO on the logos, but LEGO on the underside in block letters. This continued until 1956, when the slotted (...) (11 years ago, 1-Oct-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: *cough* Chris *cough*
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(...) Dave, You do know that I sell 3D Printers to Friends and Family???? On some of the 3D printer forums I read there has been talk about the Peachy Printer. Its a very neat idea. but the $100 price point is a bit of a misleading point. For the (...) (11 years ago, 28-Sep-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | LEGO® Model of the United Nation
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First ever official LEGO® Model of the UN completed by Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-General puts finishing touch to LEGO model of UN Headquarters NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today added the last (...) (11 years ago, 27-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | The First Model LEGO Sets...
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When TLG first started the LEGO System of Play in 1955, TLG immediately created 4 small spare parts pack size LEGO sets (1210, 1211, 1212, 1213). But the first real model sets came out a year or two later in 1956-57. These were larger Town Plan era (...) (11 years ago, 25-Sep-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | *cough* Chris *cough*
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(URL) ordering one :p Dave K (11 years ago, 25-Sep-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | *cough* Chris *cough*
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(URL) ordering one :p Dave K (11 years ago, 25-Sep-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | MASSOLUTION NYC 2013: LEGO ON INSPIRING THE BUILDERS OF TOMORROW
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MASSOLUTION NYC 2013: LEGO ON INSPIRING THE BUILDERS OF TOMORROW By Eric Blattberg Sept. 19, 2013 NEW YORK — Onstage at Massolution NYC 2013, LEGO Senior Business Developer Troels Andersen highlighted some of the company’s crowdsourcing initiatives (...) (11 years ago, 24-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Leadership Lessons From LEGO
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Leadership Lessons From LEGO By John Kotter Sept. 24, 2013 My colleague Ken Perlman is a devoted father of two girls. He feels that many of the lessons learned in fatherhood apply, on a certain level, to teaching our clients change leadership. Here (...) (11 years ago, 24-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickshelf greatest hits
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Looks like they're using automatic hit generators. (URL) front page of "most popular" is now a collection of people who have decided to cheat. Disappointing because I used to direct people to the greatest hits pages to see some truly exceptional (...) (11 years ago, 23-Sep-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | sales
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No LEGO in the Target flyer this week. Finally have one opened near me. Lots of LEGO, all at MSRP. One set was miss tagged on the shelf at $31.99 but scanned at $39.99. Lots of staff around and one told me you get it forth lower of the two prices. (...) (11 years ago, 19-Sep-13, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Nazgul In Lego Store
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The Nazgul mounted on a hideous flying beast visits the Lego store! (URL) Click the pic for more details... AC (11 years ago, 19-Sep-13, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | LEGO Batman vs LEGO Superman (animation video)
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LEGO Batman vs LEGO Superman The LEGO Batman Vs LEGO Superman video created by Keshen8 on YouTube.com. A very creative animation of stop motion using LEGO elements. Video time: 1.03 minutes of action. YouTube.com channel: Keshen8 (URL) LEGO Batman (...) (11 years ago, 17-Sep-13, to lugnet.animation, FTX)
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| | In NASA LEGO Contest, Students Aim For Space
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In NASA LEGO Contest, Students Aim For Space By Elizabeth Howell Sept. 15, 2013 Designed to gaze at the sun, a proposed satellite called "Sunbeam" has the usual radio dishes and rocket engines you would expect of a spacecraft. The difference between (...) (11 years ago, 17-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Mini Mi - To create and share your own custom Minifigure
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I have been enjoying it as has my youngest son. I will probably even pay for the "expansion" packs of items. (11 years ago, 13-Sep-13, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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LEGOLAND® California Water Park is Getting Bigger By Lori Weisberg Sept. 12, 2013 LEGOLAND California three-year-old water park will grow by more than two acres next year when it introduces a new themed area tied to LEGO® Legends of Chima product (...) (11 years ago, 13-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickshelf?
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(...) Hello, I can't access brickshelf. Is the site down? I hope not, it is such a great site. I have some direct links to my bricklink store and they don't show. Good luck, Jean-Marc (11 years ago, 13-Sep-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Mini Mi - To create and share your own custom Minifigure
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(...) Unfortunately, the page says it is still to be released for Android. Let us know when its available! (11 years ago, 12-Sep-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Mini Mi - To create and share your own custom Minifigure
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If you always want to create and share your own custom LEGO® Minifigure. Well now you can. Mini Mi: From Seven on Two Design, Inc. (URL) Mix and match different unique elements. Choose different colors and backgrounds. Give it a shake and see what (...) (11 years ago, 12-Sep-13, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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To quote a classic theme song from my youth: (URL) right, Brickfete is moving from the Hilton, to a brand New Location!!!! And much like the TV show, I am going to have someone walk on my back. (1) This is the post Janey made in the Brickfete forums (...) (11 years ago, 12-Sep-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Dentis? Drills? Dinner?
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Come one, come all to this September -back-to-lego dinner 7pm Swiss Challet Dundas St Etobicoke When you arrive, ask me about how I was rear-ended Ask me about losing a filling, Ask me about the subsequent parking ticket whiling getting the other (...) (11 years ago, 11-Sep-13, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Activating an EV3 forum?
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You can call me Chris :) (...) (11 years ago, 11-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Activating an EV3 forum?
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(...) Hey Tai, Under the Edit Menu there is a Change Language. Mine only shows English when that option is clicked. Seems to me, the software is setup for localization. Maybe you can contact Lego and get the SDK and provide the Vietnamese language (...) (11 years ago, 11-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Activating an EV3 forum?
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(...) Hey Tai, Download the commercial EV3 software from www.lego.com/mindstorms link provided by bennetc5 who owns an EV3 set. I'm reviewing the language manual and acquainting myself with the User Interface. As they say, once you know how to (...) (11 years ago, 11-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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Glad the EV3 software download is free. It would definitely support the students working on their programs outside of the lab. Of course, in many of the Title I schools, many have no access to home computers. It's going to be interesting how younger (...) (11 years ago, 11-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LEGO® Education Looks to Inspire Writing Skills in Elementary Classrooms
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LEGO® Education Looks to Inspire Writing Skills in Elementary Classrooms Company Launches Storytelling Essay Contest in Celebration of National Literacy Month PITTSBURG, Kan., Sep 09, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) - NEWS HIGHLIGHTS: • LEGO® Education (...) (11 years ago, 10-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO sales in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Faroe Islands.
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About a year ago on Eurobricks, I posted a thread about LEGO sales in Norway, Sweden and Finland. I had forgotten all about this thread until a Finnish LEGO collector found the "Barn" in Finland that originally produced 70% of the LEGO produced for (...) (11 years ago, 10-Sep-13, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Beats Hasbro as World’s No. 2 Toymaker Amid Asia Sales Jump
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LEGO was first introduced to Asia in 1962, when sales started in Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Sales started off very slowly, and remained so for a very long time. One of my new chapters in my LEGO DVD download (free to current owners when the (...) (11 years ago, 10-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Love it! My young students haven't melted anything yet, but they've sure twisted a lot of axles in battle. Is the software only downloadable with a purchase key? It would be interesting to have my students download the software onto their home (...) (11 years ago, 10-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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Also I got an interesting reply from lego. I asked them why all of their motors were slow. I MOC'ed a 8090 Supercar together with a 30,000 rpm 7.2 Hobby RC motor. Great in theory… reality not so much. I got it to move quickly and I spun a tire off (...) (11 years ago, 9-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Activating an EV3 forum?
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Saturday Academy, the non-profit I taught summer camps for, provided my class with pre-ordered NXTs the week they became available. That was before the recession. They are in no position to replace their 60+ NXTs with the same amount of EV3 in the (...) (11 years ago, 9-Sep-13, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LEGO Beats Hasbro as World’s No. 2 Toymaker Amid Asia Sales Jump
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LEGO® Beats Hasbro as World’s No. 2 Toymaker Amid Asia Sales Jump By Christian Weinberg, Sept. 5, 2013 LEGO A/S, the Danish building-block maker, said first-half sales jumped 13 percent with the strongest growth in Asia amid a slower start to 2013 (...) (11 years ago, 5-Sep-13, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickshelf hacked???
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(...) And can anyone explain why this folder (URL) is showing 3746713986 hits? That makes it the second "most popular" folder on Brickshelf. Again, the images within have less than 500 hits. Very suspicious. -Steven (11 years ago, 2-Sep-13, to lugnet.general)
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