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No LEGO in the Wal-mart flyer this week. -------- Targer flyer good from Friday April 4 through Thursday April 10 except were noted. Good luck finding anything actually in stock. I got a rain check for one set today. $19.99 for selected $24.99 sets. (...) (10 years ago, 4-Apr-14, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | A Cringeworthy video (but I did it anyways...)
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(URL) which I, the protagonist in the video, DESTROYS the competition--or rather, a spaceship I built for SHIPtember. Have a boo. Take care, Dave K (10 years ago, 4-Apr-14, to lugnet.space)
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| | A Cringeworthy video (but I did it anyways...)
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(URL) which I, the protagonist in the video, DESTROYS the competition--or rather, a spaceship I built for SHIPtember. Have a boo. Take care, Dave K (10 years ago, 4-Apr-14, to lugnet.space)
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| | Can't wait!
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Excellent news - I for one have been missing your creations! One of these years I'll be able to start work on redoing one of my early ones. (10 years ago, 3-Apr-14, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Coming soon - Ed Boxer's Lego Castle 2014
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Coming soon - an updated expanded version of Ed Boxer's Lego Castle. (10 years ago, 3-Apr-14, to lugnet.castle) !
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| | Re: Updated NXT Software?
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That's where I started. Clicking on Download on that page takes you to another page that says NXT. Clicking Download on that page takes you to a page that says you're about to install the EV3 software. This is where I stopped the first time. But as (...) (10 years ago, 3-Apr-14, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Updated NXT Software?
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(...) (10 years ago, 2-Apr-14, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Updated NXT Software?
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I'm trying to install NXT software on a new machine from the NXT 2.0 CD, and from reading around it sounds like there have been some updates. Unfortunately, the Lego site only has EV3 software. You can find pages that talk about the NXT software, (...) (10 years ago, 2-Apr-14, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | CMO/Chief Marketing Officer Mads Nipper is leaving The LEGO Group
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Posted March 31, 2014 on The LEGO Group News Room. Mads Nipper is leaving The LEGO Group The LEGO Group’s Chief Marketing Officer Mads Nipper is resigning to become CEO of the Danish company Grundfos, a global leader in advanced pump solutions. Mads (...) (10 years ago, 2-Apr-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Adult Fans of LEGO: Why LEGO is fun at any age!
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From SBS.com.au By Patrick Abboud April 1, 2014 Adult Fans of LEGO: Why LEGO is fun at any age Dean Niclasen and Shelly Timson are bonded by their passion for LEGO and there are 25,000 Adult Fans of LEGO just like them across Australia. The Feed's (...) (11 years ago, 1-Apr-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | A Lego puzzle
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The explanation is on the web page, but briefly: we wanted some different kinds of stairs, etc. It took us a while, but we got what we needed. The puzzle is: how did we do it? Don't post your solutions - just email them to me (cg@graysage.com), and (...) (11 years ago, 29-Mar-14, to lugnet.announce)
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| | No March 29th, 2014 SMART Meeting
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The SMART meeting for this month is canceled as there is no one available to run it. See you in April. -- David Schilling (11 years ago, 27-Mar-14, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Learning From LEGO
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Learning From LEGO From NYTimes.com By Thomas de Monchaux March 15, 2014 When I was a boy, my father, an architect, attempted a no-toy policy, with the significant exception that he’d buy my brother and me almost anything — any birthday, holiday or (...) (11 years ago, 20-Mar-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Italian language LEGO sets...
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Unlike some countries such as Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Germany, Italy has had very few LEGO sets over the years that were produced in the Italian language. When the first LEGO sets were sold in Italy back in 1958, TLG just started using the (...) (11 years ago, 18-Mar-14, to lugnet.general)
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| | My quick video as to why I'm a fan of LEGO, not a fan of generic building bricks...
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I've been demonstrating this to people for years to show why I'm a fan of LEGO bricks, instead of the knock offs. Finally put it to video-- (URL) only 25 seconds so please enjoy! Dave K (11 years ago, 17-Mar-14, to lugnet.general) !
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| | LEGO Is The Biggest Toy Company In The World
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LEGO® Is The Biggest Toy Company In The World Feb. 28, 2014 IT DOES ONE THING, BUT DOES IT BEAUTIFULLY. AND THAT'S HOW THE DANISH COMPANY UNSEATED MATTEL TO BECOME NO. 1. LEGO is officially the world's most profitable toy company, finally topping (...) (11 years ago, 12-Mar-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO and Martian Manhunter....
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Many people have discussed the corrosive effects of time on history. And this is so true about LEGO. So much of what has happened in the past about LEGO has unfortunately not been well documented, even by the LEGO Archives in Billund. However, this (...) (11 years ago, 12-Mar-14, to lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: LEGO Looking for a Sustainable Replacement for ABS
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(...) I can't believe you guys still post here... Hehehe. ;) Aloha! "Big Daddy" Nelson (11 years ago, 11-Mar-14, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: march feast
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(...) I can't wait to see you and all my Lego Friends on Friday March 14th. 7pm Swiss Chalet will be a wonderful place to meet and tell you all about my latest invention (URL) (11 years ago, 9-Mar-14, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: march feast
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(...) That's something I don't hear too often--that i'm right about something ;) I should be there next Friday! Dave K (11 years ago, 6-Mar-14, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: march feast
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(...) That's something I don't hear too often--that i'm right about something ;) I should be there next Friday! Dave K (11 years ago, 6-Mar-14, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: march feast
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(...) Dave you are 100% correct. The 102F fever clearly made me post things i should not have. I will NOT see you this friday, I will see you all NEXT friday. (11 years ago, 5-Mar-14, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | SR 3D Builder version 0.9.5.9
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Hi again, a new version of my program has just been released. It has some much requested and very interesting new features all about copy parts. Following is a brief of what is new. Also I recommend you to have a look to the 4 videos to learn on how (...) (11 years ago, 15-Feb-14, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: march feast
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(...) How 'bout next friday, being the 2nd friday of the month ;) It'll give you time to get well Dave K (11 years ago, 3-Mar-14, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: march feast
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(...) How 'bout next friday, being the 2nd friday of the month ;) It'll give you time to get well Dave K (11 years ago, 3-Mar-14, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | march feast
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Someone gave me a flu bug. I am dieing. This friday, 7:00pm Swiss Challet if you have tamiflu Bring it to me. (11 years ago, 3-Mar-14, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | March Brickbreak Indigo / Chapters / indigo.ca
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March Brickbreak at Indigo, Chapters, and indigo.ca, 20% off select LEGO items Instore and online: 20% off LEGO movie and Super Heroes Feb 28 - March 16. Instore and online: 20% off City, Star Wars, DUPLO, Chima and Minifigures Feb 28 - March 31. (...) (11 years ago, 3-Mar-14, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | sale Feb 28 to March 6
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Nothing in either the Target or Wal-Mart flyers this week. I was in a Wal-Mart yesterday and noticed they had finally discounted the SW Advent calendars. Down to $20 from the $50 they had been. Only two left on the shelf, and they were in rough (...) (11 years ago, 28-Feb-14, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Mattel to buy Canada's Mega Brands for about $460 million
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Mattel to buy Canada's Mega Brands for about $460 million February 28, 2014. (Reuters) - Mattel Inc (MAT.O), the world's No. 1 toymaker, said it agreed to buy Canada's Mega Brands Inc (MB.TO) for about $460 million, including debt, to expand its (...) (11 years ago, 28-Feb-14, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO Group posts 11 per cent sales increase for 2013
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LEGO Group posts 11 per cent sales increase for 2013 February 27, 2014. Billund, DK In less than ten years, firm has more than quadrupled its revenue. LEGO Group has this morning confirmed that it increased sales in 2013 by 11 per cent. Evergreen (...) (11 years ago, 27-Feb-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Selling instructions
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'm starting to put my older instructions up on eBay. If you're so inclined, have a boo-- (URL) just one of them. I'm putting more up. If you are looking for instructions from way back, drop me a line and I'll check what I have. All proceeds go to (...) (11 years ago, 26-Feb-14, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: LEGO Looking for a Sustainable Replacement for ABS
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(...) IMHO, the right sustainable replacement for ABS is... ABS. If we solve our issues with renewable energy, to the point that we have plenty, we can synthesize ABS from feedstocks that are ultimately derived from methane, which we make via the (...) (11 years ago, 25-Feb-14, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | LEGO Looking for a Sustainable Replacement for ABS
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LEGO Looking for a Sustainable Replacement for ABS By Rhoda Miel February 18, 2014 ORLANDO, FL - LEGO A/S is setting a target to use a sustainable resin in its signature bricks by 2030, replacing ABS. The search for that new resin will not be easy, (...) (11 years ago, 22-Feb-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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| | THE LEGO® MOVIE Sequel Set for May 26, 2017 Release
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THE LEGO MOVIE Sequel Set for May 26, 2017 Release Everything will continue to be awesome. With the incredibly impressive box office hold of The LEGO Movie, it was inevitable that Warner Bros. would be moving forward with a sequel. The studio began (...) (11 years ago, 21-Feb-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.animation, FTX)
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| | sales in late February
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Haven't been any sale flyers for a while. This week both Wal-Mart and Superstore have LEGO pictured in their flyers. All sets are within a few cents of Suggested Retail. Superstore is having a tax free sale on Saturday February 22nd only. Selected (...) (11 years ago, 20-Feb-14, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | February 22nd, 2014 SMART meeting
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Just a reminder that this Saturday we'll be meeting at Digipen for our SMART meeting. The meeting will be from 3-5pm. The mini-challenge we voted on was to build (or improve) robots that do something with cubes. See you all there! -- David Schilling (11 years ago, 20-Feb-14, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Devo lead singer dishes on creating catchy 'LEGO' song
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Everything is Awesome! By Nicki Gostin Published February 18, 2014 Devo lead singer dishes on creating catchy 'LEGO' song Mark Mothersbaugh will go down in pop culture history as the flowerpot-hat-wearing lead singer of Devo, best known for "Whip (...) (11 years ago, 19-Feb-14, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: I only have one gripe...
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(...) Dave, I've not seen that part. Is it a new Technic Pneumatic hose brick? Regards Don't forget "everything is Awesome" (11 years ago, 16-Feb-14, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | I only have one gripe...
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I mean, if you're going to put the effort into making it, then make it properly. If you wanted something else, then don't build most of it and leave the important bit out. Just because you couldn't be bothered to create this piece-- (URL) In a (...) (11 years ago, 15-Feb-14, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Squeezing out the last few secrets of the LEGO Genome...
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I like the word "Genome"... it has to do with mapping out the entire genetic squence of an organism's heredetary information... or in this case the entire history of LEGO... Well I am now close to "the final frontier" in finding all the LEGO sets (...) (11 years ago, 13-Feb-14, to lugnet.general)
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