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(...) For all those who missed the show, well, you didn't miss much. Turns out the show was taped to air 7/22. It was a great show, and a lot of fun. ...except for one mechanical failure on my 3 week old robot... Tune in later for more details. (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jun-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Found this on Yahoo!: (URL) rated adult's favorite toy> Of course LUGNET readers already knew that, right? JohnG, GMLTC (20 years ago, 2-Jun-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Yes, not only does Beth read Lugnet, but she also replied here (URL) recent show was a rerun, which I was compelled to watch once again. Each time I see Beth's wonderful Lego structures collapse under the hands of Leslie, Evan, Chase, and (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jun-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I'm not sure how well this will work. I just spoke with them, and in addition to the segment, the robots will be playing against people (staff & audience) during the entire show. How big is a one hour show, when converted to mpeg? :) Steve (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Reads and posts: (URL) (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Is this old news or has it not been reported yet? (URL) I can get a copy of this episode? My friend told me it was hilarious. Do you think Beth reads Lugnet? (20 years ago, 1-Jun-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Congratulations Steve... I also would be very happy if someone can video the slot for the web.... our TechTV is being cut on (grrrr) June 7th :( Apparently it has changed hands and the new owners have decided not to show it internationally. I (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Steve, Great work on Full Contact! I enjoyed your last visit to G4TechTV and am looking forward to your new trip there. Also, very curious on how you managed to get the Connect 4 robot working with just the RIS 2.0. KK Quah (20 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | LEGO on TechTV
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Next Friday (June 4th) I'll be making another trip out to San Francisco to be on TechTV's The Screen Savers. This time, I'll be taking at least one, and hopefully two all LEGO robots that can play Hasbro's Connect Four. The first robot, "Full (...) (20 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Greetings- Does anyone out there know how to clean legos? I haven't taken my legos out for a while and I fear that they have become dusty. If someone could give me some info I'd really appreciate it. (20 years ago, 28-May-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ham, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) To clarify - I don't know how long the link will be around at the Niagara Review web site. The show will be ongoing daily until Labour Day (Sept 6?). -Rob A> (20 years ago, 27-May-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ham, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) It's funny how different people read things differently. I took Rob's comment to mean that he didn't know how long the link would be around. I figured he was concerned that the site might archive the story at some point and that the link (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) That's interesting that he is hoping to make a living out of exhibiting the layout, just not sure that it would work out very well numbers wise. I do wish him luck. If anyone goes and sees this display, please get some pictures of his MOC (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ham, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I think Rob is concerned that because of the lack of attendance the display might close early. Derek ps, how come sometimes when I send a message I get no replay from lugnet for Authentication. The message just disappears. This is my second (...) (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ham, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego train show in Niagara Falls,Canada
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(...) The article says the display will be up until Labour Day. Ben M. (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ham, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) There is an article on the show in the Niagara Review - curerently online at (URL) Don't know how long it will be around though... -Rob A> (20 years ago, 26-May-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ham, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | FLL on Zoom!
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If you’re interested, there will be some coverage of FIRST LEGO League on the PBS Kids show ZOOM ((URL) Dates are as follows. Please check (URL) for specific local schedules. Segment 1 May 26 and repeat on June 1 Segment 2 June 2 Segment 3 June 3 (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Space Elevevator design studies using Mindstorms
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(...) That's pretty cool. The Robot Society of America (RSA) listed on that page, has hosted a couple ribbon climbing competitions, including one at the ROBOlympics in March with a grand prize of $1000 for the fastest robot to climb the ribbon. (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Space Elevevator design studies using Mindstorms
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I found this while nosing around (URL) lifters go up and down simulated carbon nanotube ribbons. Hope you find it interesting. (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] Mindstorms Interview on CJAD AM 800 MP3 file
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(...) I know you guys like to keep it to yourself, but I x-posted this to .mediawatch anyway :P (20 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGOland mull over child safety tagging
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(URL) by eagle eyed Lugnetter Mark Nash (who isn't related to the author despite his sister being called Emma ;) ) (20 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Computer Sciences Kinetoscopic Wonderment Festival-04
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Fantastic stop-action movie using LEGO. Attack of the Kata Clones (Kay Nettle) (URL) (20 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: A Towering Tribute
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(...) Interesting. I wonder if this is all using the old greys? (grins, ducks, runs) I found this cite to be not very accurate, "In total, the Lego project cost about $3,000 and Joey got no help from the Lego Company, as they only donate to certain (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | ESPN.com article on Lego Basketball
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(URL) article about how a Lego fan becomes a sports fan. John Riley (21 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.sports)
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| | Re: Minifig appears on "Skithouse"
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(...) hey hey, I'd almost forgotten about this.... *watches it again* ... tee hee... thanks man. (21 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Minifig appears on "Skithouse"
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(...) (URL) [942kb, 1:15] enjoy and LMKWYT! (21 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | A Towering Tribute
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Got this in my Google news alert. A great story... (URL) Towering Tribute"> -Kevin (21 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Risque scenes at Legoland
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"Bill Vollbrecht" <mwv1970@juno.com> schreef in bericht news:Hx625v.KzK@lugnet.com... [snip] (...) I am (...) After reading the article I paid extra attention when we went to LL Günzburg april 1st. We discovered a naked lady in one of the windows (...) (21 years ago, 4-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Risque scenes at Legoland
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Hello! Just a follow up to my post regarding the "risque" scenes at Legoland! Not much to tell, just a short featurette on the 5:00 and 6:00 local news. They showed some of the tamer stuff, like the construction workers looking at a busty lady. (...) (21 years ago, 4-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Risque images at Legoland
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Hey everybody! For those of you that are in the San Diego area, Channel 8 news is doing a bit about the "risque" scenes in Legolands Miniland. I am not sure if this is an off-shoot of the story that appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune a few (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.announce) !
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| | Scan of 1979 "Marvel Team-Up" Comic Back Cover Technic Ad
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Found this when going through some old "files". A full rear cover advertisement for Technic Lego (referred to as the "Expert Builder Series") (URL) I think this is one of the reasons I begged for 951 and 948 until I actual got them! BTW, The comic (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| | Re: Supreme Court will hear Lego block case
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(...) point (in various nations), the courts have determined that patent law rather than trademark law is at issue, and LEGO allowed its patent to expire in the 1970's. What's the turnaround time for Canadian Supreme Court cases? Dave! (21 years ago, 30-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Supreme Court will hear Lego block case
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(URL) (21 years ago, 30-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Guardian: "Lego is in the world of Bionicle for the long-term"
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See: (URL) Building blocks for the future> (URL) Scott A> (21 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic.bionicle, FTX)
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| | Doc Ock's Hideout reviewed at Millionaire Playboy site
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I ran across this trolling around, not sure how long it's been out. They have reviewed other LEGO and MB sets in the past. (URL) site is collectible toy focused rather than LEGO focused... so their emphasis is on play value and the number of figures (...) (21 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Minifig appears on "Skithouse"
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(...) If you, or anyone, can get this encoded and uploaded I'd be really quite greatfull. It was pretty funny, and I'd love to show it to my fellow Lego stopmotion peers.(brickfilmers) Blunty (URL) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Minifig appears on "Skithouse"
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As per title - on the comedy show "Skithouse", as shown on Channel Ten (Australia), a minifig appeared in a skit about seeing a psychyatrist. If I'm able to, I'll get the skit computer encoded and post it up here. (21 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO mentioned in comic strip
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A friend sent me a link to this. Sort of an odd thing to model though. He should have gone with (URL) flowers> or a (URL) heart>. (URL) Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | NCLTC GATS Event Posted to Food Bank of North Carolina Web Site
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This weekend NCLTC will have our layout on display at GATS in Raleigh, North Carolina. For the last couple years we have collected canned food on behalf of the Food Bank of North Carolina. This has proven to be a a very successful partnership for (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego Volvo (more pics!)
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(...) I found this discussed (with lots of pics!) at (URL) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Rev. Smith on Tech-TV's Unscrewed this Monday, 19 April 2004
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Whoops! Due to a scheduling change, this show has been moved to Monday, 19 April, 2004. Still set to ait at 8:30 EST, 11:30 EST. -Brendan (21 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Bionicle Movie on Cartoon Network Sat Apr 17th
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FYI: Cartoon Network is airing Bionicle: Mask of Light this Saturday Apr 17th at 7:30PM (EST). (check your local listings) There's been a lot Bionicle ads in general on Cartoon Network lately. Still, whatever happened to Make'n'Create? John (21 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Coming MichLUG Show mentioned in 2 papers
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As mentioned in a previous (URL) post>, MichLUG will be displaying at the Curious Kids Museum in St. Joseph, Michigan this coming weekend. Two local papers picked up the story. There weren't any pictures, but hopefully one or both of the papers will (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Volvo
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(...) Yes, it was built over a rolling chassis and some metal frame work. Spencer (21 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) If it wasn't built on an actual automotive frame, it would've been virtually impossible to move. I suspect the entire frame is from the car, and just the bodywork is Lego. Still very cool. And much better than that Megablocks Honda commercial. (...) (21 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego Volvo
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(...) "Built from Legos" *sigh* But nice model! Doesn't look like the wheels are built out of "Legos" though. -Bryan (21 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Dunno, but I bet repairs are a snap;-) JOHN (21 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Bottom Right-Hand photo. (URL) I wonder how smooth it rides? -Duane (21 years ago, 13-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Rev. Smith on Tech-TV's Unscrewed this Wednesday, 14 April 2004
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Just wanted to drop a mention here that I will be on Tech-TV's (URL) Unscrewed with Martin Sarget> a week from today, on Wednesday 14 April 2004. The show airs at 8:30pm EST and 11:30 PST. You can check (URL) page> to see if you even get Tech-TV (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Villanova University Professor receives NSF Grant for Mindstorms Study
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I was reading the Villanova University[1] Alumni Magazine (Winter 2003 edition) and I came across an article about Dr. Frank Klassner receiving an NSF award to study LEGO Mindstorms. Dr. Frank Klassner was awarded a $490,000 grant from the National (...) (21 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO Mindstorms & the Googlunaplex
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(URL) Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr> (URL) key fingerprint = 2767 CA3C 5680 58BA 9A91 23D9 BED6 9A7A AF9E 68B4 Please always send email as plain text. Email sent as HTML will be filtered and read later, or may get lost in spam. (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | TexLUG Article in San Antonio Express
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Ok, it's in section 'F', but hey, it's still cool! (URL) (At least I think it's cool, cause, I mean, c'mon, my MOC is on the front page!) Three pictures, the entire article, are in the (URL) gallery>. There's supposed to be another one sometime this (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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| | Busted By A LEGO Web Camera
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(URL) 30, 2004 By Tracy Vedder BOTHELL - David and Nathan Sundquist just knew there was something wrong with their computers. "I had seen some stuff popping up on the computer that was weird," said David. They suspected someone was continually (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Jakes book made it to Slashdot.com
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(...) ^^^...^^^ Yeah, that was me. :) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Jakes book made it to Slashdot.com
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Jakes book made it to Slashdot.com and BIP suffered the /. effect. Interesting comments though Lugnet and Bricklink got mentioned. (URL) computer geeks play with Lego...Hmmm Go figure. Mike "I have embraced my geekness like a warm blanket" (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | credit union magazine uses LEGO master-building to inspire
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A friend saved this for me. I like the whole article. (URL) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: "Mature images Legoland builder's inside joke"
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(...) Wow! That is very interesting. Thanks for sharing! Erik Bush (21 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Press release: job cuts etc.
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(...) But we Do have town back! World city is the new town. While it may not be quite the same as what we had as kids, it is town nontheless. Police, Fire, and trains all fit into that catagory. I doubt we will see the other things related to town (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general) !
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I just saw this on Fark.com (URL) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Press release: job cuts etc.
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"Andy Evans" <evansar@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HuoBqr.15oL@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) is (...) also (...) much (...) etc). (...) distraction. (...) main (...) Perhaps (...) It's been a few years since I worked in a toy shop last, so things (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Press release: job cuts etc.
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(...) Well they do carry many things that regular retail stores don't carry. Like Track, Legends, and MOC series. Also they seem to get new products before the regular retail stores. (Like I picked up an X-pod this weekend, but last night I was at (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: Press release: job cuts etc.
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(...) I think there's another point that is clear if you read between the lines. I suspect that the vast majority of TLC's revenue comes from sales to retail outlets (TRU, Walmart, Target, etc.). It would appear that retail channel is not making (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Press release: job cuts etc.
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(...) That would be nice. The phrase I find worrisome is this one: "Later in the year the LEGO Company will be evaluating the role out strategy of the company’s own brand retail stores." I'm hoping these stores do well, because I like shopping (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Press release: job cuts etc.
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Hi, New press release: (URL) at bullet 5: It seems there will be another balance between TLC's own products and the licenced prodocts - maybe we could get town back as a line of its own?!? Arne, Copenhagen (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Risque at Legoland
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The following is a San Diego Union-Tribune Article that I didn't see posted, and I thought that all of us might get a kick out of: (URL) ---...--- "Are you still wasting your time with spam?... There is a solution!" Protected by GIANT Company's Spam (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Backdrop on Comedy Central
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On Friday night (3/12) Comedy Central showcased the comic stylings of Tom Cotter. The stage was sparsely appointed, but the main backdrop was Cotter's name spelled out in six-foot-tall letters built with large LEGO-style bricks. No reference in his (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Modularity of LEGO (was Re: LEGOs (sic) make an appearance at ExtremeTech
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(...) If only programming was as easy as building with Lego :-). Steve (21 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Modularity of LEGO (was Re: LEGOs (sic) make an appearance at ExtremeTech
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(...) (snip) (...) It's a pet peeve of mine to insist that the analogy of modular programs to LEGO parts is overrated and underrated at the same time. Every so often this analogy pops up in tech articles on modular software engineering, without (...) (21 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | LEGOs (sic) make an appearance at ExtremeTech
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I was just reading a new article at (URL) (article url: (URL) ) about modularity of computer components, how things should be easier to assemble yourself, etc. Article uses Lego as the example of modularity (a good analogy, I think). But, the thing (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Color Change tread on LEGO club message board
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Hello all, On TLC's official site, there is an interesting tread about the color change, on the Message Board of The LEGO Club: (URL) kids that are responding don't seem to feel very positive about the color change. With friendly greetings, M. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Even Marvin knows which are the right toys...
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(...) February 7 also features bricks... ROSCO (21 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Even Marvin knows which are the right toys...
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(...) Or succeeded. I can do my rant again if you want. :) (21 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Even Marvin knows which are the right toys...
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(...) Replying to yourself is okay when correcting a typo, right? :) Realized that it shouldn't be February *14th*, but 21st. Sorry! -Mike (21 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Even Marvin knows which are the right toys...
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(URL) - select Saturday, February 14th's comic. Tom Armstrong's comic strip Marvin, featuring LEGO today in that familiar way we can all relate to. Notice where the stars are coming from in the third cell. The only thing is...he tried to use the (...) (21 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: My LEGO city is in this week's New York Magazine
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(...) Hi Sean, Congrats! Pictures look great, buildings too. It has a very 'cluttered Village' feel to it. Excellent! I will be getting a copy. Best, Jonathan (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: My LEGO city is in this week's New York Magazine
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Glad to see this happened after all. Nice work, eric (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: My LEGO city is in this week's New York Magazine
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Congratulations Sean! That cover would have been awesome! You can usually find New York magazine in airports, even Barnes & Noble, around the country. (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | My LEGO city is in this week's New York Magazine
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Hi, everybody! My LEGO Greenwich Village is in this week's New York Magazine (The cover date is Mar 8 2004)... if anyone lives in the New York area or can get ahold of a copy, check it out! One of the photos was supposed to be used on the cover, but (...) (21 years ago, 5-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, FTX) !!
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| | New Civil Engineer - Feb 12 2004
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.... sorry if this is old news (URL) Scott A Have you had a look at Arthurs Seat Yet? (2 URLs) (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Brick Testament interview in Toyfare magazine
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I've scanned a few recent articles and interviews and added them to the Press page on the Brick Testament website: There's a 3/4 page interview in the February 2004 issue of Toyfare: (URL) 3-page feature/interview (in German) from the February 2004 (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | IEEE: Lego's Kierstein on "New Era" in 2005
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This month's IEEE Spectrum, "Dream Jobs 2004" interviews Lau Kofoed Kierstein who designs electronics for Lego and *plays with toys*. Spectrum says Kierstein is technical lead "on a project of great strategic importance.. it will be a new era for (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Not just another Mega Bloks vs. Lego article
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(...) ...snip... (...) Wow! I had no idea those were the numbers in the preschool block market. Kevin (21 years ago, 22-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.quatro, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: FHM Indonesia (Februari 2004)
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(...) FYI, Henry, not everyone considers a Speedo and a top hat "fully clothed". @8^o -brendan (21 years ago, 21-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | FHM Indonesia (Februari 2004)
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I'm in this month's issue of the Indonesian edition of FHM (For Him Magazine). Page 24. And yes, I'm fully clothed... -Henry (21 years ago, 21-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Not just another Mega Bloks vs. Lego article
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FUT: lgunet.mediawatch One person could create an account like "lugnet" with a password of "lugnet" and then post that they had done so here. This would enable everyone from Lugnet to sign-in with the same UN/PW. "Jeff Barnas" <jmbarnas@yahoo.com> (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.quatro, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Not just another Mega Bloks vs. Lego article
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Article originally posted www.kansascity.com of the Kansas City Star: BLOCK PARTY Lego will join Canada's Mega Bloks in offering toddlers oversize bricks By JOSEPH PEREIRA and CHRISTOPHER J. CHIPELLO The Wall Street Journal The building-block wars (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.quatro, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) How about someone just paste the text in here? Giving credit to the original website please.... -AHui A&M LWorks (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.quatro, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Not just another Mega Bloks vs. Lego article
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(...) DO YOU HAVE TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT? IF YOU DO CAN ANYONE COPY THE ARTICLE AND EMAIL IT TO ME PLEASE? - JEFF (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.quatro, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Not just another Mega Bloks vs. Lego article
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There are some really interesting tidbits about Lego and Mega Bloks in this article from the Kansas City Star (requires registration to view): (URL) there is a lot in here that is general knowledge, including a concise report on the falling numbers (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.quatro, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | BrickFest PDX featured in Wired News online
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(URL) sort of had an idea we might get coverage) Great article, it hits the fun aspect of it very very well... (although a video of the ISD impact/explosion might have been nifty) I have much else to say about BrickFest PDX... I'm home and (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch) !
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| | Re: Some good news
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(...) But, as we have come to expect, the marketing department of Lego is currently stuck in the event horizon of a black hole. Steve (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Some good news
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(...) Yup, Clickits are a good thing. It is good to hear they are doing well sales-wise. In my opinion, however, the packaging for Clickits is LOUSY. The packaging for the competition, Ello, is far superior. And anyone with marketing knowledge knows (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Some good news
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Not earth shattering... but good news anyway: (URL) especially like the quote from Soren Torp Laursen (president, LEGO Americas): "CLIKITS is a perfect example of how we can develop the core LEGO brand value without stretching so far that consumers (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Chronicle of a MasterBuilder Finalist....
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Yep, there's always next time. Sounds like a fighter. Here's his BS-folder: (URL) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (remove SPAM when e-mailing) (21 years ago, 9-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Chronicle of a MasterBuilder Finalist....
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This was the cover story for Sunday's Atlanta Journal Constitution. Hats off to Garrett Barati for getting as far as the finals! (URL) Ergo Lego" (21 years ago, 8-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lore on Lego vs. Legos
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(...) Yes, that's a very well-grounded opinion. :) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lore on Lego vs. Legos
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(...) Well, there are two things a play here... what people(1) *want* to do, and what companies *have* to do if they want to preserve their property. It is my opinion that The LEGO Company *has* to ask people to use the word "LEGO" as an adjective (...) (21 years ago, 7-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) But "food" and "foods" are not interchangeable. "Foods" means different types of food. You can say "Some foods give me heartburn" meaning cheese and pastries, but not "Let me eat those foods" even if there's a whole buffet of different things (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO pursues Mega Bloks via Quatro bricks: WSJ story
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In today's (2/4/04) Wall Street Journal there is an interesting story claiming the LEGO Company has lost ground to MegaBloks in the pre-school/toddler space and shall attempt to regain market share via the new Quatro bricks. The story talks about (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO Announces Ferrari partnership
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The LEGO Company today announced a partnership with Ferrari and debuted a full size F1 car, a new Ferrari pit stop set, minifigs of Rubens Barichello and Michael Schumacher plus more. As both a Ferrari and a formula one fan, this is great news. The (...) (21 years ago, 5-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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