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(...) And now for the comments... The article is a good overview of the Mindstorms NXT product and does a fair job explaining the differences between the old RCX and the new product. It reads a little like a press release in that it covers the (...) (19 years ago, 12-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego my Eggo
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(...) advertising for LEGO! (19 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (URL) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Anyone see this yet? (URL) A> (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Massive Stadium Revealed at LEGOLand <span style="text-decoration:line-through">Billund</span> >
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Ross Opps, thanks for pointing that out. I guess I guessed at the location. I made some assumptions based on the pictures I saw and my own visit to Billund. Sorry to anyone that planned a trip to Billund to set it. Maybe you can redirt to Germany. (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland.billund)
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| | Re: Massive Stadium Revealed at LEGOLand Billund
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(...) Hi Todd, That is the Allianz Arena, and it is indeed very impressive, but I believe it is on display at Legoland Deutschland, not Billund: (URL) (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland.billund)
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Anyone that has been to LEGOLand in Billund knows they had a giant stadium model on display. Well, it appears that they have upgraded to a new model. A friend passed me this link from Ezprezzo: (URL) am extremely impressed and the model is massive. (...) (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland.billund)
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Robotics Fans, I recently purchased the second issue of ROBOT, Spring 2006,the magazine devoted to Robot Hobbiests and found an article on Mindstorms NXT. See the magazine at: (URL) I read the article I will post a comment or two on the article (...) (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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(...) Ah, (URL) satire.> found on this page linked on the above site (URL) (19 years ago, 24-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) As the UN page no longer has the image, here is a link with the image, and article about it, from (URL). (URL) direct link> Best, DaveG (19 years ago, 24-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I'm kinda baffled by the symbology. I don't know about anyone else, but when I'm trying to solve a jigsaw puzzle, I'm not gonna try to use a Lego brick to do it. If that makes me a racist, then so be it. a (19 years ago, 22-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) And now it seems the UN OHCHR has taken down the image (or maybe it just moved). Anyhoo, the linked page no longer has the poster on it. I'm thinking someone gave the OHCHR an earful. Steve (19 years ago, 22-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Dejure it's out of copyright/trademark, true, but defacto it will be LEGO that will be influenced the most by any ill will engendered. Most people's first thought, I would expect, would be "hey those are legos" (with some small subset thinking (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) You're right, that one is certainly more clear about what it's trying to get across. And it's more appropos in using all minifigs to represent something, rather than using a construction element as something to be termed as different. I'm just (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Perhaps someone with better monitor-resolution can answer, but on my screen I don't see the "LEGO" logo on any of the studs. Since it has already been established in numerous court cases that TLG does not (any longer) hold any "trademark" on (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) TLC has already issued a (URL) statement>: Lego complains about UN anti-racism poster 21/03/2006 - 14:34:47 Danish toy maker Lego today said it felt wrongly accused of being racist by a UN anti-discrimination poster showing what looked like (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I like the older posters the UNHCR did using minifigs a lot better. (from Jacob's site, there are other examples: (URL) ) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I'm thinking that the picture, at least to me, misses the mark. You've got 11 puzzle pieces that obviously fit together to make something (exactly what that something is is lost to me). Anyway, there is this 12th piece that obviously doesn't (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I doubt that the UN is trying to take a stand for the (URL) cartoonists> and free speech, since Louise Arbour - the High Commissioner for Human Rights - is already (URL) on record>: 'I would like to emphasise that I deplore any statement or (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I just came across this complete and udder BS. If I ever needed a definitive reason why I think that the UN is completely worthless and irresponsible, this is it. I think TLG ought to sue their worthless behinds. Then the US should kick the (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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