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(...) I've uploaded a few more photos from the event to brickshelf. (URL) Mat (18 years ago, 24-May-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Here's the story on the final building competition at LL-CA that happened May 23rd. (URL) And here's a photo of the winner's, Jason Poland, creation- a fire breathing snowman. (URL) (18 years ago, 24-May-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I remember I was beside myself that day...;-) Actually, I had intended to create a page, but didn't get the hang of it right away, and settled for a simple edit instead (which obviously any idiot such as myself can figure out;-) (...) I'll (...) (18 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I'll support this. Klas has made a fantastic job of getting the initial links set up. Now all it needs is for people to keep them up to date. I go there any time I need to find out about a theme or area of Lego I'm not familiar with. Tim (18 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Unless someone else has taken to being you, you seem to have got at least the basics right ;) I noticed your edit the other day. A good place to start with BrickWiki is probably the (URL) FAQ>. Tim PS. It has come to my attention that the (...) (18 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Another fan effort that needs more publicity is (URL) Wiki-Brick-Links> by Klas Schöldström. This is simply a fan-updatable link database using the wiki format. Ultimately an interactive site is the only solution to the constant problem of outdated (...) (18 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I concur wholeheartedly. On principle I personally will never use it, and I would encourage all other AFOLs to avoid it as well, sticking to the homegrown original (URL) Brickwiki>. In fact, I think that there should be a frontpage link on (...) (18 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Also announced (URL) here>. IMO this is not a legitimate effort but is an attachment. (URL) Brickwiki> (no extra i) has been around for quite some time, is quite comprehensive and is most definitely an AFOL effort. To be honest, I'm really (...) (18 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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This link arrived in my mailbox this morning courtesy of Google Alerts: (URL) this a legitamate AFOL effort or a company attaching itself to the LEGO brand? -- Bryan (18 years ago, 17-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(URL) two references to LEGO: one about LEGOFactory, and another about LUGNET - specifically the lugnet.dear-lego newsgroup. - Kelly (19 years ago, 11-May-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) IT'S AY-FOAL, NOT AWWWWWWW FUL!!!!!!! Peace and Bricks!!!! M (19 years ago, 10-May-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Thanks for posting, Jeff. It reads like a TLG interview. It's too bad that the first pic is of Nathan holding Corey Sanders' globe design as if it were his own. JOHN (19 years ago, 8-May-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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The classroom-oriented children's magazine Time for Kids had an article on Master Builder Nathan Sawaya recently: (URL) haven't had time to read through it yet, but I thought others would be interested in it. Jeff (19 years ago, 8-May-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Hi again, everybody! Back in February I was asked to build three life-size monochromatic human busts. They were included in Herman Miller's award-winning design magazine, "SEE", alongside an article about the humanization of architecture and design. (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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There was a short article on the Brick Testament in the free UK newspaper Metro of Friday 28th April. It featured the last supper and Adam and Eve (full frontal nudity in a national newspaper :shock: ;-) ) Tim PS Brendan, would you like me to send a (...) (19 years ago, 29-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(URL) is a pretty decent introduction to AFOLs. Has some interesting quotes from Steve Witt, and mentions BrickFest. One downside: everybody is quoted as saying "Legos". >_< - Kelly (19 years ago, 29-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Newswatch: Fifth Legoland Park in Kansas City area in 2009
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(...) The glory of fast-passes fix that for the more popular rides such as SM ;) But the rides at LLCA move slowww...www. They have very low per-hour capacity that brings everything to a very slow crawl. And it is only worse when LLCA cuts down on (...) (19 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland)
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| | Re: Newswatch: Fifth Legoland Park in Kansas City area in 2009
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(...) Standing in line is not my idea of a fun vacation - especially with short attention span 4-12 year olds. If Legoland purposely cuts off attendance each day to insure small lines, charge a high gate fee, and can still make a profit, I think (...) (19 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland)
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| | Re: Newswatch: Fifth Legoland Park in Kansas City area in 2009
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I think that a better spot in the midwest would be near the major population centers. That would be near the Great Lakes. I think an ideal location would be near Cedar Pointe Amusement Park near Sandusky Ohio on Lake Erie. It would be within a few (...) (19 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Newswatch: Fifth Legoland Park in Kansas City area in 2009
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(...) I think there is a good chance for it to succeed in the Kansas City area. If your target attendance is 1.4M a year (which the other 4 Legoland parks average), that is well within the realm of reason if you include everything within a day's (...) (19 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland)
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| | Re: Newswatch: Fifth Legoland Park in Kansas City area in 2009
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(crossposting to .legoland) (...) To re-state what I posted on BL: I think these "tourism experts" need to find new jobs lol. LLCA has trouble getting people from as close as LA and SD to go to the park. The only reason out of towners go there is (...) (19 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland)
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| | Newswatch: Fifth Legoland Park in Kansas City area in 2009
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Exciting news for residents of the midwest United States! I read this in the 4/28/2006 Kansas City Star. "Joco" is the local shorthand for Johnson County KS: a very well-to-do, family oriented suburb on the western side of Kansas City,MO with (...) (19 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.mediawatch) !!
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| | Re: Bill Swanberg Update
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(...) Yes, probably taken down due to a little 'backlash' from the masses-- (URL) that was just a site I found right off the bat! I will always endeavour to type 'LEGO bricks' and say the same. However, I will not tell people that they're making (...) (19 years ago, 24-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Bill Swanberg Update
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(...) Oops, just realized that www.legos.com simply redirects to the correct website now. For those of you unaware, at one point, the incorrect URL resulted in a site with a bit of a "brand speech" (i.e. how to use the LEGO name properly) before (...) (19 years ago, 24-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Bill Swanberg Update
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(...) What REALLY irks me is the repeated use of "Legos". I can understand that kids might misuse the word, but the media has a responsibility for reporting the news correctly, right? (insert rolling-eyes smiley here) If the media's gonna throw (...) (19 years ago, 24-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Bill Swanberg Update
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(...) So they can use Ebay's preferred (silly) capitalization, but can't get BrickLink right? And BrickLink facilitates trades? (...) More of the accuracy we have come to expect from the media. Good grief; even his BrickLink feedback page can tell (...) (19 years ago, 24-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Here's an update from the (URL) (OR) Argus>: Lego thief pleads guilty Thursday ===...=== Friday, April 21, 2006 By Kurt Eckert The Argus The man who stole more than $6,000 in Lego sets from Target stores throughout the Portland areas pleaded guilty (...) (19 years ago, 24-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX) !
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| | Re: LEGO models on the cover of New York Family Magazine
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(...) SNIP (...) SNIP (...) Very cool buildings! where's Maggie? Jeff (19 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO models on the cover of New York Family Magazine
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Hi, everybody! Last month I built 2 two-foot apartment buildings that were photograhped and featured in New York Family Magazine. One of the buildings was used for the April 2006 (current) issue cover, and the other was printed alongside the table (...) (19 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, FTX) !
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| | TV Broadcast of Freelug show in International Model Show in Paris
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Posted on behalf of Dider Enjary: A piece broadcast nationally on the France2 tv station. (URL) The show is put on by Freelug with guest appearances from Jan Albert Van ree (lowlug), Casper Van Nimwegen (lowlug) and Vincent Meuw (Belug) and runs (...) (19 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.fr.freelug, FTX)
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| | Re: Robot Magazine latest issue contains article about NXT Mindstorms Robotics
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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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| | Re: Lego my Eggo
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(...) (URL) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Lego my Eggo
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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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| | Massive Stadium Revealed at 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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| | Robot Magazine latest issue contains article about NXT Mindstorms Robotics
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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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| | Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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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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| | Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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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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| | Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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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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| | Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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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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| | Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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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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| | Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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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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| | Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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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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| | Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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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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| | Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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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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| | Re: Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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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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| | Thoughts on the UN "Racist" poster?
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I'm wondering what other LEGO enthusiasts think of (URL) this poster from the UN> about racism. I'm having a hard time thinking it's coincidental that the symbol they chose for "odd man out" is a LEGO brick, given the recent cartoon controversy. (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Adam @ Home Comic Strip
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Ever step barefoot on your bricks??? (URL) Adr. (19 years ago, 16-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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| | Re: I love toys - on VH1
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Eric & All, I am glad I did not see this thread until tonight and saw what LEGO came in at. : ) I think number 3 is especially good, and overall, it was a good review outside for the one guy thinking they were from France (Denmark silly!!!) That's (...) (19 years ago, 11-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Mindstorms Developer Story on c|net...
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...right (URL) This story features comments from Geoff Gray, one of the staff on BrickJournal, among other things. Congrats, Geoff! Joe Meno ed/pub, BrickJournal (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.publish.brickjournal, FTX)
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| | Re: I love toys - on VH1
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Ahh cool, thanks, I was watching that the other night and had to leave before the program was over. I was curious about what place (not if) LEGO would come in at. Of course I was dragged away by many large amazonian women. The spirit is willing, the (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: I love toys - on VH1
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(...) Hula hoop? Though I really think that bikes should probably top the list, I can't really imagine that hula hoops had any great popularity after about 1960. Anyway, thanks for finding that. I'll have to tape Friday night's episode (though, (...) (19 years ago, 7-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: I love toys - on VH1
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(...) Found it - Friday night's episode, coming it at #3 overall, just behind Barbie and Hula Hoop, but beating out notables such as GIJoe, Star Wars figures, "Bike", and Atari: (URL) Hula Hoop. -Nick (19 years ago, 7-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | I love toys - on VH1
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Hey all, VH1 is doing a series this week called "I love toys", counting down the top 100 toys from our childhoods with 20 each night. I assume LEGO will be on the list somewhere. On their website they've posted the (URL) list from 100-81> (last (...) (19 years ago, 7-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Mindstorms NXT - More Than 9,000 People Worldwide applied for MDP
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(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2006-- More Than 9,600 People Worldwide Answered LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Call for 100 "NXT" Great Developers; Robotics enthusiasts as young as 75 years of age representing 79 countries applied. The LEGO Group's robotics team (...) (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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| | Re: LEGO in Bizarro Comic
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(...) Well, whatever you think of his work, you should know the cartoonist himself was very nice. When I emailed him because I could not find a link to his strip (my local newspaper doesn't post the comics online and King Features Syndicate has (...) (19 years ago, 28-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO in Bizarro Comic
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<Adjusts tie, with bulging eyeballs> Tough NG-- I gotta be my own straight man! (...) What? Minifigs do float???? Well then, by golly, I take it all back! That comic is hilarious! "Bizarro" is the funniest thing since.... since.... well, I get back (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO in Bizarro Comic
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(...) Thanks for the heads up, Maggie! I'll say 2 things about the comic-- 1. NOTHING can ever replace The Far Side, least of which this tripe, and 2. it would be funnier if minifigs actually did float, which they don't, so where's the joke? The (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO in Bizarro Comic
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The February 24 Bizarro comic features a LEGO scene: (URL) C. (19 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego Brokeback Mountain
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(...) Jonah Goldberg mentioned this today on National Review Online's blog, (URL) The Corner>. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.western, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Corner Gas episode called 'Block Party' - AFOLs involved?
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(...) The animation segment was short but really well done. They matched some minifigs pretty well with some of the characters. (...) I can't say for sure, but given that it was a first-run episode from season three, I'd guess that it was filmed (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Corner Gas episode called 'Block Party' - AFOLs involved?
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(...) I managed to catch this episode and saw the whole town. I missed the part with the animination though. I wonder when it was filmed since they had Jack Stone Pirates :) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Corner Gas episode called 'Block Party' - AFOLs involved?
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I hope everyone caught tonight's episode of Corner Gas called 'Block Party'. Here's the synopsis from the show's website: (URL) I was hoping they wouldn't make fun of building with LEGO bricks, but rather would have fun with the idea. And I think (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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| | Time
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In Time magazine, canadian edition, Feb 20th, 2006, they profile the Google guys on page 20 : "In search of the real google". ... they play with Legos (sic) for some inspiration (URL) (19 years ago, 19-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | InformationWeek
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In InformationWeek, Feb 6th, 2006, a magazine that attends to the information technologies crowd, page 65, in the personal tech guide, they show the Mindstorms NXT as a cool gadet : (URL) (19 years ago, 19-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Boys and Girls Club Web web site has incidental Lego
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One of the images rotated on the (URL) home page> for the Boys and Girls club shows a youngster contemplating Lego (19 years ago, 18-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | LEGO PC at PC Magazine's Site
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Browsing PC Magazine and saw this! (URL) Here's the link for the story- (URL) Some of the links didn't work but the one with the video did (about 4 1/2 minutes long). Adr. (19 years ago, 17-Feb-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: The Force is With the LEGO® Brand Until 2011
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(...) snip Sorry, space fans... Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 11-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Re: Mindstorms NXT on NPR radio program The World
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Just to follow up, you can now listen to this report on (URL) this page>. Here's their description of the interview: "LEGO interview (5:00) Lego building blocks joined the computer generation with Mindstorms. Now Lego is taking its toy to a new (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Slashdot.org LEGO news
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(URL) about Andrew Carols working Babbage Difference Engine. (19 years ago, 9-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Mindstorms NXT on NPR radio program The World
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Hey all, I just caught the very end of an interview with what I believe was the author of the Wired article on Mindstorms NXT on the NPR program The World. It looks like you can (URL) listen to their programs on-line>, but today's program (February (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Adult Fun With the Bricks --- Rated M for violence & drugs
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Some friends forwarded this to me & i thought that I'd share with y'all. I wouldn't reccomend that young viewers click on the link. Here it is: (URL) hope that this dosen't offend. -D (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Feb. Wired is out
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(...) Great article, with some good pictures. Also online at: (URL) a sidebar on Lego Factory, Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 BAYLUG (19 years ago, 30-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO Pinball in Popular Science!
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Apologies if this has been mentioned somewhere already... We just received the February 2006 issue of Popular Science (with EZ Rockets on the cover). Gerrit Bronsveld and Martijn Boogaarts's amazing pinball machine has a one-page write up in the (...) (19 years ago, 15-Jan-06, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO® Mindstorms™ NXT new for 2006
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(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2006-- (URL) LAS VEGAS --At the Consumer Electronics Show CES 2006 (URL) Consumer Robotics Pioneer Introduces Next Generation of Its Robotics Toolset Designed to Excite All Robotics Enthusiasts, from Novices to Experts LEGO® (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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Check it out (URL) here.> 35. The name Lego came from two Danish words "leg godt", meaning "play well". It also means "I put together" in Latin. Dave! (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.fun, lugnet.general, FTX)
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While doing some year-end reading, I came across an article of a 93 year old man who uses LEGO© bricks to teach gifted kids in school. Please see the following link to the article in this actuarial magazine. (URL) well, Andreas Stabno (URL) (19 years ago, 23-Dec-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.fl)
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Let the outsourcing (and complaining) begin... (URL) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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Tonight on BBC2 at 8pm, my girlfriend (Yvonne Doyle) and I will be on James May's Top Toys, talking about our mutual love for the brick. Hope you enjoy it! Pete (19 years ago, 21-Dec-05, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Monday's episode of the brilliant (and therefore soon-to-be terminated) FOX show "Arrested Development" featured several references to LEGOLAND. One character, played by Dave "Bob McKenzie" Thomas, wore a LEGOLAND t-shirt. Dave! (19 years ago, 7-Dec-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Hey all, Just saw (URL) story linked on ILENN>. Jeremiah VanderMark has been chosen to create a large public sculpture of Hans Christian Anderson for a park in Greenville Michigan. Congratulations, Jeremiah. Do you have pictures posted of your (...) (19 years ago, 6-Dec-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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(...) You only need to spend over $15,000 on Lego to be featured in a TV story? Hao-yang Wang (19 years ago, 5-Dec-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I tried to get home in time but I missed it. Only $15,000... hmmmm . he must be new to the hobby ;-) Christina (19 years ago, 5-Dec-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Well I just saw the story and it was not too bad. It was more about addictions and included a story about some lady in NC and her shoes. Does anyone know Houston Hall, who was featured in the story? He has over $15,000 worth of LEGO? I can’t (...) (19 years ago, 5-Dec-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) What? FOX News running a story of questionable timing and sensibility? What is this world coming to? Dave! (19 years ago, 5-Dec-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Does anyone know about the Fox News Broadcast that is being aired tonight at 5:00 in Washington, DC? The story has been teased a few times yesterday and the story appears to be a negative story about adults that are addicted to LEGO. I really have (...) (19 years ago, 5-Dec-05, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) (*ahem* and LUCNY too...) (...) *snip* As a followup to the Bug Build, there was this related press release today, an excerpt from (URL) Children's Medical Center together with LEGO Systems, officially opened the newly renovated waiting area (...) (19 years ago, 2-Dec-05, to lugnet.events, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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(...) And the next most important downside: Firmware is in PROM. No updates or alternative firmware, only Lego programming system, spirit.ocx or NQC. (19 years ago, 1-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Yes, but passive only. No light sensor or rotation sensor (but indeed encoders on internal motors) (...) No, only one. (...) Yes, and indeed this combo is great. But of course the motors are in fixed place - not very modular. Better than (...) (19 years ago, 1-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I wish people like the guy who wrote the article would actually do some research on the topic before publishing something like this, especially now that /. has picked it up. Now, of course, it is as good as gospel truth to millions of people. (...) (19 years ago, 1-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I also like the tri-blade part available in Gigamesh. Kev (19 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I never did like Spybotics, The only part that interested me was the 36 tooth gear. Steve (19 years ago, 29-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I have a hard time believing that the assertions about LEGO backing away from mindstorms is true. LEGO has done a great thing by creating "First LEGO League". It is successful internationally, and is based on competitions with solutions built (...) (19 years ago, 29-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Hi all, Seems that some castle gamers have made Boing Boing ((URL)). Here's the article (URL) Tim (19 years ago, 29-Nov-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.castle)
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(...) What I meant was that Lego should improve the Mindstorms product line and create an official forum targeted as the same demographic they're selling Mindstorms too and not afols. Lugnet will always be much better than that, but it's probably a (...) (19 years ago, 29-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) How long has the current version of the RCX been around? (...) What would you want to see in an online forum? What would it include that's not available here (LUGNET) and/or on LEGOfan? Steve (19 years ago, 29-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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