 | | CubeSolver in Politiken
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All -- Wow! Now CubeSolver is in Danish. Short article at (URL) . Wonder if K^3 read it with his coffee <gulp!>. Cheers, JP (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.dk)
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| | CubeSolver in 'CHIP'
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All -- A short article on my Lego Mindstorms Rubik's cube solving robot has just appeared in the online version of the German computer magazine CHIP (URL) Apparently it will be in the print edition Nov. 1. Cheers / prost, JP (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: Misuse of the Lego Brand Name on ABC's The Practice
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(...) Heh. Just about everyone does it (calls LEGO Bricks "legos"); athough I find it rather amusing that a show about law and lawyers misuses a trademark. :) thanks, James (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Another article in FastCompany about Lego
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This one is in response to the earlier article discussing the trial and tribulations of the TLC. (URL) Martin IndyLUG (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Boys Raise Money via LEGO Kit
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Efforts by 3 boys raise $4,700 for N.Y. victims (10/10/2001) Source: San Jose Mercury News: (URL) "sold" bricks for $1 each to build set 3450, Statue of Liberty Sculpture. -Suz (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch) !
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| | Lego sightings in "The Firm"
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This was already posted but it seems there is a mistake with the set in the movie. Its actually the 6346 shuttle launching crew not the 6544 Shuttle Transcon 2. While pausing with the dvd player the box read the "Shuttle Launching Crew" and also a (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Mindstorms in New York Times
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All - My PC-RCX hybrid Rubik's Cube solving robot made it into the New York Times today ('Circuits' section 11 October, 2001). I couldn't be happier. Check it out online at (URL) . More detail on the robot at (URL) . Cheers, JP (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Article about toy recalls/cancellations in wake of Sept 11th
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(Mentions the OGEL recall) (URL) Tremors In Toyland By MATTHEW KAUFFMAN, from The Hartford Courant -- October 10, 2001 Look out, kids! The diabolical villain Vitriol is perched on the roof of the World Trade Center, "blasting urban buildings to (...) (23 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Photo: Giant Lego in Times Square
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(...) --- wubwub wubwub@wildlink.com jains.has.it <-- Jain's Guide www.sitcatsit.com <-- a guy and his cat www.wildlink.com <-- the wildlinks Start planning for BrickFest 2002! The AFOL Community's Premier Fan Run Event! www.brickfest.com (23 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Photo: Giant Lego in Times Square
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All: I stumbled across a giagantic ad for Washington Mutual in New York City that featured a Lego house. It is on Times Square (at 7th & 42nd), suspended about 6 or 8 stories up, and is probably a good 20 feet tall. It has a house built out of (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Update to Business 2.0 Article (was: LegOS forced to use another name?)
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This update to the article discussed in this thread is taken from the November 2001 issue of Business 2.0. It isn't on (URL) so I thought I would run it through OCR and post it here for everyone to see. LUGNET gets a mention (but not a URL), and the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: lego/bruce lee homage ad
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(...) Do you read magazines at work? ;-) Pedro (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | lego/bruce lee homage ad
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Some time ago (about a month) I was reading a random magazine at work (I think it was called "The Source") and came across this ad for clothing which I immediatly ripped out and later scanned. Well, I've decided to share it with you all finally . . (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Update (Re: TLC recalls 6776)
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I say bring back the recent RES-Q line, and expand it! That would promote a lot of heroism! I loved the RES-Q theme--too bad it got moved to (ugh!) Jack Stone.. -Scott (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Why recall 6776, why not 1349 ?
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(...) Hm, I just bought the 1349 Steven Spielberg moviemaker set yesterday. If you leave the T-rex out of the set, you get two skyscrapers designed for destruction and one background with a city-skyline (before) and one with a destroyed skyline (...) (23 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Update (Re: TLC recalls 6776)
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(...) On the ABC Radio network news at the top of the 7 o'clock (PDT) hour this morning they mentioned the LEGO recall. It was the last blurb they did-- in the spot they generally reserve for news items of a lighter note. Maggie C. (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) No. No LEGO in the Good catagory. Eric K. (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) They (...) Did they show any of those horrible Jack Stone sets in the "good" category? (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: TLC recalls 6776
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(...) story from AP yesterday: (URL) toy maker Lego ordered 120,000 boxes from the Alpha Team series withdrawn from stores after a complaint from South Carolina about the description of Ogel's "devices" in the toy's 78-page instruction booklet. (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Interesting. Of course I'd qualify the Alpha Team theme as a whole as "Toys that promote Heroism". The comic in 6776 shows the "heros" prevailing. Perhaps the set would have been more acceptable with a couple Alpha Team minifigs and a small (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Update (Re: TLC recalls 6776)
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(...) I was just watching the Today Show (Morning News show on NBC in America). They had someone from the Consumer Products Safety Commission on talking about what toys kids should and should not be playing with in the wake of the terrorist attacks. (...) (23 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: In the comics today...
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(...) I have a built-in, which means that by the time I get around to changing the tub, its not worth the searching... (Yuck!) ...of course, if I knew something rare got sucked up... ;-) James (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: In the comics today...
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the benefits of a Dyson Vacuum cleaner with a clear cylinder :) James (who lost way too many LEGO bricks to his mums hoover) "William R Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:m2u1y1l6an.fsf@...ome.com... (...) (URL) (formerly known as (...) (23 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: In the comics today...
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(...) I assume I'm not the only AFOL who won't let the vacuum get emptied without careful inspection of the contents of the bag... --Bill. (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: In the comics today...
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(...) Heehee, not a bad srategy, cept it would make your lego all dirty. :-D -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.fun)
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| | In the comics today...
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Here's a mostly LEGO related gag... (URL) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
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(...) Dennis, I do agree that Lego has been very nice about this; in my first post, I stated that their stance on these matters was one of the things that rekindled my Lego addiction. I admired their action (or lack thereof) as far as Mindstorms was (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
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(...) OK, lets not make a mountain out of a molehill here. LEGO very clearly and often stated in that letter that they encourage the creation and use of our third party OS's and such. What they (rightly) wish to protect is the dillution of their (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
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FYI, there is now a posting in lugnet.lego.announce that should help to clarify this issue: (URL) set to FUT lugnet.lego.direct because of some rules (that I still don't quite get) about where official messages can be posted and followed-up to, but (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
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Ok, I agree with the *possibility* of the name being a problem, but I am more concerned about the hacks themselves being contested instead. However, LegOS is NOT for commercial purposes, so that should be a factor to consider here. I wouldn't be AS (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
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(...) I concur. If I manufactured a new extra-cushiony disk storage system that used *really* tiny sponges for support, and I called it Micro-Soft, I'm sure I'd get a letter. This particular case has the added spin of stepping soundly into the "LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
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The way I read the article it didn't seem that they were so much upset that he had come up with the new OS, but rather that he had named it legOS. No matter how you look at it, or what excuse he can come up for choosing that name, it is pushing the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
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(...) I agree with you, Jürgen. It seems that we have to contend with taht viewpoint though. Hopefully if any of tyhe new product line doesn't do as well as expected, we will not see some genius in the company decide to go after people who add value (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
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(...) I think this is speculation by the author of the article. Apart from the issue about names and trademarks, for me this article shows an extremely irritating attitude towards customers, sue people as soon as they use something in a different (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LegOS forced to use another name?
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Having registered legOS.sourceforge.net (on Markus's word that TLG had given him permission to use the name), having run the last release of legOS, and having not heard anything from TLG myself, I can say that there are no plans in this corner of (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LegOS forced to use another name?
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Article here: (URL) TLC may be talking to Marcus Noga about his use of "LegOS" for the open-source operating system for the Mindstorms RCX (see last page). I can see their point. Personally, I think "NogOS" has a bit of a ring to it 8?) What does (...) (23 years ago, 9-Sep-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch) !
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| | Danes in Toyland Article from March 2000 in Feed Magazine by Jessica Hundley
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I did a search and found no references to this great article by Jessica Hundley entitled, "Danes in Toyland." See the whole article here: (URL) paragraph, to convince you to read the article: ' As a child, I had seen a grainy Land Camera photo of a (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Mindstorms - in IEEE Spectrum!
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Hi all, All you engineers out there who are members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: I just received my latest issue of Spectrum, and it has a lengthy story on Mindstorms. Has some photographs of creations, such as Soren (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego article on slashDot
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(...) IIRC... In the previous thread that discussed this (when it was just a Fast Company article instead of a slashdotted phenom) it was stated by someone that it wasn't designed in a day, it was approved in a day because someone (Brad?) walking (...) (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego article on slashDot
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A quote from the article: Product cycle times are falling: In time for Father's Day this year, Lego Direct, the catalog and Internet-sales division, produced the Sopwith Camel biplane kit. The plane was designed in a single day, and the kit was (...) (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Lego and the Falkirk Wheel Project.
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The engineering council produce a quarterly magazine 'engineering first', in this months magazine (August!) there is an interesting article on the Falkirk Wheel. The article within the 'engineering first' magazine discusses many of the concept ideas (...) (23 years ago, 2-Sep-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Anyone seen this yet?
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MSNBC has a cute article on the new release of Mindstorms: (URL) (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego article on slashDot
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(...) LEGO® needs that 'Eye of the Tiger' again...-Harvey (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego article on slashDot
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(...) Members signed in via the web interface decide that, in part, by their highlighting it. If you think it does, do that. I think the original article reference got highlighted fairly high... (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego article on slashDot
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Funny enough, this article was mentioned in Lugnet already. I tried to figure the best place to send it, and hadn't seen the MediaWatch section. Silly me. (...) (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego article on slashDot
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this topic needs a place on the main page of lugnet, or "attention points" or whatever it is that decides that. (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego article on slashDot
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(...) Forget the Slashdot commentary... go right to the Fast Company article. This is a very insightful and interesting piece. I think anyone really interested in the LEGO company, where it's been and where it's going, should read this article. It (...) (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch) !
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| | Lego article on slashDot
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Lego article on slashDot titled 'Why Can't LEGO Click?' at ... (URL) which in turn references an article at fastcompany .. (URL) some nice historical notes on TLC Ray (23 years ago, 29-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch) !!
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| | Re: LEGO in Washington Post
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(...) Observer. (23 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: LEGO in Washington Post
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Despite LEGO® releasing the new classic and legend sets, I can't help but feel that they are continuing to slip away from their winning formula used from the beginning. The Bionicle stuff is total limitation on one's creativity (at least in my (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO in Washington Post
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(...) Well, it's nice that Michael and Christian were mentioned, but I'm wondering if they didn't come off as salivating adult geeks by being pegged alone...especially after so many of us were interviewed, and yet no mention was made of LUGNET, (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | LEGO in Washington Post
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It was mentioned a couple weeks ago that some AFOLs were interviewed for a Washington Post article - here it is: (URL) also found that WAMALTC was sort of mentioned in the "datebook" section on the 16th - for the Greenberg Toy and Train show this (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Lego in _Computer Gaming World_
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For what it's worth... In the current issue of _Computer Gaming World_ (September, 2001) there is a (somewhat blurry) picture of a battlemech made of Legos submitted by a reader in the "Letters" column. Now if only they'd review "Lego Island 2" :-) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Report from RoboCup 2001
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RoboCup 2001 Seattle, WA August 2-10 2001 Same story, multiple URLs: (URL) site: (URL) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | Lego mentioned on "Inside the Actors' Studio" by Mike Myers
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When asked why his character "Dieter" always danced at the end of each show, Mike Myers said (paraphrased) "Well, we have sponsors, and the sponsors like it when we dance. Legos. The Lego people sponsor us." (23 years ago, 14-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Bionicle (and Jack Stone) sponsor commercial-lite broadcat of Samurai Jack
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(...) For more fun, pick up the September ish of ToyFare...there is a Samurai Jack CD-ROM filled with flash animations, goodies and toys and a long theatrical trailer. It's way cool. Matt (23 years ago, 11-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Bionicle (and Jack Stone) sponsor commercial-lite broadcat of Samurai Jack
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Imagine how my delight was amplified when, while I came across a great new show on Cartoon Network called Samurai Jack, ads for Bionicle ran _after_ the show. Lego had sponsored the whole show! (The villain, Aku, is an evil shape-shifting wizard. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Teens build LEGO machines
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Here's a short piece about the 'Conexiones' youth technology program at Arizona State University -Suz ---...--- Technology connection Immigrants' children benefit from ASU program Barbara Yost The Arizona Republic Aug. 10, 2001 "Eduardo Reyes was (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-01, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: NCE - Debate - and this is the last of it, I'm sure.
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(...) Thanks for taking the lead on this... Strangely enough, the two "sides" presented aren't all that different. The pro Meccano guy is just saying that something practical that gives experience is good without giving any strong reason why it (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.technic)
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| | NCE - Debate - and this is the last of it, I'm sure.
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Dear all The debate article has been published! I'm not at work this week but James Stacey has helpfully scanned it and it can be seen at www.minifig.co.uk/nce.htm Thanks for all your help. Psi (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.technic)
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| | Postage Stamp
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Well, I guess it's sort of media - didn't know where else to put it. On this page (I'm not affiliated with the store) (URL) a picture and note about a postage stamp showing Lego, issued in Denmark in 1989. Does anyone have one of these stamps? It (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Guess What....
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(...) Aha! I got the interview request, too... and I hardly post here! So now I know how and why I was contacted, and here I was thinking the Washington Post had bugged my apartment. I'm expecting a call later today. Should be interesting...! (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Me here at STF is getting interviewed tommorrow! Kick booty, I mena I never (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Guess What....
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Matt, I appreciate your pointing her in my direction, I am a bit flattered that you did so, Many thanks!!! Although, I am not the originator of the Community project. So I really can't take credit there. Actually, she got a hold of me and will be (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Guess What....
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I've been interviewed too!!! (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Guess What....
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So it looks like i am not the only one :) -- Michael Edwards Lugnet Member #151 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bionicle Island (URL) shop - Edwards Parts (URL) Magazines from the Past and Present (URL) of the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Guess What....
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(...) I got an E-mail from Khrissa Williams asking me to do an intereview for the post too! (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Guess What....
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(...) That was fun! I just got off the phone with the Post reporter. I think this might turn into a neat article. Hey Todd! I gave her your e-mail address so you could talk to her about the community project...I also want to talk to you about it. (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Guess What....
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(...) Cool...I'm waiting for the reporter from the Post to call me back right now myself. She requested the interview via e-mail about 10 minutes ago...perhaps she is speaking to another of our number right now. Isn't this neat? Congrats on the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Right i thought i better let you lot know... i can't keep it under wraps Since i have heard that my Bionicle Website has become very popular in the US and even though i am in the UK :) and its proven be a success for me and to you fellow collectors. (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: VLC on Global News....
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(...) There was a crew from CTV (channel 8, cable 11), and then later, a crew from Global (channel 10, cable 13). Unfortunately, I missed all the stories. If David got it on tape, maybe we can get copies. Conversely, do you think we could get copies (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Lego on TLC's "Planet Plastic"
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(...) Okay, they did have a short segment on Lego. :) They showed some injection molding, and lots of shots of kids playing with bricks. :) It was pretty cool, and they mentioned that kids and adults liked the bricks, but they called them "Legos". (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: VLC on Global News....
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The segment was about three to four minutes long, and had an interview with someone (Alexandria I think, though I'm not good with remembering names, I had to laugh at her little minifig line). They had lots of closeups of various displays, mostly of (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: VLC on Global News....
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(...) I'm definitely considering, I really want to join, my folks are kind of iffy about it though, Are there any other members under 15? I'll get them to watch it tonight, I need to know when it comes on though. -Geordan- (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: VLC on Global News....
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(...) Yes, they taped tones. I heard the segment was 3 or 4 minutes! David taped it and will try to get Channel 6 tonight. (CTV) I REALLY hope we snag a few more members from this. YAHOO Dean (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: VLC on Global News....
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(...) What time is the late news on at? I wanna see this! -Geordan- (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: VLC on Global News....
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(...) DARN! I just got home and read your message! Do you remember how long our segment was? Hopefully they'll repeat it later tonight... There *was* another camera-person; I think he was from Channel 10? I remember one from 13, (which is Global, (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: VLC on Global News....
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(...) Wow! Awesome! Congrats! What was the (interview?) about? -Shiri (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | VLC on Global News....
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Just saw you guys on Global, nice setup! Oddly enough I just saw a bit about Lego on TLC a few minutes before. Although I kinda wished that someone (either from VLC or the reporter) mentioned Lugnet in the report (They probably did tape somebody (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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I saw a little thing like this before, unfortunaletly, the scene that showed the assembly line was only on for a few seconds, oh well. C'ya -Geordan- (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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I was flipping through the channels when I noticed a shot of a minifig assembly line on TLC, so I decided to watch it. So far they haven't actually mentioned Lego, but there have been a few shots of it. I'll post again when the show is over to tell (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Excellent work, Simon. Thank you for taking the time to do this on the behalf of Lego fans, and especially us Technic-heads. It's well written and makes some good points. You made a good point at the end, one I hadn't thought of before. You (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Dear all. Thanks for your help. Here is the completed 300 words. They've kind of backed me into a corner by changing the question so it's back to being specifically about degree courses and I'm not as fiercely anti-Meccano in that arena but I've (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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err try this one www.minifig.co.uk/im...lego-7.jpg "James Stacey" <James@minifig.co.uk> wrote in message news:GHCD55.JFB@lugnet.com... (...) year (...) looked (...) hooks (...) long (...) or (...) arm, (...) as (...) always (...) the (...) turned (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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www.minifig.co.uk/we...lego-7.jpg Dear Paul I enclose an image of the Lego model which was used by myself (and my 9 year old daughter) to develop the concept for maintaining the horizontality of the wheel. It also had a "sophisticated" lego brick (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Cool-- I also don't know what they meant by "all this week"... Probably that it was going to be some day in particular, but I dunno. They didn't say anything else :( DaveE (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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On HBO last night, at the very beginning of Six Feet Under, a boy was playing with some Duplo, one of the buckets. (It repeats on Wednesday.) Julie (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I just set my VCR (I think I did it right anyway). I will let you know if it worked. Eric K. (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Last night I was watching the Simpsons. The typical commercials started, so I started not paying attention and chatted instead. But then something caught my ear-- "... and, a camp for Lego Lovers! All this week on Fox 25 News at 4:30". Actually, I (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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The article: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=...=-=-=-=-=- Ensuring the gear ratio is correct Construction News 17/05/2001 Page: 22 23 Record Number: 53996 THE 35 m-high Falkirk Wheel will allow boats to enter one of two 30-m long double-walled gondolas from (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Yes... I got mine for $1.25! New Eng. Comics had a half-off sale. Sweet. Plus mine is signed by the author. :-) I bet it's worth millions. ;-) -Shiri (23 years ago, 30-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) The Spectre published by DC comics is about a classic american comic book character from the Golden Age of comics (although the current series is full of twists on the old character). I am not sure the precise manner or degree to which (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Hi Shiri & all, (...) Is there more to know, I dont know this magazine but I even dont know if the make it for the old world or even send it and sell it here. Whos fi the publisher ? Whats the price of an magazine ? Greetings have fun and keep (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) National Sysadmin Day? Who knew? Now it's gone. Er.. maybe it's just third shift.. (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Damn, and I put 'UKAFOL' on all those badges... Well, you can represent me and call it 'UKLUG'. I must admit it sounds a bit more official. I agree with Thomas's points, but I have one to add myself. It's not just great for modelling real (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Further Fuel for debate Construction News wrote an article in which it says that On the Falkirk Wheel project, the guy who designed the mechanism arrived at a brainstorming session with "a model made from his son's Lego" to show how it would work! (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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James: (...) Yup! When I left yesterday's edition in the printer room, a colleague of mine commented that it was easy to see that I was back from vacation. :-) Jacob (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Issue #5 of D.C.'s "The Spectre" has a page *full* of hidden lego elements. (At least 9 surefire lego elements). I'd tell you exactly what but that'd spoil all the fun (I had a blast looking through and trying to find all the little things). It's (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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You're about as representative as anybody else, as there's no organisation, so go for it. Of course, I retain the right to stone you to death with BURPs if I don't like what you say :-) 'course, if we've got an official representative, we might have (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.mediawatch)
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