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| | | A small box arrived in the mail at work today from IBM. Inside was a small package of Mega-Bloks, and just about no explanation as to why they were included, apart from the statement "IBM has what you need to build a Resilient Infrastructure". I (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | (...) Is there any reference in the packaging or literature to (URL) Interactive>? A few years ago I won a promotional set on Ebay for Dell computers that was likewise crafted of MEGA BLOKS. Also, is there any way you'd be willing (or able) to scan (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Robin Harbron
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| | | | | | (...) Hi Dave - no, no reference at all except to IBM. (...) I don't have ready access to a scanner, but I have now taken a few photos - some I left at the highest res my camera can do. They're at (URL) through ibmbloks4.jpg. Notice how they have (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | (...) Thanks for sharing! Note that this is a promotion from IBM Canada (given the URL) so maybe they were showing loyalty to a Canadian company and not as worried about IBM US having won a gig with LEGO US ??? Just guessing. (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | | | (...) Yeah, or maybe they just don't care about brand purity! And I, for one, welcome the attitude of our new corporate overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted builder, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their overground (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Mark Papenfuss
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| | | | | | (...) Classic, just classic. Mark P (URL) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | (...) You mean your usual "brand-purist-depart...m-reality" based reply? There's a 99.9% chance that it's printer's ink on those bricks. -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Mark Papenfuss
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| | | | | | (...) lol, whatever. It is its fitting the bricks are dirty - no matter how they got dirty, or what got them dirty *its fitting they are dirty*. Stop trolling!! Geesh, do you never get tired of this? People like you really make enjoying Lugnet hard (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | (...) Gee, how can I put this politely...I guess I can't! But... You, Mark, are in a newsgroup called "off-topic.clone-brands." Whereas your considered opinions are encouraged, your flat out clone-bashing is not. Now, I'm not the boss of you -- but (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | | (...) The last 2-3 years being the operative phrase there. Prior to that, well... (URL) read here.> That said I agree that within the last 2-3 years Mega Bloks has improved significatly. On a scale of one to ten I would say Lego is a 9 and Mega (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I agree, my dear Lord Insanity. -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | MB quality —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Does the nuclear sub with sound element count as being within "the last two to three years"? That set, partially completed (the hull was about 4-5 rows of bricks high) crumbled under its own weight when extended 1 foot off the edge of a table (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: MB quality —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I'm afraid that that's an unfortunate and (IME) non-representative example. I've built simultaneously larger and flimsier structures that have stood up quite well under their own weight, so something else seems to be at play in your case. (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: MB quality —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) How many samples do I have to take? It's representative enough for me, since it wasn't my first bad experience.... I've tried MB several times and always have been, in the end, disappointed with the quality. I have limited resources (of time, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: MB quality —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Obviously, you have to keep taking samples until you agree with me. (...) Then that's unfortunate indeed. In the past, I've insisted that quality is on par with LEGO, but I have to admit that differences certainly exist. The great Sea Wolf (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: MB quality —David Koudys
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) <snip> I was looking thru my pieces last night and sure, TLC has been exemplary lately, but I recall (strokes chin thoguhtfully) that when Samsonite was the authorized maker and distributor of LEGO, at least for Canada, in the early '70's... I (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: MB quality —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I would say so, I never got one cause it wans't to scale with the others. (which are close enough) (...) I have had the samething happen with lego before. Specifically the ship I built almost 4 years ago. (URL) here> I had the front fork (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: MB quality —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I would say so, I never got one cause it wans't to scale with the others. (which are close enough) (...) I have had the samething happen with lego before. Specifically the ship I built almost 4 years ago. (URL) here> I had the front fork (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: MB quality —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Interesting test criteria. I wonder how many of the large Lego sets I have built over the years would have passed this test in partially completed states. Come to think of it, there aren't many Lego sets this big, so if you extended them a (...) (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —David Laswell
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| | | | | | | | (...) A certain group of non-clone users may fall into that group, but I suspect it's less an issue than you seem to suspect. Some people avoid clones because they feel that they're violating TLC's patent rights, others avoid them because they (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | | | (...) When the patent falls to public domain, the right of exclusion is over. That's the law. The protection of IP rights was never intended to extend into infinity -- not even theoretically, esp. not theoretically! That some are being given the (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Mark Papenfuss
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| | | | | | | (...) Am I shocked that you can’t put it politely? Nope, not at all - and you know what? Thats sad, but thats what you have proven time and time again. (...) Wrong. I am entitled to my opinion even if I had never even seen a MegaWhatever in person, (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | (...) Richard isn't claiming that you have no right to opinion. He is instead pointing out that, without evidence to the contrary, your view cannot be a considered opinion except on pure faith. Until you demonstrate some knowledge of the brand that (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —David Koudys
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| | | | | | | | | In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler wrote: <snip> (...) Dave!! Nicely said! Dave K (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —David Laswell
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| | | | | | | | (...) Exactly what are the "LEGO ideals" that you feel they've diverged from? (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Adrian Egli
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| | | | | | (...) Most of what was posted I do agree with- this group has clone brands as its topic and if one doesn't like clones, (BTW, I don't) then one shouldn't post b####'n here. BUT, that doesn't mean one cannot read what is posted. Here is my reason for (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —David Laswell
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| | | | | | (...) This is the group designated for clone discussion, pro or con. It should stay polite, just as with any group, but that doesn't mean people shouldn't have the right to make negative statements about clones here. They should, however, be aware (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | Y'all are ignoring the obvious fact that you never made a person talk in a particular place at a party because he was drinking Pepsi. You didn't for example say: "Go talk in the bathroom while you are drinking Pepsi." There's a personal and slightly (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —James Brown
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| | | | | | | (...) Mmm, troll food. Go find a site that is dedicated to old Ford trucks - note: NOT old trucks in general, but Ford specifically - and see how freely they intersperse their discussions about Chevy. This is a Lego site. Suffer. James (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | | | (...) Spaceballs the flame-thrower, the kids love that one. -Mike Petrucelli (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Mike Kollross
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| | | | | | (...) If you were at a Coke party, for Coke drinkers, planned by Coke drinkers you would most certainly be asked to leave. Would that surprise you or would you refuse to leave and instead spout the virtues of Pepsi to people who are clearly Coke (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | (...) But if that Coke party (which I would happily attend, being a decades-long fan of that brand) billed itself as "The Friendliest Beverage Party Around,' then it might be a trifle off-putting if many of those Coke-fans expressed ovewhelming (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Richard Marchetti
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| | | | | | | Dave! I think the previous poster may be a.k.a. "MK-Ultra"(?) on bricklink. He's trolling for me here because I mentioned something about clones on the bricklink forum yesterday and I guess that bothered him and Mike P (surprise!). Like some weird (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Mike Kollross
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| | | | | | | | (...) Yes all hail Satan. :) The cross burning and zealot referneces were a nice touch. :) Seriously. I'm not burning clones. I just think they do not have a large a place on lugnet or Bricklink as Hop-Frog would like. Lego sites dedicated to Lego (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Mike Kollross
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| | | | | | (...) This was me making a bit of a dig. It was in reference to an earlier post. I won't argue that MB :) are getting better and that I have picked up sets and seriously considered buying. I understand the draw of a set heavy with light grey 2x4 (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —John Riley
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| | | | | (...) IMO, I find bricks (regardless of brand) to be a poor choice for portraying "resilient." Brick models frequently are fragile and some shatter to pieces when dropped. They can be frustrating to rebuild. Hardly "resilient" in my book. Would you (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | | | | Re: IBM chooses Mega-Blocks over Lego —Tore Eriksson
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| | | | (...) One thing that strikes me is that few brands make so poorly IBM-compatible PC:s as... IBM! /Tore (21 years ago, 23-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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