To hell with the hyperadvertised, branded megafad-of-the-moment shite that the LEGO salesdroids are pushing. The way I'm going about it, there isn't any shortage to worry about...
I've been getting my 5 y.o. son interested by doing LEGO kitbash construction projects with him. All sorts of crazy imaginative stuff...kinda like M.C. Escher meets Jane's Fighting Ships (-grin-). When we fall seriously short of some of the more esoteric/uncommon pieces, I go online to check out Bricklink http://www.bricklink.com/. Here, $US 10 or 20 stretches A LOT farther than it does at a retail toy shop.. Combined with the legacy space/town/police LEGO pieces from my own youth, our recent purchases from Bricklink sellers have given us a large mixed assortment to build with.
And if you're looking for a particular type of LEGO piece that's hard to search for via Bricklink, first point your browser towards the Peeron online LEGO part catalog http://www.peeron.com/. Interesting stats are available on the pieces you search for, as well as the LEGO catalog item numbers.
Harry Potter LEGOS? Not in this house. What's next...LEGO sets themed for Gilmore Girls? 24?? Nip And Tuck?!? (-shiver of revulsion-)
Sure. I'll bring the C4 to crack the concrete pad at the not-so-top secret landfi^H^H^H^game "archive". You get to paw thru the rubble. Good luck in not getting trapped in the pit just like E.T.!
I'm surprised and pleased to hear that all those tunes didn't go swirling down the bowl, after all. Nice job. It's akin to a musical violation of Conservation of Energy!
Sweet Jebus, is this article for real?!?! This makes Amazon's whiny militance about the 1-Click patent look like the wisdom of King Solomon.
What's next...lawsuits claiming infringement on the I.P. rights of the air we're breathing? Jupiter's own Ganymede is going to sue our Moon, claiming that it was first with the "orbiting satellite" patent? Why don't I slap my own brand-name sticker on the friggen _neutron_?
If you want to spice up your story, postulate that these boundaries are *extremely* thin. Then go to your library and look up the physics of the "Leidenfrost layer". As originally researched, this has nothing to do with antimatter physics, but it presents an interesting what-if on how masses of M and A-M might exist in very close proximity in a semi-stable configuation. The big question is how long such a configuration can last. This allows for some dramatic tension in your story...especially if we're talking about galactic masses of M and A-M.
Coincidentally enough, I've just been checking powweb out for my own hosting needs. So far, they appear to compare well to others. I am a little picky about some of the stuff in their usage agreement, though. Oh, well... sometimes you just have to suck it up and take the plunge.
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God, how I love the concept of the "Long Shot". 75 seconds to the light-year [-swoon-].
Imagine a Beowulf Shaeffer cluster of those...
Thanks folks, I'll be here all week. Be sure to tip your Puppeteer generously!
So people won't be able to read my blog about how a moose bit my sister once?
To hell with the hyperadvertised, branded megafad-of-the-moment shite that the LEGO salesdroids are pushing. The way I'm going about it, there isn't any shortage to worry about... I've been getting my 5 y.o. son interested by doing LEGO kitbash construction projects with him. All sorts of crazy imaginative stuff...kinda like M.C. Escher meets Jane's Fighting Ships (-grin-). When we fall seriously short of some of the more esoteric/uncommon pieces, I go online to check out Bricklink http://www.bricklink.com/. Here, $US 10 or 20 stretches A LOT farther than it does at a retail toy shop.. Combined with the legacy space/town/police LEGO pieces from my own youth, our recent purchases from Bricklink sellers have given us a large mixed assortment to build with. And if you're looking for a particular type of LEGO piece that's hard to search for via Bricklink, first point your browser towards the Peeron online LEGO part catalog http://www.peeron.com/. Interesting stats are available on the pieces you search for, as well as the LEGO catalog item numbers. Harry Potter LEGOS? Not in this house. What's next...LEGO sets themed for Gilmore Girls? 24?? Nip And Tuck?!? (-shiver of revulsion-)
First post......or last call???
Illest first post in a cardigan sweater.
>I wonder if "E.T." will be released
Sure. I'll bring the C4 to crack the concrete pad at the not-so-top secret landfi^H^H^H^game "archive". You get to paw thru the rubble. Good luck in not getting trapped in the pit just like E.T.!
>Look at the size of that thing.
/Overclock? In our moment of triumph?!
Cut the chatter, Red Two. Accelerate to attack speed.
1.21 gigawatts...it's not just a good idea - it's the law.
I'm surprised and pleased to hear that all those tunes didn't go swirling down the bowl, after all. Nice job. It's akin to a musical violation of Conservation of Energy!
Sweet Jebus, is this article for real?!?! This makes Amazon's whiny militance about the 1-Click patent look like the wisdom of King Solomon.
What's next...lawsuits claiming infringement on the I.P. rights of the air we're breathing? Jupiter's own Ganymede is going to sue our Moon, claiming that it was first with the "orbiting satellite" patent? Why don't I slap my own brand-name sticker on the friggen _neutron_?
If you want to spice up your story, postulate that these boundaries are *extremely* thin. Then go to your library and look up the physics of the "Leidenfrost layer". As originally researched, this has nothing to do with antimatter physics, but it presents an interesting what-if on how masses of M and A-M might exist in very close proximity in a semi-stable configuation. The big question is how long such a configuration can last. This allows for some dramatic tension in your story...especially if we're talking about galactic masses of M and A-M.
I wish I could get my greedy lil' paws on one of these toys. Quite a step up from the ol' 733MHz G4. Sigh.
/I want an Oompa-Loompa NOW
Is it really powered by the souls of dead ancestors?
Coincidentally enough, I've just been checking powweb out for my own hosting needs. So far, they appear to compare well to others. I am a little picky about some of the stuff in their usage agreement, though. Oh, well... sometimes you just have to suck it up and take the plunge.