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Quirky news links for the week of April 5th

Overall, a bizarre week in the odd news world and that’s saying rather a lot. Nobody reads the fine print – that’s not news but those that didn’t signed over their souls A hidden basement church/speakeasy discovered in England – why can’t my basement be this exciting? Iconic architecture in Legos -what have you built [...]

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When fun goes corporate

There are business theories out there that every every new thing moves on a time line from practical applications to finally pure entertainment which is where the real money comes in.  So something like a computer starts with highly academic and military applications then becomes a mainstream work tool and then you get video games.  [...]

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The strange genre of lego music videos

Here are three of the current best lego music videos I could find – seems like it is becoming a genre unto itself and no doubt there will be an award for it soon. Dark Vador Lego Orchestra by Wolverine The lengthy and dramatic lego version of the Mariner’s Revenge

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Random links for the week of July 13th

Carrot bombs kinda bombed – is this recent rash of carrot-related news indicative of something? Legos that do braille – how cool i s that? Diamonds are no longer the hardest substance – might be time to dump that De Beers stock At last, colored soap bubbles – I can’t think of a better use [...]

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Lego Pirate Movie

Complete with sound effects, it’s hard to beat a good pirate movie, particularly if you can pull it off in under four minutes. Note at the end there’s a materials list so no more excuses for not building your own fully animated Lego theater.

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