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    Our Geeky Hearts Are Bigger On The Inside Than On The Outside

    Lego Zombies Celebrate Gay Pride and Ride the Carousel of Doom

    Pixar Animator Gives Characters a Lego Makeover

    The Dune Playsets Lego Never Made

    Lego Spaceships Spell Out the Alphabet

    Finally, The Best Use For Lego Is Revealed

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    Image of Ruthless, If you let me Ruthless, If you let me
    11/10/09

    Not sure how many here at io9 are frequent sister site readers. Jesus over at Gizmodo has a great Carl Sagan Lego spaceship gallery up.

    [gizmodo.com]

    Huge ship. Check it out.

    #tips
    #lego
    #carlsagan
    #gizmodo
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    Image of halloweenjack, King of the Wild Frontier halloweenjack, King of the Wild Frontier
    11/04/09

    In reply to Our Geeky Hearts Are Bigger On The Inside Than On The Outside
    He narrates some bizarrely awesome-sounding games he and other kids played, based on the 1973 Planet Of The Apes TV series (not the movies, weirdly enough).

    The live-action series wasn't much of a much, but the cartoon was surprisingly awesome, in part because it deviated from the movie and series by showing apes using more advanced technology; the bit that showed a good ol' ape driving a truck while listening to a country & western song called "I'm Going Humanoid Over You" remains burned in my brain. #michaelchabon
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    Image of jaynesworth jaynesworth
    11/03/09

    In reply to Our Geeky Hearts Are Bigger On The Inside Than On The Outside
    Charlie Jane, you're a blogger and you wrote the words "his opinion-spouting gets a little overwhelming". That's funny. #michaelchabon
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    11/10/09

    @jaynesworth: That's how I know. I have my own built in opinion-spouting meter. #michaelchabon
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    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    11/03/09

    In reply to Our Geeky Hearts Are Bigger On The Inside Than On The Outside

    I'm adding this to my wish-list.

    Also this: "...one of the constants in Chabon's essays is the primacy of play..."

    reminds me of this:

    [go-play.org]
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    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    11/03/09

    @Anekanta: hmmm, need to work on my html image formatting...
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    Edited by Anekanta - former space marine at 11/03/09 6:55 PM Anekanta - former space marine was starred Anekanta - former space marine was unstarred
    Image of Elorin Elorin
    11/04/09

    @Anekanta - Go Play!: Adding to my wishlist also. I enjoy books of essays, and while I might not see the depth that Charlie Jane sees in it, I think I'd enjoy this. #michaelchabon
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    Image of Rasselas Rasselas
    11/03/09

    In reply to Our Geeky Hearts Are Bigger On The Inside Than On The Outside
    From time to time I feel guilty for being so cold to the products of Chabon Inc., when its certified Geekcredgineers are so patently well-adjusted, warm-hearted and generous with their tales of liking the things that I like and disliking the things that I dislike and the products in its premium fiction line -- The One About the Comic-Book Creators and The One About the Jewish People in Alaska, particularly -- are so finely-finished, like Lexuses of hysterical Brooklyn fictioneering, and its mission statement so helpfully accessible and open-source. Chabon Inc. would never ask me to put away my childish things. It's like the cool father/older brother/professor/boss/mentor/secret sharer I never had but always wanted. #michaelchabon
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    Image of robfagen robfagen
    11/03/09

    @Rasselas: I don't know exactly what you are saying there. It's clear that you have some kind of issues, or at least have issues with the fact that you don't have issues. I suspected for just a moment that we had some of the same issues, but then I realized that you were saying you didn't like MC's work. That's opposite. Totally opposite. Now I'm really confused. #michaelchabon
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    11/03/09

    @robfagen: I won't pretend to be able to speak for anybody else, but, less obliquely put, sometimes I get tired of people selling me things, and sometimes the things that I get tired of them selling me are themselves. #michaelchabon
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    Image of SJ_Edwards SJ_Edwards
    11/03/09

    @Rasselas:
    Lloyd Dobler, in 'Say Anything...' [en.wikipedia.org] :

    "I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career.

    I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.

    You know, as a career.

    I don't want to do that." #michaelchabon
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    Image of The_Sporean_Bob The_Sporean_Bob
    11/03/09

    @Rasselas: but your money is the only way we know you like us! #michaelchabon
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    Image of Rasselas Rasselas
    11/03/09

    @SJ_Edwards: Yeah, it is pretty childish. Sometimes things that other people like with all the justice in the world just don't move me. #michaelchabon
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    Image of Mighty Bomb Jack Mighty Bomb Jack
    11/04/09

    @Rasselas: I've always been a fan of Chabon. I remember reading Kavalier and Clay in college and thinking, "I wish I could write like this." And I read Yiddish Policeman's Union on a sunny Caribbean beach, but his creation of a rainy, dark, seedy Alaskan town was so showing that I felt like I needed an umbrella and a lamp (maybe not the best choice for a beach book, then.)

    Also, I love Chabon's genre-busting mentality when it comes to publishing and marketing.

    I was never so suspicious as to think, "Oh, this is too well-laid-out," or, "this is too Geekcredgineered," especially while I was busy enjoying the books. #michaelchabon
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    SJ_Edwards promoted this comment Mighty Bomb Jack was starred Mighty Bomb Jack was unstarred
    Image of SJ_Edwards SJ_Edwards
    11/04/09

    @Rasselas: The quote wasn't a snipe.
    I never thought Lloyd's aspirations were childish. They seemed born of undiminished expectation.

    So often, the loftier the ambition and the more elegant the execution, in that we see around us, the more precarious is the equilibrium between our satisfaction and disappointment.

    Nagging unease, at the edge of insight, that something, somehow, doesn't quite 'sing'. #michaelchabon
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    Image of Rasselas Rasselas
    11/04/09

    @SJ_Edwards: Well said. #michaelchabon
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    Image of MonkeyT MonkeyT
    11/03/09

    In reply to Our Geeky Hearts Are Bigger On The Inside Than On The Outside
    I'm always happy to see someone else trumpeting the concepts and purposes behind the Long Now (with or without the Foundation), something I consider one of the most important ideas people have come up with since the Enlightenment. #michaelchabon
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    10/09/09

    In reply to Lego Zombies Celebrate Gay Pride and Ride the Carousel of Doom
    This is so wrong, in so many ways... Plastic sheeting for the water? Couldn't they scrounge up a few more blue baseplates and do it proper?
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    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    10/09/09

    In reply to Lego Zombies Celebrate Gay Pride and Ride the Carousel of Doom
    This is just freaking awesome. Damn I miss lego...
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    10/09/09

    In reply to Lego Zombies Celebrate Gay Pride and Ride the Carousel of Doom
    The armored "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert" van is amazing.
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    10/09/09

    In reply to Lego Zombies Celebrate Gay Pride and Ride the Carousel of Doom
    Nothing I can say would make this more awesome than it already is.
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    Image of evildead1971 evildead1971
    10/09/09

    In reply to Lego Zombies Celebrate Gay Pride and Ride the Carousel of Doom
    #8 and #11 are my favorite pics... better than the heroes lesbian kiss
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    10/09/09

    In reply to Lego Zombies Celebrate Gay Pride and Ride the Carousel of Doom
    It's going to take me a few minutes to wrap my head around "Lego Zombie Gay Pride Parade."
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    10/09/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: Awesome isn't it.
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    Image of Allen_Richards Allen_Richards
    10/09/09

    @LittleDragon: Well, yeah. 5 words I never thought I'd see together, but the image they create is indeed awesome.
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    10/09/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: Best movie title since, "The Incredibly Strange Creatures That Stopped Living And Became Mixed-Up Zombies".
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    10/09/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: So if someone is afraid of gay zombies, would they be called a homophobe?

    Or would their fear indicate a certain latent yearning to be a gay zombie them self?
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    Image of acrobatic rabbit acrobatic rabbit
    10/09/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: too many awesome words in one sentence.
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    10/09/09

    In reply to Lego Zombies Celebrate Gay Pride and Ride the Carousel of Doom
    A few of those scenes look like they are from "Land of the Dead", especially the zombies walking into the lake.

    Love the idea of using a combine to kill zombies.
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    Image of BloggyMcBlogBlog BloggyMcBlogBlog
    10/09/09

    @se7a7n7: Yes, somebody finally realized how efficient a combine can mutilate zombies.
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    10/09/09

    @BloggyMcBlogBlog: Similar to "Boy Eats Girl"
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    Image of redqueenmeg redqueenmeg
    10/09/09

    In reply to Lego Zombies Celebrate Gay Pride and Ride the Carousel of Doom
    I really don't have anything more intelligent to say than OMG LEGOS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    10/09/09

    @redqueenmeg: That is the appropriate response on any thread with Legos.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/09/09

    @NerD: Blattella: An extraordinary amount of time, dedication, and attention to detail can be seen in this exquisi OMG LEGOS
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    Image of redqueenmeg redqueenmeg
    10/09/09

    @NerD: Blattella: Yes, I have been an adult for ages and ages and ages and still one of the presents someone can get me that is SURE to make me VERY HAPPY is OMG LEGOS!
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/09/09

    @redqueenmeg: I have a TemporalSword Jr. I just welcomed into the world 6 months ago. I can't wait until I can buy legos for me- I mean, him, to play with.
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    Image of Chip Overclock Chip Overclock
    10/09/09

    @NerD: Blattella: Or: Squeeeee!
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    Image of redqueenmeg redqueenmeg
    10/09/09

    @TemporalSword: Congratulations! My son is four and soon I will be introducing him to my space shuttle set. He's been loving the Duplos.
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/09/09

    @redqueenmeg: Excellent.
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    10/09/09

    @TemporalSword: "but dad i want to play outside"
    "you'll sit down and run through steps 9 through 27 on the other four wall sections and you'll like it!"
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/09/09

    @tetracycloide: Heh. I can totally see that happening.
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    Image of amygdala amygdala
    10/09/09

    @TemporalSword: My child has been known to complain about a trip to the LEGO store, as her mother is active in a LEGO club, and does several shows a year. (we hope it's just a phase...)
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    Image of My_Latest_Incarnation My_Latest_Incarnation
    10/09/09

    @redqueenmeg: The sets are nice but they don't give you much to do anymore. Too pre-built. You might just want to start off with a bucket of basic bricks and building plates.

    What I covet is this Lego table. You can build on the Lego plate surface and there are bins underneath for storage.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    10/09/09

    @TemporalSword:
    Eh, just skip that part and start buying for yourself (free S&H from S@H through the 12th, which means you can keep that UCS Millennium Falcon down to a mere $500!). Seriously, kids may enjoy Duplo, and really little kids may enjoy Primo, but you're going to be very frustrated if you have to wait long enough for the little one to stop chewing on small objects before you can buy cool themed sets and stuff.
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    10/09/09

    @amygdala:
    Which LUG? In MichLUG there are only a couple members who regularly bring their kids to club events, but even the ones that sometimes complain about doing events still enjoy building sets, and if they enjoy that they'd certainly have fun at a LEGO store (not that we get to have any around here...).
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    10/09/09

    @My_Latest_Incarnation:
    Try the UCS Millennium Falcon. That'll keep you busy for a few weeks.

    And what I'd prefer is the coffee table that I waited too long to buy:

    [www.bricklink.com]
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    Image of redqueenmeg redqueenmeg
    10/12/09

    @My_Latest_Incarnation: I have plenty of just plain sets too, but the shuttle has been one of my favorites since I got it in 1993.
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    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    09/23/09

    In reply to Pixar Animator Gives Characters a Lego Makeover
    These are really great!
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