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Binky Sicky


Binkmeister

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*sniffle*

 

The move out of the clubhouse last week put me under the weather, still snotty. At least the sore throat's gone.

 

I got to go home early yesterday after the wife called in a panic, her car wouldn't start. Turns out the battery died, so I convinced her not to tow it to the dealer to have them run an expensive diagnostic on it. I replaced the battery myself, shocking her that I could actually get my hands greasy by working on a car. Binky the grease monkey. Ook.

 

Projects are coming due fast. One site will be released in less than a week, another in about 2 or 3 weeks. It'll be nice to have them live.

 

Still haven't finished the skins. The good news, though, is I figured out how to make a master of the skins, and just change the colors and buttons, so I don't have to re-add all the goodies. Did that with VahkiPower skin (renamed "VP"), need to map colors for all the rest of the winners and finish them up. One nice little bonus when they all get finished - they'll have search capabilities again, albeit using a different engine.

 

BrickFest is coming in August, and I doubt I'll be able to go, money's a tad tight and it's hard justifying the expense this year. Travelling all the way across the US to play with plastic bricks is a bit spendy (although I usually spend most of my time talking with people rather than building anything).

 

Oh, I got to see the new NXT yesterday, the local LEGO Store manager just got his demo version in. I've got my preorder in, which starts shipping July 1st, so I may be getting it sometime in July. It's funny, one of the NXT models is a direct rip of a Nui-Jaga.

 

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This thing rocks, though. Can't wait.

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Get well soon, Bink! Being sick is no fun. >.<

 

Ooh, new skins... I can't wait for them to be up! ... They'll have a search engine?? Really? That's awesome! I've really been missing the searth feature lately. :lookaround:

 

And yeah, that NXT set does look a lot like the Nui Jaga... >>

 

:t:

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Well, at least you'll probably be able to attend future BrickFests. I'd love to check it out once, but if you think travelling to the other side of the US is too much for a Lego convention, try halfway around the globe. :P

Although perhaps I should visit the Dutch Lego World con next Fall...

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Binky the grease monkey.
And who doesn't love a monkey... oh wait, Ron Stoppable.

 

Can you really "rip" your own product? Wouldn't it be more like a computerized version of the Nui-Jaga? :shrugs:

 

©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM

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Concerning the last matter (the NXT), you've piqued my curiosity as to what you would call ripping off yourself. Is it ripping off when you rip off yourself? :blink:

 

I think I need to go lie down now because the quandry is killing me.

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Actually, I wasn't saying "rip off", but more a "rip" of a previous model (think ripping mp3).

 

Is this less confusing: "It's funny, one of the NXT models is a direct clone of a Nui-Jaga."

 

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Although I see your point here, I personally think that it'd be more honest to say they're both clones of a scorpion. ;) Although they DO have a very close resemblance now that I think about it...

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S-s-search feature? HUZZAH!! :happydance:

 

NXT isn't really a rip, since they're by the same company.

 

And last but not least,

 

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I worked hard on that picture, but Rayg worked harder. :P Thanks Rayg.

 

BTW You're the guy with the blue 'saber. I got it from your personal photo.

 

-Z-

 

EDIT: Gah! The picture's all messed up.

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Yeah, I saw the NXT Mindstorms in the lego catalog, and I thought they looked pretty amazing. About the rip-off...weren't the Nui-Jaga ripped-off of real-life scorpions? :P But I do understand where you're coming from. I might buy it someday, but at around $200 or so, that's a bit much. Heh heh.

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Grease monkey... I just remembered the Hotwheels Acceleracers movies... It had a driver nicknamed Monkey... Anyways, I think that the NXT thing was BASED off of the Nui-Jaga, and it has Bionicle parts... So Ironic... Anyways, I gotta go!

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