From: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: OT: Quick Lego Survey
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:12:44 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <878ummb1pv.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20140818084012.GA21644@thyrsus.com
"Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com> writes:
> Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org>:
>> Back to the original question: yes, I've played with LEGO (and LEGO
>> Technic later). But at least here in Germany that's probably the most
>> common toy after teddy bears, so I wouldn't look for some correlation
>> between playing LEGO and becoming a hacker or engineer.
>
> Interesting. Legos aren't quite that common in th the U.S., and
> *are* commonly thought to be something you give your kid if you want
> to encourage engineering tendencies.
<URL:http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Bricks-First-Princess-10656/dp/B00A88EPQE/>
LEGO Bricks & More My First Princess 10656
by LEGO
Includes a princess minifigure.
Features castle, horse, carriage, grooming station, carrot and pieces in hard-to-find light pink and blue colors.
Castle section measures over 3" (10cm) high, 2" (6cm) wide and 1" (3cm) deep.
Includes easy-to-follow building instructions with inspirational ideas.
Makes a great gift!
You think the princess is bait-and-switch for the building blocks?
I have to admit that chin, stature and facial expression of the
"princess" very much suggest "drag queen" but I'm not sure how to get to
engineering from there.
--
David Kastrup
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-08-18 9:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-08-16 14:13 OT: Quick Lego Survey Samuel W Flint
2014-08-16 14:57 ` Eric S. Raymond
2014-08-16 17:00 ` Nic Ferrier
2014-08-16 17:39 ` dhruva
2014-08-16 20:15 ` Jan Djärv
2014-08-17 1:24 ` John Yates
2014-08-17 2:06 ` gottlieb
2014-08-17 13:23 ` Rüdiger Sonderfeld
2014-08-17 16:49 ` Lennart Borgman
2014-08-17 17:53 ` John Yates
2014-08-18 7:37 ` Tassilo Horn
2014-08-18 8:40 ` Eric S. Raymond
2014-08-18 9:12 ` David Kastrup [this message]
2014-08-20 4:38 ` Bill Wohler
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2014-08-19 14:34 Tim Chambers
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