From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: John Yates Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: OT: Quick Lego Survey Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:24:28 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87fvgwbjzr.fsf@turing.flintfam.org> <87egwg4bfz.fsf@ferrier.me.uk> <043EC533-79C5-4C55-9CD1-C5FE9A6CB075@swipnet.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e013d070092c8990500c91dbf X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1408238692 30876 80.91.229.3 (17 Aug 2014 01:24:52 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 01:24:52 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Nic Ferrier , Samuel W Flint , emacs development To: =?UTF-8?Q?Jan_Dj=C3=A4rv?= Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 17 03:24:46 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XIpDB-0004dm-IP for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2014 03:24:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:37186 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XIpDB-0008Bh-51 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:24:45 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47045) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XIpCw-0008BY-Ld for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:24:31 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XIpCu-0004dB-WC for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:24:30 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-yk0-x22d.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4002:c07::22d]:45650) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XIpCu-0004d7-QV for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:24:28 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-yk0-f173.google.com with SMTP id 131so3269350ykp.32 for ; Sat, 16 Aug 2014 18:24:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=nVa1fw6m0Fntm29wkWsJeLNo0/FhZe47Jq2KUgXPyI4=; b=dQRljwQmyNTdNZF4NIru03V+g4tdZzi1IqyHjKKdlvTP9UKg6+SsrEkBrzVtsLvbDg ZhhFHPmjFs7ol8DQdANsJLpyVS4MM/JSF9xXW84XlIJak01R8NSppkTgvIR62J7wd4A4 bZPkX1by73F3YZLMwew/R9nvla+Ku19ddqBrfELk7mJS0EpIJZcbExC+KhenArZNgS38 /yJ+v206R6I8YwiRT9234talDv1ELHl5uZHPpciFa06x4F4QOvx+3mOwq+mik6jKkMcF EvTBHcWxSPNhI7Qz9d1aa0RWVHtXxa+RrGyCkmetNKLqE5SzOUFodPN/w+joEds2jB6x UPBg== X-Received: by 10.236.23.163 with SMTP id v23mr40533908yhv.52.1408238668136; Sat, 16 Aug 2014 18:24:28 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.170.124.81 with HTTP; Sat, 16 Aug 2014 18:24:28 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <043EC533-79C5-4C55-9CD1-C5FE9A6CB075@swipnet.se> X-Google-Sender-Auth: qtmdgj_wFUmVS1iFdJFJyR-hAJY X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4002:c07::22d X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:173721 Archived-At: --089e013d070092c8990500c91dbf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Too old to have played with Lego as a child. My equivalents were Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys and especially Erector Set. By the time I became a father Lego had appeared Both my daughter and my son received many Lego sets. We had an elaborate storage system intended for part in a workshop into which we organized the bricks as part of project tear down. I spent many happy hour building Lego with both children. /john On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Jan Dj=C3=A4rv wrote: > Hi. > > As a child I had bags of unsorted Legopieces. Those where the days... > > Jan D. > > 16 aug 2014 kl. 19:39 skrev dhruva : > > Not an Emacs developer here but still want to share my memories. > > I played with LEGO. It was unaffordable in India. It was only when someon= e > travelled abroad and returned, we could even hope of getting a LEGO kit a= s > a gift. > > The first kit we got had very few pieces and we soon ran out of options. > After a many years, we got a fire engine LEGO kit with many pieces. Mixin= g > the 2 kits, our imagination was the limit! > > Much later, LEGO partnered with an Indian toy manufacturer and it became > more affordable. > > Tetris in GNU Emacs always reminds be of LEGO due to the color and shape > of falling blocks... > > -dhruva > > > On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Nic Ferrier > wrote: > >> Samuel W Flint writes: >> >> > I understand this is kind of off topic, however, I was wondering how >> > many of the Emacs Developers played with Legos a lot as a kid. >> >> The plural is "LEGO" NOT "Legos" >> >> I did. >> >> I've also worked for LEGO where they taught me to be as annoyed as they >> are about people pluralizing it wrong. >> >> >> Nic >> >> >> > --089e013d070092c8990500c91dbf Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Too old to have played with Lego as a child. =C2=A0My equi= valents were Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys and especially Erector Set.

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By the time I became a father Lego had appeared =C2=A0Both my da= ughter and my son received many Lego sets. =C2=A0We had an elaborate storag= e system intended for part in a workshop into which we organized the bricks= as part of project tear down. =C2=A0I spent many happy hour building Lego = with both children.

/john


On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Jan Dj=C3=A4rv <jan.h.d@swipnet.se> wrote:
Hi.=C2=A0
<= br>
As a child I had bags of unsorted Legopieces. =C2=A0 Those wh= ere the days...

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Jan D.=C2=A0

16 aug 2014 kl= . 19:39 skrev dhruva <dhruvakm+ml@gmail.com>:

Not an Emacs developer here but still want to share my memories.

I played with LEGO. It was unaffordable in India. It was only when= someone travelled abroad and returned, we could even hope of getting a LEG= O kit as a gift.

The first kit we got had very few pieces and we soon ra= n out of options. After a many years, we got a fire engine LEGO kit with ma= ny pieces. Mixing the 2 kits, our imagination was the limit!

Much later, LEGO partnered with an Indian toy manufacturer a= nd it became more affordable.

Tetris in GNU Emacs = always reminds be of LEGO due to the color and shape of falling blocks...

-dhruva


<= div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 10:00 AM, Nic Ferrier <nferrier@ferrier.me.uk> wrote:
Samuel W Flint <swflint@flintfam.org> writes:<= br>
> I understand this is kind of off topic, however, I was wondering how > many of the Emacs Developers played with Legos a lot as a kid.

<angry>The plural is "LEGO" NOT "Legos"<= /angry>

I did.

I've also worked for LEGO where they taught me to be as annoyed as they=
are about people pluralizing it wrong.


Nic




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