Gene writes – Have you ever dreamed of having one of those replicators from Star Trek? Ever wanted to make just about anything at the flip of a switch? Well guess what? You’re in luck, because in this Instructable I will show you how to make the closest thing to a replicator that current technology […]
One of the more interesting variations on the steampunk theme has been Steam Wars, a vision of the Star Wars universe through a Victorian lens. In this vein, there’s now a Steam-Wars LEGO contest, announced on the LEGO Star Wars forum FBTBForums. The contest runs through January and the first place winner gets an AT-AP […]
Here’s something that had never occurred to me: organizing your LEGO brick collection by creating same-size blocks/stacks and then just removing the number you need during a build. Kind of obvious, but… How to organize your Lego bricks for efficient building – Link
It wouldn’t be a holiday season without some type of LEGO project… – [via] Link.
The latest issue of Robot magazine is out. As always, they’ve posted an extended article from the mag online. This one’s a run-down of all of the programming languages and development environments available for use with LEGO Mindstorms NXT. Programming Solutions for the LEGO Mindstorms NXT – Link
Eric writes – I recently began playing competitive Scrabble again. Years ago I played at Scrabble tournaments and got quite good at it (peaking at 47th among the thoasands of rated players in the United States). I stopped playing in late 2004, but during the run I was at the height of my LEGO building […]
This MacGyver wannabe fashioned a reportedly decent-sounding speaker from little more than a magnet, wire, a plastic cup and LEGO parts. How To Make a Speaker – [via] Link
