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https://camp.smolnet.org/@silhelm/113612264511361376 silhelm@camp.smolnet.org - And done. I wish I wasn't so fast, get more time out of it, but I get bored if I force myself to slow down.
Now, I feel like this deserves display and I have no idea where I have space to hang it, so might have to take it apart again.
#Lego 31208 The Great Wave
BrickMasterVR – Building Lego using Oculus Quest VR Glasses
I know someone who builds Lego for therapy. He buys sets on an ongoing basis, some of which are well over 10,000 pieces (think of the Titanic). They take up a mass of space. I get that some sets are great for physical display, but it also gets costly building and giving them away.
There is already online free virtual Lego building with Bricklink Studio, but has none of the “handling” of the pieces nor seeing it in proper three dimensions.
The logical direction to take this is towards VR glasses type solutions, where you can see it in 3D (as if you were looking at the real model) and be able to pick up and place pieces (using virtual hands). A partnership between Lego and Apple would also have been a logical conclusion for this.
But, as far as I know, there is still no real working solution for this, despite lots of interest in it.
The video linked below shows an early prototype in action, but that was about 3 years ago. It was also discussed on Reddit in r/OculusQuest back then.
See youtube.com/watch?v=Vrm0V6goFl…
#Blog, #lego, #technology, #VR
"LDraw[tm] is an open standard for LEGO CAD programs that allow the user to create virtual LEGO models and scenes. You can use it to document models you have physically built, create building instructions just like LEGO, render 3D photo realistic images of your virtual models and even make animations. The possibilities are endless. Unlike real LEGO bricks where you are limited by the number of parts and colors, in LDraw nothing is impossible."
So there's a CAD program for LEGO. Before you build something with your LEGO bricks, model it in a CAD system first.
"LDraw is a completely unofficial, community run free CAD system which represents official parts produced by the LEGO company."
Lego Ideas - Working Turing Machine
What is a #Turing machine?
Depending on who you ask, it's either an abstract model of an algorithmic machine or an esoteric programming language. It's named after its creator, Alan Turing– an English #cryptologist.
The machine consists of:
- an infinitely long (in real life: long enough to do all practical programs) tape with symbols that can be moved left and right
- a "head" over one of the symbols that can read it and overwrite it with a new one,
- some registers containing the state of the machine,
- a table linking each combination of state and symbol to an instruction what to do next.
…and the working cycle of the machine looks like this:
- read the symbol from the tape
- based on the symbol and the state, see what to do next in the table
- based on the instruction, go to a new state and print a new symbol in place of the one that has been read
- also based on the instruction, move the tape 1 symbol left or right or exit the program
The cycle continues until the machine stops. This way it can execute any computer algorithm.
https://ideas.lego.com/projects/10a3239f-4562-4d23-ba8e-f4fc94eef5c7
#Lego #encryption #BletchleyPark #WWII #analog #computers #LegoIdeas
Why Lego Is So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider - YouTube
Lego is the world's largest toy company but it's gained a reputation for being an expensive hobby. Since 2007, Lego has released dozens of sets that cost over $300. The most expensive Star Wars sets cost $850. And prices for vintage Lego sets can reach over $1,000. These high prices have caught the attention of thieves, who in some cases have stolen about $300,000 worth of Lego. So, how did we get here? How did Lego go from a children's toy to a collector's item? And why is it so expensive?
This is literally me btw, if you even care.
I made a lego me to carry around and take photos of and I've been having fun with is. I took this photo of it on a railway and and liked it, so I've cropped it for new profile pictures.
Here's the actual photo:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/199320996@N08/53866045461/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/
#photo #photos #photography #lego #mywork #me
