This week we welcomed a personal assistant into our home. Or, to be more precise, FedEx delivered a Google Assistant. It’s a stubby, round box you plug into the wall. It listens for our commands and talks to us via surprisingly good speakers. It connects to Google services over WiFi. It sits in a corner…… Continue reading Our Personal Kitchen Assistant
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Lego Technic Therapy
My mind goes to a different place when I build models with Lego Technic and Mindstorms. This week, as I recover from surgery, a dose of Technic seemed like a good idea. I decided to work on my Lego Technic design aesthetic. Yoshihito Isogawa produces wonderful Technic books that demonstrate a pleasing balance of form…… Continue reading Lego Technic Therapy
LEGO Therapy
Posted LEGO Technic Therapy.
Small Experiences on a Big Journey
We stood behind a crowd at Edinburgh Castle waiting for the one-o’clock cannon to fire. Many eyes were fixed on cell phones to catch the moment to share on Facebook. Bodies in Edinburgh, minds in other places. Meanwhile, my nephews were determined to climb up rocks where climbing was not allowed. Last month’s trip…… Continue reading Small Experiences on a Big Journey
LEGO Claw
Designed a claw to pick up and drop a ping-pong ball. My nephews and I will use this to build an arcade game.
Slowing It Down
We set up LEGO test tracks for our nephews. The theme is: Slowing It Down. I suspect they will want to Speed It Up.
LEGO Sidewalk Art
On our bicycle ride back home after an overnight in the far western ‘burbs: LEGO-inspired sidewalk art.
LEGO Sculptures
Cycled with a friend to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum where we looked for LEGO sculptures.
K’Nex
At Brickmania, in a former WW2 bombsight factory, followed balls rolling through a giant kinetic K’Nex sculpture.
White LEGO
Ordered 825 of these Lego parts so Dwight can expand his architectural explorations. (This is a color photo.)