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    Image of EGBTMagus EGBTMagus
    11/29/09

    In reply to I Wish I Had the Box4Blox Lego Sorter as a Kid
    He's way to serious for selling a product like this.
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    Image of LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
    11/29/09

    In reply to I Wish I Had the Box4Blox Lego Sorter as a Kid
    Good invention, but the problem here is 1600 pieces isn't that much room.

    At least for me.....
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/29/09

    @LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: I can't imagine any AFOL would have much use for this, since they generally like to collect copious amounts of pieces.
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    Image of stevenajohnson stevenajohnson
    11/29/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Then they could get several... Better than throwing all their legos in one giant tub.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/29/09

    @stevenajohnson: says you :D
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    Image of STiger STiger
    11/29/09

    In reply to I Wish I Had the Box4Blox Lego Sorter as a Kid

     
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    Image of Rexter Rexter
    11/28/09

    In reply to I Wish I Had the Box4Blox Lego Sorter as a Kid
    Hey mr. Botherway, its "LEGO" not "LEGOS"!

    my toes curl everytime someone gets it wrong......
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    Image of LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
    11/29/09

    ...
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    11/28/09

    In reply to I Wish I Had the Box4Blox Lego Sorter as a Kid
    It looks neat, but I have a ton of bricks I need to sort by... Shape, Size, Color.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/28/09

    @KTK1990: have a few kids. Age 2+ can sort by color, 3+ can sort by size, age 5+ can sort by shape. More expensive than a Box4Bricks, but in the long run totally worth it - a Box4Bricks will never be able to take out the trash, do the laundry or contribute to your retirement.
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    11/28/09

    @weatherman: lol. I will probably have a few kids in a few years. Not really ready for them now.

    and I am kinda... potective of my legos. I dont let anyone touch them but me and family.
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    Image of NotEdible NotEdible
    11/28/09

    @KTK1990: If you have kids, they'd *be* family. Just sayin. ;-)
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    11/28/09

    @NotEdible: You do have a good point.I will only let family members 15+ years old touch my legos.
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    Image of ursa ursa
    11/28/09

    @KTK1990: good plan. My 8 year old is slowly demo'ing all my model airplanes, ones that I inherited.

    on the other hand- now when I play with Lego it's ok because it's quality time with the kids.
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    Image of --Tito-- --Tito--
    11/29/09

    @KTK1990: A bit much? Why not just hide them?
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    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    11/29/09

    @--Tito--: Because then it would be pointless to spend hours working on them to hide them. And I have too many. I had like 12 boxes full of them when I moved.

    I have an entire room full of legos. I have the ones that arent finished, or are finished and waiting for another section of the town to be finished (Like the trains), in the closet on a shelf.
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    Image of huggy huggy
    11/28/09

    In reply to I Wish I Had the Box4Blox Lego Sorter as a Kid
    I used to employ my little sister as a lego sorter. I would ask for a "1x4 white thin", a "1x1 red thick", and she would look for them through the whole pile. We have very nice memories of that time :)
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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    11/27/09

    In reply to Gifts for Design Lovers and Jon Ive Wannabees
    I bought one of those ny coffee mugs at alphabets on 6th and a about 3 years ago. That's my favorite coffee mug by far. Besides the cute factor, it just feels really good in your hand. Hard to describe, but it has a nice tactile feel to it, I really like the fake paper seam up the side.
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    Image of Diziet_Sma Diziet_Sma
    11/27/09

    In reply to Gifts for Design Lovers and Jon Ive Wannabees
    Totally with you on the iPhone cases; they all look naff as fuck.
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/27/09

    In reply to Gifts for Design Lovers and Jon Ive Wannabees
    I agree with not covering beautiful things with ugly, slightly more functional crap. I disagree with one thing though; the iPhone is not beautiful.
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    11/27/09

    In reply to Gifts for Design Lovers and Jon Ive Wannabees
    The incase cases look great and do an excellent job protecting your iphone.

    They are stupid expensive but worth it.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/27/09

    In reply to Gifts for Design Lovers and Jon Ive Wannabees
    Mr Ive didn't pay for my iPhone replacement when my uncased iPhone took a tumble a couple of weeks back.

    Until the replacements are on his bob, that pretentious bloke can piss off. There's nothing wrong with iPhone cases.
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    Image of Odin Odin
    11/27/09

    In reply to Gifts for Design Lovers and Jon Ive Wannabees
    It's just plain stupid to advise against cases. I just shelled out £200 for a new 3rd gen 32GB iPod touch and the first* thing I did was shove that motherfucka in a nice Belkin leather folio case. Provided you don't get a shit ass case your iPod/iPhone can look just as good wrapped in something that protects both its form and its function.

    I generally like to preserve both these aspects of my devices. But if I have to sacrifice one it'd be the looks every time. A broken device is useless and therefore its design is useless. There's only so much you can appreciate about the design of a paperweight.

    Plus unless you have money to burn on replacements then if you crack or scratch your phone generally its design and beauty are ruined anyway so you've lost both. Better to sacrifice some measure of style for the security of keeping your investment intact.

    My advice is just don't buy ugly cases. Get a nice one, keep your beautiful screen unscratched and fully functional.

    * The second thing I did was jailbreak it.
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    Image of FritzLaurel FritzLaurel
    11/27/09

    In reply to Gifts for Design Lovers and Jon Ive Wannabees
    Totally disagree with you on the iPhone cases. If they designed them properly, then I wouldn't need a case.

    It's just way too slippery to be usable as is. Seriously, the person who designed that must've gotten their degree from Sears & Roebuck.

    There is something to be said about design for the sake of design vs usability. As a device or gadget, if it's not usable, I don't give two shits what it looks like.
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    Image of Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam. Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam.
    11/27/09

    In reply to Gifts for Design Lovers and Jon Ive Wannabees
    I threw a TS 45 away a couple of days ago.
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    Image of Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam. Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam.
    11/27/09

    @Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam.: Before the haet starts;
    I was fully aware of what it was. It didn't work and the cosmetic state was deplorable. It wasn't worth it.
    Some notes:
    The front plate isn't brushed aluminium, it is painted steel.
    The build quality is deplorable. The knobs are all plastic except for one. If that wasn't bad enough, it's plastic with non-stainless grub screws in them, so the plastic knobs cracked.
    The selector push knobs have too long, too flimsy rods attached to them so they feel like they are from a third rate chinese microset.
    So no matter how 'Apple' it looks, you don't want it. It'll destroy your admiration for the design and you'll grow to hate it.
    My SX-434 Pioneer sounds like a champ, is built infinitely better, and although most will prefer the aesthetics of the Braun, the Pioneer doesn't look too bad either and it doesn't need to be attached to a wall to look good.
    Braun pulled out of audio for a reason. They sucked at it. Even great design can't save shit products.

    PS, i can't edit the post above for some reason.
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    Duckspwn promoted this comment Edited by Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam. at 11/27/09 5:15 AM Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam. was starred Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam. was unstarred
    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/27/09

    @Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam.: I believe there is a 15 minute time limit on editing. That's why.
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    Image of iheartpie iheartpie
    11/27/09

    In reply to Gifts for Design Lovers and Jon Ive Wannabees
    I agree about cases ... but my biggest annoyance is screen protectors. They protect the screen, but at the expense of having an ugly screen with peeling corners ... is that really better than a couple of minor scratches? And one of my biggest pet hates are people that leave the peel-away plastic cover on shiny surfaces (like on watches and phones etc) that are on there when you buy the item ... If I ever have access to their objects I remove them immediately and slap them round the back of their head.

    I have seen some good iPhone cases though, I have to say.
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    Image of aprather aprather
    11/27/09

    @iheartpie: If you did that to something of mine, I would beat the living shit out of you. It's their gadget. If they want it on there, that's their business. Leave other peoples crap alone.
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/27/09

    @aprather: No. I applaud this man. He is doing a service to all of gadget-kind by removing that stupid layer of plastic that morons love to leave on.
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