Random Thought Thread

[Deleted User]

There's a heck of a lot of Lego now that isn't actually made by the Lego company, i.e. interlocking studded plastic building blocks, "compatible with leading building bricks" or something like that.

How do they get away with that? Is it not a patent infringement?

 

[mikedt]

How do they get away with that? Is it not a patent infringement?

IANAL

I believe the original Lego patents for their interlocking building brick system expired long ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_clone
In China, I don't think I've ever seen actual real Lego at all, it's all clone!

These days, Lego seem to be very much into franchises and licensing, Star Wars Lego, Angry Birds Lego, Disney Lego, Lego with weapons..LOL! etc. there's Lego video games, The Lego Movie of course. Which would all be protected by copyrights, and no one else can legally touch.

When I was about 8 or something, I had Lego trains, that was great. I tried making Lego roller-skates once, with the larger blocks and wheels. It wasn't such a good idea!

 

[Dngrsone]

I played with Lego knockoffs back in the seventies... they had a different design for gripping the studs, which unfortunately broke easily, so attrition was a bit higher.

 

[jefboyardee]

The opposite of giving head is...

Camel bites off its owner's HEAD after he left it tied up in the sweltering heat all day

'The animal lifted him by the neck and threw him on to the ground, chewed the body and severed the head.'​

 

[mikedt]

So the school is finally allowing the students to use calculators.

 

[lunatic59]

Wait until they get to use computers!

 

[mikedt]

They start to use and learn computers at grade 2, which is the same grade as they have to learn the suanpan(Chinese abacus), compulsory in the maths curriculum. NO electronic calculators though, not in primary school.

 

[Deleted User]

Kind of showing my age here, but does anyone remember log tables?

 

[lunatic59]

Unfortunately, yes.

 

[Dngrsone]

I keep my sliderule in the bedroom... kids thought I was nuts when I showed them you could do math on it.

 

[Revenant Ghost]

The opposite of giving head is...

Camel bites off its owner's HEAD after he left it tied up in the sweltering heat all day

'The animal lifted him by the neck and threw him on to the ground, chewed the body and severed the head.'​

I can't believe a camel can be that deadly! Well, he had it coming anyway.

 

[Deleted User]

I can't believe a camel can be that deadly! Well, he had it coming anyway.

I can, they're big powerful animals.
And if you thought cows were pretty docile..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ear...s-It-looked-like-they-wanted-to-kill-him.html

 

[lunatic59]

And if you thought cows were pretty docile..

Hey, you latch on to any nipple with cold hands first thing in the morning and you're going to get that look.

My wife will testify to that.

 

[Revenant Ghost]

I can, they're big powerful animals.
And if you thought cows were pretty docile..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ear...s-It-looked-like-they-wanted-to-kill-him.html

At first it was camels, and then cows. What's next, rabbits???

 

[lunatic59]

Not if you're prepared.

 

[Deleted User]

^----- PMSL. I must watch this again sometime.

 

[mikedt]

Which theme shall I have on my phone today?

 

[lunatic59]

I like the one with the chick by the post box. Creepy and cute at the same time.

 

[zuben el genub]

Who needs a theme when you have this? Far side of the Colorado River by Moonflower Canyon

 

[Kaat72]

Hey @mikedt, are they really? Just to see you?
http://gu.com/p/4jkqz/sfb#img-4

 

[Clementine_3]

Dear Tickle, it's too early too up for the day yet too late to go back to bed. Silly dog.

 

[Deleted User]

 

[Dngrsone]

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Dngrswife would say a big Amen to that porch... my wallet squeals just thinking about it, though.

 

[zuben el genub]

That porch doesn't look like porches here. No high wind warnings. We will get trash can and small dog warnings when a system comes through. Everything would be blown off that porch.

I do like it. We had a small porch when I was a kid and I spent a lot of time out there in the summer.

 

[Dngrsone]

When I was a teen, we'd sit on our porch and watch the lightning show... Alas, I now live in an irrigated desert, porchless, and nary a thunder-boomer.

On a less positive note, it is time for work.