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Re: LEGO ideas

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On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 01:02:29 +0000, Martin Gregorie wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 21:33:29 +0000, ray carter wrote:
> 
>> You may find this proposal for a Lovelace & Babbage LEGO set
>> interesting.
>> It is also built to house a RPi if one so desires.
>> 
>> https://ideas.lego.com/projects/102740
>> 
>> If you like it, you might 'support' it - no obligation, but I'd sure
>> like to see it register 10000 hits (over 7000 already).
> 
> That is just 3D bullshit to me, regardless of whether it houses an RPi
> or not, because AFAICT its merely models a cutesy and very low
> resolution external view of what a Babbage engine might have looked
> like.
> 
> If the project was to use Lego to let any interested person build a
> working mechanical analogue of a Babbage Analytical Engine (or even a
> Difference Engine) it would have value, but as it apparently makes no
> attempt to do that its just junk.
> 
> NOTE: when it was first completed, the Science Museum used to
> demonstrate their Difference Engine in operation. But, now its encased
> in a close- fitting glass box it can't be run because there's no space
> to turn its crank, let alone input settings or take and read its output.
> As there is no published schedule for periodically opening the box and
> operating the Engine I conclude that nobody will ever again see it in
> operation. Last time I looked, there was no description of The Method of
> Differences on which it is based anywhere near it. From this I conclude
> that the Science Museum doesn't give a flying fuck whether anybody
> should be able to understand how it works and therefore fails utterly to
> fulfil its mission of informing and educating the public on this topic.
> 
> This ridiculous Lego project, as it stands, serves to further trivialise
> Babbage's work.

I'm sorry you're so upset about the concept. I view it as a way to get 
LEGO to acknowledge that some RPi projects might be worthwhile pursuing 
as well as a tribute to Babbage and Lovelace. It seems rather impractical 
to expect them to market a full working model.

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LEGO ideas ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2015-12-21 21:33 +0000
  Re: LEGO ideas Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-12-22 01:02 +0000
    Re: LEGO ideas Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2015-12-21 23:39 -0600
      Re: LEGO ideas andrew@cucumber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Gabriel) - 2015-12-23 13:05 +0000
    Re: LEGO ideas neverland@GOODEVEca.net (Pete) - 2015-12-22 06:48 +0000
      free case survey is it legit..seems to just ask for name address phone etc only looks fishy for the wdcpihd mrbrad <lostgonzo@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 00:52 -0600
    Re: LEGO ideas "Dave Liquorice" <allsortsnotthisbit@howhill.com> - 2015-12-22 11:36 +0000
    Re: LEGO ideas ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2015-12-22 15:53 +0000
      Re: LEGO ideas Roger Bell_West <roger+csrp201512@nospam.firedrake.org> - 2015-12-22 16:07 +0000
        Re: LEGO ideas Another Dave <dmarsden@nospam.com> - 2015-12-27 10:03 +0000
    Re: LEGO ideas Alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2015-12-22 16:11 +0000

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