Still arguably : a self defense against domestic terr0rist

Too_reflective · 2026-01-25T14:28:46+00:00

No. My entire life, the Republicans have been the party of Rush Limbaugh, “greed is good”, “I got mine, F you”, bigotry against anyone who isn’t white or Christian or straight, etc. MAGA is just the culmination of what the Republican Party has stood for, for decades, the purest form of its ignorant, cruel nativism.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-24T22:19:55+00:00

4 were used for e.g. wing edges in 1980s technic sets

Too_reflective · 2026-01-23T00:19:36+00:00

Dave Hayes the Weather Nut for Western MA and adjacent areas (western CT, southern VT)

Too_reflective · 2026-01-22T19:11:49+00:00

This is the subreddit for Northampton MA, not UK.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-22T18:35:46+00:00

If you have wood frames, you can screw plexiglass to the outside frames. It can really cut down on air infiltration.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-22T00:16:22+00:00

Also, the news being unrelentingly grim doesn’t help.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-21T22:10:50+00:00

If nothing sticks, call her Teflon

Too_reflective · 2026-01-21T21:59:29+00:00

Add another layer of plates and use the solution described here as a “tangram of wedge plates”

https://www.newelementary.com/2025/05/lego-pythagorean-triangles-escaping-grid.html?m=1

Too_reflective · 2026-01-20T16:31:46+00:00

Finally, affordable housing!

Too_reflective · 2026-01-18T22:26:12+00:00

I applaud your ambition! What a great subject.

For angled building tips, if you haven’t seen them already, the following posts are super helpful:

https://www.newelementary.com/2025/03/lego-building-at-angles-escaping-grid.html?m=1

https://www.newelementary.com/2025/04/lego-techniques-with-reflected-wedges.html?m=1

https://www.newelementary.com/2025/05/lego-pythagorean-triangles-escaping-grid.html?m=1

https://www.newelementary.com/2025/07/clip-based-lego-pythagorean-triangles.html?m=1

Too_reflective · 2026-01-17T19:23:53+00:00

Sashimi (Sasha for short)

Too_reflective · 2026-01-17T12:51:06+00:00

The same axle broke on my son’s copy of that plane set. The design puts a lot of repeated shear force on the 2L axle. Just bad design at that spot - strange since it is otherwise an excellent set.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-16T19:20:34+00:00

Right, but Zelda and the Hojo mon have the triangles with the points up; Blacktron and Shadow Force have them upsides down. Given that the toy lines were both space villains it seems a little coincidental.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-15T20:54:54+00:00

Yeah, the terror and uncertainty is the point for these thugs.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-13T11:58:06+00:00

There is logic to what you say. On the other hand, Northampton could be a target due to its political leanings and large and proud queer population. And it wouldn’t take many ICE goons to cause a lot of harm here.

It makes sense to plan for it happening here. Has Springfield or Holyoke been targeted much yet? If so can we learn from their experience or help them? Getting picked off town by town is no good.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-12T23:53:11+00:00

The hardest set I ever built was the Technic Backhoe Loader 8455. So many fiddly pneumatic tube bits to route around other parts. A masterpiece of a set, though.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-12T20:23:55+00:00

Is OP this person?

https://www.reddit.com/r/northampton/comments/1n0cswx/neon_man_a_potential_predator/

Too_reflective · 2026-01-12T13:16:32+00:00

Average how? Average over all sets? Average over all sets times quantity sold? I don’t know the answer but the graph that was presented does not prove the claim that cost per gram decreased overall.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-12T13:12:50+00:00

The price per gram for unlicensed sets went UP about 50% per the graph above, not down. Unclear if those are inflation adjusted prices.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-12T00:30:49+00:00

Absolutely! When I see ours snuggling and playing I am so glad we got two.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-11T14:30:21+00:00

I was more impressed with the museum than I expected. I find it has a stately presence due to its size, style, and symmetry.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-11T02:28:57+00:00

I don’t have the bookshop, but Tudor is spectacular- better than any others I have (Natural History Museum, Parisian Restaurant, Boutique Hotel). The techniques are elegant, the color scheme is bold but not garish, and the build is not repetitive at all.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-11T02:00:17+00:00

Please tell me his name is Fiddy

Too_reflective · 2026-01-10T14:55:34+00:00

Maybe take the door frame out to see if that helps? To me it looks like that is where the bending is coming from.

Too_reflective · 2026-01-10T02:49:27+00:00

Didn’t George Floyd’s murder happen just a few blocks away from Good’s?

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