Yea Lego is finicky with lugs Mostly for access to the lug bulk though no? On Sat., Dec. 4, 2021, 5:53 p.m. Alan Perry via cctalk, < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I was just now catching up with my LEGO Ideas e-mail (I went through my > cctech mail first :) and see that the Women of Computing set was put > together and proposed by the same woman who did the Women of NASA set. > > > As far as my wife, she is active in two local LEGO user groups and was > the one of those club's liaison with LEGO (until last month when the > club lost its official club status with LEGO). Seeing LEGO this close is > sometimes not the best idea if one wants to remain an enthusiastic > supporter of the company. > > > On 12/4/21 3:29 PM, Adrian Stoness via cctalk wrote: > > Lego puts poly pocket to shame. I agree with urwife and thank her for her > > work lobbying lego plz keep it up itsthe truly universal toy of > everything > > > > On Sat., Dec. 4, 2021, 5:24 p.m. Alan Perry via cctalk, < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > >> LEGO is not doing this. This is part of the LEGO Ideas program, ideas > >> for LEGO sets submitted by the LEGO user community. Someone proposes a > >> set to the community and, if it gets 10,000 votes from the community, > >> LEGO will consider making an official set out of it. Other examples of > >> LEGO Ideas sets are the Saturn V rocket and ISS. > >> > >> > >> This set was likely inspired by another Ideas set that went through the > >> process and became an official set - > >> https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/women-of-nasa-21312 > >> > >> > >> LEGO itself has been a bit behind the curve on including female minifigs > >> in their sets. My wife is active in the AFOL (Adult Fans Of LEGO) > >> community. She has been lobbying LEGO for more female figures for much > >> of her life, partly because LEGO was considered a "boys'" toy when we > >> were growing up. (We were born at the beginning of Gen X FWIW.) > >> > >> > >> alan > >> > >> > >> On 12/4/21 12:09 PM, Brielle via cctalk wrote: > >>> See, if it had been presented like that, it would likely have not > >> elicited the same response. > >>> It’s sad, but I understand the reason why they are doing it. Lego has > >> always been a bit progressive - even going as far as in commercials that > >> girls can play with legos too. > >>> Unfortunately, the ones that throw the term ‘woke’ around like that > tend > >> to have pretty strong feelings about a “woman’s place in society”. > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>>> On Dec 4, 2021, at 12:55 PM, newsgro...@micromuseum.co.uk wrote: > >>>> > >>>> On the contrary I consider it implicit that they played an equal role > >> - and the need to make toys to indicate it is somewhat sad. > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Brielle via > >> cctalk > >>>> Sent: 04 December 2021 19:53 > >>>> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts < > >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> > >>>> Subject: Re: Women of Computing > >>>> > >>>> Using the term ‘woke’ these days is a great way to render any point > you > >> are trying to make moot. Great way to make people people not take you > >> seriously. > >>>> He may as well have just come out and said, “It triggers me and I > don’t > >> like having to acknowledge that women exist in the field of computer > >> history.” > >>>> — Brie > >>>> > >>>>> On Dec 4, 2021, at 12:43 PM, Jason Howe via cctalk < > >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >>>>> I'm curious what your definition of 'woke' is, because it seems > >> grossly misapplied in this instance. > >>>>> --Jason > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>> On 12/4/21 10:20, Chris Long via cctalk wrote: > >>>>>> Great.....not. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Why do we need woke Lego? >