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Makey, the Maker Faire mascot

LEGO model of Makey, the robot mascot of Make Magazine and Maker Faire

I’ve been going to Maker Faire since the very first one in 2006. My club BayLUG has had a large exhibit there every year since the first one. I’m going to be there again this year, and hope you can come and say hi. In honor of the 20th anniversary, here’s my newest model, Makey the robot:

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Brickpile mentioned in blog post about LEGO colors

Buka Bricks logo

I saw a comment recently appear here that was a trackback from a LEGO blog I hadn’t seen before: History of LEGO Colors: The Incredible Changes They Went Under (Buka Bricks) which cited my article Grey, Bluish Gray, Stone Grey, or Blay? from years ago. Apparently the original article was in Turkish, and was translated to English. The author of Buka Bricks is Pinar Alsac. It always tickles me when one of my posts gets seen or referenced in other languages and countries.