“Слава Україні” (in the Roman alphabet, “Sláva Ukrayíni”), means “Glory to Ukraine” and is the rallying cry of the Ukranian people as they resist the invasion by Russia. I designed these models to show my support for the cause. I designed a LEGO model based on the a Ukranian flag with the words printed on it. I also created two heart shapes, 6 and 10 studs tall respectively. The instructions for all three models are included in this post.
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Tag: politics
Love, Legalized
Yesterday the Supreme Court overturned California’s Proposition 8 and the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). I created this simple rainbow heart sculpture design to celebrate justice being done at last.
This isn’t an opinion or politics blog, so I won’t go on any more than this, but I just wanted to share this design with the world.
Red and Pink Equality Sign
My version of the red and pink equality sign meme that’s taking over Facebook this week as the Supreme Court hears the Prop 8 and DOMA cases.
Amazon [Didn’t Steal] Money from Me
I recently wrote (Amazon: You can’t fire me, I quit!) about how Amazon.com is canceling the accounts of California residents because of the state’s attempts to get them to collect sales tax.
Today, I got the monthly report from Amazon describing my earnings. Out of curiosity I clicked the link to see my account balance. Here’s what I saw:
Account Closed
This account is closed and will not generate referrals. Access to this site is for historical purposes only.
Your Payment History Unpaid Balance: $98.31
…followed by a list of previous commissions I had earned.
I’ve never actually received a check from Amazon. Their policy is to send you payment when you reach $100 in earnings. Which now, I will never do. Damn them.
Update 10/6/2011: They did send me a check after all, after deducting a $15 fee. I changed it to direct deposit so I should get a payment every $10 earned. Now that they’re allowing payments to California residents again, this post is moot.
Amazon: You can’t fire me, I quit!
You might have heard by now that Amazon.com has decided to discontinue the accounts of California residents, such as myself, due to a new California law requiring them to collect sales tax for sales to California residents. If you want to know the details, Google it. The point is, I’ve had Amazon links on my site for a while now, and over the past couple of years have not yet even reached the $100 minimum threshold to get paid for it, and now they’re cutting me off. That annoyed me, but what annoys me even more is that Amazon is trying to interfere with the state’s internal business. They’re even starting a petition to get something on the ballot to reverse it, and that really upsets me. I don’t want to get too political in this blog, but I really don’t think it’s OK for a company that claims it doesn’t have a presence in California to be trying to have a say in the state’s politics.
So I took off all the Amazon links (If I missed any, please let me know). I’m open to participating in other affiliate programs, but I’m done with Amazon.
Congratulations to President-Elect Obama
Some LEGO creators have been posting images recently in honor of Obama’s victory:
Thanks to the Brothers Brick for finding these.
Sorry about the political content, since this isn’t a political blog, but I feel this is a historic moment in American history that deserves to be commemorated, whatever your political views may be.