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| bio | website | ascendly.com |
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| location | Alexandria, VA | |
| age | 42 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 7 months |
| seen | May 22 at 13:33 | |
| stats | profile views | 7 |
I run Ascendly.com, a new venture that teaches engineering to kids, starting in Kindergarten. We use LEGO bricks to convey the engineering thought process, along with useful skills needed to effectively build cool stuff.
I also run ElegantTechnologies.com, which makes the occasional iPhone app.
I'm occasionally on Twitter: @ascendlyJJ
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May 22 |
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Factories that could make off-patent bricks? It looks like the best answer is 'nobody does it as well as LEGO' - thanks to all of the other suggestions. I'm trying to talk to corporate LEGO and I might put in a cuusoo suggestion. |
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May 22 |
accepted | Factories that could make off-patent bricks? |
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May 8 |
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Factories that could make off-patent bricks? I'm actually more concerned about quality than price. |
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May 7 |
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Factories that could make off-patent bricks? I haven't tried eating them - sounds grisly. In my classes, each student gets their own kit so they don't have to share. They get a 1.5 litre box of 2x4s, and a 1.5 litre box of 2x2s, which for a class of ~16 kids ends up being about 9,000 bricks. Each simultaneous coach and/or school needs their own set - so it adds up quickly. You can see a picture here: ascendly.com/page/jj-rohrer-ascendlyjj-23 |
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May 7 |
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Factories that could make off-patent bricks? The boxes are great for, say 5 boxes at a time, but stores have limits on what they are able to get. So, I'm hoping to find a better and more reliable source. |
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May 7 |
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Factories that could make off-patent bricks? I updated the question to clarify that I buy a bunch from the stores now, but they sort of struggle buying more than 10 boxes at a time. Its sort of hit-or-miss, which is a tough way for me to run a business. |
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May 7 |
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Factories that could make off-patent bricks? added for details about target volume |
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May 3 |
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Factories that could make off-patent bricks? I've utilized the LEGO stores extensively, but their inventory is quite unreliable for the quantities I'm interested in, even when ordering them ahead of time. |
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May 3 |
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Factories that could make off-patent bricks? Although I've already talked with LEGO, I hadn't heard of the LUGbulk program. I could be an option, thanks. |
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May 2 |
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Factories that could make off-patent bricks? I also just noticed this wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_clone which might help. |
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May 2 |
awarded | Commentator |
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May 2 |
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Factories that could make off-patent bricks? Thanks for the pointers. Unfortunately, 10K of bricks isn't nearly enough and I routinely wipe the whole inventory of item on bricklink. I'm sort of expecting to have make a fresh mold, but it would certainly be nicer to avoid it. |
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May 2 |
asked | Factories that could make off-patent bricks? |
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May 2 |
awarded | Informed |
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Mar 24 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Oct 26 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jul 20 |
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LEGO Safety: Known risks and how to avoid them? When I asked this question, I was finishing up a blog entry on the topic, which incorporated some of the answers given here. You can see the final article here: ascendly.com/page/… |
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Jan 8 |
awarded | Self-Learner |
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Nov 1 |
awarded | Beta |
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Oct 31 |
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LEGO Safety: Known risks and how to avoid them? A friend suggested this funny video on brick safety: facebook.com/… |
