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Brickit scans your pile of bricks and gives you ideas, with instructions

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Re: Brickit scans your pile of bricks and gives you ideas, with instructions

#91

Very cool. Now what I want is something that will scan a pile of rocks and tell me how to put them together to build a wall with minimal space between them. https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/stone-wall-texture-pict... Or better yet, tell my robot how to do it.

That is a problem in three dimensions, a Photo wont tell you the 3d shape of each rock.

Re: Brickit scans your pile of bricks and gives you ideas, with instructions

#92

Very cool. Now what I want is something that will scan a pile of rocks and tell me how to put them together to build a wall with minimal space between them. https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/stone-wall-texture-pict... Or better yet, tell my robot how to do it.

Maybe take a normal rock wall and break it into tiny pieces, then reassemble.

This could actually be stronger than a wall built from rectangular pieces.

Re: Brickit scans your pile of bricks and gives you ideas, with instructions

#93

Very cool. Now what I want is something that will scan a pile of rocks and tell me how to put them together to build a wall with minimal space between them. https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/stone-wall-texture-pict... Or better yet, tell my robot how to do it.

Very cool idea, but what I'd need way more often: Now what I want is something that will scan a pile of socks and tell me how to put them together to have a perfect match. https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/socks-pile-texture-pict... Or better yet, tell my robot how to do it.

Turns out you already have a pair of any combination of socks.

Re: Brickit scans your pile of bricks and gives you ideas, with instructions

#94

Wow really surprising how many folks here don't understand that lego typically comes in kits with instructions. By building a lot of sets using instructions, you can learn patterns that help you be more creative in free play. This app is not creativity inhibiting any more than coloring books or sketching instructionals inhibit kids from drawing their own things. It's just a different and also valuable activity.

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Re: Brickit scans your pile of bricks and gives you ideas, with instructions

#95
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What I remember from childhood was that you were often looking for a particular piece you knew you had, but could not find it. This app could be useful for that.

It's gotten worse, too. There used to be a limited amount of colors. My daughter now has a lot of of the Lego Friends series. It's very difficult, because there's pink, light pink, purple, light purple, and some sort of lilac. So if you want to perfectly build a piece, it takes a whole lot of searching. But then again, it's kinda fun too because you're forced to substitute.

If you keep your LEGO sorted then many builders suggest sorting by part rather than by colour - its a lot easier to identify a pink vs. hot pink 1x4 brick, rather than to find the 1x4 brick in your hot pink box.

However, sorting by part can be frustrating. Imagine only 1x1 tiles/plates (i.e. the pieces which are 1/3 the height of a regular brick), to my knowledge there are:

* 1x1 square plates (i.e. with a stud on top), * 1x1 circular plates, * 1x1 circular plates, with a hole running through, * 1x1 square tiles (i.e. with a flat top), * 1x1 circular tiles, * 1x1 arch-shaped tiles, * 1x1 quarter-circle tiles, * 1x1 circular tiles with a nubbin on top

Re: Brickit scans your pile of bricks and gives you ideas, with instructions

#96

Very cool. Now what I want is something that will scan a pile of rocks and tell me how to put them together to build a wall with minimal space between them. https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/stone-wall-texture-pict... Or better yet, tell my robot how to do it.

Very cool idea, but what I'd need way more often: Now what I want is something that will scan a pile of socks and tell me how to put them together to have a perfect match. https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/socks-pile-texture-pict... Or better yet, tell my robot how to do it.

Very cool idea, but what I'd need way more often:

Now what I want is something that will scan a pile of stocks and tell me how to put them together to have a perfect portfolio.

https://www.tradingview.com/heatmap/stock/

Or better yet, tell my robot how to do it.

Re: Brickit scans your pile of bricks and gives you ideas, with instructions

#97
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27693560

Barely a year ago. I thought it was maybe 5 years ago. Time itself must be accelerating.

I need an app that can scan my hard drives, connectome and biochemistry > bleep bloop > tell me what I can still do with my life.

Re: Brickit scans your pile of bricks and gives you ideas, with instructions

#98
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very cool idea, but what I'd need way more often: Now what I want is something that will scan a pile of socks and tell me how to put them together to have a perfect match. https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/socks-pile-texture-pict... Or better yet, tell my robot how to do it.

Very cool idea, but what I'd need way more often: Now what I want is something that will scan a pile of stocks and tell me how to put them together to have a perfect portfolio. https://www.tradingview.com/heatmap/stock/ Or better yet, tell my robot how to do it.

Very cool idea, but what I'd need way more often: Now what I want is something that will scan dating sites for my perfect mate.

Or better yet, tell my robot how to do her.

Re: Brickit scans your pile of bricks and gives you ideas, with instructions

#99

Very cool. Now what I want is something that will scan a pile of rocks and tell me how to put them together to build a wall with minimal space between them. https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/stone-wall-texture-pict... Or better yet, tell my robot how to do it.

A peasant will do that wall better, and (more importantly) for cheaper. I know because I'm a peasant.

Re: Brickit scans your pile of bricks and gives you ideas, with instructions

#100
This is neat, but I feel it really detracts from the creativity you are supposed to be exercising by using Legos in the first place.

I'd hope no one lets their kids use this, or they'll just get good at assembling IKEA furniture instead of designing the furniture.

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