<![CDATA[Bricks n’ Brackets - Medium]]> https://medium.com/bricksnbrackets?source=rss----dc9b1bbb3bbb---4 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/proxy/1*TGH72Nnw24QL3iV9IOm4VA.png Bricks n’ Brackets - Medium https://medium.com/bricksnbrackets?source=rss----dc9b1bbb3bbb---4 Medium Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:35:13 GMT <![CDATA[Pixels Made Us Happier Than Modern Games]]>

Confessions of a non-gamer hooked on pixelated nostalgia…

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But at least this one fits into my apartment …

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Tilt-shift lenses look broken, feel impossible, and might just become your favorite artistic sidekick.

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Who needs large, expensive Technic sets, when you can get one for the price of a coffee.

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Camera software is finally catching up to the hardware, and it makes a world of difference…

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Have you ever seen a 1,900-piece airliner completely deconstruct itself? I have. And this time, it wasn’t part of the instructions…

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Apple Silicon M1 was released, and we thought we’d never buy another Mac. But then we did, and we keep doing so …

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A weird fad, an ultra-nerd hobby, or maybe there’s something more to it? I built one to find out...

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Beam me up, Bricky! Or maybe not? How LEGO managed to disappoint half the Star Trek fans …

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I don’t know how relaxed Monet was when he painted “Bridge over a pond of water lilies”, but I sure as heck sweat through the LEGO build.

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