Show HN: Sorting Two Metric Tons of Lego (jacquesmattheij.com)
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bbx Sep 21, 2019 | on: Show HN: Best of Show HN | context

I didn't realise I had 2 entries in the top 20…

My attention tends to navigate towards "Show HN" posts when I'm browsing HN. There's quite a few who actually use Bulma: Divjoy, Sinous, Open-Registry, Pino…

I'm really amazed by those hacking articles, like the retro video game console [1] or sorting 2 metric tons of Lego [2]. I've also come across very useful tools that have saved me lots of trouble, like this automatic subtitle synchronizer [3] or this iTunes replacement [4].

My favourite will still be "Spot the Drowning Child" [5], so incredibly useful.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19393279 [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14226889 [3]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19248723 [4]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16559715 [5]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9962185

mkl Apr 10, 2026 | on: We've raised $17M to build what comes after Git | context

jacquesm did that impressively 9 years ago: https://jacquesmattheij.com/sorting-two-metric-tons-of-lego, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14226889 (follow-up posts with more details: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14280569, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14654223).

It doesn't solve the picking-up-off-the-floor problem.

FatalLogic Dec 9, 2019 | on: AI-powered Lego sorting machine built with Lego bricks | context

The previous HN discussions of that must also be worth a look, and I don't think there's a link to it

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14226889

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14280569

thirteenfingers Nov 22, 2020 | on: Rebrickable – Build with Lego | context

@jacquesm's efforts in this direction may interest you: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14226889