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  "path": "/2026/04/22/why-is-a-200-lego-set-harder-to-buy-than-a-400m-machine.html",
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    "Why is a $200 Lego set harder to buy than a $400M machine?",
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  "textContent": "Rick Lenssen, a data analyst at ASML — the Dutch company that makes the machines that print the chips in every phone and laptop — has designed Lego versions of his employer's $400 million extreme ultraviolet lithography tools. ASML sold 1,355 of his latest model. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Why is a $200 Lego set harder to buy than a $400M machine? appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "Why is a $200 Lego set harder to buy than a $400M machine?"
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