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5 Aug 2024 04:18:41 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Hi POV-Ray users  
From: Tom A 
Date: 26 Nov 2002 10:06:02
Message: <3DE38DDA.28DF9EC0@my-deja.com>
Mikael Pohjola wrote:
> 
> Hi, to you all!

Hello!
 
>   I have been using POV-Ray since v3.0, and I have read this newsgroup for a
> year. I consider myself an experienced POVer. You guys have really a good
> community!

I don't consider myself an experienced POVer, but it is a fun hobby.  I
mostly lurk here, trying to collect useful tips.

>  The other reason why I posted this message was that I finally made my own
> signature. Take a look at it (it has a hidden feature). You are free to
> obfuscate it, but I will probably keep it like this, since this is MY sig.
> 
> #declare P=<-5,0,20>;#macro L(N,D)#if(N>0)#declare P=P+D;box{-.5,.5translate
> z*mod(9*vlength(P),4)pigment{rgb P}rotate<45clock,0>translate P}L(N-1,D)#end
> #end#macro _(M,X,Y)#if(M>0)L(mod(M,8),<mod(X,3),mod(Y,3),1>-1)_(div(M,8),div
> (X,3),div(Y,3))#end#end _(2301603551,12850,60365)plane{y,-9pigment{rgb 1}}
> light_source{20*y rgb 1}

Nice.  How do you people come up with recursive functions like that (and
the shortest code contest - did they ever post the code for the second
one?)

>   My images are on my homepage (link below).
> --
>   Mikael Pohjola
>   emp### [at] cchutfi
>   http://www.kolumbus.fi/ee.pohjola/mikael/

Nice pictures.  

-- 
Tom A.
"Archie!  You are headstrong.  I am imperious.  It's a miracle 
we get along as well as we do." - Nero Wolf
Deja mail is gone.  Look for me at raugost at yahoo . com


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