Lance Birch wrote:
> 
> Not trying to put a damper on this and please don't flame me, but does
> anyone else get the feeling that soon we're going to have too much power and
> we as humans just won't be able to handle it?
> 
> --
> Lance.

I've always found it interesting that ,servers aside, computers spend
most of their time waiting for us.  It's even more interesting that the
"wintel machine" seems to have convinced the world that anything short
of a 400MHz pIII is useless.  Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful to have
the high power stuff, I just don't think my father needs it to type a
letter...

dave

-- 
David Tucker
dav### [at] altatechcom
http://www.altatech.com/

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Don't worry about it.
THE WORLD WILL END IN AUGUST! Don't you read newspapers?

Margus

Lance Birch wrote:
> 
> Not trying to put a damper on this and please don't flame me, but does
> anyone else get the feeling that soon we're going to have too much power and
> we as humans just won't be able to handle it?
> 
> --
> Lance.
> 
> ---
> For the latest 3D Studio MAX plug-ins, images and much more, go to:
> The Zone - http://come.to/the.zone
> For a totally different experience, visit my Chroma Key Website:
> Colorblind - http://listen.to/colorblind

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They wouldn't hack their brains about it, just burn you at the stake.

Margus

Marc Schimmler wrote:
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> 
> What would a man (or of woman) of the medieval age would have said about
> your powers today?
> 
> Marc
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Lance Birch <lan### [at] usanet> wrote in message
news:379da7a6@news.povray.org...
> Not trying to put a damper on this and please don't flame me, but does
> anyone else get the feeling that soon we're going to have too much power
and
> we as humans just won't be able to handle it?
>

Bwah-ha haaa! As long as it is only ME who has the power! I will teach the
rest of you pitiful humans to FEAR!

Ooops, sorry... I turned into a comic book character for a second, I'm all
right now...

Necessary Power = ( largest possible render / patience )

Desired Power = ( Necessary Power * R7)

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Lance Birch wrote:
> 
> Not trying to put a damper on this and please don't flame me, but does
> anyone else get the feeling that soon we're going to have too much power and
> we as humans just won't be able to handle it?

It is a risk we will just have to take...

-- 
Ken Tyler
  
mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/links.htm

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In article <379da7a6@news.povray.org>, lan### [at] usanet says...
> Not trying to put a damper on this and please don't flame me, but does
> anyone else get the feeling that soon we're going to have too much power and
> we as humans just won't be able to handle it?

	Well, to answer seriously, I'd have to say NO.  The phrase "we as 
humans" covers quite a bit of ground.  I can handle all the mechanical 
power that we can imagine, personally, and I'm sure others feel the same 
way.  There are people right now who feel that the iron age was a 
mistake.  I don't mind leaving those people behind!  <smile>
	I think the more we challange our minds, the more our minds evolve 
and expand to handle those challenges.  That's a good thing, in my 
opinion.

Rich Allen

P.S.  More power to me, at the moment, would be an up to date Superpatch!  
<grin>

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That's an incredibly good question. I think we're seeing it today. How many
people suffer form "information overload"? The net is a great resource and
diving into it is fun... but it will take a bit of change to get people to
handle it. What do you mean my 'power'? The new idea that seems to be developing
is that information is power, but years ago nuclear power could apply, and in
even more ancient times power sould have applied to the size of your sword.

damn... this will take me a while to think it through

Joshua
eng### [at] spiritonecom

Lance Birch wrote:

> Not trying to put a damper on this and please don't flame me, but does
> anyone else get the feeling that soon we're going to have too much power and
> we as humans just won't be able to handle it?
>
> --
> Lance.
>
> ---
> For the latest 3D Studio MAX plug-ins, images and much more, go to:
> The Zone - http://come.to/the.zone
> For a totally different experience, visit my Chroma Key Website:
> Colorblind - http://listen.to/colorblind

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> anyone else get the feeling that soon we're going to have too much power and
> we as humans just won't be able to handle it?

Let me think... NO. I think that 'the power' will never surpass our knowledge,
understanding, and thus, control. Even though one person may not fully
understand a piece of equipment and be able to full control it, there will be
other humans with him to aid in the full exploitation and utilization of the
technology. What I think is that since computer graphics and powerful computers
are so new, that a new generation of people will be able to understand them
better and use them more efficiently than us. Graphics will always look better
(until they match reality). Do you know who Jose Maria de Espona is, Lance?
Well, then, as you know he has dedicated a lot of time to making that huge
collection of nearly photorealistic models. Once the work is complete (probably
never) then graphics will truly reach their limit. All of these models and
renderers will have no difference with reality and then, then things will really
get out of hand. Think about it: I just model someone and render that person
killing another and blame them in court as I present my 'evidence' in my
defense. Then we will have serious problems...

Stop rendering! Stop the fall of humanity now!

--
Anthony L. Bennett
http://welcome.to/TonyB

Non nova, sed nove.

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Lance Birch wrote:
> 
> Not trying to put a damper on this and please don't flame me, but does
> anyone else get the feeling that soon we're going to have too much
> power and we as humans just won't be able to handle it?

We'll just max out the anti-aliasing, the radiosity, etc...

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Marc Schimmler wrote:
> What would a man (or of woman) of the medieval age would have said
> about your powers today?

Well, a medievel artist who just happened to be passing by had
this to say, when I tried to explain raytracing...

"Well, yea, t'is most charmingly conceived, but, verily, i' sounds 
a most unweildy tally of figures that need t'be summed that way. 
T'wouldn't it be easier to just use a brush and paint what y'see?"

(I guess he was another one in favor of hand coding as opposed
to a modeller...)

Charles

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