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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Lance Birch wrote:

> Probably would have treated us as gods, which we aren't.
>
> I know, here's an idea, let's make better computers so that we can use them
> to destroy ourselves :)  After all, isn't that what progress is about?
>
> OK, enough of my sarcasm, I'm leading this OT.  Sorry.

Too late. :-)

Sounds just like "Forbidden Planet"

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0049223

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Lance Birch wrote in message <379db279@news.povray.org>...
>Probably would have treated us as gods, which we aren't.


Or witches...


Mark

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OK, I got heaps of replies to the comment that I made... I'm going to choose
to reply to this one because I think Josh is the one that saw what I was
getting at...

As my reply is too off topic for this discussion group, I've posted it at
the following address instead of littering this group with my thoughts of
ethics and morals.

For anyone that cares to hear what I have to say (you don't have to if you
don't want to), please see
http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/lancebirch/violentsociety.html

From a far, I sign off.

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Josh English wrote in message <379E0509.65E9B8B2@spiritone.com>...
>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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Lance Birch wrote:

> For anyone that cares to hear what I have to say (you don't have to if you
> don't want to), please see
> http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/lancebirch/violentsociety.html
> 
> From a far, I sign off.
> 
> --
> Lance.

 I got a server down or not responding response from your posted link so I
presume that is your statement in part and in whole. A social commentary
in it's own right.

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http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/links.htm

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I just got the same error... although it does kinda sum up what I say on
that page...

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Ken wrote in message <379EE869.D5239342@pacbell.net>...
>
>
>Lance Birch wrote:
>
>> For anyone that cares to hear what I have to say (you don't have to if
you
>> don't want to), please see
>> http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/lancebirch/violentsociety.html
>>
>> From a far, I sign off.
>>
>> --
>> Lance.
>
> I got a server down or not responding response from your posted link so I
>presume that is your statement in part and in whole. A social commentary
>in it's own right.
>
>--
>Ken Tyler
>
>mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net
>http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/links.htm

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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?
> 
> --
> Lance.
> 
Are You afraid, that Matrix will take over?
(Sry, I saw this film yesterday, still not unplugged from it)

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Vahur Krouverk wrote:
>Are You afraid, that Matrix will take over?
>(Sry, I saw this film yesterday, still not unplugged from it)

haha, no, but that is ONE GREAT MOVIE!!!  :)

(I'm still not unplugged from it and it's been over a month ;-)

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On Thu, 29 Jul 1999 8:02 AM, Lance Birch <mailto:lan### [at] usanet>
wrote:
>Vahur Krouverk wrote:
>>Are You afraid, that Matrix will take over?
>>(Sry, I saw this film yesterday, still not unplugged from it)
>
>haha, no, but that is ONE GREAT MOVIE!!!  :)
>
>(I'm still not unplugged from it and it's been over a month ;-)

But at least now we know where nature gets it's processing power....

btw: about 3 weeks before seeing it (and without knowing the plotline) a
friend asked me what I thought 'full' VR would be like.... conversation
branches took us various places, we ended up discussing *exactly* the plot
of The Matrix (right down to the 'battery humans')

scary

Have Fun
Martin
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