Pet### [at] nymaliasnetalmost wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 25 Dec 2001 00:49:41 -0500, "Timothy R. Cook"
> <z99### [at] bellsouthnet> wrote:
> 
> >...you give copies of POV to your friends-without-clue and
> >teach them *just* enough about it to get them addicted...
> >
> >*evil laughter*
> >
> 
> Seriously, have you ever gotten that to happen?  I've
> never gotten anyone else into povray.  The closest thing
> was one time I got a co-worker to install it and play with
> it ... for all of five minutes before he got fed up.

I've got two co-workers into it. They are computer geeks anyway
so it was a natural transition for them. They spend all day at
the computer using professsional cad programs. Now their wives
are bitching that they are on the computer all night doing 3D
graphics with POV-Ray.

*evil laughter*

-- 
Ken Tyler

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"Ken" <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
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> the computer using professsional cad programs. Now their wives
> are bitching that they are on the computer all night doing 3D
> graphics with POV-Ray.
>
> *evil laughter*
>
> --
> Ken Tyler

So, my wife isn't the only one. :)

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Batronyx wrote:

> > the computer using professsional cad programs. Now their wives
> > are bitching that they are on the computer all night doing 3D
> > graphics with POV-Ray.

> So, my wife isn't the only one. :)

The POV-Widow syndrome. Sad. Really sad.

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Ken Tyler

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>
> Batronyx wrote:
>
> > > the computer using professsional cad programs. Now their wives
> > > are bitching that they are on the computer all night doing 3D
> > > graphics with POV-Ray.
>
> > So, my wife isn't the only one. :)
>
> The POV-Widow syndrome. Sad. Really sad.
>
> --
> Ken Tyler

Now if we could get the wives addicted as well, that would help. But then again,
if there's only one computer in the house that would be another problem.

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Run it under Linux and give her a 'cheap' machine to access it from.

> Now if we could get the wives addicted as well, that would help. But then
again,
> if there's only one computer in the house that would be another problem.
>

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Nekar Xenos wrote:

> > > > the computer using professsional cad programs. Now their wives
> > > > are bitching that they are on the computer all night doing 3D
> > > > graphics with POV-Ray.
> >
> > > So, my wife isn't the only one. :)
> >
> > The POV-Widow syndrome. Sad. Really sad.

Actually, I guess I'm in a lucky minority.

I was working on an IRTC entry recently, and my wife noted that
it was taking significant time for test renders. She looked at
the rendering in process, then at me, and said "you know, you
really need more processing power, don't you?"

I thought I'd faint.

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> "you know, you
> really need more processing power, don't you?"
>
> I thought I'd faint.

I had a similar experience and know the feeling. Alas, I failed to take the
appropriate measures in a timely fashion and when I reminded her of her words
recently, she gave me mean looks. :(

GO! Order it now.

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light_source{0,1}#macro c(J,a)sphere{0,1pigment{rgb z}scale a translate J+O}
#end#macro B(R,V,O)c(0,4)intersection{c(V,R)difference{c(-z*4x+10)c(-z*4.1x+
10)c(0<7.5,45,5>)}}#end B(12,0z*25)B(8y*4<0,12,50>)          // Batronyx ^"^

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Batronyx wrote:
> 
> > "you know, you
> > really need more processing power, don't you?"
> >
> > I thought I'd faint.
> 
> I had a similar experience and know the feeling. Alas, I failed to take the
> appropriate measures in a timely fashion and when I reminded her of her words
> recently, she gave me mean looks. :(
> 
> GO! Order it now.

Sigh... can't. We made a deal that I'd carry out my New Year's
resolution and work off some extra flab first. I get to order
a new motherboard when I hit 199 pounds. How's that for
motivation??

Excuse me, gotta go.. I hear the treadmill calling.

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oh that's sad...


my experience:

YKYBRTTLW: You drive by the bank at night and look in through the
open windows at all the glowing screens in there and think,
"Ohh... those poor little guys in there never get to draw any
pictures or excercise their FPP's."  And you're obviously
thinking about the computers, not the people!

-peter
-- 
Current obsession: "Ballet pour ma fille."
http://www.applesnake.net

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Got my nephew hooked. He's pretty good too.

Harold
<Pet### [at] nymaliasnetalmost> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 25 Dec 2001 00:49:41 -0500, "Timothy R. Cook"
> <z99### [at] bellsouthnet> wrote:
>
> >...you give copies of POV to your friends-without-clue and
> >teach them *just* enough about it to get them addicted...
> >
> >*evil laughter*
> >
>
> Seriously, have you ever gotten that to happen?  I've
> never gotten anyone else into povray.  The closest thing
> was one time I got a co-worker to install it and play with
> it ... for all of five minutes before he got fed up.
>
> Pete
>

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