On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:49:49 -0500, gregjohn wrote:

> Items have to be less than some X
> bytes, and are scored artistically on a basis blind to render time, but
> the ultimate scoring is affected by the render time on your computer

That would seem to bias the competition in favour of people with faster 
systems - not a really balanced competition IMHO.

Jim

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Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:49:49 -0500, gregjohn wrote:

> > Items have to be less than some X
> > bytes, and are scored artistically on a basis blind to render time, but
> > the ultimate scoring is affected by the render time on your computer

> That would seem to bias the competition in favour of people with faster 
> systems - not a really balanced competition IMHO.

  I think "your computer" referred to Bourke's computer. In other words,
all the renderings would be performed on the same computer, thus the
timings would be fair.

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On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:18:05 -0500, Warp wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:49:49 -0500, gregjohn wrote:
> 
>> > Items have to be less than some X
>> > bytes, and are scored artistically on a basis blind to render time,
>> > but the ultimate scoring is affected by the render time on your
>> > computer
> 
>> That would seem to bias the competition in favour of people with faster
>> systems - not a really balanced competition IMHO.
> 
>   I think "your computer" referred to Bourke's computer. In other words,
> all the renderings would be performed on the same computer, thus the
> timings would be fair.

Oh, if that's the case, then yes, the timings would be fair.

Jim

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Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> > On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:49:49 -0500, gregjohn wrote:
>
> > > Items have to be less than some X
> > > bytes, and are scored artistically on a basis blind to render time, but
> > > the ultimate scoring is affected by the render time on your computer
>
> > That would seem to bias the competition in favour of people with faster
> > systems - not a really balanced competition IMHO.
>
>   I think "your computer" referred to Bourke's computer.


No, Jim's computer.

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gregjohn <pte### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> > Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> > > On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:49:49 -0500, gregjohn wrote:
> >
> > > > Items have to be less than some X
> > > > bytes, and are scored artistically on a basis blind to render time, but
> > > > the ultimate scoring is affected by the render time on your computer
> >
> > > That would seem to bias the competition in favour of people with faster
> > > systems - not a really balanced competition IMHO.
> >
> >   I think "your computer" referred to Bourke's computer.

> No, Jim's computer.

  You mean he should donate computing power to the cause?

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