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On 27-1-2010 22:33, joost_1972 wrote:
Do I notice a new guy (I assume) in the group. Welcome.
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"Warp" <war### [at] tag povray org> wrote in message
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> Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
>> GPS?
>
>> As in global positioning system?
>
>> Perhaps you mean universal positioning system. :-D
>
> What's the difference between global and universal?
I never know if you're serious or not, but:
global means "around the globe", whereas universal means "throughout the
universe"
cu!
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On 28-1-2010 0:18, Zeger Knaepen wrote:
> "Warp" <war### [at] tag povray org> wrote in message
> news:4b60c14d@news.povray.org...
>> Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
>>> GPS?
>>> As in global positioning system?
>>> Perhaps you mean universal positioning system. :-D
>> What's the difference between global and universal?
>
> I never know if you're serious or not,
yes, that is his astounding sense of humor.
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Zeger Knaepen <zeg### [at] povplace com> wrote:
> > What's the difference between global and universal?
> I never know if you're serious or not
That's me. Always ambiguous.
It was a rhetoric question.
>, but:
> global means "around the globe", whereas universal means "throughout the
> universe"
At least thesaurus.com lists "global" and "universal" as synonyms.
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andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
> On 28-1-2010 0:18, Zeger Knaepen wrote:
> > "Warp" <war### [at] tag povray org> wrote in message
> > news:4b60c14d@news.povray.org...
> >> Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> >>> GPS?
> >>> As in global positioning system?
> >>> Perhaps you mean universal positioning system. :-D
> >> What's the difference between global and universal?
> >
> > I never know if you're serious or not,
> yes, that is his astounding sense of humor.
I didn't understand. Ambiguous posts are a sign of astounding sense of
humor? What does that mean?
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On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:30:22 -0500, Warp wrote:
> It was a rhetoric question.
You mean a "rhetorical" question, I think.
Jim
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>> global means "around the globe", whereas universal means "throughout the
>> universe"
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> At least thesaurus.com lists "global" and "universal" as synonyms.
in everyday use, they are, but true synonyms don't exist :)
cu!
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#macro G(b,e)b+(e-b)*C/50#end#macro _(b,e,k,l)#local C=0;#while(C<50)
sphere{G(b,e)+3*z.1pigment{rgb G(k,l)}finish{ambient 1}}#local C=C+1;
#end#end _(y-x,y,x,x+y)_(y,-x-y,x+y,y)_(-x-y,-y,y,y+z)_(-y,y,y+z,x+y)
_(0x+y.5+y/2x)_(0x-y.5+y/2x) // ZK http://www.povplace.com
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>> but:
>> global means "around the globe", whereas universal means "throughout the
>> universe"
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> At least thesaurus.com lists "global" and "universal" as synonyms.
In common speech, global and universal are used to simply mean
"everwhere". However, when talking specifically about outer space,
global means "around the globe" - i.e., the planet in question
[typically Earth], while universal means truly *everywhere*.
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Darren New <dne### [at] san rr com> wrote:
> The death star will be clear of the planet any moment!
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> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100127.html
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Interesting psychological response, I did have. First I'm like, what a loser, I
bet he just now discovered there's a moon that looks like the Death Star.
That's soooo 2008. Then when I saw it, I'm like, wow, this is a new photo from
a perspective you don't see (ever/often), and he's got a genuinely witty
obervation about it. WIN!
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andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
> On 27-1-2010 22:33, joost_1972 wrote:
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> Do I notice a new guy (I assume) in the group. Welcome.
Thank You :)
Fiddeling with povray for a while, but just noticed the off-topic area..
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