POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : I graduated : Re: I graduated Server Time
30 Jul 2024 00:31:17 EDT (-0400)
  Re: I graduated  
From: andrel
Date: 17 May 2013 17:41:41
Message: <5196A405.3020404@gmail.com>
On 17-5-2013 20:25, Shay wrote:
> andrel <byt### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>>
>> You used to code these kind of shapes by hand, are you still starting
>> from that?
>>
>>> I started with POV-Ray well over ten years ago, but have only recently
>>> purchased a commercial modeler (ssk).
>>
>> doesn't ring a bell
>
> YOU ASKED! Thank you. I just needed an "in" to talk a little about my ssk. An
> overly-elaborate way to go about bringing up the subject, I know. I though
> someone would recognize the name, but, again, I'm probably 20 years too late for
> someone to recognize ssk.
>
> Anyway, I have wanted one of these modelers for over ten years. In addition to
> satisfying my intense attraction to ubiquity, it reminds me of some very good
> times and people from long-ago POV-Ray days.
>
> You can see a picture of my IBM Model(er)-M SSK below.

I know the keyboard, but I didn't know it had a name.
Probably would not have gotten the joke 20 years ago either, sorry.

> So, now that my joke has completely flopped, yes, this is entirely hand-coded.

That's my boy.


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