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Here's a logo I made in POV-Ray for my new web page...
(http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/israel/351)
I've decided to start a crusade to remind everyone in the world that the
year 2000 does not signify the start of the new millennium. The new
millenium doesn't start until January 1, 2001. This millennium ends
December 31, 2000.
I used Chris Colefax's "galaxy.ing" and "lens.inc". I've used his bend and
explode includes before but this is my first time using these particular
include files. I was really pleased with the results. What do you all
think?
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You might want to remove the reflected stars in the font, seems to make
it messy. Unless you were to heavily reflect the space in it, then maybe
go that way?
Yeah, I know, it really is 2001 not 2000, due to the simple fact no year
zero exists in the current Gregorian calendar; starts at 1, then 1001,
2001, 3001....
Try and convince the masses of it though. Forget it. Get your new years
party hat ready this year proclaiming the new millenium or your going to
be an oddball.
Dave Helfrich wrote:
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> Here's a logo I made in POV-Ray for my new web page...
> (http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/israel/351)
> I've decided to start a crusade to remind everyone in the world that the
> year 2000 does not signify the start of the new millennium. The new
> millenium doesn't start until January 1, 2001. This millennium ends
> December 31, 2000.
>
> I used Chris Colefax's "galaxy.ing" and "lens.inc". I've used his bend and
> explode includes before but this is my first time using these particular
> include files. I was really pleased with the results. What do you all
> think?
>
> [Image]
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Dave Helfrich wrote in message <36e228a1.0@news.povray.org>...
[snip]
>What do you all think?
>
I think that you are technically correct, but if you seriously consider
"starting a crusade" about this, I also think that you have way too much
time on your hands!
Why not stick some aluminum-foil into your hat and walk to the nearest
police-office complaining about the "martians trying to steal your brain?"
There you will get as much positive response as you will get for your
"crusade" - or maybe more ;-)
Why don't you face it: People don't care about some technicallity, they are
simply looking for a good excuse to party, and the neat change of the fourth
(from the right) digit in our year-number is as good an excuse as any, in
any case a better one than celebrating the end of the 2000th year after the
birth of a certain jewish preacher (in my eyes, that is) - a date that was
quite arbitrarily decided on anyway. So if you want your crusade to be
something real good, why don't you find out when Jesus was *really* born (I
mean *exactly*) and then try to convince people that the new millenium
actually starts on January 18th, 2004 (or was it November 12th, 1998 and we
all missed it, or... 8-0 )
So long,
Johannes.
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Johannes Hubert wrote:
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> Dave Helfrich wrote in message <36e228a1.0@news.povray.org>...
> [snip]
> >What do you all think?
< snipped a bunch of the good stuff >
and then try to convince people that the new millenium
> actually starts on January 18th, 2004 (or was it November 12th, 1998 and we
> all missed it, or... 8-0 )
>
> So long,
> Johannes.
Regardless of the technicalities (if they even have a basis in fact) when
the date changes one more time to January 1, 2000 years of human history
will have passed and that is a miracle unto itself. Rationalization enough
to warrant the celebration. Come to think of it 2000 years of human history
just passed while I was composing this message. It's party time right now.
--
Ken Tyler
mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net
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Ken wrote:
>> Regardless of the technicalities (if they even have a basis in fact) when
>> the date changes one more time to January 1, 2000 years of human history
>> will have passed...
We've already got more than two thousand years of human history under our
belts, Ken. The clock started tickin' before the year 0 A.D.
I hear that there may be a severe shortage of champagne on the store
shelves come the New Year. I guess I'll add a couple of bottles to my Y2K
stockpile of canned goods. I've also noticed that Price Club/Costco has a
huge supply of Coleman stoves, the two-burner type, normally used for
camping. Maybe I'll pick one of those babies up, too. Not that I'm expecting
a year-end catastrophe, mind you - I would've needed these items in the
future, anyway <s>.
- Alan
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What's to celebrate? It's all a load of nonsense.
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Andy
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Andrew Cocker wrote:
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> What's to celebrate? It's all a load of nonsense.
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> -----------
> Andy
It's human nature to do so. You can't take that away from us.
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Ken Tyler
mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net
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Ken wrote in message <36E### [at] pacbellnet>...
> It's human nature to do so. You can't take that away from us.
Well then, I guess I'm inhuman. And I don't think that the human race has got a great
deal
to be proud of, except it's ability to paper over the cracks. Seriously though, I
realise
I have a particularly warped view when compared to that of the masses, but Y2K is
really
just another day like any other. Being totally non-religious also, I can't celebrate
for
those reasons either. Please don't think I begrudge anyone the right to have a good
time
and rejoice in being alive. You just dont need an excuse to do so.
Hope that cheered you all up.
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Andy
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Andrew Cocker wrote:
> Hope that cheered you all up.
> ------------
> Andy
All is sunny and unruffled with me.
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Ken Tyler
mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net
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Umm... there is no year 0 A.D. ;]
Reason the year 2001 is actually 2000 years since year 1. And no, second
1 of minute 1 of hour 1 of day 1 of year 1 does not have a whole zero
year hiding in there somewhere. Goes immediately to year 1 B.C.
according to Greg. Let's blame him if anyone.
You do realize that zeroes weren't even in use in the ancient
civilization, right? Invented by mathematicians I believe. Okay, let's
blame them instead.
Oh, and Happy New Year 2000! just in case I miss it later.
Alan Kong wrote:
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> We've already got more than two thousand years of human history under our
> belts, Ken. The clock started tickin' before the year 0 A.D.
>
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