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http://store.yahoo.com/robota/limedpos2.html
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Francois Labreque | The surest sign of the existence of extra-
flabreque | terrestrial intelligence is that they never
@ | bothered to come down here and visit us!
videotron.ca | - Calvin
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Bugs74
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Good ideas are often spread around and not given to just one.
Francois Labreque wrote:
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> http://store.yahoo.com/robota/limedpos2.html
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> Francois Labreque | The surest sign of the existence of extra-
> flabreque | terrestrial intelligence is that they never
> @ | bothered to come down here and visit us!
> videotron.ca | - Calvin
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Those bastards are ripping off Day's image!
-Chris-
Francois Labreque <fla### [at] videotron ca> wrote in message
news:3AE76DA0.BA8619D3@videotron.ca...
> http://store.yahoo.com/robota/limedpos2.html
> --
> Francois Labreque | The surest sign of the existence of extra-
> flabreque | terrestrial intelligence is that they never
> @ | bothered to come down here and visit us!
> videotron.ca | - Calvin
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That sounds a bit like something from Terry Pratchett's Discworld Books :)
Mr. Art wrote:
> Good ideas are often spread around and not given to just one.
>
> Francois Labreque wrote:
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>> http://store.yahoo.com/robota/limedpos2.html
>> --
>> Francois Labreque | The surest sign of the existence of extra-
>> flabreque | terrestrial intelligence is that they never
>> @ | bothered to come down here and visit us!
>> videotron.ca | - Calvin
>
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>> Good ideas are often spread around and not given to just one.
>>
>Ken Cecka wrote in message <3ae8d922$1@news.povray.org>...
>That sounds a bit like something from Terry Pratchett's Discworld Books :)
My thoughts exactly!
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Just a general observation that ideas become more
obvious after other base concepts are established.
It would be tough to imagine calculus before roman
numerals, nets before weaving, boats before the
floating log. After the establishment of a baseline
technology, a whole new field of ideas is ready to be
dreamed by receptive minds. And that could be dozens
of people. How many people have invented the kite
without ever knowing that others had done the same?
How many tamers of fire are there? How many invented
the rocket?
In music, more that one person can come up with the
same style, tune or beat. In art, the concept of
perspective may well not have been had by only one
artist.
Many story lines have been re-invented by many authors,
many plots have been re-used.
But even after all that, seeing Robota makes me wonder
if this is a source of H.E's inspiration.
Ken Cecka wrote:
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> That sounds a bit like something from Terry Pratchett's Discworld Books :)
>
> Mr. Art wrote:
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> > Good ideas are often spread around and not given to just one.
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Agreed - I'd be hard-pressed to give examples, but I know many scientific
discoveries have been reached almost simultaneously by independent groups
in different countries. My discworld reference was more of a joke for
people who have read the books. The way you worded your original statement
just reminded me of the way ideas are described in those books. But I
agree about different people getting similar ideas. And I don't think its
a bad thing to use someone elses work as inspiration for your own, as long
as you give credit. That's usually the first thing I do when I'm
starting a new scene is search the web for photos or artwork I can use for
reference and immitate.
Ken
Mr. Art wrote:
> Just a general observation that ideas become more
> obvious after other base concepts are established.
> It would be tough to imagine calculus before roman
> numerals, nets before weaving, boats before the
> floating log. After the establishment of a baseline
> technology, a whole new field of ideas is ready to be
> dreamed by receptive minds. And that could be dozens
> of people. How many people have invented the kite
> without ever knowing that others had done the same?
> How many tamers of fire are there? How many invented
> the rocket?
> In music, more that one person can come up with the
> same style, tune or beat. In art, the concept of
> perspective may well not have been had by only one
> artist.
>
> Many story lines have been re-invented by many authors,
> many plots have been re-used.
>
> But even after all that, seeing Robota makes me wonder
> if this is a source of H.E's inspiration.
>
> Ken Cecka wrote:
>>
>> That sounds a bit like something from Terry Pratchett's Discworld Books
>> :)
>>
>> Mr. Art wrote:
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>> > Good ideas are often spread around and not given to just one.
>
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