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From: Jim Kress
Subject: Re: Platonic Solids
Date: 14 Jan 2002 16:38:09
Message: <3c434fc1@news.povray.org>
jpeg versions.

Jim


"Ken" <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote in message
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>
> Deaken wrote:
>
> > I was afraid of that.  In real life, they're not that big (see below).
> > I suspected something was wrong when it took forever to upload them.
> > Damn, I hate Netscape.
> >
> > $ ls -1s --block-size=1 *.png
> > 798720 delurk.png
> > 405504 soliddemo.png
> > $
>
> > Anyone have any idea why that happened?
>
> I was guessing at the 2 meg limit. After I downloaded 1.35 megs I gave up
> and the second image was only 1/3 through. Remember to add about 30% for
> message encoding.
>
> > I'll throw them up on the web somewhere, I guess, and post a pointer.
>
> Or you can do as most people do and use image compression on the images
> you post here. With .png you should be able to reduce your file sizes
> by as much as 70% and still not lose image quality.
>
> > I'm really sorry, folks.  All I can say in my defense is that that was
> > not intentional, and completely unexpected.
>
> No real harm done. We try not to cancel too many posts around here but
> it happens occasionally.
>
> --
> Ken Tyler - News Admin.


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From: Christoph Hormann
Subject: Re: Platonic Solids
Date: 14 Jan 2002 17:10:58
Message: <3C435770.A62007D0@gmx.de>
Deaken wrote:
> 
> 
> > - there is an important shape missing in the platonic solids.
> 
> Sorry, I don't get the joke.  My humor glands are insufficiently
> caffeinated just yet.
> 
> In an attempt to play along, I'll go ahead and bite.  The d10?
> 

The 'teapotahedron'.

> > --
> > Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
> > IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other
> > things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/
> 
> Thanks for the radiosity tutorial, BTW.
> 

You are welcome.

-- 
Christoph Hormann <chr### [at] gmxde>
IsoWood include, radiosity tutorial, TransSkin and other 
things on: http://www.schunter.etc.tu-bs.de/~chris/


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From: Deaken
Subject: Re: Platonic Solids
Date: 14 Jan 2002 17:36:52
Message: <3C435D67.E508DED7@sw-tech.com>
Christoph Hormann wrote:
> 
> Deaken wrote:
> >
> > In an attempt to play along, I'll go ahead and bite.  The d10?
> 
> The 'teapotahedron'.

<sigh>  I should have gotten that.

Deaken


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From: Deaken
Subject: Re: Platonic Solids
Date: 14 Jan 2002 17:38:06
Message: <3C435DB1.FAC864C2@sw-tech.com>
Jim Kress wrote:
> 
> jpeg versions.

Thank you very much, Jim.

Deaken


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