Dan Johnson wrote:

> I have already calculated the vertexes of a stellated icosahedron, I could
> make one at any time.  I was more interested in making macros for spaceframes
> and geodesics next though.  Where do you go to school?

I'm a junior in high school, so I'm guessing maybe you thought I was college age.

Southwest HS in Minneapolis, in the International Baccalaureate program. Not
going for the IB diploma though.

Now I must give you my customary rant that I should be years ahead in math and
science from my current level. I had algebra, full up through anything covered in
any class called "Algebra I", in sixth grade, then back to pre-algebra in middle
school. (I refuse to call it "junior high", it sounds too academic for the
hellhole it was. Mpls' middle schools suck.)
I should be a year ahead in science IMO, but supposedly I did not pass the AP
exam, don't ask me how their system works. Bored my ass off in "foundations
science" relearning that sound and light travel in waves, what absolute zero is
and how to do a "lab" (if you could really call them that). A complete waste
since how to use lab equipment is the first month of any HS bio class anyway.

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My raytracing gallery:  http://davidf.faricy.net/

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David Fontaine wrote:

> Dan Johnson wrote:
>
> > I have already calculated the vertexes of a stellated icosahedron, I could
> > make one at any time.  I was more interested in making macros for spaceframes
> > and geodesics next though.  Where do you go to school?
>
> I'm a junior in high school, so I'm guessing maybe you thought I was college age.
>
> Southwest HS in Minneapolis, in the International Baccalaureate program. Not
> going for the IB diploma though.
>
> Now I must give you my customary rant that I should be years ahead in math and
> science from my current level. I had algebra, full up through anything covered in
> any class called "Algebra I", in sixth grade, then back to pre-algebra in middle
> school. (I refuse to call it "junior high", it sounds too academic for the
> hellhole it was. Mpls' middle schools suck.)
> I should be a year ahead in science IMO, but supposedly I did not pass the AP
> exam, don't ask me how their system works. Bored my ass off in "foundations
> science" relearning that sound and light travel in waves, what absolute zero is
> and how to do a "lab" (if you could really call them that). A complete waste
> since how to use lab equipment is the first month of any HS bio class anyway.
>
> --
> David Fontaine  <dav### [at] faricynet>  ICQ 55354965
> My raytracing gallery:  http://davidf.faricy.net/

Bad news, college has no respect for your high school education, and they will try to
teach you things a third time.  High school sucks bad.  I went to both public, and
private high schools, private is much better, but still sucks.

Dan

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"Rick [Kitty5]" wrote:

> > Interesting CSG shapes.
>
> very nice - would be nicer if you posted the source though, and tried to
> avoid primary colours - jpeg hates them :)
>
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Well now most of the source is in the povray.binaries.scene-files, anything
you want to know, just ask.

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