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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 04:23:42
Message: <4906cc0e@news.povray.org>
"Michael Johnson" <red### [at] mdjohnsonus> schreef in bericht 
news:op.### [at] sulidormdjohnsonus...
>
> A great image... and I always like your stories.

Thank you!

> P.S. This is my first time posting here in a long long time, but I've been 
> watching for months now. Please let me know if I miss on any of the 
> policies.

Welcome Michael!

There was once the *rule* that a first ever image should be a variation 
about a reflective sphere on a checkered plane  :-)

Hey! I believe that rule has not been followed very strictly these days!

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 04:39:23
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"William Tracy" <wtr### [at] calpolyedu> schreef in bericht 
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> Another excellent image from Thomas. :-)

Thank you indeed, William!

>
> Reminds me of a story I read once ...
> http://www.365tomorrows.com/11/15/the-flawless-nature-of-deductive-reasoning/

Hey, I totally forgot about this site. I should go back once in a while.

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 04:43:06
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"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> schreef in bericht 
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>> Reminds me of a story I read once ...
>> http://www.365tomorrows.com/11/15/the-flawless-nature-of-deductive-reasoning/
>
> Hey, I totally forgot about this site. I should go back once in a while.
>

I'll be d***!  I had also assumed that the aliens were/are penguins!!!

Thomas


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 07:30:00
Message: <web.4906f716918bb7e6208d05c80@news.povray.org>
"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> "Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht
> news:web.49065291918bb7e6ea3236f00@news.povray.org...
> > Love it. Should be a poster. :)
> >
>
> Thank you!
>
> A poster? No. Not for the time being. This took already more than 11 hours
> to render.
>




Nice one Thomas ;)


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 08:19:27
Message: <4907034f$1@news.povray.org>
"Stephen" <mcavoys_AT_aolDOT.com> schreef in bericht 
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> Aw! It's a render :(
The secret of course is that it is a genuine photograph, disguised as a 
render :-)

>
> It's good that you can render what you imagine.
> Nice one Thomas ;)

Thank you indeed, Stephen. I feel it is one of those priceless gifts for 
which I am very grateful.

Thomas


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 09:20:01
Message: <web.490710bd918bb7e6208d05c80@news.povray.org>
"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> "Stephen" <mcavoys_AT_aolDOT.com> schreef in bericht
> news:web.4906f716918bb7e6208d05c80@news.povray.org...
> >
> > Aw! It's a render :(
> The secret of course is that it is a genuine photograph, disguised as a
> render :-)
>

AWESOME Penguin


> >
> > It's good that you can render what you imagine.
> > Nice one Thomas ;)
>
> Thank you indeed, Stephen. I feel it is one of those priceless gifts for
> which I am very grateful.
>



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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 29 Oct 2008 04:40:40
Message: <49082188@news.povray.org>
"Stephen" <mcavoys_AT_aolDOT.com> schreef in bericht 
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> I'm beginning to get there maybe my imagination is stultifying ;)
>
Whoever said that the brain is like a muscle? You have to train it?

Thomas


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 29 Oct 2008 05:45:00
Message: <web.49083007918bb7e6208d05c80@news.povray.org>
"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> "Stephen" <mcavoys_AT_aolDOT.com> schreef in bericht
> news:web.490710bd918bb7e6208d05c80@news.povray.org...
> >
> > I'm beginning to get there maybe my imagination is stultifying ;)
> >
> Whoever said that the brain is like a muscle? You have to train it?
>

Ah! The muscle that they referred to was my stomach. :)
I compare the imagination to a gland. It secretes a slow trickle of noxious


Stephen


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From: Michael Johnson
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 30 Oct 2008 23:59:12
Message: <op.ujveoxyvso3nzr@sulidor.mdjohnson.us>
On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:23:42 -0500, Thomas de Groot  
<t.d### [at] internldotnet> wrote:

> There was once the *rule* that a first ever image should be a variation
> about a reflective sphere on a checkered plane  :-)

Hmmm... maybe I should do the metal flake texture I've been working on...

> Hey! I believe that rule has not been followed very strictly these days!

Well, I might put the metal flake on the ages old logo I dug up recently.

Michael

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