I'm sad to announce that on a visit today to twysted.net I found
a message stating that he pulling the plug, getting out of buisness,
cutting us off, bailing out, quitting, giving up, copping out, got
lazy, doesn't care,  it's history, no more, shut down, inoperative,
gone bye bye, going the way of the romans, a page in history,
and on top of that is not going to host his web page anymore.

This makes me sad.

Boo Hoo !!!

--
Ken Tyler

tyl### [at] pacbellnet

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Sad we'll all miss hsi site and a central resource for all things POV

Mick

Ken wrote in message <3694F37F.95FC0A19@pacbell.net>...
>I'm sad to announce that on a visit today to twysted.net I found
>a message stating that he pulling the plug, getting out of buisness,
>cutting us off, bailing out, quitting, giving up, copping out, got
>lazy, doesn't care,  it's history, no more, shut down, inoperative,
>gone bye bye, going the way of the romans, a page in history,
>and on top of that is not going to host his web page anymore.
>
>This makes me sad.
>
>Boo Hoo !!!
>
>--
>Ken Tyler
>
>tyl### [at] pacbellnet
>
>

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Mick Hazelgrove wrote in message <3694f5c6.0@news.povray.org>...
>Sad we'll all miss hsi site and a central resource for all things POV
>
>Mick
>
>Ken wrote in message <3694F37F.95FC0A19@pacbell.net>...
>>I'm sad to announce that on a visit today to twysted.net I found
>>a message stating that he pulling the plug, getting out of buisness,
>>cutting us off, bailing out, quitting, giving up, copping out, got
>>lazy, doesn't care,  it's history, no more, shut down, inoperative,
>>gone bye bye, going the way of the romans, a page in history,
>>and on top of that is not going to host his web page anymore.
>>
>>This makes me sad.
>>



Whoa!  hold on to them there horses, guys! Did you actually read the full
message? The reason I'm shutting down Twysted Mynd is so that I can put more
time into working on www.povray.org. Chris Cason had asked me about helping
with the site.. and with all the stuff that we want to do on povray.org, it
would be a duplication of effort on my part. Do the math:

Hours in the day / (twysted.net + povray.org + other websites + work ) =
nervous breakdown.
Note: sleep is optional in the above equation.
=)
I'm trying to get started in the webdesign business, you see.. so I need all
the time I can spare to hone my "leet skillz"

Twyst
*** Disclaimer: I am NOT a member of the pov-team. I'm just helping. =)

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Twyst wrote:

> Whoa!  hold on to them there horses, guys! Did you actually read the full
> message? The reason I'm shutting down Twysted Mynd is so that I can put more
> time into working on www.povray.org. Chris Cason had asked me about helping
> with the site.. and with all the stuff that we want to do on povray.org, it
> would be a duplication of effort on my part. Do the math:
>
> Hours in the day / (twysted.net + povray.org + other websites + work ) =
> nervous breakdown.
> Note: sleep is optional in the above equation.
> =)
> I'm trying to get started in the webdesign business, you see.. so I need all
> the time I can spare to hone my "leet skillz"
>
> Twyst
> *** Disclaimer: I am NOT a member of the pov-team. I'm just helping. =)

  Oh sure I read the whole message.  The first part really got my attention.
Anyway since you had not made a public announcement yet I saved you
the trouble. People now know to delete the twysted.net bookmark from
their system and that resource is one they better use quick before it's gone
for ever. I too appreciate that you will be donating time to the Pov-Ray
community in the form of the work you will do on the Pov home page.

I wish you luck in the future in what ever and where ever your endevours
may take you.

--
Ken Tyler

tyl### [at] pacbellnet

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I'm afraid I only read Ken's message...anyway we'll all miss the site
but...Best of luck with your future endeavours

Mick

Ken wrote in message <369505D9.48D9ECB3@pacbell.net>...
>Twyst wrote:
>
>> Whoa!  hold on to them there horses, guys! Did you actually read the full
>> message? The reason I'm shutting down Twysted Mynd is so that I can put
more
>> time into working on www.povray.org. Chris Cason had asked me about
helping
>> with the site.. and with all the stuff that we want to do on povray.org,
it
>> would be a duplication of effort on my part. Do the math:
>>
>> Hours in the day / (twysted.net + povray.org + other websites + work ) =
>> nervous breakdown.
>> Note: sleep is optional in the above equation.
>> =)
>> I'm trying to get started in the webdesign business, you see.. so I need
all
>> the time I can spare to hone my "leet skillz"
>>
>> Twyst
>> *** Disclaimer: I am NOT a member of the pov-team. I'm just helping. =)
>
>  Oh sure I read the whole message.  The first part really got my
attention.
>Anyway since you had not made a public announcement yet I saved you
>the trouble. People now know to delete the twysted.net bookmark from
>their system and that resource is one they better use quick before it's
gone
>for ever. I too appreciate that you will be donating time to the Pov-Ray
>community in the form of the work you will do on the Pov home page.
>
>I wish you luck in the future in what ever and where ever your endevours
>may take you.
>
>--
>Ken Tyler
>
>tyl### [at] pacbellnet
>
>

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It's a sad thing....

Now, who will take over Twyst's full-time job as POV sources
collector? Anyone?

Julius

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Julius Klatte wrote in message <36950e7a.0@news.povray.org>...
>It's a sad thing....
>
>Now, who will take over Twyst's full-time job as POV sources
>collector? Anyone?
>
>Julius
>


Actually twyst's job will still be done by twyst, just at povray.org instead
of twysted.net

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On Thu, 7 Jan 1999 14:58:28 -0500, Maleko <mar### [at] ncxcom> wrote:
>Julius Klatte wrote in message <36950e7a.0@news.povray.org>...
[...]
>>Now, who will take over Twyst's full-time job as POV sources
>>collector? Anyone?
[...]
>Actually twyst's job will still be done by twyst, just at povray.org instead
>of twysted.net

In IRC chat with Twyst last night, I asked specifically about the fate of
PatchStation.  What will happen hasn't been entirely determined, but he and
I agree that it probably wouldn't fit in on www.povray.org.  Many of the
patches will live on on their original pages, but I know of at least two,
maybe three patches (including the Superpatch) that are only available there.
Don't worry: there are enough people who think PatchStation is a useful
resource to keep it going in some form after the demise of its current
incarnation.

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>Actually twyst's job will still be done by twyst, just at
povray.org instead
>of twysted.net


I meant "who is going to do at some new site what Twyst will
not do any longer at twysted.net"? 'what' = collecting all
those goodies.

Julius

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Julius Klatte wrote in message <36955182.0@news.povray.org>...
>>Actually twyst's job will still be done by twyst, just at
>povray.org instead
>>of twysted.net
>
>
>I meant "who is going to do at some new site what Twyst will
>not do any longer at twysted.net"? 'what' = collecting all
>those goodies.
>
>Julius
>

heh..That's what I'll still be doing. Collecting goodies. muahahah!

*runs off to find more fun pov-ray stuff*


Twyst

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Twyst wrote:

> Julius Klatte wrote in message <36955182.0@news.povray.org>...
> >>Actually twyst's job will still be done by twyst, just at
> >povray.org instead
> >>of twysted.net
> >
> >
> >I meant "who is going to do at some new site what Twyst will
> >not do any longer at twysted.net"? 'what' = collecting all
> >those goodies.
> >
> >Julius
> >
>
> heh..That's what I'll still be doing. Collecting goodies. muahahah!
>
> *runs off to find more fun pov-ray stuff*
>
> Twyst

 What will be happening to the Pov Objects Collection currently
residing at your site ? I personaly don't percieve such a collection
at povray.org to be a bad thing. It's current size can't be much more
that a couple to a few megs at most and the download statistics
indicate to me that many people like it including me.

--
Ken Tyler

tyl### [at] pacbellnet

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I wonder if you will implement the "you know you've been raytracing to
long when...".

It's true, it will be a big lost for me who like playing with any
POV-related file !
Hope your talents will be appreciated in povray.org to.

                    David GEMELLI

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gemelli david wrote in message <3695EF18.5C111B78@imerir.asso.fr>...
>I wonder if you will implement the "you know you've been raytracing to
>long when...".


I've been told that Lance Birch has the full collection. I _think_ his URL
is http://come.to/the.zone

Twyst

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> What will be happening to the Pov Objects Collection currently
>residing at your site ? I personaly don't percieve such a collection
>at povray.org to be a bad thing. It's current size can't be much more
>that a couple to a few megs at most and the download statistics
>indicate to me that many people like it including me.

I'll have to work something out. I'm not entirely sure what I'm gonna do
with it yet -- but something WILL get done. =)

Twyst

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par### [at] my-dejanewscom (Ron Parker) wrote:

>In IRC chat with Twyst last night, I asked specifically about the fate of
>PatchStation.  What will happen hasn't been entirely determined, but he and
>I agree that it probably wouldn't fit in on www.povray.org.  Many of the
>patches will live on on their original pages, but I know of at least two,
>maybe three patches (including the Superpatch) that are only available there.
>Don't worry: there are enough people who think PatchStation is a useful
>resource to keep it going in some form after the demise of its current
>incarnation.

I will give Twyst any resources he needs to keep anything that is currently on
twysted.net. If he wants to keep patchstation, then it'll be kept.

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Twyst wrote:
> 
> Mick Hazelgrove wrote in message <3694f5c6.0@news.povray.org>...
> >Sad we'll all miss hsi site and a central resource for all things POV
> >
> >Mick
> >
> >Ken wrote in message <3694F37F.95FC0A19@pacbell.net>...
> >>I'm sad to announce that on a visit today to twysted.net I found
> >>a message stating that he pulling the plug, getting out of buisness,
> >>cutting us off, bailing out, quitting, giving up, copping out, got
> >>lazy, doesn't care,  it's history, no more, shut down, inoperative,
> >>gone bye bye, going the way of the romans, a page in history,
> >>and on top of that is not going to host his web page anymore.
> >>
> >>This makes me sad.
> >>
> 
> Whoa!  hold on to them there horses, guys! Did you actually read the full
> message? The reason I'm shutting down Twysted Mynd is so that I can put more
> time into working on www.povray.org. Chris Cason had asked me about helping
> with the site.. and with all the stuff that we want to do on povray.org, it
> would be a duplication of effort on my part. Do the math:
> 
> Hours in the day / (twysted.net + povray.org + other websites + work ) =
> nervous breakdown.
> Note: sleep is optional in the above equation.
> =)
> I'm trying to get started in the webdesign business, you see.. so I need all
> the time I can spare to hone my "leet skillz"
> 
> Twyst
> *** Disclaimer: I am NOT a member of the pov-team. I'm just helping. =)

Well, lets get positive:-)
I like the idea of joining efforts and it will be good to find good
resources on povray.org. I personally got a little bored of going there
once a week to find nothing new. 
But, yes there is a but, I found twysted.net a bit more responsive than
povray.org. I wonder if the server will seamlessly take the additional
load. It would be a sad thing to see a good resource coming up at no
speed.

Keep alive and kicking, and I look forward to the 'new' site

Axel

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>
>Well, lets get positive:-)
>I like the idea of joining efforts and it will be good to find good
>resources on povray.org. I personally got a little bored of going there
>once a week to find nothing new.

well, that one of the things we're working on..

>But, yes there is a but, I found twysted.net a bit more responsive than
>povray.org. I wonder if the server will seamlessly take the additional
>load. It would be a sad thing to see a good resource coming up at no
>speed.

hrm? that's rather odd, as twysted.net is hosted on a single 64K ISDN line,
on a little 486... I have the feeling that the povray.org server is a little
more powerful =)

Twyst
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> >But, yes there is a but, I found twysted.net a bit more responsive than
> >povray.org. I wonder if the server will seamlessly take the additional
> >load. It would be a sad thing to see a good resource coming up at no
> >speed.
>
> hrm? that's rather odd, as twysted.net is hosted on a single 64K ISDN line,
> on a little 486... I have the feeling that the povray.org server is a little
> more powerful =)
>

I agree, twysted.net seems slower than povray.org, though i didn't have any
trouble downloading the patches (or perhaps they are on a different server).
Gilles

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