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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 25 May 2010 01:04:12
Message: <4bfb5a4c$1@news.povray.org>
On Mon, 24 May 2010 14:54:02 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> object {
>   JimH
>   no_reflection
>   no_shadow
>   scale <0.9,1,0.9>
>   finish { reflection {0.2} }
>   }
> 
> Twilight vampire?

Noooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

Jim


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 25 May 2010 03:06:28
Message: <4bfb76f4$1@news.povray.org>
On 24/05/2010 10:17 PM, Bill Pragnell wrote:
> Jim Holsenback<jho### [at] povrayorg>  wrote:
>> ha-ha ...
>>
>> object {
>>   JimH
>>   no_reflection
>>   no_shadow
>>   scale<0.9,1,0.9>
>>   }
>>
>> ... lost a little weight ;-)
>
> Argh! Vampire!
>
> difference {
>   object { JimH no_reflection no_shadow scale<0.9,1,0.9>  }
>   object { Stake translate<0.1, 1.5, 0>  }
> }
>

If it is dying it has not lost its sense of humour.

-- 

Best Regards,
	Stephen


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From: tcgetattr
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 26 May 2010 07:54:47
Message: <4bfd0c07$1@news.povray.org>
Jim Henderson wrote:

>>> Jim
>> centered at the origin?
> 
> I can *always* count on POV-Ray humour to make me laugh.  Always. :-)

http://foo.buvette.org/bf/pm/happy-building.jpg


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 26 May 2010 11:00:23
Message: <4bfd3787$1@news.povray.org>
"Jim Charter" <jrc### [at] msncom> schreef in bericht 
news:4bfaf7e5$1@news.povray.org...
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 May 2010 17:36:01 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> object {
>>>   JimH
>>>   no_reflection
>>>   no_shadow
>>>   }
>>
>> Where am I?
>>
>> Jim
> centered at the origin?

I am afraid not because he translated towards the mirror and then rotated to 
face it... ;-)

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 26 May 2010 11:01:04
Message: <4bfd37b0$1@news.povray.org>
Is your question answered now, Sven?   ;-)

Thomas


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From: Sherry Shaw
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 26 May 2010 13:52:26
Message: <4bfd5fda$1@news.povray.org>
Thomas de Groot wrote:
> "Jim Charter" <jrc### [at] msncom> schreef in bericht 
> news:4bfaf7e5$1@news.povray.org...
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Mon, 24 May 2010 17:36:01 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> object {
>>>>   JimH
>>>>   no_reflection
>>>>   no_shadow
>>>>   }
>>> Where am I?
>>>
>>> Jim
>> centered at the origin?
> 
> I am afraid not because he translated towards the mirror and then rotated to 
> face it... ;-)
> 
> Thomas
> 
> 

Ouch!  Stuck behind the toilet!  He should have rotated *before* he 
translated.  ;)

--Sherry Shaw

-- 
#macro T(E,N)sphere{x,.4rotate z*E*60translate y*N pigment{wrinkles scale
.3}finish{ambient 1}}#end#local I=0;#while(I<5)T(I,1)T(1-I,-1)#local I=I+
1;#end camera{location-5*z}plane{z,37 pigment{granite color_map{[.7rgb 0]
[1rgb 1]}}finish{ambient 2}}//                                   TenMoons


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From: John VanSickle
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 30 May 2010 12:22:21
Message: <4c0290bd$1@news.povray.org>
We're pining for the fjords.

Regards,
John


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From: SharkD
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 1 Jun 2010 11:54:21
Message: <4c052d2d$1@news.povray.org>
On 5/22/2010 5:40 AM, Sven Littkowski wrote:
> Since many months it seems to me, that fewer and fewer people are
> participating the POV-Ray news groups. In addition, answers to my postings
> take more and more time to come in.
>
> I wonder, if the POV-Ray community, once famous and gloriful as the render
> software is, is now in the process of ... dying. Is it?
>
>


Probably, slowly. There are other cheap solutions out there, many of 
which are more popular. Most people don't really care about some of the 
advanced features POV-Ray offers, and they are mainly exporting into 
real-time applications like video games anyway.


Mike


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 2 Jun 2010 03:28:38
Message: <4c060826$1@news.povray.org>
"SharkD" <mik### [at] gmailcom> schreef in bericht 
news:4c052d2d$1@news.povray.org...
> On 5/22/2010 5:40 AM, Sven Littkowski wrote:
>> Since many months it seems to me, that fewer and fewer people are
>> participating the POV-Ray news groups. In addition, answers to my 
>> postings
>> take more and more time to come in.
>>
>> I wonder, if the POV-Ray community, once famous and gloriful as the 
>> render
>> software is, is now in the process of ... dying. Is it?
>>
>>
>
>
> Probably, slowly. There are other cheap solutions out there, many of which 
> are more popular. Most people don't really care about some of the advanced 
> features POV-Ray offers, and they are mainly exporting into real-time 
> applications like video games anyway.
>

Really? I am surprised...

Thomas


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From: tom millican
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 8 Jun 2010 13:03:26
Message: <4c0e77de@news.povray.org>
I've been swamped. 


Sven Littkowski wrote:

> Since many months it seems to me, that fewer and fewer people are
> participating the POV-Ray news groups. In addition, answers to my postings
> take more and more time to come in.
> 
> I wonder, if the POV-Ray community, once famous and gloriful as the render
> software is, is now in the process of ... dying. Is it?


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