On 6 Sep 2009 12:20:08 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>
>So that would be one to seek out online.  His brand of satire is a bit 
>different, makes a lot more sense if you know some of the "personalities" 
>on Fox News.

I found the site after Darren mentioned it but I'm not too keen watching things
on a PC. Too itty bitty for my tastes.
And I'm not up on Fox.
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     Stephen

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On 6 Sep 2009 12:36:42 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>
>Oh no you don't!
>
>Jim

Effin do Jimmie, ya bampot and dis yer mither sew?
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On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:52:38 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 6 Sep 2009 12:36:29 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:29:30 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 6 Sep 2009 12:19:27 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>>>Can we play hot-or-cold to see who can find it first? *walking out
>>>>>>the door* Am I closer yet?!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> It was only a fairy tale sending Jim on a wild goose chase :)
>>>>
>>>>I KNEW IT!!!!  There is no pot of gold! ;-)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> There is but there is no spoon. <g>
>>
>>Then I'll need a shovel. ;-)
>>
>>
> Yes, it is a big field to dig up :)

That's what the stick with the flag on it is supposed to prevent being 
necessary. :-)

Jim

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On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:58:10 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 6 Sep 2009 12:20:08 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
> 
>>So that would be one to seek out online.  His brand of satire is a bit
>>different, makes a lot more sense if you know some of the
>>"personalities" on Fox News.
> 
> I found the site after Darren mentioned it but I'm not too keen watching
> things on a PC. Too itty bitty for my tastes. And I'm not up on Fox.

Have to do what we're going to do for the last night of the Proms - hook 
the laptop up to the TV. :-)

Jim

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On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:00:02 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> Effin do Jimmie, ya bampot and dis yer mither sew?

Wha? ;-)

Jim

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On 6 Sep 2009 16:19:20 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:


>>>>>> It was only a fairy tale sending Jim on a wild goose chase :)
>>>>>
>>>>>I KNEW IT!!!!  There is no pot of gold! ;-)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> There is but there is no spoon. <g>
>>>
>>>Then I'll need a shovel. ;-)
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, it is a big field to dig up :)
>
>That's what the stick with the flag on it is supposed to prevent being 
>necessary. :-)
>

Yes it was but when you turned your back the pixie filled the field with flags
on sticks :-)
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On 6 Sep 2009 16:19:56 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>Have to do what we're going to do for the last night of the Proms - hook 
>the laptop up to the TV. :-)

I could do that but the website doesn't broadcast full programmes just clips. At
least that all we get here.

We'll watch the last night together, then. :)
I warn you, no mock sobbing when they sing "Tom Bowling". That really pisses me
off. I have a recording of Walter Widdop singing that and "The death of Nelson".
Not a dry eye in the house. :)

WAAAA! I've just found out that they are not doing the Fantasia of British Sea
Songs. 
WAAAA!

So here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufuW3-f_Vp0

Bugrit! We might as well have http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMRvZTk7QYE

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     Stephen

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On 6 Sep 2009 16:21:14 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:00:02 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> Effin do Jimmie, ya bampot and dis yer mither sew?
>
>Wha? ;-)
>

I must protest most strongly that I do, James. And does your mother sew? [Well
get her to stitch this!]

There is predominance of men called James in Glasgow and it is customary to
address an unknown man as Jimmy. As in the phrase "See you Jimmie" which
translates roughly "May I have your attention?"

No Charge. :)
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     Stephen

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On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:47:59 +0100, Stephen wrote:

>>That's what the stick with the flag on it is supposed to prevent being
>>necessary. :-)
>>
>>
> Yes it was but when you turned your back the pixie filled the field with
> flags on sticks :-)

Someone's bound to have a picture of it in the "before" state. :-)

Jim

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On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:20:10 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 6 Sep 2009 16:19:56 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>Have to do what we're going to do for the last night of the Proms - hook
>>the laptop up to the TV. :-)
> 
> I could do that but the website doesn't broadcast full programmes just
> clips. At least that all we get here.

Even through colbertnation.com?

> We'll watch the last night together, then. :) I warn you, no mock
> sobbing when they sing "Tom Bowling". That really pisses me off. I have
> a recording of Walter Widdop singing that and "The death of Nelson". Not
> a dry eye in the house. :)

Deal. :-)

> WAAAA! I've just found out that they are not doing the Fantasia of
> British Sea Songs.
> WAAAA!

Oh, @$$@#@!!!  That's one of Amy's favourites. :-<

> So here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufuW3-f_Vp0
> 
> Bugrit! We might as well have http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMRvZTk7QYE

LOL

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On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:27:11 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 6 Sep 2009 16:21:14 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:00:02 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> Effin do Jimmie, ya bampot and dis yer mither sew?
>>
>>Wha? ;-)
>>
>>
> I must protest most strongly that I do, James. And does your mother sew?
> [Well get her to stitch this!]
> 
> There is predominance of men called James in Glasgow and it is customary
> to address an unknown man as Jimmy. As in the phrase "See you Jimmie"
> which translates roughly "May I have your attention?"
> 
> No Charge. :)

That's good, though I s'pose I could let you have one of the coins from 
the pot you buried....But not until I get there. ;-)

Jim

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On 6 Sep 2009 18:26:59 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>Someone's bound to have a picture of it in the "before" state. :-)

LOL You're grasping at straws :)
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On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:19 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 6 Sep 2009 18:26:59 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>Someone's bound to have a picture of it in the "before" state. :-)
> 
> LOL You're grasping at straws :)

As long as I find the right straw with the flag attached to it, it 
matters little. ;-)

Jim

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On 6 Sep 2009 18:28:53 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>
>That's good, though I s'pose I could let you have one of the coins from 
>the pot you buried....But not until I get there. ;-)


Just had a thought. <shock> If you leave the field from a different direction
than you entered then you might end up here. I buried the pot from here. 
But then you might end up anywhere.
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     Stephen

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On 6 Sep 2009 19:01:27 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:19 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 6 Sep 2009 18:26:59 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> 
>>>Someone's bound to have a picture of it in the "before" state. :-)
>> 
>> LOL You're grasping at straws :)
>
>As long as I find the right straw with the flag attached to it, it 
>matters little. ;-)
>

Keep looking ;)
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     Stephen

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On 6 Sep 2009 18:28:07 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>
>Even through colbertnation.com?
>

I'll try later I'm using my CPU's :)

>> We'll watch the last night together, then. :) I warn you, no mock
>> sobbing when they sing "Tom Bowling". That really pisses me off. I have
>> a recording of Walter Widdop singing that and "The death of Nelson". Not
>> a dry eye in the house. :)
>
>Deal. :-)
>

You bring the popcorn and I'll bring the bubbly

>> WAAAA! I've just found out that they are not doing the Fantasia of
>> British Sea Songs.
>> WAAAA!
>
>Oh, @$$@#@!!!  That's one of Amy's favourites. :-<
>

Mine too :(

>> So here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufuW3-f_Vp0
>> 
>> Bugrit! We might as well have http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMRvZTk7QYE
>
>LOL

Indeed :)
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     Stephen

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On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:09:39 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 6 Sep 2009 18:28:07 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Even through colbertnation.com?
>>
>>
> I'll try later I'm using my CPU's :)

:-)

>>> We'll watch the last night together, then. :) I warn you, no mock
>>> sobbing when they sing "Tom Bowling". That really pisses me off. I
>>> have a recording of Walter Widdop singing that and "The death of
>>> Nelson". Not a dry eye in the house. :)
>>
>>Deal. :-)
>>
>>
> You bring the popcorn and I'll bring the bubbly

You got it. :-)

>>> WAAAA! I've just found out that they are not doing the Fantasia of
>>> British Sea Songs.
>>> WAAAA!
>>
>>Oh, @$$@#@!!!  That's one of Amy's favourites. :-<
>>
>>
> Mine too :(

So I guess we'll have to find an older recording. :-)

I think I have an audio-only recording from a few years ago.

Jim

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On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:07:20 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 6 Sep 2009 19:01:27 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:19 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 6 Sep 2009 18:26:59 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>Someone's bound to have a picture of it in the "before" state. :-)
>>> 
>>> LOL You're grasping at straws :)
>>
>>As long as I find the right straw with the flag attached to it, it
>>matters little. ;-)
>>
>>
> Keep looking ;)

If I can get you to pull a coin out, that'll make it a damn sight 
easier. ;-)

Jim

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On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:04:08 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 6 Sep 2009 18:28:53 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
> 
>>That's good, though I s'pose I could let you have one of the coins from
>>the pot you buried....But not until I get there. ;-)
> 
> 
> Just had a thought. <shock> If you leave the field from a different
> direction than you entered then you might end up here. I buried the pot
> from here. But then you might end up anywhere.

That's usually the case, isn't it? ;-)

Jim

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On 6 Sep 2009 21:29:36 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>If I can get you to pull a coin out, that'll make it a damn sight 
>easier. ;-)

It would but I can't find it either. :(
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On 6 Sep 2009 21:29:14 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>
>So I guess we'll have to find an older recording. :-)

Well one good thing about them not playing the "Sea Songs" is that we do get
extracts from Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks. :)
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On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:43:27 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 6 Sep 2009 21:29:14 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
> 
>>So I guess we'll have to find an older recording. :-)
> 
> Well one good thing about them not playing the "Sea Songs" is that we do
> get extracts from Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks. :)

Well, there is that. :-)

Jim

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On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:33:54 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 6 Sep 2009 21:29:36 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>If I can get you to pull a coin out, that'll make it a damn sight
>>easier. ;-)
> 
> It would but I can't find it either. :(

Well, that's a problem, then. ;-)

Jim

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On 7 Sep 2009 14:33:30 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:33:54 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 6 Sep 2009 21:29:36 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> 
>>>If I can get you to pull a coin out, that'll make it a damn sight
>>>easier. ;-)
>> 
>> It would but I can't find it either. :(
>
>Well, that's a problem, then. ;-)
>

The crux of the matter.
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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:55:16 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 7 Sep 2009 14:33:30 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:33:54 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 6 Sep 2009 21:29:36 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>If I can get you to pull a coin out, that'll make it a damn sight
>>>>easier. ;-)
>>> 
>>> It would but I can't find it either. :(
>>
>>Well, that's a problem, then. ;-)
>>
>>
> The crux of the matter.

So it seems that your "true intention" was in fact to have someone lead 
you to the pot of gold.  What I wanna know is why you're carrying that 
nightstick.... ;-)

Jim

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On 8 Sep 2009 11:45:52 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>So it seems that your "true intention" was in fact to have someone lead 
>you to the pot of gold.  

The pot of gold that I put there for you to find?

>What I wanna know is why you're carrying that nightstick.... ;-)

To see better in the dark. 
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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:04:36 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 8 Sep 2009 11:45:52 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>So it seems that your "true intention" was in fact to have someone lead
>>you to the pot of gold.
> 
> The pot of gold that I put there for you to find?

Yeah, that's the one.  :-)

>>What I wanna know is why you're carrying that nightstick.... ;-)
> 
> To see better in the dark.

Uh....yeaaahh, suuuure. ;-)

Jim

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On 8 Sep 2009 12:51:32 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

 
>> The pot of gold that I put there for you to find?
>
>Yeah, that's the one.  :-)
>

Have you found it?

>>>What I wanna know is why you're carrying that nightstick.... ;-)
>> 
>> To see better in the dark.
>
>Uh....yeaaahh, suuuure. ;-)
>

Oh come on! If I wanted to do you harm I would use this razor sharp Lochaber axe
which I am only carrying for agricultural purposes.
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     Stephen

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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:57:31 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 8 Sep 2009 12:51:32 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
> 
>>> The pot of gold that I put there for you to find?
>>
>>Yeah, that's the one.  :-)
>>
> Have you found it?

That depends on whether you put that axe down or not. ;-)

>>>>What I wanna know is why you're carrying that nightstick.... ;-)
>>> 
>>> To see better in the dark.
>>
>>Uh....yeaaahh, suuuure. ;-)
>>
>>
> Oh come on! If I wanted to do you harm I would use this razor sharp
> Lochaber axe which I am only carrying for agricultural purposes.

There is such a thing as varying degress of harm.  If you used the axe 
and then found that I'd let you the wrong pot, where would you be then?  
Whereas if I was just unconscious.....uh, ....nevermind... ;-)

Jim

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On 8 Sep 2009 14:31:40 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:


>> Have you found it?
>
>That depends on whether you put that axe down or not. ;-)
>

I'm just pleased to see you ;)


>> Oh come on! If I wanted to do you harm I would use this razor sharp
>> Lochaber axe which I am only carrying for agricultural purposes.
>
>There is such a thing as varying degress of harm.  If you used the axe 
>and then found that I'd let you the wrong pot, where would you be then?  
>Whereas if I was just unconscious.....uh, ....nevermind... ;-)
>

Actually I think Sabrina beat you to it as she never came back and is probably
living it up in the Caribbean. 
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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:38:33 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 8 Sep 2009 14:31:40 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
> 
>>> Have you found it?
>>
>>That depends on whether you put that axe down or not. ;-)
>>
>>
> I'm just pleased to see you ;)

LOL....

>>> Oh come on! If I wanted to do you harm I would use this razor sharp
>>> Lochaber axe which I am only carrying for agricultural purposes.
>>
>>There is such a thing as varying degress of harm.  If you used the axe
>>and then found that I'd let you the wrong pot, where would you be then?
>>Whereas if I was just unconscious.....uh, ....nevermind... ;-)
>>
>>
> Actually I think Sabrina beat you to it as she never came back and is
> probably living it up in the Caribbean.

Then I think a trip to the Caribbean is in order for the two of us...and 
any family members we wish to take along. :-)

Jim

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On 8 Sep 2009 14:44:58 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>
>Then I think a trip to the Caribbean is in order for the two of us...and 
>any family members we wish to take along. :-)

I turned down a job there a couple of weeks ago. A training job, 4 hours a day
for 3 weeks. The money was poor and as I'm not a beach person there's not a lot
to do as the course was in the afternoon. 
PS It was in Jamaica that I discovered PovRay eleven years ago, now. Sitting in
my apartment, smoking ganja and reading the Pov documents while PovRay took days
to render. :)

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     Stephen

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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:00:45 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 8 Sep 2009 14:44:58 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Then I think a trip to the Caribbean is in order for the two of us...and
>>any family members we wish to take along. :-)
> 
> I turned down a job there a couple of weeks ago. A training job, 4 hours
> a day for 3 weeks. The money was poor and as I'm not a beach person
> there's not a lot to do as the course was in the afternoon. 

That could be an issue, yeah....

> PS It was in
> Jamaica that I discovered PovRay eleven years ago, now. Sitting in my
> apartment, smoking ganja and reading the Pov documents while PovRay took
> days to render. :)

I've got to think now, when did I start playing around with POVRay?  1990 
or so.  In fact, when the wiki was being set up, I had a chat with Chris 
about the days on CompuServe, and he pulled up the entry for a render 
that I'd created of my old cribbage board.  I had to borrow a scanner to 
do the textures for the playing cards (I wanted to scan in some Russian 
cards I had purchased in Moscow).

Jim

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Jim Henderson wrote:

> I've got to think now, when did I start playing around with POVRay?  1990 
> or so.  In fact, when the wiki was being set up, I had a chat with Chris 
> about the days on CompuServe, and he pulled up the entry for a render 
> that I'd created of my old cribbage board.  I had to borrow a scanner to 
> do the textures for the playing cards (I wanted to scan in some Russian 
> cards I had purchased in Moscow).

Whatever happened to Dan Farmer and Truman Brown?
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On 8 Sep 2009 15:21:56 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>I've got to think now, when did I start playing around with POVRay?  1990 
>or so.  

So we will be seeing something in china for your twentieth Anniversary. I'll
need to do something in silk :(

>In fact, when the wiki was being set up, I had a chat with Chris 
>about the days on CompuServe, and he pulled up the entry for a render 
>that I'd created of my old cribbage board.  I had to borrow a scanner to 
>do the textures for the playing cards (I wanted to scan in some Russian 
>cards I had purchased in Moscow).

I had to borrow a scanner to do the textures for a Newton's cradle made out of
Red Stripe bottles (4 days)
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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:42:30 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 8 Sep 2009 15:21:56 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>I've got to think now, when did I start playing around with POVRay? 
>>1990 or so.
> 
> So we will be seeing something in china for your twentieth Anniversary.
> I'll need to do something in silk :(

Maybe, I've never been particularly good at textures.

>>In fact, when the wiki was being set up, I had a chat with Chris about
>>the days on CompuServe, and he pulled up the entry for a render that I'd
>>created of my old cribbage board.  I had to borrow a scanner to do the
>>textures for the playing cards (I wanted to scan in some Russian cards I
>>had purchased in Moscow).
> 
> I had to borrow a scanner to do the textures for a Newton's cradle made
> out of Red Stripe bottles (4 days)

I wish I still had my model - or the image.

Jim

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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:33:07 -0500, Mike Raiford wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
>> I've got to think now, when did I start playing around with POVRay? 
>> 1990 or so.  In fact, when the wiki was being set up, I had a chat with
>> Chris about the days on CompuServe, and he pulled up the entry for a
>> render that I'd created of my old cribbage board.  I had to borrow a
>> scanner to do the textures for the playing cards (I wanted to scan in
>> some Russian cards I had purchased in Moscow).
> 
> Whatever happened to Dan Farmer and Truman Brown?

Dan Farmer dropped in the newsgroups here a few months ago.  I don't know 
what happened to Truman, though.

Jim

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On 8 Sep 2009 17:11:07 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>> So we will be seeing something in china for your twentieth Anniversary.
>> I'll need to do something in silk :(
>
>Maybe, I've never been particularly good at textures.
>

Me too.

>> 
>> I had to borrow a scanner to do the textures for a Newton's cradle made
>> out of Red Stripe bottles (4 days)
>
>I wish I still had my model - or the image.

Me too.
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On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:39:40 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 8 Sep 2009 17:11:07 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>> So we will be seeing something in china for your twentieth
>>> Anniversary. I'll need to do something in silk :(
>>
>>Maybe, I've never been particularly good at textures.
>>
>>
> Me too.

I seem to even have difficulty with a matte white finish.  Top that. :-)

>>> I had to borrow a scanner to do the textures for a Newton's cradle
>>> made out of Red Stripe bottles (4 days)
>>
>>I wish I still had my model - or the image.
> 
> Me too.

You wish you had my model and the image?  ;-)

Jim

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On 8 Sep 2009 17:49:52 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>>>Maybe, I've never been particularly good at textures.
>>>
>>>
>> Me too.
>
>I seem to even have difficulty with a matte white finish.  Top that. :-)
>

You mean grey? :)

>>>> I had to borrow a scanner to do the textures for a Newton's cradle
>>>> made out of Red Stripe bottles (4 days)
>>>
>>>I wish I still had my model - or the image.
>> 
>> Me too.
>
>You wish you had my model and the image?  ;-)

Actually I meant my scene and models but a look at yours would be good too.

I spent a long time modelling my Red Stripe bottles. I spent a whole evening
looking at them both full and empty, knocking them together to get the "ching"
as they collided in the Newton's cradle. A very tough evening ;)
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On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:49:01 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 8 Sep 2009 17:49:52 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>>>Maybe, I've never been particularly good at textures.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Me too.
>>
>>I seem to even have difficulty with a matte white finish.  Top that. :-)
>>
>>
> You mean grey? :)

See?  I can't even *label* it properly. ;-)

>>You wish you had my model and the image?  ;-)
> 
> Actually I meant my scene and models but a look at yours would be good
> too.
> 
> I spent a long time modelling my Red Stripe bottles. I spent a whole
> evening looking at them both full and empty, knocking them together to
> get the "ching" as they collided in the Newton's cradle. A very tough
> evening ;)

The cribbage board was done completely with CSG in Moray, I remember 
that.  I still have the board and the cards, could probably recreate it 
if I had the energy. :-)

Jim

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On 9 Sep 2009 16:19:18 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>>>I seem to even have difficulty with a matte white finish.  Top that. :-)
>>>
>>>
>> You mean grey? :)
>
>See?  I can't even *label* it properly. ;-)
>

Ignore those radiosity purists and up the ambient and diffuse. :)

>
>The cribbage board was done completely with CSG in Moray, I remember 
>that.  I still have the board and the cards, could probably recreate it 
>if I had the energy. :-)

Two, four the rest don't score and one for his nobs :-)

I know what you mean, somewhere I've got the image maps and probably the Moray
file for mine but it was too long ago.
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     Stephen

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On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:05:35 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 9 Sep 2009 16:19:18 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>>>I seem to even have difficulty with a matte white finish.  Top that.
>>>>:-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You mean grey? :)
>>
>>See?  I can't even *label* it properly. ;-)
>>
>>
> Ignore those radiosity purists and up the ambient and diffuse. :)

I'll have to try that. :-)

>>The cribbage board was done completely with CSG in Moray, I remember
>>that.  I still have the board and the cards, could probably recreate it
>>if I had the energy. :-)
> 
> Two, four the rest don't score and one for his nobs :-)
> 
> I know what you mean, somewhere I've got the image maps and probably the
> Moray file for mine but it was too long ago.

I'm sure mine were on hard drives that went to the electronics recycler.  
And the drives have been ground down now....

Jim

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On 14 Sep 2009 12:37:13 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>I'm sure mine were on hard drives that went to the electronics recycler.  
>And the drives have been ground down now....

I'm sure that I have a backup tape (Zip drive) somewhere but no software. :(
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     Stephen

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On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:11:06 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 14 Sep 2009 12:37:13 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>I'm sure mine were on hard drives that went to the electronics recycler.
>>And the drives have been ground down now....
> 
> I'm sure that I have a backup tape (Zip drive) somewhere but no
> software. :(

You must work for NASA. ;-)

Jim

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On 16 Sep 2009 10:26:22 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:11:06 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 14 Sep 2009 12:37:13 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> 
>>>I'm sure mine were on hard drives that went to the electronics recycler.
>>>And the drives have been ground down now....
>> 
>> I'm sure that I have a backup tape (Zip drive) somewhere but no
>> software. :(
>
>You must work for NASA. ;-)
>

Now I feel stupid. :)
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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:26:29 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 16 Sep 2009 10:26:22 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:11:06 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 14 Sep 2009 12:37:13 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>I'm sure mine were on hard drives that went to the electronics
>>>>recycler. And the drives have been ground down now....
>>> 
>>> I'm sure that I have a backup tape (Zip drive) somewhere but no
>>> software. :(
>>
>>You must work for NASA. ;-)
>>
>>
> Now I feel stupid. :)

Why's that?  (Surely you've heard the story I'm referencing....?)

Jim

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On 16 Sep 2009 16:47:34 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:26:29 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 16 Sep 2009 10:26:22 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> 
>>>On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:11:06 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 14 Sep 2009 12:37:13 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>>I'm sure mine were on hard drives that went to the electronics
>>>>>recycler. And the drives have been ground down now....
>>>> 
>>>> I'm sure that I have a backup tape (Zip drive) somewhere but no
>>>> software. :(
>>>
>>>You must work for NASA. ;-)
>>>
>>>
>> Now I feel stupid. :)
>
>Why's that?  (Surely you've heard the story I'm referencing....?)
>
Well it doesn't seem right for a so called professional to have the hardware but
not the s/ware it should be the other way round. :)
And no I can't place the story.
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     Stephen

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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:57:50 +0100, Stephen wrote:

>>Why's that?  (Surely you've heard the story I'm referencing....?)
>>
> Well it doesn't seem right for a so called professional to have the
> hardware but not the s/ware it should be the other way round. :) And no
> I can't place the story.

NASA had some old data tapes (from the Apollo missions IIRC) that they 
actually didn't have the hardware or software to read any more.  They 
finally found someone in Australia (again IIRC) who could read the tapes 
and pull the data off them.  :-)

Jim

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On 16 Sep 2009 19:48:03 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:

>On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:57:50 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>Why's that?  (Surely you've heard the story I'm referencing....?)
>>>
>> Well it doesn't seem right for a so called professional to have the
>> hardware but not the s/ware it should be the other way round. :) And no
>> I can't place the story.
>
>NASA had some old data tapes (from the Apollo missions IIRC) that they 
>actually didn't have the hardware or software to read any more.  They 
>finally found someone in Australia (again IIRC) who could read the tapes 
>and pull the data off them.  :-)
>

I vaguely remember it.

I was thinking of:
The distance to Mars is 80000000 Km not 80000000 miles at 80000000 miles you
crash into mars a while back.

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     Stephen

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