For modeling, I was a die hard Blender user until I tried Wings -- wow, what a great little modeler! I loved the loop operations, the face/edge selection modes, and the possibility for mirrored mesh modeling. So I used Wings most of the time for about a year. But now blender has face and edge selection modes, it has loop operations and the modifier stack lets you do mirrored modelling, and it can model meshes that aren't closed solids... so I'm back to Blender again, it's great! As a bonus, Blender is written mostly in C (and not in erlang), which has allowed me to use my knowledge of C to extend the program.
I'm disappointed: a blender story without some bonehead doing a tired old Bender from Futurama gag! (And without some other bonehead moderating it as funny!) This site is going downhill in a big way!
I'm not an Anime fan (other than watching Battle
of the Planets and Astro Boy as a kid) but I've
always admired the artistic style.
As someone who knows very little about Anime, I
find the emormous volume of different titles to be
a little overwelming (much like someone who is
trying to experience classical music or jazz for
the first time).
Can someone recommend something that I could rent
as a good "first taste" of the genre? Or perhaps
recommend a website that has a good overview of
the cream of the crop?
Inventions and Dimensions by Herbie Hancock is currently my favorite coding album. Nefertiti by Miles Davis, The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery, and any mid 60's Wayne Shorter or Lee Morgan also work for me.
For classical I like Bach's flute sonatas.
I also agree with Cliff -- Drum 'n' Bass is pretty kick ass (and Trip Hop).
Not a bad article, I have one question though: What the heck is a VAR? They throw this acronym around like its going out of style, but I can't find anywhere on their site where they define what VAR stands for!
According to CNN his recent charitable donations are $3.3 billion U.S. in M$ stock to "The William H. Gates Foundation" and to "The Gates Learning Foundation".
Is it just me or does it seem like he is giving money to himself?
Oh well... if the antitrust trial goes the way I hope it will, his donations of M$ stock will only be worth $49.38 (Canadian);)
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For modeling, I was a die hard Blender user until I tried ... so
Wings -- wow, what a great little modeler! I loved the
loop operations, the face/edge selection modes, and the
possibility for mirrored mesh modeling. So I used Wings
most of the time for about a year. But now blender has face
and edge selection modes, it has loop operations
and the modifier stack lets you do mirrored modelling,
and it can model meshes that aren't closed solids
I'm back to Blender again, it's great! As a bonus, Blender
is written mostly in C (and not in erlang), which has
allowed me to use my knowledge of C to extend the
program.
Chris
On the same path as your little theorem:
Pick an integer N > 0.
The sum of all positive odd integers not
exceeding N is a square number.
e.g.,
1 = 1,
4 = 1 + 3,
9 = 1 + 3 + 5,
16 = 1 + 3 + 5 + 7,
etc.
Easy to prove by induction, and even easier to
prove to oneself with pictures (count the o's
that get added in each step of the evolution):
o
*o
oo
**o
**o
ooo
***o
***o
***o
oooo
etc.
Chris
(who really needs some sleep)
I'm disappointed: a blender story without
some bonehead doing a tired old Bender
from Futurama gag! (And without some other
bonehead moderating it as funny!) This site
is going downhill in a big way!
Chris
I'm not an Anime fan (other than watching Battle
of the Planets and Astro Boy as a kid) but I've
always admired the artistic style.
As someone who knows very little about Anime, I
find the emormous volume of different titles to be
a little overwelming (much like someone who is
trying to experience classical music or jazz for
the first time).
Can someone recommend something that I could rent
as a good "first taste" of the genre? Or perhaps
recommend a website that has a good overview of
the cream of the crop?
Thanks,
Chris
I didn't like Damon in Good Will Hunting
(I don't think he played a believable geek).
I think the guy from Starship Troopers would
be a good Parker
My pick for J. Jonah Jameson: Martin Sheen
Doc Octopus: Christopher Walkin
The secret is phonetics:
Y2K= Why toque, eh?
we Canucks tend to say this to each
other, come mid-June.
--Chris
Sorry this is offtopic, but it's Edmonton, not Edmunton.
Marillion must be from Culgary!;)
ChrisInventions and Dimensions by Herbie Hancock is currently my favorite coding album. Nefertiti by Miles Davis, The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery, and any mid 60's Wayne Shorter or Lee Morgan also work for me.
For classical I like Bach's flute sonatas.
I also agree with Cliff -- Drum 'n' Bass is pretty kick ass (and Trip Hop).
---ChrisAs many have pointed out, this dragon is a not a logo, but a mascot -- much as Tux is a mascot for Linux.
My question is: Why doesn't Linux have an official logo? (or perhaps it does but I've just missed it?)
ChrisThanks, and I feel really dumb since it says /. story submission.
this in the body of the
Thanks again,
Chris
Not a bad article, I have one question though:
What the heck is a VAR? They throw this acronym
around like its going out of style, but I can't
find anywhere on their site where they define
what VAR stands for!
Chris
Here's a link to an amusing little site (albeit biased) about how Bill made his fortune. Enjoy!
Chris
If their Java policy is any indication, we probably will see MS Linux ... it will be the only distribution that MS Office for Linux will run on.
Chris
According to CNN his recent charitable donations
... if the antitrust trial goes the way ;)
are $3.3 billion U.S. in M$ stock to
"The William H. Gates Foundation" and
to "The Gates Learning Foundation".
Is it just me or does it seem like he is giving
money to himself?
Oh well
I hope it will, his donations of M$ stock
will only be worth $49.38 (Canadian)
Chris