Being the author of the original article, I must say that it was posted totally out of context and without my knowledge. I only recently learned about the Slashdot posting, returning home from Siggraph. Hence this late, and probably fruitless, reply to all the comments.
The more hostile comments are an indication that some people read the text with totally wrong expectations. An updated version will be posted on the referred web site tomorrow. Some minor errors were corrected (thanks for the comments on this), but most notably a disclaimer was added to put it back into context.
I do have a PhD in computer graphics, but please note that not everything I write for my students on every subject is necessarily of top-notch research quality. This was just a brief and shallow introduction to a subject where I felt resonably confident to speak in a local context, aimed at people with little or no previous experience. When I want international attention, I stick to my areas of scientific expertise. This was a very much less ambitious text, meant for a local audience of 100 students, written in a very short time to document one lecture in one of the many courses I taught last year.
The student responsible for the posting only meant well, but I would not have recommended this article for Slashdot fame without some editing,
like the editing I just performed. As I said, the link will point to an updated version tomorrow.
Thanks to those who commented, pointed out some errors and had constructive criticism.
To the others, well, I guess the article just wasn't for you. I won't try to please everyone.
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The more hostile comments are an indication that some people read the text with totally wrong expectations. An updated version will be posted on the referred web site tomorrow. Some minor errors were corrected (thanks for the comments on this), but most notably a disclaimer was added to put it back into context.
I do have a PhD in computer graphics, but please note that not everything I write for my students on every subject is necessarily of top-notch research quality. This was just a brief and shallow introduction to a subject where I felt resonably confident to speak in a local context, aimed at people with little or no previous experience. When I want international attention, I stick to my areas of scientific expertise. This was a very much less ambitious text, meant for a local audience of 100 students, written in a very short time to document one lecture in one of the many courses I taught last year.
The student responsible for the posting only meant well, but I would not have recommended this article for Slashdot fame without some editing, like the editing I just performed. As I said, the link will point to an updated version tomorrow.
Thanks to those who commented, pointed out some errors and had constructive criticism. To the others, well, I guess the article just wasn't for you. I won't try to please everyone.
Stefan Gustavson