Unfortunately it could be a *very long time*. I don't imagine it will take more than a year or so of non-activity to kill Blender completely, while the "corps" keep trying to find a buyer for a stagnated 3d format.
I love Blender, and I've echoed your concerns as well to NaN, but this just may well kill Blender completely. I hope they realize that the project is worth keeping alive and opensource it immediately rather than waiting around....and waiting....and waiting.....
I've noted that too. It happened over a period of about four days or so. I wondered if @Home going down had something to do with it, it's nice to see someone else saying it.
*sigh of relief*
now I'm down to a dozen or so spams a day (over 125 / day before, argh)
Looks like they did it in a chip.
Bazillions of applications. (holography)
Does long distance coherency (energy/sq meter) suffer from this in comparison to a monochromatic laser?
*dreaming* (output sendme.txt >/dev/laser0833 -freq=Q - destination username -Lat xxx -Long xxx -encrypt y -sat xx)
So does this mean that the package would have the same coherence over long distances (ie energy/square meter over surface) as a monochromatic laser does?
In the state of North Dakota, Everclear is legal to buy and drink. Everclear + a rag makes a molotov cocktail. Therefore one could be prosecuted for having that - or any flammable hi proof booze, according to what I read about the "bottles" bit. Plhuueeze.
Pardon me for being sarcastic, but that kid is dumb. If he was really, really serious about what he (apparently) wanted to do, he wouldn't have been broadcasting it all over a public web site.
I demonstrated in college quite a bit, and the first rule of being an effective demonstrator is: Keep your nose clean!
Another thing: "Teaching the making of destructive devices" could be construed to include college physics and chemistry classes, where one can certainly learn enough to do so.
So keep your noses clean, students.
From the article: The record industry is struggling to bring its business into the digital age, but the major obstacle isn't free music online -- it's immature technology.
Pardon my language, but this is BS and FUD.
Napster was killed by legal action, not "immature technology"; as was the original MP3.com, Kazaa, and others.
Note that the various existing P2P file sharing programs seem to be doing just fine with the technology we already have (and older, yet!). Where does "immature technology" come into the picture? I fail to understand that. To me, it sounds like a weak excuse for for failing to understand the consumer market and what consumers want. A very weak excuse; perhaps why most labels resort to lawyers instead of listening to their customers and artists.
The problem is reflected in the book industry; people would like to have the equivalent of a library to go to to try out music before they buy (NOT the limited "library" of predetermined play on radio stations); and many object to the artificially high prices of music bought at the stores. RIAA, what part of "NO" don't you understand? Even a lot of artists are saying NO! Wake up and smell the burning coffee.
Eric Flint makes the point very succinctly in his comments on Baen's Free Library here and I'll quote shamelessly:
The only time that mass scale petty thievery becomes a problem is when the perception spreads, among broad layers of the population, that a given product is priced artificially high due to monopolistic practices and/or draconian legislation designed to protect those practices. But so long as the "gap" between the price of a legal product and a stolen one remains both small and, in the eyes of most people, a legitimate cost rather than gouging, 99% of them will prefer the legal product.
Safe?
Errrr.....what's that?
One definite benefit I see is a project like this getting us into space for good; which would mean we could loft equipment to protect the earth from asteroid impacts.
That kind of outweighs your arguments.
SBearer
Slashdot Mirror
Did anyone ever write a good (node order and all that) dxf export plugin in python for Blender that you know of?
I love building the vertices in blender but exporting to game models is problematic, to say the least.
I'm not familiar enough with the formats to do it myself, tho I'd like to.
AG
I thought personally the ability to python script blender was one of the greatest OSS inclusions ever. I'm going to miss it.
What I personally love Blender for is vertex editing. Once you get used to it it's quick and easy.
Keep the tutorial up. If nothing else someday someone may recreate blender (with better dxf export!)
AG
Thank YOU!!
There is a need for an independent user group. I don't offhand know of any. Anyone?
We could start one but need a good threaded forum server. Ideas?
Unfortunately it could be a *very long time*. I don't imagine it will take more than a year or so of non-activity to kill Blender completely, while the "corps" keep trying to find a buyer for a stagnated 3d format.
I love Blender, and I've echoed your concerns as well to NaN, but this just may well kill Blender completely. I hope they realize that the project is worth keeping alive and opensource it immediately rather than waiting around....and waiting....and waiting.....
I agree. It is a steep learning curve, but the ease of vertex editing makes up for that.
.dxf export kills a lot of other uses.....
Of course the lack of really decent
OS X for X86! (for newbies, of course)
Mod parent up,
I've noted that too. It happened over a period of about four days or so. I wondered if @Home going down had something to do with it, it's nice to see someone else saying it.
*sigh of relief*
now I'm down to a dozen or so spams a day (over 125 / day before, argh)
Looks like they did it in a chip. Bazillions of applications. (holography) Does long distance coherency (energy/sq meter) suffer from this in comparison to a monochromatic laser? *dreaming* (output sendme.txt > /dev/laser0833 -freq=Q - destination username -Lat xxx -Long xxx -encrypt y -sat xx)
So does this mean that the package would have the same coherence over long distances (ie energy/square meter over surface) as a monochromatic laser does?
It's obvious - chinese gov officials wanted access to American p0rn. But they don't want their citizens to see it....
*runs*
and the only reason for that fact (fact until recently, anyway) is the breakup in the 80s.
One has to remember - Gore won the most votes. The most VOTES. The electoral system enabled Bush to have an argument in court. IN COURT.
'nuff said.
They can't have mine! I'll fight them to the end! I'll...I'll...think of something. Where's that mortar and pestle? ;-)
Several comments:
In the state of North Dakota, Everclear is legal to buy and drink. Everclear + a rag makes a molotov cocktail. Therefore one could be prosecuted for having that - or any flammable hi proof booze, according to what I read about the "bottles" bit. Plhuueeze.
Pardon me for being sarcastic, but that kid is dumb. If he was really, really serious about what he (apparently) wanted to do, he wouldn't have been broadcasting it all over a public web site.
I demonstrated in college quite a bit, and the first rule of being an effective demonstrator is: Keep your nose clean!
Another thing: "Teaching the making of destructive devices" could be construed to include college physics and chemistry classes, where one can certainly learn enough to do so.
So keep your noses clean, students.
Maybe then the 99% of us who don't check out the page before the first 15 reply posts could check it out the same day.
Or maybe I'm just wishin';-)
Moderator? Moderator? Earth to moderator...
"Cachedot". Heheheheheheh
I'd bet that they have better grammar and spelling too.
Shadowbearer
Shifman lives in Chicago.
The record industry is struggling to bring its business into the digital age, but the major obstacle isn't free music online -- it's immature technology.
Pardon my language, but this is BS and FUD.
Napster was killed by legal action, not "immature technology"; as was the original MP3.com, Kazaa, and others.
Note that the various existing P2P file sharing programs seem to be doing just fine with the technology we already have (and older, yet!). Where does "immature technology" come into the picture? I fail to understand that. To me, it sounds like a weak excuse for for failing to understand the consumer market and what consumers want. A very weak excuse; perhaps why most labels resort to lawyers instead of listening to their customers and artists.
The problem is reflected in the book industry; people would like to have the equivalent of a library to go to to try out music before they buy (NOT the limited "library" of predetermined play on radio stations); and many object to the artificially high prices of music bought at the stores. RIAA, what part of "NO" don't you understand? Even a lot of artists are saying NO! Wake up and smell the burning coffee.
Eric Flint makes the point very succinctly in his comments on Baen's Free Library
here
and I'll quote shamelessly:
The only time that mass scale petty thievery becomes a problem is when the perception spreads, among broad layers of the population, that a given product is priced artificially high due to monopolistic practices and/or draconian legislation designed to protect those practices. But so long as the "gap" between the price of a legal product and a stolen one remains both small and, in the eyes of most people, a legitimate cost rather than gouging, 99% of them will prefer the legal product.
(Microsoft, are you listening?)
'nuff said.
Shadowbearer
Safe? Errrr.....what's that? One definite benefit I see is a project like this getting us into space for good; which would mean we could loft equipment to protect the earth from asteroid impacts. That kind of outweighs your arguments. SBearer
Grammar aside, it's a tempting thought...
SB
In the long run.
In the meantime:
"We were made to suffer. It's our lot in life"
(C3PO in Star Wars)
SB
Troll. SB