Am I not understanding not only you but also the poster above this comment ("The NYT Headline is a bit inflammatory")??? Yeah, Intel is a for-profit company that does have a "responsibility" to its shareholders. And that's all well and good and clear to just about anybody. But since when does partnering with a CHARITABLE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT organization give a company the right to undermine the non-profit organization? You both seem to think Intel's actions were foreseeable (scorpion and frog) and even acceptable, vaffanculo to ethics. Do you actually condone this type of behaviour?
If Intel was not willing to play a role in a CHARITABLE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT organization, then (super-obvious conclusion) Intel should not have entered into a partnership with the OLPC project. Not rocket science. You both must be salesmen.
I too have had an opportunity to get to know Blender (intimately!) and I think you're being a little hard on it. I'm not a 3D guy nor am I an engineer. I'm a broadcast designer. In the past, I've done the Art Director thang and delegated to the 3D Dept of whoever I was working for at the time. Recently, I had the opportunity to do the entire graphic line of a TV channel. After analyzing the situation, I realized that just After Effects was not going to cut it by itself and unfortunately the budget didn't allow outsourcing. So I picked up Blender.
Yeah, I admit, it wasn't the easiest learning curve, but, hell, any of the 3D packages out there have an equally steep (albeit different) learning curve. Just looking at the SoftImage interface made me vow to never do 3D!:) I spent an inordinate amount of time on the blenderartists forum searching out answers to specific problems (very helpful, that community, BTW), and in the end I delivered what I believe a quality product, meeting the deadline. I sweated blood, but I believe learning any 3D package in a crash-course situation would have been similar. I mean, it's 3D we're talking about here! Not TextEdit.
I'm not selling myself as a 3D artist now that I know Blender, because I still don't know Blender like I know, say, Photoshop or After Effects. I just think you're coming from a situation where you're already trained on, or used to, another package/interface. I say give Blender another chance. Maybe not for something mission-critical (like I did...DUH), but given time, I think you'll reconsider. Or maybe not.
Side-note: I wish someone WOULD resurrect the spirit of Kai Krause!
- Western Electric handset/landline > cordless/cell phone - movable lead type > laser printer > inkjet printer - CD-quality 44100K audio > 128K mp3/AAC/ogg...for example. It's the eternal "how much quality are you willing to give up for price/convenience?"
I agree with the other posters here that, yeah, CRTs weigh a ton and take up lots of space. Just like I haven't had a rotary phone since 1980something. But I don't care who says "have you seen plasma/lcd model X?" I work in TV and I've seen top-of-the-line plasmas and LCDs. They still look like they're receiving animated compressed JPGs to me.
I've been putting off for months now getting a new monitor but just can't justify an LCD yet. Black just isn't BLACK on an LCD. Give me glass, thank you.
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Am I not understanding not only you but also the poster above this comment ("The NYT Headline is a bit inflammatory")??? Yeah, Intel is a for-profit company that does have a "responsibility" to its shareholders. And that's all well and good and clear to just about anybody. But since when does partnering with a CHARITABLE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT organization give a company the right to undermine the non-profit organization? You both seem to think Intel's actions were foreseeable (scorpion and frog) and even acceptable, vaffanculo to ethics. Do you actually condone this type of behaviour?
If Intel was not willing to play a role in a CHARITABLE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT organization, then (super-obvious conclusion) Intel should not have entered into a partnership with the OLPC project. Not rocket science. You both must be salesmen.
I too have had an opportunity to get to know Blender (intimately!) and I think you're being a little hard on it. I'm not a 3D guy nor am I an engineer. I'm a broadcast designer. In the past, I've done the Art Director thang and delegated to the 3D Dept of whoever I was working for at the time. Recently, I had the opportunity to do the entire graphic line of a TV channel. After analyzing the situation, I realized that just After Effects was not going to cut it by itself and unfortunately the budget didn't allow outsourcing. So I picked up Blender.
Yeah, I admit, it wasn't the easiest learning curve, but, hell, any of the 3D packages out there have an equally steep (albeit different) learning curve. Just looking at the SoftImage interface made me vow to never do 3D! :) I spent an inordinate amount of time on the blenderartists forum searching out answers to specific problems (very helpful, that community, BTW), and in the end I delivered what I believe a quality product, meeting the deadline. I sweated blood, but I believe learning any 3D package in a crash-course situation would have been similar. I mean, it's 3D we're talking about here! Not TextEdit.
I'm not selling myself as a 3D artist now that I know Blender, because I still don't know Blender like I know, say, Photoshop or After Effects. I just think you're coming from a situation where you're already trained on, or used to, another package/interface. I say give Blender another chance. Maybe not for something mission-critical (like I did...DUH), but given time, I think you'll reconsider. Or maybe not.
Side-note: I wish someone WOULD resurrect the spirit of Kai Krause!
GIMP still sucks eggs though. :D
I hear you, pal. It's just like...
...for example. It's the eternal "how much quality are you willing to give up for price/convenience?"
- Western Electric handset/landline > cordless/cell phone
- movable lead type > laser printer > inkjet printer
- CD-quality 44100K audio > 128K mp3/AAC/ogg
I agree with the other posters here that, yeah, CRTs weigh a ton and take up lots of space. Just like I haven't had a rotary phone since 1980something. But I don't care who says "have you seen plasma/lcd model X?" I work in TV and I've seen top-of-the-line plasmas and LCDs. They still look like they're receiving animated compressed JPGs to me.
I've been putting off for months now getting a new monitor but just can't justify an LCD yet. Black just isn't BLACK on an LCD. Give me glass, thank you.