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#Brandon/John fence!

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#178959From: Brandon MacDougallJul 7, 1995 7:10 PM
<<As I recall… the last time we met, it was about NT… and you were the hit and run artist… slam slam slam and here I find you running NT *and* Lightwave… trying to make a statement… about the need for ray-tracing again… Apparently you like NT… suprise suprise! :-)>> Yes you where giving out some information not all true and flaming Anna I remember. I have been using beta lightwave under NT since January . Dealing with drivers and most important screen refresh updates something 3DS users will have to think about soon. <<As far as your comments regarding Westwood and Lightwave you are telling the long tale… they did not as you claim say that most of the work was done in lightwave, but that half of it was… and enough important people were there, that it would be pretty discrediting to say otherwise…>> why should westwood give out trade secrets it is one of their little games. Next time ask the art directior which renderer he likes the best. Note: I am not saying that all the work is done in Lightwave. Every project is up to personal direction of the delvoment team leaders. <<The curious thing is that now that you have lightwave you're still going on about having ray-tracing in 3DS… now that I just don't get…>> Well it could be that I really love 3DS and have a big investment in it. look for HSC's gradient designer add in DV magazine out now. The Image of the "The Dule" is rendered in 3DS and also ships with the Ipaz. Thats Big Bad Brandon artwork. <<No point in taking much of it too seriously, anyway… but to a degree it does break the monotony… and as you like to throw the long pole yourself… what the heck… I think you should lengthen your kilt a bit though, the young lasses are giggling… ;^)>> Not sure what to say about this, is this a racial joke not very 90's of you. <<Glad you'd like some of my work… I think <G> I disagree on any of it needing ray-tracing but if it needs more effect then it could probably use some more work… which I find true of most my stuff… but there comes a time like with certain topics when enough is enough and you need to let it go for awhile… maybe I'll go back and rework some of them at a later time… I do that and its a good excercise… I do like it or I would not say so. <<So what do you want to debate…? Where is this going… if you want to go on about ray-tracing, I'm not interested. I don't see what there is to debate anyway… the drivers issue is a non issue, as my systems are working fine… thankyou very much… so I think your comments about hit and run are unfounded but I'm not really suprised… your jumping in on the Diamond thing was exactly that… and you feign innocense…. funny guy. <G>>> I thought you just was asking me to have a small spat with you.. based on your digging remarks. re read your post. Brandon
#178972From: John EllisJul 7, 1995 9:50 PM
Bradon, >> apparently giving out some information that was not all true and flaming Anna… << Excuse me but Anna was flaming me for what she called not giving out true information, never mind that my views were shared by one of the members of the Yost Group… Anna knew little of what she was ralling against… and the fact is that after all the concern that was generated about this issue, (and interesting that considering you've been betaing it since then you didn't bother to speak up on its behalf… unbelievable actually…) everything has quieted down very nicely as people have realised that all these concerns where so much smoke and mirrors…. >> Not sure what to say about this, is this a racial joke not very 90's of you. << A racial joke? Do you consider the Scots a race? Incredible… No its not racist or sexist or anything other than a cultural joke between two people of the _same_ culture. (at least I think so, I'm beginning to wonder) And it doesn't even poke fun at the culture, just an imaginary Brandon in an imaginary kilt… you could have had fun with it… like saying "but nothing like the lasses giggle when you throw a pole…" to which I would have replied "that's because they like seeing my sexy knees" <g> I already know that you don't appreciate my sense of humor but I think that's your loss not mine… I'm not going to debate this Westwood thing. My information is quite different and I don't know how to resolve it, short of inviting one them on to explain what they do and how they do it… As far as trade secrets go, I don't agree with you on that either… it appears that they are quite confident about what they do and do not mind in the least sharing their knowledge and expertise… so again we have a totally different perception of thier operation…. I'm glad if you like my work… but if you didn't that's o.k. too. It would seem that we have different tastes anyway but that was a rare attempt at realism… which I don't often go for… but the subject matter lent it itself in that way and there you have it… I do have KPT Gradient but I do not know what "the dule" is… I find it rather amusing as a title as it is something that I can easily associate with you and this spat as you call it… and no there was no invitation to it… you just came along and jumped in on a discussion about Diamond cards, for which you recieved the appropriate treatment… <g> John