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Among the thousands of file formats that exist in modern computing, the GIF, or Graphics Interchange Format, has attained celebrity status in a sea of lesser-known BMPs, RIPs, FIGs and MIFFs. It was honored as a "word of the year" in 2012, and Tuesday night, its inventor, Steve Wilhite, will be accepting a lifetime achievement award at The Webby Awards.
Now, almost any fragment of digital culture can be spun up into a grainy, gratifying animation. GIFs provide a platform for nearly everything, it seems — from rapid-fire political commentary to digital art to small moments of celebrity intrigue.
Has any file format received more attention, more accolades (or had more fun) than the GIF?
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Since retiring in 2001, Mr. Wilhite has led a quieter existence than his creation. He goes on RV trips. He built a house in the country with a lot of lawn to mow. He dabbles in color photography and Java programming. He uses e-mail and Facebook to keep up with family.
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This post will be my own opinions of what I have seen in TNA in 2013, before I start I just want to clarify a few things that I WILL NOT be mentioning.
1. I will not be talking about the 4 sided ring vs the 6 sided ring
2. I will not be talking about the rumour that TNA is being sold.
3. I will not be talking about TNA's financial situation
This post will be solely
Before we begin, I want readers to know I've also made a vlog of this very subject. If you prefer to watch the video, it is down below at the end of this paragraph. If you prefer to read, then feel free to continue reading onward. Regardless, let's talk about the shocking news of Daniel Bryan joining the Wyatt Family on the last RAW of 2013.
I'm not going to lie. I love this new development.
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I am not saying that there is anything wrong with good competition; I'm saying that everything has gone too far. There used to be a time in which Bob Backlund defended the WWE title in champion vs champion matches against other promotion's champions. There used to be a time when wrestlers could switch promotions and keep the same name and gimmick. There was a,time that Ric Flair's world heavyweight
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Just having a little fun with projecting how I would book it.
1. Dean Ambrose
2. Luke Harper -
3. Antonio Cesaro
4. Mark Henry - Gets beaten on by the above three heels.
5. Big E Langston - Rescues Henry, they team to eliminate Dean Ambrose
6. Erick Rowan - They almost get Mark Henry over the ropes
7. Daniel Bryan - Has a stare down with Langston...
I see this as them eventually going to turn The Wyatt's face and fued them with The Shield. So here's how Id love it to play out.
Royal Rumble: Brock Lesner beats Mark Henry, Orton beats Cena, Daniel Bryan, Bray Wyatt, Batista, The Shield are the final 6 in the Rumble. They all are up and stare at the Wrestlemania sign Batista and The Shield look to be on the same page and just as they
First let me say although I'm almost 30 I did not follow WWE till right before WM20, but I have followed it religiously since. I saw all these new guys in stables and by themselves. I liked batista at first when he was in Evolution and even during his first championship run. Once he came back from injury and immediately thrown back into the title picture I started to like him less and he never quite
The road to WrestleMania XXX begins at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as the 27th annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view commences on Sunday, January 26th, 2014.
And so without further delay, here's what the projected card will be like:
I don't expect A.J. Lee to be defending
1) Del Rio
4) Sin Cara
7)Big Show
12)Leo Kruger
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It is that time of the year again, talking about the best moments and matches of the year. Wondering who is going to win the Royal Rumble and who is going to have a big year next year. It is time to make a Christmas list, a list of things I want from both TNA and WWE. Let's be honest, it is all about what us fans want. At least, that is what they claim. Here is what I want from TNA/WWE in 2014:
Jeff Jarrett leaves and everyone thinks that TNA is headed for extinction. Well first and foremost Jarrett has been mostly involved with AAA wrestling in mexico for the past two years. In reality he just re-started doing booking and behind the scenes work. Especially with Hogan and the Bisch departure. So what are you going to miss, since he hasn't wrestled in TNA regularly since 2011 and before then
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"If you have a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT robotics kit, then this site provides free building instructions and downloadable programs for several fun projects.
Projects designed for the young and young at heart!
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- CATpit contractor said...
Dave has created an amazing database of simple, yet intriguing creations. Some of these things look so cool! Check out his "Spin Art" bot... talk about creative! The instructions are also well made, at a glance, they look even better then instructions made by LEGO :)
- Jan 23, 2008, 7:17:00 AM
- Michael Aivaliotis said...
I've been using the site with my son since inception. My son goes on there weekly on his own looking for new ideas. The code is also available for download and is well commented. This site is a model for how building instructions should be presented. NXT book writers take note.
- Jan 23, 2008, 10:59:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
First, I absolutely agree with the quality of Dave's site. It's a wonder, and I plan to build several of these models with my own son. Well done, Dave!
Second, I'd like to respond to your comment:
"(Dave's site) is a model for how building instructions should be presented. NXT book writers take note."
If you're talking about Dave's clarity of presentation, then I'd absolutely agree. But presenting building instructions in print is complicated.
There are many ways to produce LEGO building instructions in print and each one has its limitations.
For example, we don't know of a publisher who would print a large book of NXT BI's in full color. And if we could find one, the cost of the color production would be so prohibitive that few could afford the book.
There are various pieces of software that produce LEGO building instructions for screen and print, and each one has its limitations, too.
My point is that the transition from "pixels to dots" is not a simple one. Those of us on the blog will continue to refine the print tools available, given the constraints of each one.
Maybe one day, we'll have that (almost) perfect method of producing photo-realistic images in print of all LEGO parts, at a cost that people can afford.
- Jan 23, 2008, 11:54:00 AM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
I'd agree with you on the quality of the online building instructions and with Rick on his statements on the difference between the web and a book.
Take these pictures, convert them to gray scale, reduce their size and number (so the book does not get more voluminous than the publisher is willing to allow for) and send them through the printing process (if one finds a publisher at all who accepts photo-style BIs) - I bet there would be a lot of readers then who'd complain on the "bad quality of the building instructions"...
- Jan 23, 2008, 9:53:00 PM
nxtstep team: Just a small bit of constructive criticism but I wish you would talk with nxtasy and coordinate your posts. I subscribe to both feeds and there are a lot of double posts. This is one of them. I just got a feed from nxtasy today and I read about this a week ago. I'll post the same thing on nxtasy.
Great blog but I have about two dozen feeds I subscribe to and double posts are a slight irritant.
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Back in the late '60s, it was determined that there were more possible build combinations of Chevrolets than there were molecules in the known universe. That determination (by researchers with too much time on their hands) was based on the number of passenger car lines in Chevy's lineup then (six), multiplied by the number of body styles in each line, and the number of factory options, interior combinations, and exterior color choices available. All that might help explain some Corvettes' original equipment-especially where a lot of convenience features appear on a car that's also equipped with a high-performance powertrain.
Such is the case with Greg Horton's L71-equipped '68 Corvette. "This car is loaded with stuff," he says from his Troy, Missouri, home. "Somebody ordered this car. There is no doubt in my mind that this guy in California (The first owner-Ed.) had to have ordered this car." That could be, or maybe that first owner bought a loaded example directly from the showroom floor.
As it is, Greg says there are some unusual options-unusual on a Shark built with the L71 435-horsepower 427 and an M-21 four-speed. "It has Speed Minder, which is pretty rare on these cars," he says. "It's got F41 suspension, A31 power windows, J50 power brakes, N36 red stripe tires, and P01 bright-metal wheel covers. The car has power steering on it, which looks to be factory. The pump's been changed, but it looks to be factory." Also factory: the spare tire, which Greg determined to be the original, once he pulled it from its mountings.
Greg says he found this C3 at a dealer that specializes in high-performance cars, but not necessarily Corvettes. "I bought it from a dealer in Oklahoma, who was more into Chevelles, Camaros, Mopars, and vintage-muscle stuff," he says of the dealer who'd scored this '68 from a collector in Arizona. Even though the dealer wasn't a Corvette specialist, Greg found plenty to document the car's history-all the way back to its build and delivery dates. "This car was originally delivered in Hawthorne, California, on January 5, 1968," he says. "The car's body build date was December 28, 1967. The engine was assembled at Tonawanda on December 12, 1967."
Greg-a Corvette collector who has a number of other high-output Vettes in his collection (all in red and/or black)-says that when he found it, he wasn't specifically looking for a first-year Shark with an L71. "I'd been looking for big-block Vettes, and I ran across this car," he says. "I called this guy, and he faxed me a bunch of stuff on this car-he wasn't a big Vette guy, so he didn't know much about it, though he did have a lot of information and he checked a lot of stuff on it."
One big item that was unchecked: the three-Holley-two-barrel carburetors and the linkage that topped the Tonawanda-built 427. "I remember that the biggest thing he complained about was how hard it was to get it to run right because of the tri-power," Greg recalls. "He couldn't get it to stage right-he said. 'I'm having a hell of a time getting this to run.'" The solution: Bring the Shark to some master mechanics with experience troubleshooting multiple-carburetor systems. "I took it to a couple buddies of mine that are old-school mechanics, who can make anything purr," says Greg. "It didn't take much at all-it was a matter of rebuilding the carbs, but a couple of other things were not exactly right. We took care of that problem, got 'em tuned a little bit better, and it now runs like a top."
Or, more precisely, it runs the way a '68 Corvette with about 32,000 original miles should run. What's it like to drive? Greg compares it with another Mark IV V8-equipped Vette in his collection, a '66 L72. "The difference is, on fast acceleration, it's not as quick in response as a single-four-barrel car, but it has that ability to keep going, and I don't know if you want to get where it ends. It keeps pulling as long as you have your foot in it. As long as you're willing to stay there, it'll keep on pulling."


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All people want to be happy , no one is happy because we can't be happy , so why strive to be happy ?: this is the most prominent source of pain (the striving) , actually I think is the single one ........... in fact do we have an escape : can we stop striving for happiness ? I don't think so .
What do you think ?
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Now, I think that we all are more aware of what we think about happiness than before this conversation , that's a good start............. good luck everybody.
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Sep 20 2011: I think the really big disagreements floating around this thread are simply semantics... People aren't using the same 'happiness' idea. Apples/oranges. Anyway, using the traditional conventional idea of happiness I'll add my two cents:
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I believe happiness is simply contingent upon one's ability to savor.
Because rich people can be sad and poor people can smile their faces off, it's all dependent on how each individual enjoys their experiences life gives them to the fullest.
As Oscar Wilde said: 'With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?' Hell, even homeless people have access to these things! Or Kurt Vonnegut: 'Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize they were big things.'
I was a little kid who had more fun playing with the boxes the toys came in rather than the toys themselves. If I could expand that to my every day life that would be some powerful stuff.
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Sep 20 2011: Thanks! Familiar faces! Cool.
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Nice to not be forgotten :)Sep 20 2011: Sky, this gets my vote for best answer.Sep 20 2011: Brene Browns talk on Vulnerability quote
"Honor the ordinary"
key to happiness is right there and goes along with what you said sky!Sep 20 2011: Well said Sky...nice to see you again:>)
I like that Autumn..."Honor the ordinary".
When we are mindful and pay attention in the moment, we often see the beauty and joy in everything.
I am grateful and enjoy washing dishes, because I think of how many people in our world do not even have water or food. I feel grateful that I have clean drinking water, food, and a home.
This week, I have been pumping water out of the cellar, and it feels, at times annoying and discouraging. The moment I feel discouraged, disappointed or annoyed, I think of the people who do not have a home because of flooding and other disasters. I come back to the thought..."at least the water is only in my basement, and I am grateful for that. I think/feel that gratitude is very connected with happiness/contentment.
Sep 20 2011: No one would have ever known you were facing such a miserable thing as a flooded basement from reading your entries this week. Same old consistent kindness and wisdom all week long. This is a good indicator that a world view is working - when it works during the annoying stuff. I hope you find dry land in the basement soon!
Sep 20 2011: Thanks Debra,
Like I've said so many times...I focus on the positive. One of my favorite songs is...
"Accentuate the positive...eliminate the negative":>)
Yes, I've had 8-10 inches of water in the basement. Luckily, I live in northern Vermont, rather than central or southern Vermont, where there has been incredible damage from flooding...it is a disaster. Many people are isolated because of road washouts, and we may consider those the lucky ones, because many watched their homes float down river!
It's difficult to even dry out and catch up because the rain continues. I am aware of the disaster and challenges many in the state face, and I am so grateful that my home is still standing, and the water is ONLY in the basement.Sep 20 2011: I too had water in my basement-about a foot and I felt so grateful that nature did what I couldn't do in clearing out items I was not ready to get rid of.
It was a blessing in disguise for me- all though there were many people devastated by the flood, I pray that if this is their dark night of the soul, they find what they need to grow and make a blessing out of a disaster.
"the things we own end up owning you" Chuck Palahnuik from Fight Club
Sep 20 2011: HA! Makes me smile Autumn:>)
Maybe that's what this is all about...my basement simply needed cleaning!!! LOL:>)
I agree Autumn, that we can usually find the light at the end of the tunnel (a blessing in disguise as you say). It is true that disaster and trauma often bring us to a new and different place in ourselves.
When I was young, I sometimes struggled with impatience, frustration, pain, etc., and at some point in my life, I realized that everything was/is an opportunity to learn, grow and evolve. So, I started moving more directly to the learning and growth, and not staying with feelings of disappointment and discouragement for very long. I still have moments of "woe is me", but I don't see any point in staying in that mind set for longer than a few seconds:>)
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Sep 20 2011: Something joyful for Colleen and for Autumn as they face the yuck of drying out their basements. (I once had a sump pump quit and allow the basement of a brand new house to flood so I can relate- all my stuff was still in boxes in the basement!) I just went looking for Colleen's song!
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http://youtu.be/4IP9h40z0skSep 20 2011: Thanks for that link Debra...it's a good one huh? Brings tears of joy to my eyes because I started singing that song a LOT at the time of my near fatal head/brain injury, when I was also going through a divorce, ending 24 years of marriage, was diagnosed with cancer, and both my parents died. I often felt lost, and in a whirlwind of emotions, which were so confusing at times. I took one step at a time, and sang that song a LOT:>)
Water in the basement? HA!
When I remember where I've been in my life journey, and what others face in their life experiences, water in the basement is nothing. Perhaps that is one key to unlocking the experience of happiness/contentment. How important is the issue that we percieve to cause unhappiness? How much energy do we want to give to that challenge?Sep 20 2011: You are right : perhaps the single point of disagreement is the semantics and even more i would say the idea that by happiness we all should understand the same thing : why don't we do it ?
Sep 20 2011: Eduard,
Perhaps we don't all "do it" the same because our experiences, interpretation, perceptions, expectations, etc., are apparently different. We are all offering our own interpretations and experiences, and many of our perceptions seem to overlap. Some do not and that's ok.
Sep 22 2011: Maybe but we all seek the truth I guess .Sep 22 2011: " Happiness is simply contingent upon one's ability to savor " - this from Sky.
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Sep 22 2011: Bravo !!!
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Sep 16 2011: '' you've already made up your mind that it isn't.'' yes and it isn't .
I was one-sided because that was my purpose , look at the entire disscusion and you'll see that I was how I was with a reason but I agree (I ever agreed)with the other side presented shortly by you.
"the fact that simply experiencing pain as pain and pleasure as pleasure, as they come and go, without holding on or pushing off, reduces suffering and increases fulfillment." maybe but in that case we wouldn't be humans , that is an ideal state , and by principle it cannot happen in our world therefore you shouldn't write this: ''..And potentially absolutely''
(You know what's strange : I know three religions with such messages : do it: ' the fact that simply experiencing pain as pain and pleasure as pleasure, as they come and go, without holding on or pushing off, reduces suffering and increases fulfillment. Potentially to an enormous degree. And potentially absolutely' at the end as reward that three religions guarantees 'the absolutely' , partially that's why I'm a theist and I never find so far atheism to talk against it.)
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Sep 17 2011: -Yes it is possible to experience in this world moments of almost absolute happiness ( Buddha done it ) but practically for us it isn't (=ideal state). But even that moments are very few and short .
-No one knows with proofs about a reward or about anything what is about the after life I guess we all agree on it.
You don't see the point of being rewarded after this life , look it:
We all strive /fight for happiness and in the best case if that happen to be ours we have only some very few and short moments of almost absolute happiness , we can't stop fighting not if we are mentally all right : this situation leads to insanity/madness . to fight/strive for happiness all my life and in the end to get practically nothing ? because that is what this life offers , in my opinion there is a necessity to believe in that next life : that's partially I believe in it (not because a religion or another says me to do it ) , I need another life.
You knowing what I've just said my answer at your last question : Idk how it will be that another paradise I just need to believe that there is another paradise and that is it better than this life (for my mental health at least) .
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Sep 17 2011: Just that by starving I mean it (when I talk with you) :''simply experiencing pain as pain and pleasure as pleasure, as they come and go, without holding on or pushing off, reduces suffering and increases fulfillment. Potentially to an enormous degree. And potentially absolutely, if and when your pushing and pulling is absolutely absent in that moment." no one do it naturally .
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Sep 18 2011: First of all : look what I mean by starving/fighting for happiness (and I mean it momentaly only when I talk with you): trying to 'simply experiencing pain as pain and pleasure as pleasure, as they come and go, without holding on or pushing off, reduces suffering and increases fulfillment. Potentially to an enormous degree. And potentially absolutely, if and when your pushing and pulling is absolutely absent in that moment."'' You said well 'Some people come to a point where they spontaneously...' or ' a whole lot of other people are able to get there' because this is possible to happen but all of them ''..have to come to a point.. by experienceing ..'' , this is the striving/fighting for happiness and this usually last the entire life for everyone . And when they get there and do it 'naturally' the starving/fighting don't stop ,they have to fight to maintain it , this never stops usually (even because of that habitual patterns...)
''It's about changing your habitual patterns, which grew out of unattended reflexivity'' I know what it is about , that's why I'm talking about starving .
''Not striving doesn't mean being passive or non-responsive or plain stupid.'' Idk why do you say it because not starving really means that.why do you say it?
What I said sounds more rational to you now (maybe I wasn't so precise and specific before.....) ? if not why ? by the way I'm really wondering what do you mean by 'starving ' for happiness?
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Sep 18 2011: In everything there is pain as well as pleasure , we agreed on this before : The people will always suffer no matter what they would do , just that by a right way to look at the things and to understand them they can suffer less .
Idk too much about that chinese game but i can tell you surely that everything have it's price. . Just think realistic what means to '' simply experiencing pain as pain and pleasure as pleasure, as they come and go, without holding on or pushing of'' : this simple means for example to not get attached emotionally of anything : 'can you imagine having a family that kind of life ? this kind of life is for the best and even they never reach what they are striving for : our natural human condition don't let us to do that .
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Sep 18 2011: I agree with your first paragraph , that's what I talked about in the last part of my first answer to you , it just proved the imposibility :'simply because it's been such a deep and unconscious habit for such a long time' that's what we are now by our instincts , by our nature as a whole , there will ever be something to fight against . I'm not in that state when I'll be there if I would ever be we'll can talk more detailed about what happen then (as you very well suggested ) , just some general principles don't let me think now at what happen in the way you described:
-there is pain as well as pleasure in everything
-there will ever be something to fight against
-our nature is a very 'against nature' when it comes about happiness while the same nature urge us to seek the happiness.... and so one . (why this principles , read the nest post of mine to you)
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Sep 18 2011: ''Striving implies the combination of working towards something, and being hung up on the outcome.'' right , that's what I mean too . There has to be clear for everyone : that ultimate thing on which everyone is hung up is happiness , when we get it we stop being hung up on it right . And something more , I should mention from the beginning : ''simply experiencing pain as pain and pleasure as pleasure, as they come and go, without holding on or pushing of'': that's what starving for happiness means; you see even this striving implies to experience pain , by the fact that we simple experience as they come and go doesn't mean that we'll ever stop experience pain/pleasure but it does mean that by an attitude (that described there ) we can stop causing more pain than we already have .
''In fact it is at the very core of your resistance. It is largely subconscious, but it is entirely possible to learn to become conscious of it and see this for yourself. And in the moment you see it clearly, you automatically let go, simply because it makes so much sense.'' yes but pain anyway would be suffered . Do you understand why I said that "The people will always suffer no matter what they would do , just that by a right way to look at the things and to understand them they can suffer less '' and that 'our nature is a very 'against nature' when it comes about happiness while the same nature urge us to seek the happiness'''. think better from this perspective at how happiness is possible , what I said just reduced the possibility to almost zero .
Sorry now I'm a bit on hurry but I'll come back later.
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Sep 19 2011: See if I understand correct what you said (I say it with my momentum words) :
-starving in your opinion is the process of learning how to experience pain as pain and pleasure as pleasure as they come and go without getting attached of them , and someone do this not being hung up on the outcome=happiness but accepting the present moment. You say that when we learn to experience pain as pain and pleasure as pleasure we won't be suffering because the suffering it's not a activity in itself but it's in the resistance to the very pain . Pain is only suffering when it encounters resistance (about the pleasure there is no need of explanations I agree with what you said about it so far).
-You say that 'not getting attached' has not the meaning of not caring of what happen right now but it has the meaning of accepting the present moment and in this way we can live it fully (I see it's oversimplified, what happens doing it it's still not clear for me from your words.........I guess because I don't have that experience).
-You said also that we don't have to be attached of the outcome because in this way will suffer more.
On the basis of this explanations we agreed before.
Is it what you meant to say ?
A pretty good position and reasonable at least in an intuitive way , now (if that is what you meant to say) I understand you better. I'm waiting to know your answer and after that I'll say my opinion (just to be sure) .Thank you so far for your patience.
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Sep 19 2011: yes for now I agree with what you said , I have many reserves and objections: one of them is that we experience pain and pleasure all the time , this two are in contrast whatever if they produce suffering or not (they are so by what they are) , maybe in that state accepting what's happening we can have a fulfilled life but we have it by living with contrasts : it creates differences therefore somehow I still think that the fighting for happiness never stops (it's not clear and I don't try to make a point) .
What I said and was in contradiction with what you said/(my last comment) was wrong .
So far here in my conversation with Colleen and Thomas especially, we were talking about if the happiness exist or not , they said that it exist I said the contrary .As I said I still don't think that happiness exist on this earth but I think that all I have to do is to get closer and closer to it (you presented so far in my opinion the best method to do that ) .
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Sep 19 2011: I agree with you the pain and pleasure are not a inherently feature of the things , they depend more of how we experience them . There are unclear for me too many things to continue thinking in this way : the first phrase that I agree with you on could make me to believe that there isn't actually pain and pleasure , and even further maybe that there is only one of them ...... for now Idk .
Contrasts: maybe fight each other by what they are , they are opposite 'things' , maybe you are right . There is nothing sure , not now for me . Your presented method (are you a buddhist ? ) is a very good one but if I want to study it deeper I'll surely find deficiencies (I usually do) but because it's a so good one I'll study it deeper.
But now let's imagine that a person (let's call that person George) wants to be happy and wants it by this method : he will start by starving to get that naturally way of living the present by simply experience the pain as pain..without resistance . and after some time you will say him "About the being attached to outcome, it's a kind of fixation, like any other resistance" and he will answer you '' maybe but it is the very reason for which I started practicing this method '' and you'll say him : ''yes George but you have to practice this method thinking that you don't do it for being happy even though in the end this is the reason for which you practice it " ; my question: isn't that a kind of contradiction ?
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Sep 19 2011: " I don't think any single set of ideas under any name has an exclusive claim to reality"
That's why in hinduism they say that there are as many truths as there are people.
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Sep 20 2011: Thank you for all the informations you gave me so far about this method , I won't comment them I just read them .
I'm also glad you recognize that even this method have deficiencies , it just prove my point about happiness as being non-existent in this world : you can't say that we can reach the happiness by a deficient method , it's like saying that by following the scientific method we can get the absolute truth=the single truth , it doesn't happen .
It's also true that the contradiction exist in points of view because that's all we have but this doesn't change anything , the contradictions/deficiencies exist , that's what we are .
I find your method interesting but I don't think that by following it, it will bring me the happiness , I think only that it can help be to get closer and closer and even closer to happiness .
P.S.: Mark I really thank you for you willingness to help I really do believe me but I'm a lonely wolf , I like to be alone , I ever found my way alone and I ever will , I don't need help , I'm grateful to you for what you did believe me but I don't need this (I don't mean any hurt by what I said if that however happen : I'm really sorry ).
By the way I don't believe in free will , in my opinion the idea of free will is just a big aberration .Sep 20 2011: If I get you well Eduard you refer to something that the English language doesn't provide a proper word for.
It is the theme of Don Quichotte or Lancelot. The happiness of suffering from that all consuming love for the unattainable queen. This love gets you going in life and let you undertake all kinds of adventures and overcome all dangers. To be united with the object of your love would bring life to an end.
Sep 20 2011: I think the English language does provide a very proper word (I'm not specialist in it by the way), this word is happiness : what we understand by it make difference , that's right too .
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Sep 21 2011: What you presented to me was a method and if I'll study it deeper I'll find contradictions even it being so good now (I' won't study it for that), everything has deficiencies , there is nothing perfect in this world .
" If a contradiction appears only in some views on reality and not in other views on reality....''I said there clear Mark :all we have are points of view , the reality isn't known than only through this points of view.
About the third pharagraph, I will .
And about the fourth , I'm glad you do understand and you are right . It was worth to spent the time with you here , thank you and good luck in this life .Sep 14 2011: "Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination".
(Roy M. Goodman)
I agree Eduard...striving for something may be "the most prominent source of pain".
Many times, people are struggling, striving, working toward finding happiness outside themselves. Happiness is something that resides in our hearts. We simply need to recognize and acknowledge it. As we are striving to find it, we often miss the opportunities to recognize that we already have it:>)
Sep 14 2011: Colleen:
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By saying that the happiness is a way of travel you don't say more than like saying about a man that is a creature with two legs and two hands (I hope you understand what I want to say).
What is that means : 'heart' ? and what is that mean 'happiness'? I guess we have to know what they mean in order to acknowledge them .............. but even by don't knowing them we are unhappy , think that there are thousands of definitions of : heart and happiness , none is complete (we know it even only because are so many ) : how can we be happy then?
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Sep 15 2011: None of them and every of them (about synonyms) : shortly : Idk .Sep 14 2011: Yes Eduard, I think I understand what you are saying, and I agree. Happiness is a way of travel...just like "a man that is a creature with two legs and two hands". I percieve it to be very similar as well. Many people are searching for happiness as a destination, and are forgetting that we can choose to be happy in spite of challenging situations. I prefer to use the word content rather than happy, because there seems to be many more interpretations of what is happy...or not.
You ask "what is that means: "heart?
To me, it is where our feelings come from...the heart...intuition...gut feelings. We also can influence our own feelings with our thoughts/mind. The more we know about anything, the more possibilities we have available to us regarding how we live our lives.
There are some people who face incredible challenges and remain content. There are people who sometimes seem to have it all, and are NOT content or happy. I believe that it is a choice.
You ask..."how can we be happy then"? For me, Eduard, it is usually a choice. There is ALWAYS something for me to be grateful for, even when I am facing challenges. Those are the things I focus on. It does not change my situation (cancer, near fatal head injury, abusive father, etc.) I CAN, however, change my perception and my feelings about a situation.
I look at EVERYTHING as an opportunity to learn, grow and evolve, so I look at many different angles of any situation. There is always, in my experience, something to be thankful for, something positive, and interesting to focus on. I do not deny any feelings or thoughts about the situation, and I do not focus on that which can cause unhappiness in my mind and heart. My mother taught me this from the time I was a small child, and I am very grateful for this lesson:>)
Sep 14 2011: I'm a bit on aurry now , I'll come back .Sep 15 2011: About your first pharagraph read another comment of mine to you .
''To me, it is where...'' yes you said it very well : 'to you it is....' : this cause unhappiness .
The change, the growing , evolution means suffering= unhappiness and so on...
I understand your perspective Colleen , Idk if I agree with it all I know is that it cause unhappiness like many other perspective met by me so far ............. (hmm going with my mind a bit away of my actual thougths : your perspective sounds good).Sep 15 2011: I've read all of you comments carefully Eduard.
For me, the change, growing and evolution DOES NOT mean suffering. It means pain and challenges at times, but suffering, to me, happens when we hold onto the feeling of the challenges that cause unhappiness. When we spend a lot of time focusing on the problems and challenges, we may be unhappy.
Eduard, I'm truly sorry if my perspective, and the perspectives of others on this sight cause unhappiness for you. I'm glad you may be going in another direction with your thoughts. I believe happiness or contentment is a choice. If we have an underlying belief that we can experience happiness/contentment no matter what is happening in our life, we can experience pain, problems and challenges, and still be content knowing that we will move through the challenges. It is an opportunity to learn and grow in ourselves, and with others.
Sep 15 2011: Pain is in contradiction with our instincts : unhappiness (pain, suffering doesn't matter too much)
"Eduard, I'm truly sorry if my perspective, and the perspectives of others on this sight cause unhappiness for you" oh , that's not the case , don't foreget ;noone can be happy anyway.
I saw and I see what you believe : all I can tell and I tried to say here (was nothing personal) is that what you believe as happiness is not happiness because even that (what you believe as happiness) cause pain .Sep 15 2011: Eduard,
I do not percieve pain to be in contradiction with our instincts. Pain is a natural, common result of trauma.
If you believe "unhappiness (pain, suffering doesn't matter too much)", why did you start this discussion?
"No one can be happy anyway" is YOUR perception Eduard, and it doesn't seem like you will believe anything different. I do not agree that happiness causes pain, and I cannot even imagine how you come to your conclusions. I respect the choices you make for yourself.
Sep 15 2011: ''If you believe "unhappiness (pain, suffering doesn't matter too much)", why did you start this discussion?'' Idk what you mean by it.
''I do not agree that happiness causes pain''
Everything in this world cause pain . Just look around you and in you and if you find a thing which don't cause pain : I'll be very glad to know that thing .
All these just prove my view.
Thank you anyway for your time and your shared thoughts with us/me, it wasn't for nothing.Sep 15 2011: Eduard,
I look around me carefully every day, and am aware of many things that cause me to be thankful, grateful, content and happy:>)
You say "It wasn't for nothing". That is part of the point I am trying to make. Any interactions we have, offer the opportunity to learn and grow in ourselves and with others. That is the pleasure I derive from conversations, so I use that as the example of "look around you and in you and if you find a thing which don't cause pain: I'll be very glad to know that thing". This "proves" my point:>)
Sep 15 2011: yes I see what you tried to say and I agree with but my point has a longer range : and my point is that even this: ''Any interactions we have, offer the opportunity to learn and grow in ourselves and with others'' causes pain , even your point causes pain :::::: unhappiness , got it?Sep 15 2011: Eduard,
Yes...I've "got it"...happiness and contentment. I understand that you would rather hold onto unhappiness, and I respect your choice...sorry my point causes you pain.
Sep 16 2011: Hey hey don't cause pain only on me , it cause pain on you too , it cause pain on nature .Sep 16 2011: I agree Eduard,
I believe we are all connected, so when one person feels pain, it affects other people and nature.
Sep 16 2011: That's good.Sep 18 2011: I guess, we can be truly happy, when we become less self-centered,
and stop thinking about our happiness. "Do the best you can with what you have" and reside in peace,
whatever the result. Somebody here said that contetntment was a shame.
No it is not , it's another level, It's freedom from anxiety, which pursuit of happiness inevitably brings.
Let me quote A.S.Pushkin, /sorry for the translation, it's mine, spontaneous and far from being perfect, but I hope it'll convey the idea/
"There is no happiness in the world, it's true,
but there is peace and freedom"
Peace of mind and freedom from fear to be unhappy.
Sep 18 2011: ''"There is no happiness in the world, it's true,
but there is peace and freedom" Pushkin was very right at least with the first verse but you said also '' we can be truly happy'' , what do you mean by 'we can be truly happy' ? And how being less self -centered help us to be 'happy' ? (I'm interested to know your perspective .... I agree with you)
Sep 18 2011: what do you mean by 'we can be truly happy' ? And how being less self -centered help us to be 'happy' ?
Eduard, I don't want to create a religious debate here, as to my experience on TED, such debates generate more heat than light,
but all religious beliefs and sacred teachings, as far as I understand them based on the same insight "We are all one"
and "be truly happy" for me means to be aware of that and make your choices in the light of this knowledge.
Sep 18 2011: I like the religious debates even though what you said about them it's very true .
''we are all one'' ? oups , what religion says that ? I mean from my knowledge ..........
what I know is that the christian religion says (and not only) : we are all equal in front of God and postulate that golden rule . is that what you meant to say by 'we are all one' ?Sep 18 2011: Edward, I really don't want to go into this,
but you've asked... The religious person, being hurt won't ask "Why do you do this to me?"
but "Why do you do this to thyself?"
Maybe I am biased, but in "Don't do to others ...." I also see the message of oneness.
Actually, we all find what we seek, there is nothing new here.
The Nazarene Jesus said:
When you make the two one, and
when you make the inner as the outer
and the outer as the inner
and the above
as the below, and when
you make the male and the female into a single one
then shall you enter the Kingdom
He used /I believe / the word "Kingdom" in the exact sense of the Buddhist "state of enlightenment"
But, please make no mistake, I am not preaching or debating, it's not my intention. It's how I see it now, nothing more. : )
Sep 19 2011: ''"Don't do to others ...." I also see the message of oneness'' you aren't biased.
But you see when Jesus says : ''Love your fellow as yourself '' He says I think to love myself and in the same measure to love my fellow , He here don't destroy my identity . May you having in mind what I said explain better the ideas of oneness ?Sep 19 2011: May you having in mind what I said explain better the ideas of oneness ?
-Not better, but it fits just fine. Concept of Oneness,as I understand it , doesn't diminish your identity,
even more it applies to your uniqueness.
It is not a homogeneous entity, but multifaceted whole, every cell of which is unique, valued and loved.
And if you see it like this, you are doomed to be happy. : )
btw. the true sense of the word ''enthusiasm'' in it's original meaning- being (in) theos (God).
Maybe happiness can be experienced throug enthusiasm? Why not?
Sep 19 2011: You make my day Natasha.Sep 20 2011: Mark,
This suggests to me, that we can create our own happiness by bringing joy to every interaction, which I firmly believe:>) What goes around comes around. We reap what we sow...
"Life begets life
Energy creates energy
It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich".
(Sarah Bernhardt)Sep 20 2011: Natasha:
So you say that by being less self-centered we can reach the fulfillment of this concept of oneness and in this way we can be happy . And by this concept you understand an homogeneous whole/entity which is made up from every particular identity . have I understood correct?
(if yes)It's a pretty good way of looking at things , yes pretty good , all I have against it is that it's not realistic :- there are too many self-centered people in this world
-we have to fight in every moment until we die to be less self-centered and it's impossible to reach that equilibrium in everything what we do : to love our fellow in the same measure we love ourselves (this simply for example because we aren't aware in every moment of what we do and our nature (it is well-known by everyone) will ever want everything for itself).
Somehow you said the same thing with what said Mark and it's very true what you said but unfortunately it's not realistic .
Happiness perhaps can be experienced through many things , why we can't experience it in my opinion otherwise said is because we don't have them all and surely we don't have them being complete in themselves.
Anyway thank you very much for your answers.Sep 20 2011: Thank you, Frans
"what goes around, comes around" : )Sep 20 2011: Mark,
Thanks for a "bit of world-analysis"
Resurreted words, alone can bring us closer to understanding
how this world works!
Enjoy your day!Sep 22 2011: " Freedom From Anxiety " ..... this says a lot. I like that !! Thanks Natasha.
Sep 23 2011: Welcome! : )Sep 17 2011: Eduard wrote (in response to Thomas) "your basic premise (that your perception defines reality for us all) is illogical.'' Because I never said and never wanted to let someone think that my perception defines the reality "
There is a often-cited story of 12 blind men who experience an elephant for the first time. Each explores a different part of the animal. One believes it is like a snake, because he explored the tail. Those at the legs determined that it was like a tree trunk, those exploring the ears thought it like a fan. etc.
The point is there is no objective reality because we can only view it through our perceptions. (I like to break it down into frames (expectations, beliefs,interest, motivation) filters, (emotion, bias, attitude, outlook) and focus (what we tend to pay attention to). These can become rigid and fixed, thereby creating a finite view of reality. They can also become flexible and expandable allowing us to incorporate how others may view our world. The second option tends to work better in my experience. The first is a major contributing factor in most every unresolved conflict.
We can only be logically consistent within the frames, filters, and focus that we are aware of. The world outside that can easily seem illogical (or ignorant, evil, perverted etc.)
in my experience, flexible, expandable frames filters and focus contribute to happiness, rigid, narrow frames, filters, and focus lead to fear, frustration, and the absence of happiness.
Sep 18 2011: "The point is there is no objective reality because we can only view it through our perceptions'' I agree of course but I used the concept of objective with an relative meaning as it has in science usually. Always what we particulary observe it's defined by our perceiving ,in science too therefore this is not a point for ignoring another way of explanation only because other percieved it differently, let's try to have a scientific look at the more perspectives presented looking them as objective perspectives(even if they aren't) and to judge them consequently in this way , my perspective is defined by my perceptions but everyone else's is too and if we have the same objective reality from which we take our ideas again there is no point in saying something like:'' this is your way of perceiving the things '' . Let's have a scientific look at everything and judge them rationally .


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For More Information Contact:Faithe Colas, Community
Relations Director414-302-4300 x2248 • 414-531-6363Text
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& Twitterwww.SAmilwaukee.orgDave Amoroso, Vice PresidentRon Sonntag Public Relations, Inc.414-354-0200 ext. 108 • email@example.com BUTLER TO SERVE AS
HONORARY CHAIR OF ANNUAL SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE CAMPAIGNWill Appear at Benefit Concert Featuring Frank Sinatra, Jr.WAUWATOSA,
WI – The Advisory Board of The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County is
pleased to announce that Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame safety LeRoy
Butler will serve as the Honorary Chair of the organization's annual Red
Kettle Campaign.
In this capacity, Butler will participate in
a variety of Red Kettle Campaign events throughout southeastern
Wisconsin, including a benefit concert on Fri., Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at
The Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, featuring a performance by Frank
Sinatra, Jr.
From a disabled youth, spending much of his childhood
in leg braces, Butler went on to become the most durable defensive back
in the storied history of the Green Bay Packers. Playing in more games
than any other defensive back (181), Butler was consistently
productive, as he is the fourth ranked interception leader in team
history (38).
Surviving an impoverished childhood in a poor area
of Jacksonville, Florida, and suffering through serious leg and foot
problems that confined him to a wheelchair as a youth, Butler
experienced a miraculous healing in the seventh grade. He went on to be
a three-year starter at Florida State before becoming the Packers
second round pick in 1990.
Butler became a starter in his second
season, and remained there until he retired after the 2001 season.
Butler is the originator of the "Lambeau Leap" beginning when he
in the end zone stands after he returned a fumble for a touchdown in
1993. Selected to the Associated Press All-Pro team four years in a row
in the mid 90's, Butler was part of the Packers Super Bowl winning team
in 1996 and was also named to the NFL 1990's All-Decade team.
Butler has remained active in the community through many ventures, including
his Leroy Butler Foundation,
which assists women undergoing breast cancer treatment obtain the
assistance they need to focus on the job of healing versus the financial
impact to their families. His other philanthropic work centers on
empowering young people to use their individual strengths and talents
while working together as a team to inspire their peers to better the
The Salvation Army's relationship will include the
organization being recognized on Butler's new cookbook, with a Salvation
Army logo on the back cover, and a 300-word narrative on The Salvation
Army included in the book. In addition, the organization will work with
Butler on its annual winter coat and toy drives.
The November 2
benefit concert is titled "Sinatra Sings Sinatra" and features
that Frank Sinatra, Sr., sang in over 50 years of performing, many of
which Sinatra Jr. witnessed first hand. A portion of the show includes a
photo gallery depicting Sinatra's "look" throughout each
decade while
Sinatra, Jr. sings the songs that best represented the times. The show
includes such classics as "I've Got You Under My Skin,"
"One For My
Baby," "New York, New York," "Luck Be A Lady" and
"Strangers In The
Tickets, on sale for $125, $85, and $60, can be purchased by calling
414-286-3663 or visiting www.pabsttheater.org.
For more information, call
414-302-4300 or visit www.SAmilwaukee.org.About The Salvation
Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church
established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His
name without discrimination for 129 years in the United States. Nearly
30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each
year through the broadest array of social services that range from
providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance
for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter
to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children.
Approximately 84 cents of every dollar spent is used to support those
services in 5,000 communities nationwide.#
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Three Earn Society for Information Management Scholarships
Three Saint Louis University students -- Connor Montgomery, Michael Schade and Emily Shoemaker - have been awarded the 2011 Management Information Systems (MIS) scholarship by the Society for Information Management (SIM).
Montgomery and Schade, computer science majors in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Shoemaker, a business administration major at the John Cook School of Business, each received $2,000 awards for use toward their educational expenses and were honored at the 2011 Gateway to Innovation conference at the Chase Park Plaza hotel.
The SIM scholarships are designed to promote growth and interest in the information technology industry and assist students pursuing studies in MIS.
Students from six area universities - SLU, Washington University, the University of Missouri St. Louis, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla and Southeast Missouri State University -- pursuing a computer science, computer networking or MIS-related degree were eligible for the competitive scholarship.
Fred Niederman, Ph.D., Shaughnessy Endowed Professor of Management Information Systems and SIM scholarship committee member; Michael Goldwasser, Ph.D., director of computer science; and Kevin Scannell, Ph.D.; served as advisers for the scholarship applicants.
About the SIM Scholarship Winners
|Connor Montgomery
Connor Montgomery is a sophomore at Saint Louis University, pursuing a degree in computer science, with an information technology management certificate. While he's had a passion for technology his whole life, Montgomery knew he wanted to be in the IT/software development field when he started his first web design and development business in 8th grade. Since then, he's been infatuated with IT, and more specifically, the web. He's learned to love the ongoing challenge of this ever-changing field. At any time of the day (or night), you can see him perusing through his Google Reader subscriptions or Hacker News with haste, programming, or trying to explain to his friends why they should use Google Chrome over Internet Explorer. He hopes to gain more experience at a large software/IT company, then utilize that experience and create his own successful startup.
|Michael Schade
Michael Schade is an entrepreneur and freshman at Saint Louis University. Growing up, he worked in his parents' home-based business. While in elementary school, he helped setup and teach about computers, and by age 13 began technological consultation with an insurance company. In a PHP IRC channel, he discovered his love for programming after contracting to rewrite the backend of a website. At 14, he co-founded Spearhead Development with his mother. Often, he was called upon for computer repair and as computer purchasing agent. Realizing the need, he broadened his scope in order to spearhead the technological advancement of local businesses. Speaking at a local programmer meet-up, he met with professor Scannell and they quickly created Accentuate.us. Additionally, he is developing a stealthy startup which will bring the spotlight to St. Louis' technological prowess and foster the beginnings of a new "Silicon Valley."
|Emily Shoemaker
Emily Shoemaker is currently a junior at Saint Louis University, where she is pursuing a degree in business administration, with concentrations in information technology management and international business. At SLU, Emily is a member of the honors program and Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honors society. She serves as vice president of events for SLU's chapter of the American Marketing Association, and also is secretary for SLU's chapter of Alpha Kappa Epsilon, the international business honors society. During the summer of 2010, she worked as an information systems intern at Totall Metal Recycling, Inc. Shoemaker recently returned from a semester studying abroad in China, and hopes to live and work overseas at some point in her future career.
About the Society for Information Management
The Society for Information Management (SIM) is a not-for-profit organization of information technology experts, including CIO's, CTO's and emerging IT leaders, as well as key professionals within the IT community, such as academicians and consultants. SIM's mission is to support IT leaders in the greater St. Louis area by increasing the knowledge base of members, giving back to local communities, increasing awareness on issues of importance to our local community, developing the next generation of effective IT leaders and establishing a forum to bring together IT professionals across industries.


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Comparing total feature set of Carrara and C4D is not possible or practical. But I don't think it is too far fetch to compare similar features between the two. Multi-pass render is in both and Carrara's is not bad. It just has bugs or a bug.(*see comment below.) The images also need some anti-aliasing and some smoothing and they would match C4D which is what I was trying to say is just a little bit of polish and Carrara would be the bomb. I would not have any reason to look for other solutions. I think Carrara is so close to what I want it to do but alas I have to wait for bugs to get fixed which could take years or not at all. For still images, I think Carrara can't be beat in this price range but for animation it is too frustration to fight.
I don't think we are too far off in what you or I want for Carrara, polish the feature set it already has. Make the ui better. Give a better time line or dope sheet. I personally want a content rigging script to give any poser/daz/genesis figure a GUI for faster posing. Make the features work as expected. Fix bugs in a timely manner.
But improvements to existing features and fixing problems does not pay the bills. (I think Daz has even said that) I would argue that updates if it was done on a regular basis would make a difference. Because I would trust Daz more to come out with a better product and feel more comfortable spending money with them. I think others would feel the same. I just hope things will change and that Daz will deliver a solid Carrara 8.5.
And if Daz proves me wrong I will gladly eat crow. Just add some cajun seasoning and it will taste like chicken.
I think that is right on how Carrara is calculating the depth pass now that you have said it and from what I have seen in the renders. Maybe Carrara is forgetting or miscalculating the depth pass from 1 frame to the next. Instend of something like C4d where it is a constant calculation from the camera.