RE: [Algorithms] How to derive transformation matrices

[Akbar A. <sye...@ea...>]

> Posting  wrong answers with an air of authority makes you
>fair game for chastisement.
very, very true.

but, actually i don't think it's a but.
but :-)
somebody once _important_ said something of the nature.
"to be a master one must learn from his teachers and the ones below him,
then one is a true master"

i think this philosophies applies to the _VAST_ field of,
yes; computer graphics. :-D
i have actually learned _quite_ a bit just observing my cousins play with
legos', interact with the "world", swimming in the pool, playing in the tub,
things of this nature. imho usually when you are doing the activities it
becomes _difficult_ to really apperciate the _technical_ point of view.

"nature is an epic beaty from a aesthetic point of veiw _as_ well as a
technical standpoint."
first time i said it 8-D
<...snip>

besides that, what ron says is very true though.
by telling people false information it becomes _manytimes_ harder to
understand the material.
but; you do learn a lot more when you challenge something.
for ex. at the opengl gamedev list before i posted about richard's wright's
first edition book OpenGL superbible, i sat for many hours trying to
_understand_ the _wrong_ code. I read through many books trying to _prove_
the code. after many hours the code was wrong. But, i didn't stop, checked
more books, sites, etc..

follow this philosphy and you will learn much more and remeber things in
general. once you get _really_ good at your _BASICS_ the rest is a breeze.
can i say albert einstein? but many people, including some on this list
don't understand that the _BASICS_ are _VERY_ important.
the next generation of programmers are going to _live_ off api's. this is
"not a good thing for humanity" :-|

a generation of mindless idiots that feel _good_ when they call a library
function properly? and a trivial one at that?
well back to philosphy.
	o Challenge EVERYTHING! -f = -ma
	o yes, books are _always_ right unless _YOU_ find otherwise. just don't
	  trust what joe schmoe says. dig up your own dirt.

in the end (book dillema) i gave up cause i could _not_ understand it (the
bad code)
It turned out it was a error and iirc, 2 people had found it since the books
first publishing.


i have been _learning_ a lot about linux and the kernel in general so please
forgive my abnormal use of underscores 8-) mucho thanks go out to steve for
showing me the light 8-)

quoting gl.
>Many of us learn as we go
the _best_ programmers do this. the linux kernel imho is the best example i
can think of, and the programmers that develop the core os.

a few of the best physists come from a poor educational background.
read, read, read! coding is the quick part (see Code Complete for diagrams)

and no,
schools like mit, cornell, berkley, yes-- rice as well are not doomed.
there are _very_ few people that write e-mails about a
mathamateical-philosphical to an algo list,
and stay up "enginerring" software all night and researching all day.


eeek. i have no idea how i wrote all thise, just about incorrect ..
advice..<snip>



peace.
akbar A.

"We want technology for the sake of the story, not for its own sake. When
you look back, say 10 years from now, current technology will seem quaint"
Pixars' Edwin Catmull.


-----Original Message-----
From: gda...@li...
[mailto:gda...@li...]On Behalf Of Ron
Levine>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 8:56 AM
To: gda...@li...
Subject: Re: [Algorithms] How to derive transformation matrices


Martin Gladnishki  wrote:

>
>. We all can
>learn from you, so please be more forgiving with 'newbies' like me.
>

I am never contemptuous of newbies for showing their ignorance by
posting questions--everyone was once ignorant of everything;
everyone, myself included,  remains perpetually ignornant of almost
everything. I do frequently express annoyance at newbies' seeking help
in the wrong forum.  For example, I don't think that this list is  the
right place to seek tutoring on elementary math topics for which there
exist myriad textbooks and courses that everyone ought to have taken
before setting out to do 3D applications.

What sets off my "flamethrower", as you put it, is when people post,
with an air of authority, wildly incorrect responses to the newbies'
earnest questions.  It seems to me that unless you are certain in your
heart that your answer is correct, helpful, or interesting, you should
keep quiet.  Posting  wrong answers with an air of authority makes you
fair game for chastisement.

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