Re: PHOTO-3D digest 1666

[P3D Marvin Jones <72657.3276@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I still don't understand a reaction like the one by Marvin regarding my
> "antacid supply" and the occasional nasty personal messages that I get
> from time to time.  I also don't understand complains from people that
> the list is being monopolized by certain individuals or certain topics
> of discussion.  All these people need to do is post more often on their
> favorite topics.  That's all.

It was a JOKE, George! Lighten up! Comments about "taking ones medication" are
common on this list! And they're ALL jokes (I assume).

As I said, I have not yet quite come to accept the tenet that every single word
uttered on Internet, including all references to reasons for chickens crossing
the road and firemen wearing suspenders, must be assumed to be deadly serious
unless boldly labeled as a joke. But then I recently published a book in which
the table of contents ended on a right-hand page, 7, and I started the foreword
on the next right-hand page, 9, foolishly leaving page 8 blank. So far, I have
gotten three books returned as defective -- one by a book store! -- because page
8 is blank! When I explained to one of the customers that page 8 was blank
because new sections always started on a right-hand page, he angrily retorted
that I was a complete ignoramus for  not realizing that ALL blank pages in books
were REQUIRED to be clearly labeled as "intentionally blank" in order not to
confuse readers. Boy, I'm glad I didn't tell him to take some antacid!

> For starters, I took a look at the 3Discover and verified that it uses
> regular 35 mm film with same perforations, etc.  I don't know how 
> Marvin concluded that this is a special film.  It appears to be simple
> 35 mm film.

I bow to your experience. I was merely repeating what a company representative
told me, that the viewer used specially perforated film in order to line up the
images properly.


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