LaserBoy 09-01-2008 !!!

[Stuka]

They changed it because you are gay. Is that what you want to hear? Good grief. You're acting ridiculous.

Well, you've definitely got the ridiculous part right!!

James - dude - enough already!

You've had two of THE biggest names in the whole WORLD from the lasershow industry taking their time to explain the STANDARD in excrutiating detail to YOU personnally, yet all you can do is continue your bitching, complaining, and ranting like it's your mission to change the world so it fits your specific idea of what is right, and what is f'*cked up. Hell, you've even hinted at that idea in some of your previous Laserboy rantings...

4. Would it be too much to ask to have a different PL member remind me how smart I am every day?

5. Do you think it is reasonable to allow me to be The Supreme Ruler of The Universe?

Remember, if you answer correctly, you might get to meet The Supreme Ruler of The Universe at SELEM!...

And then there's your signature in one of YOUR many condescending (and often, openly VERY disrespectful!) rebuttals with Bill:

James "I am the smartest person in the world Format 3".

Well, here's a definition for ya' :

egomania
Noun
an obsessive concern with fulfilling one's own needs and desires, regardless of the effect on other people
egomaniac n

Cut and dry -

Your posts have gotten to the point that your bitching, complaining, and ranting are taking away from and over-shadowing all the positive work you've done with Laserboy, as witnessed by some of the recent posts by some of our counterparts overseas!

If you REALLY care that passionately about the file formats, join the ILDA and work with the committees to implement the changes - hell, you've been given personal invites from the presidents of the ILDA and Pangolin to do just that!

Otherwise, your rantings are probably going to continue to degrade to the point that folks aren't going to really care about your subject, be it Laserboy, ILD file standards, Linux vs. Microsoft, etc., one way or the other - people will check in here strictly for the "entertainment" value of watching you bitch and complain, or, we'll ignore your postings completely, because a lot of us are really getting tired of your sh*t!!

My $ .01 worth...

[James Lehman]

Oh for God's sake.

You don't get much out of what you read do you?

"I am the smartest person in the world Format 3".
That is an exact quote from Bill's response to me, once again trivializing my efforts and the issue.
I'm not blaming any one person. I'm trying to figure out why, how, and who. Bill just happens to be the one who keeps coming up with his own interpretations.

I'd like very much to be in communication with Matt or Peter.

Bill, If you like 4 & 5 so much, that's fine. You got 'em. But can you explain why Pangolin can't read section 2? Yes! I completely understand how simple sections 4 & 5 are and I also understand how they are NOT compatible with the other sections. They don't work together with them. They replace them. When you store data this way you can lose information and it can take up more space.

This is not politics here people. I have NEVER been given straight answers to my questions.

Two plus two does not equal "F%*k you. Go away. You're not an ILDA member".

What difference does it make as to how simple or complex it is? That is a matter for software engineers. The end users don't need to know anything about how it's done in code. If you really want to know....... Just look at my code. It works for all sections 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.

So I am still waiting for an answer.

Why was the section 3 header changed to be different than the others?

I will wait for a SOLID answer. I'm not interested in more politics.

James.

[drlava]

If they changed type 3 to spite you, I don't think they will come out and say it now, after all this time. Hopefully that is not what is necessary to put this to rest.

Just look at my code. It works for all sections 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.[/SIZE]

Thank you for adding support for 4 and 5, that was definite progress for LaserBoy.

[Banthai]

[carmangary]

What's better than watching Jerry Springer in the 90s? This!

[Stuka]

Oh for God's sake.

You don't get much out of what you read do you?

.....
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So I am still waiting for an answer.

Why was the section 3 header changed to be different than the others?

I will wait for a SOLID answer. I'm not interested in more politics.

James.

Well, since several pages of postings with VERY DETAILED explanations from Patrick Murphy and Bill Benner aren't good enough for YOU, I guess it's time for the REAL answer:

The entire ILDA (that's INTERNATIONAL Laser Display Association) technical committee got together with one goal in mind:

Change the ILD file format so it would totally fuck-up the work that was being done by some software programmer in Ohio that was tinkering with laser control applications as a hobby. It was hoped that by doing this, and with little regard for the positive impact it would have on the world-wide laser show industry, it would help guarantee a seemingly endless stream of self-centered rantings and ravings on laser enthusiast web sites for years to come.

That goal, it would seem, has been accomplished....

[James Lehman]

You got it!

You don't really expect me to stop wining and bitching about it now do you? I'm on a roll. Let's see where this goes.......... this time.

All the details in the world are not a substitute for one true answer.

James.

[Pangolin]

Bill, If you like 4 & 5 so much, that's fine. You got 'em. But can you explain why Pangolin can't read section 2?

Which version of "Pangolin" are you talking about? Remember, we have several different software platforms!

If you are talking about the old LD/QM32 platform, then the reason is because we stopped developing that platform in 1999.

If you are talking about the LD2000 platform, it absolutely does support Format 2, including interleaved Format 2 ->Format 0/1 files. In fact LOBO uses this techniques within their own shows -- that's how I know we can read them (or at least we can read *properly* implemented Format 2 files ).

I've never been given straight answers to my questions.

You've have been given plenty of straight answers, time after time. You just don't accept them, even though there is a lot of proof supporting the answers given!

Bill

[James Lehman]

If you are talking about the LD2000 platform, it absolutely does support Format 2, including interleaved Format 2 ->Format 0/1 files. In fact LOBO uses this techniques within their own shows -- that's how I know we can read them (or at least we can read *properly* implemented Format 2 files ).

Really! That's great! That means that format 2 won't be dropped from the histroy of Earth and the ILDA standard, right?

Can you make sure I fully understand format 2? Would you please send me a document that spells it out exactly the way it is done for the QM2000.

You've have been given plenty of straight answers, time after time. You just don't accept them, even though there is a lot of proof supporting the answers given!

Bill

Nope. Still no reason why format 3 header was made different than the others. Just more details.

James.

[carmangary]

James, give a reason why it should have stayed the same? The format number is at the start of the header to say what follows. There is no reason for them to be all the same. You are assuming for some reason that they should be based on what? You're expecting justification for something that requires no justification. A good of a reason as any for them to be different is because they can be.