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Re: OT Re: The Creator Of Usenet AND Fred Miranda stole his ideas!!!

by "Big LN" <Big.LN@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mar 8, 2008 at 07:34 PM

"Wolfy 'Dial-up' Wildeblood" <wolfgangwildeblood@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in 
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news:c326e2bc-36be-4145-ac52-2b20b59e2ea0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Mar 8, 1:45 pm, Harold Hughes <bigha...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> mark.thoma...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> > Oh, and one more thing.
>
> > Here:
>
>http://groups.google.com.au/group/rec.photo.equipment.35mm/msg/c164f1...
> > it is revealed that Douglas (posting as 'Julian', but we won't tell
> > anyone) was ripped off by Fred Miranda.
> > Julian states:
> >> Doug pioneered Interpolation (enlargement) of digital images in
> >> Australia. His early efforts (before Genuine Fractals ever existed)
> >> are still used today by the likes of "Fred Miranda" who markets the
> >> exact same process Doug invented under the description of "stair
> >> Interpolation". Later mathematical algorithms Doug and his Daughter
> >> developed, resulted in several leading (mostly American)
photographers
> >> adopting his enlargement process.
>
> > Someone should tell Fred, I guess, and ask him to pay Douggie his
> > dues.
>
> > And remember, every time you "stair Interpolate" (I think the
> > capitalisation is a trademark..), it's all because of Doug.
>
> > Is there some reason that every time I see Doug's name, I think of Dr
> > Evil? Maybe it's the "use" of "quotations", maybe it's just the whole
> > deal..
>
> > Doug's achievements are the stuff of legend - I may dig up a few more
> > if anyone is interested..
>
> Looks like Brisbane Tourism have jumped on the bandwagon
>
> Postcard bought in a little cafe next door to the Palace 
> Backpackershttp://img366.imageshack.us/my.php?image=brisbanebgxj8.jpg

>Hey, I stayed there once.

Inside the Internet? Was it warm?

'Onya
 




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Re: OT Re: The Creator Of Usenet AND Fred Miranda stole his idea
"Wolfy 'Dial-up' Wil  2008-03-07 23:55:52 
Re: OT Re: The Creator Of Usenet AND Fred Miranda stole his idea
"Big LN" <Bi  2008-03-08 19:34:05 

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