I have a set of 1980’s Soviet maps of the state of Colorado, and they are oddly accurate for the railroads.

Conversely, when my parents visited Moscow in 1975, many locals offered to trade goods to get their Finnish tourist map of Moscow; since it was more detailed than the local maps they had access to.

Bootleg photocopies of the nonclassified CIA map of Moscow were very popular. Even among soviet government employees. https://www.cia.gov/resources/csi/studies-in-intelligence/st...

When Napoleon invaded Russia, one of his big problems was that he couldn't get maps of Russian roads; there were no such maps.

I was at a wedding dinner held under this a decade ago, and it they warned us it might drip on the meal.

also was at a wedding there and people daring others to smell the oil jar. apparently the smell is absolutely rancid

Python really sets the bar high for excellent conventions.

I think so too!

The Big U has it’s faults; but is still an insightful look at the weird people and organizations within any large university.

2016 or earlier subaru outback

The hobby is changing, more people build modules or small shelf layouts that emphasize a particular scene or prototype behavior.

The large layouts are less often built, due mostly to the amount of maintenance needed.

Most young enthusiasts don’t show up at the traditional clubs or shows, there are quite a few nice private forums out there for younger work.

It's still used when you need accurate energy transfer. Plenty in real lighting software (Dialux, Agi32). But there are faster methods if you just want it to look good.

I worked with Ian on lighting tools, and he delighted in sharing his knowledge of lighting, software, and engineering.

Here is the book with a copy of the included source code. https://www.gully.org/uxb/Ashdown_Radiosity.zip

This is exactly it. Cash value needs to be available to pay out if it has a value. With unlimited, that is zero.

Easier would be to pick a standard monochromatic or RGB sources (no broad spectrum phosphors), and have them filter for those frequencies.